Friends, when you first heard about chinchilla, did you think it was a cat? In fact, Totoro is a rodent animal. It is nicknamed "My Neighbor Totoro" because it resembles an anime character in Hayao Miyazaki's movies. Not only that, chinchillas rarely attack humans, and they are not very picky about food. They are very simple to raise. Many people like to keep one at home.
However, there are many varieties of chinchillas. If you want to buy one to take home and raise, the editor recommends the velvet black chinchilla. Because of its characteristics of loving cleanliness and not easily getting sick, it can relieve many pet owners from worries about raising pets.
So, how to choose a velvet black chinchilla? Next, the editor will teach you step by step!
The first step is to read the basic information
1. Chinese name: Velvet Black Totoro
2. English name: Black Velvet Chinchilla
3. Common names and aliases: velvet rat, long-tailed chinchilla, chinchilla, chinchilla
4. Latin scientific name: Chinchilla laniger
5. Original Origin: Andes Mountains of South America
6. Reproduction method: viviparous
7. Life span: 15-20 years
8. Price: about 5,000 yuan
p>9. Friendliness: ***
10. Cold tolerance: ***
11. Heat tolerance: ***
The second step is to look at the morphological characteristics
The velvet black chinchilla has black eyes, dark gray ears, and the hair from the tip of the nose, back to the base of the tail is very dark black; The lines on the outside of the forefoot are black, and the fur on the abdomen is white. The fur is pointed and black, rich in luster, and looks like velvet. The fur on the abdomen is white, and there are often gray miscellaneous hairs on the fur from the back to the abdomen.
PS: During selection, any deviation from the above content will be disqualified.
The third step is to look at the health status
1. Looking
Looking here means looking The velvet black chinchilla has a well-proportioned body shape and strong limbs; its hair is neat and undamaged, such asIf there are pieces falling off or half-shaped, absolutely do not buy it; the eyes should be bright and energetic, without eye dirt, the eyeballs should be black and without attachments; the nose should be clean and free of secretions; the front teeth should be neat, preferably yellow or beige.
2. Smell
Including listening to sounds and smelling smells. The breathing of velvet black chinchillas should be gentle, without obvious wheezing; the poop should be oblong, relatively hard, smooth in appearance, dark brown in color and without obvious odor.
3. Ask
Please carefully ask the seller if he often feeds velvet black chinchilla snacks. If so, it is not recommended to buy it because it is prone to picky eating or eating disorders. Digestive system diseases.
4. Cut
If you stroke the velvet black chinchilla with your hands, the velvet black chinchilla will have several behaviors: First, if it is allowed to be stroked, this velvet black chinchilla will For example, the cat is easy to get close to; the second is that it panics and runs away, indicating that it is nervous and timid towards strangers, which does not affect the purchase; the third is that it barks loudly and stands upright, faces people and even sprays urine. Such velvet black chinchillas are not recommended for purchase because of their bad temper. More irritable.
Okay, the above is the editor’s sharing. If you are busy at work and want to keep a pet, you might as well get a velvet black chinchilla that is easy to care for and maintain~
