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Chanel

Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)

Chanel is one fashionable Chinchilla! This Agouti (standard grey) chinchilla carries herself with an air of sophistication befitting her designer name. The agouti coloring is the natural wild-type pattern, featuring grey fur with a white belly and dark ear edges. Chanel proves that classic never goes out of style.

1 year oldAgouti (Standard)Male

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Species Info

About Chinchillas

Chinchilla lanigera

mammalSmall Mammal

Chinchillas are crepuscular rodents native to the Andes mountains, known for their incredibly dense and soft fur.

15-20 years

Average Lifespan

mammal

Small Mammal

Chinchilla

Species

Enrichment & Activities

Dust baths (required daily)Wooden ledgesExercise wheel (solid, not wire)Wood chewsHanging toysTunnels

Did You Know That Chinchillas:

Have the densest fur of any land mammal (20,000 hairs per square centimeter)

Take dust baths to keep their fur clean

Can live 15-20 years in captivity

Are crepuscular (most active at dawn and dusk)

Can release patches of fur when stressed (fur slip)

Native to the Andes Mountains of South America

Nearly extinct in the wild due to fur trade

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