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Originally Posted by LankaKitten I've been very curious about chins too. I've never seen one before (except the pictures on here) and am surprised how small they are.
I don't know why but I thought thet were big like ferrets but it seems they're small like...mice? |
Chins are about the size of a ferret, ferrets are long and skinny whereas chins are fat and round.
I find chins a low cost/low maintenance pet. IF they need vet care, then they can get pricey as I find exotic vets do charge more since they tend to specialize. But for day to day care, the are inexpensive. They only eat about 2-3 Tbsp. of food a day, and a handful or two of timothy hay (my chins eat a lot more hay than pellets since the hay is farm fresh)
Although they tend to be happiest with a room mate, they can be kept alone provided they get a lot of play time and attention.
They need a dust bath 2-3 times a week, depending on the humidity levels in your area. You can usually tell when they need a dust bath, their fur gets kind of greasy looking, losing it's poofiness
They need a cage that has some height to it (3 feet high will do) with multi-levels to jump on, since they are mountainous animals (untreated pine shelving works good for this). The floor area can be 2 1/2' x 2 1/2' or larger if wanted. Oh, and lots of toys for single chins to beat boredom of course.
They are nocturnal, so will be up all night bouncing around, and can make quite a racket, so a bedroom is not the best location for a cage.
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