Chinchillas are well-known rodents. In everyone’s impression, Totoro is chubby, cute, and gray and white in color. Even the image in Hayao Miyazaki’s “My Neighbor Totoro” is the same. However, what I want to show you today is not the gray and white chinchilla, but the pure white chinchilla.
The pure white chinchilla, also known as the velvet rat, is distributed in the Andes Mountains of South America and is viviparous. It likes a dry and cool environment best, and its temperament is very docile and timid. Because of this, it has attracted the attention of many people. If you want to own a pure white chinchilla, you can get the following selection tips!
One: Price
Because the pure white chinchilla’s fur has a high economic value, it was hunted on a large scale by hunters and almost became extinct. In 1922, American M.F. Chapman brought the pure white chinchillas he discovered back to the country for artificial breeding. Currently, there are about 400,000 pure white chinchillas in the world. Because of its scarcity, its price is quite expensive. The price of a pure white chinchilla on the market is between 5,000-10,000 yuan.
Tip: If you intend to buy a pure white chinchilla, you must first understand the price. If you encounter a white chinchilla for sale for less than 5,000 yuan, don’t be greedy for small gains, because what you encounter is very likely not a genuine pure white chinchilla, but a vendor who dyed other similar mice and used To deceive people who don't understand.
Two: Personality
Pure white chinchillas are very timid. When seeing strangers, they will always curl up until they think they are safe. It makes a "squeaking" sound when a stranger approaches, making it very nervous.
Tip: If you intend to buy a pure white chinchilla, you should pay attention to its character. If you meet a pure white chinchilla that is not afraid of anything and is not nervous at all when seeing strangers, it is best not to choose it, because this It is very likely that this chinchilla is dyed and imitated by other species. The timid character of the pure white chinchilla is innate.
Three: Appearance
Color: Pure white chinchillas have only one color of hair, which is white, from head to toe.
Tip: If you find that pure white chinchillas mixed with other colors may be passed off as chinchillas of other species, do not choose;
Weight: The weight of pure white chinchillas is between 400g-800g. , regardless of male or female.
Tip: It is found that the underweight pure white chinchilla may be unhealthy, so it is not recommended to choose;
Ears: The pure white chinchilla’s ears are large, thin, blunt and round, and they will stand up and sway when listening to sounds. .
Tip: It is found that the ears are small and the ears do not move when the sound is heard. There may be a problem and it is not recommended to choose;
Eyes: The eyes of pure white chinchillas are big. And bright, and very energetic, seems to be able to talk.
Tip: If you find that your eyes are dull or small, you may have eye diseases, so don’t choose;
This is the end of the selection tips for pure white chinchillas. Be sure to look carefully before buying.
