Hi, I just acquired a chinchilla that was given to me by someone who could no longer afford/had the time to care for it. I'm new to chinchillas never actually owned one of my own until now. I did research online about feeding, cage, chew, and other requirements. I just want to make sure that everything he has is good/safe for him. I also read about having to monitor the droppings, with his I'm a little confused because they are all different shape, sizes, and colors. But here is a run down of what I have purchased for him.
Cage - Is a two story metal ferret style cage with levels.
Food- Use to be Carefresh Complete. (But had corn in it and i read corn, seeds, and fresh food was not good for him.) So i bought him a bag of Oxbow pellets which he doesn't seem to like very much, barely eats them.
Hay- Has every type of hay you can think of. (alfalfa, timothy, orchard grass, oat hay, oxbow botanical hay, and timothy hay cubes) This he has access to 24-7, and eats more of the hay then pellets.
Chews- I purchased many wood chews for him assorted variety in sizes, and wood types. He destroys most of them in a day or two. I also got him wild harvest carrot crunchies (made from compressed timothy hay and carrot). He seems to like them and I've read good reviews about them from other people who give them to there chinchillas. But im still unsure as to how good /safe they are for him.
Water- has 3 water bottles and i give him bottled water due to our tap water having too much calcium, and iron in it.
For bedding (bottom of cage) - I use pine shavings.
He has a dust bath house and i use blue cloud dust.
My question being is there anything I should change from the list provided? (add or remove) How can i get him to eat his pellets? Or is there something else that I am needing and don't have?
As for his droppings- His poop is all different shape, sizes, and color. He is pooping more than he was when i got him, which im assuming is a good thing. However, some are large dark brown sprinkle shaped looking, some are light tan small white rice shaped, others can be and in between color and half the normal size and roundish in shape (almost like rabbit droppings but not perfectly round.) What could be the cause of this? Could the different hays be creating different droppings? Is this something I should be concerned about? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cage - Is a two story metal ferret style cage with levels.
Food- Use to be Carefresh Complete. (But had corn in it and i read corn, seeds, and fresh food was not good for him.) So i bought him a bag of Oxbow pellets which he doesn't seem to like very much, barely eats them.
Hay- Has every type of hay you can think of. (alfalfa, timothy, orchard grass, oat hay, oxbow botanical hay, and timothy hay cubes) This he has access to 24-7, and eats more of the hay then pellets.
Chews- I purchased many wood chews for him assorted variety in sizes, and wood types. He destroys most of them in a day or two. I also got him wild harvest carrot crunchies (made from compressed timothy hay and carrot). He seems to like them and I've read good reviews about them from other people who give them to there chinchillas. But im still unsure as to how good /safe they are for him.
Water- has 3 water bottles and i give him bottled water due to our tap water having too much calcium, and iron in it.
For bedding (bottom of cage) - I use pine shavings.
He has a dust bath house and i use blue cloud dust.
My question being is there anything I should change from the list provided? (add or remove) How can i get him to eat his pellets? Or is there something else that I am needing and don't have?
As for his droppings- His poop is all different shape, sizes, and color. He is pooping more than he was when i got him, which im assuming is a good thing. However, some are large dark brown sprinkle shaped looking, some are light tan small white rice shaped, others can be and in between color and half the normal size and roundish in shape (almost like rabbit droppings but not perfectly round.) What could be the cause of this? Could the different hays be creating different droppings? Is this something I should be concerned about? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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