Keep your chinchilla’s diet simple for best health. His primary food should be a high-quality chinchilla pellets. Don’t be tempted to give your chinchilla fruits and vegetables. There is also too much sugar in fruits, which can lead to diabetes or obesity. Your chinchilla needs access to fresh, clean water at all times but because he is a desert dwelling animal, he doesn’t need the extra fluid found in fruits and vegetables. Your chinchilla could develop a condition called bloating if he ingests too much fluid can cause bloating. And bloating could kill him. Nuts or seeds are high in fat so keep them out of your chinchillas’ diet since too much fat can result in fatty liver, which could kill your chinchilla. He need to eat timothy hay to keep his digestive tract working smoothly and to keep his teeth trim. Contact your veterinarians Ellicott City, MD to learn more.
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