puppylove

My best friend's husband has had his chinchilla for almost eight years now. The past few weeks he had been rather lethargic and almost stopped eating completely. He lost weight and wasn't anything like himself (he's normally very bouncy). He was concerned with what vet bills might be, as they just had their first child last month as well and there are no exotic vets close to us. While my friend and I were out buying a new microwave he passed. But not knowing much about chins, is eight years a good age or was he older than average or younger than average?

suzoo

I believe the average age is approximately 15 yrs. I have 3 chinchillas.. their ages are 6, 7 & 10 yrs.

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Fluffball

According to what I have read, the average age is around 15...but the oldest living Chinchilla is now 27 years old.

There isn't much that I know about Chinchillas unfortunately, but they do sound like good pets to have.

More research is definitely in order from yours truly

bossanovachin

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