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	<title>Article Directory by movies-faq.com &#187; Chinchilla</title>
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		<title>Prevent Your Pet Chinchilla From Experiencing Environmental Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following article includes pertinent information that may cause you to reconsider what you thought you understood. The most important thing is to study with an open mind and be willing to revise your understanding if necessary.
There are ways you can prevent your pet chinchilla from experiencing environmental stress.  You as the owner should [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The following article includes pertinent information that may cause you to reconsider what you thought you understood. The most important thing is to study with an open mind and be willing to revise your understanding if necessary.</p>
<p>There are ways you can prevent your pet chinchilla from experiencing environmental stress.  You as the owner should make sure all their needs are satisfied.  You should also make sure that you are reliable enough to take care of their needs.  Your pet depends on you to take care of them physically and emotionally.  </p>
<p>Make sure the cage is large enough where they can run around and play.  Be sure to include a wheel where they can exercise, some toys they can chew on and a hideaway.  All of these items can prevent your pet from being bored and stressed out.  You should also cover their cage will also help them be less stressed and provide a sense of security.  Make sure they get their daily exercise away from their cage.  This helps them to be able to roam around and not be holed up 24 hours a day.  This by itself can be stressful because they&#8217;ll feel locked in to one entity, which would be their cage.  </p>
<p>If you must employ a change with your pet in the way of ownership, living arrangements or meeting other chinchillas, introduce it gradually.  Your pet will be more accepting of a slower process than they would of a quick and rash one.  A quick and rash one does nothing but contribute to more unnecessary stress.  </p>
<p>You can see that there&#8217;s practical value in learning more about Chinchilla. Can you think of ways to apply what&#8217;s been covered so far?</p>
<p>Added stress can contribute to shock.  In your pet&#8217;s case, this happens when they feel they can&#8217;t consume the magnitude of what&#8217;s going on around them.  The chinchilla feels their situation is out of control and can&#8217;t be corrected.  They&#8217;re unable to digest the scenario.  This type of shock can result in immediate declining health and/or death; sometimes, they may decline slowly and eventually expire.  Stress-related shock doesn&#8217;t happen often, but if your pet has hyper activity, they&#8217;ll more likely to experience it.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s normal for your pet to be wary of the unknown.  Eventually, they&#8217;ll learn to adjust.  Chinchillas are used to routines.  They like to stay in the land of familiar surroundings and not rock the boat.  They don&#8217;t particularly care for challenges, especially when it means making a change that affects them directly and swiftly.  If they have to, they will change, but they prefer to remain uninterrupted.  If they are in an unsafe environment, then it is essential that changes are made.  Eventually, your pet will appreciate your efforts to move them into better surroundings.  </p>
<p>Your pet prefers to be in a setting where they&#8217;re not threatened by change.  However, if they do have to change scenery, the most important thing is that they have time to get adjusted.  Depending on how old they are and their health status, some chinchillas adjust faster than others.  The biting of fur would occur mostly in an older animal.  This may come from having another animal in the house.  The older one would feel that their territory was being invaded.  </p>
<p>Changes that would make your pet feel happy are a new cage, television or a new movie or a new chew toy.  More times than not, they would welcome these with open arms.  If in the event, any of these items don&#8217;t satisfy them and cause stress, you&#8217;ll have to make some adjustments so they can adapt and eliminate the stress.    </p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, feel free to visit his new GVO affiliate site: <a href="http://www.gvo.co"><b>GVO</b></a></p>
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		<title>How To Discipline Your Pet Chinchilla</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You should be able to find several indispensable facts about Chinchilla in the following paragraphs. If there&#8217;s at least one fact you didn&#8217;t know before, imagine the difference it might make.
When you want to discipline your chinchilla, you have to be mindful of how you do it.  Please note that they are not responsive [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You should be able to find several indispensable facts about Chinchilla in the following paragraphs. If there&#8217;s at least one fact you didn&#8217;t know before, imagine the difference it might make.</p>
<p>When you want to discipline your chinchilla, you have to be mindful of how you do it.  Please note that they are not responsive when you verbally berate, hit, or smack them in anger.  The physical actions can result in wounds and abscessing.  The physical actions don&#8217;t serve a purpose because your pet already has a sensitive body.  Chinchillas are already fearful and chewing them out verbally will do nothing but escalate the situation.  The negative verbal actions are not effective at all.</p>
<p>Since they are fearful, when their owner treats them as such, they start to feel withdrawn and stressed out.  Like a human, they can feel your hostility and anger.  In turn, they will become more defensive.  You should never blow in their face to punish them.  The germs from your air can transmit onto them.  They are susceptible to catching a virus, the cold or the flu.</p>
<p>When a chinchilla gets hostile, they will spray urine.  They are acting out on their need to withdraw.  They still feel defensive, and you may not know why.  The withdrawals won&#8217;t start until the root cause of it is revealed.  When the owner finds out what the problem is, the pet will feel better and can be safe in their habitat.</p>
<p>Think about what you&#8217;ve read so far. Does it reinforce what you already know about Chinchilla? Or was there something completely new? What about the remaining paragraphs? </p>
<p>They will definitely make a change when they sense that you are not trying to put them down (degrade).  You will have to spend time giving them lots of love and patience.  This scenario is reminiscent of what humans go through in relationships.  Women, for the most part, want respect.  If their boyfriend or husband can&#8217;t or won&#8217;t give it to them, then they won&#8217;t be happy campers.  </p>
<p>As long as you show your pet genuine love, concern and compassion, they will respond to you with a more accepting reaction.  When you give them a warning, do it in a stern, but loving manner.  Don&#8217;t get in the habit of just saying &#8220;no&#8221; all the time.  Doing this will just take your pet back to square 1.  That&#8217;s not a good idea.  On the other hand, there are some chinchillas that have no personality and tend to be harsh, abrasive or moody.  These kinds of pets are very vocal.  </p>
<p> If you have a pet chinchilla that is withdrawn due to owner neglect or abuse, it may be helpful for them to have their behavior rehabbed.  This type of rehabilitation can help your chinchilla to change their tune.  You have to be very mature to take care of an exotic animal such as a chinchilla.  Just remember that you have to be even-tempered, calm and non-threatening.  You also have to have patience because changes just don&#8217;t happen overnight.  You&#8217;ll have to look past it and do your part to help in the change.  The chinchilla is scared and they may pretend to be threatening, but they&#8217;re really not.  </p>
<p>You must continue to love them, be compassionate, gentle, constantly give them assurance and lots of affection.  In time, they will change to the loving pet chinchilla you want them to be. </p>
<p>Take time to consider the points presented above. What you learn may help you overcome your hesitation to take action.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
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		<title>How To Cure Some Health Problems of Your Pet Chinchilla</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following paragraphs summarize the work of Chinchilla experts who are completely familiar with all the aspects of Chinchilla. Heed their advice to avoid any Chinchilla surprises.
As with humans, prevention is the key for your chinchilla to staying healthy and not getting sick.  Even though precautions are taken, sometimes steps are still missed.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The following paragraphs summarize the work of Chinchilla experts who are completely familiar with all the aspects of Chinchilla. Heed their advice to avoid any Chinchilla surprises.</p>
<p>As with humans, prevention is the key for your chinchilla to staying healthy and not getting sick.  Even though precautions are taken, sometimes steps are still missed.  It is crucial that your pet&#8217;s cage have fresh food and water daily.  Their cage should always be kept clean and their food should not contain fungus or insects.  Any violations of these can cause adverse effects for your pet.  Keep in mind your chinchilla has a sensitive digestive system.  It cannot easily get rid of bad food from their system.  This means they could get sick.</p>
<p>Please find below some health problems that could affect your pet and what you can do:</p>
<p>Constipation:</p>
<p>You will know that your pet is constipated if their bowels are dry, small, strangely shaped and have a foul odor.    Provide them with more fresh water and hay.  Also, you can give them 1 &#8211; 2 raisins.</p>
<p>Bloating:</p>
<p>Your pet will look like a balloon and their bowels will contain mucous.  Their bowels are also holey and sticky.  Give your chinchilla a longer time to exercise and give them food culture.  </p>
<p>Diarrhea:</p>
<p>Your pet&#8217;s bowels will stick and look like a grape.  The diarrhea in your pet could be caused by hay that is moldy or algae that has grown in their water.  Check the hay for mold and check the water for algae.  It is imperative that their water is changed out everyday and that it&#8217;s fresh.  Also check to see if their diarrhea is caused by an environmental change.  </p>
<p>Seizures and Cramping:</p>
<p>If your pet does not move or starts to tremble, this may be a sign of a seizure.  This can be caused by stress, injury to the head or lack of calcium.  You will know if your pet lacks calcium if their teeth turn white.  This can happen moreso with the female chinchilla.  Don&#8217;t allow your pet to injure themselves.  They should be kept warm.  Since this is a more serious issue, see a veterinarian immediately.</p>
<p>The information about Chinchilla presented here will do one of two things: either it will reinforce what you know about Chinchilla or it will teach you something new. Both are good outcomes.</p>
<p>In addition to the above, you should see a veterinarian immediately if your pet is experiencing any of the following:</p>
<p>Severe diarrhea or constipation, injury of the eye from a sharp object, pneumonia, weight loss, ingesting poison, or broken bones anywhere on their body.  Any of these will require additional medical care from a specialized veterinarian.  </p>
<p>You hope that you don&#8217;t have to experience any of this with your pet chinchilla.  There are things you can do to make sure your pet stays healthy and not fall into any health dangers.<br />
Listed below are some of the tips:</p>
<p>- Keep their cage cleaned on a regular basis.</p>
<p>- Don&#8217;t change their food too often; they have a sensitive digestive system.</p>
<p>- Don&#8217;t move them around a lot; chinchillas can&#8217;t withstand changes too well, especially sudden ones.  If you do have to move them, try to do it gradually.</p>
<p>- Make sure their roughage food is fresh.  </p>
<p>- Make sure their water is fresh and constantly changed out.  </p>
<p>- Their food should be administered in small portions.  </p>
<p>- Since chinchillas are night owls, they should rest during the day.</p>
<p>Follow these tips and your chinchilla will live a long and happy life.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
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		<title>How To Set Up A Home That Your Pet Chinchilla Will Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When chinchillas are out in the wild, their fur is their protector from the elements.  When they are captured and turned into pets, adjustments have to be made in order for them to be comfortable and survive.  
If you plan to keep a pet chinchilla in your house, the animal needs to be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When chinchillas are out in the wild, their fur is their protector from the elements.  When they are captured and turned into pets, adjustments have to be made in order for them to be comfortable and survive.  </p>
<p>If you plan to keep a pet chinchilla in your house, the animal needs to be somewhere where the area is cool and serene, but eliminating drafts.  If you have an available room in your house, make sure there is plenty of room for the animal to roam.  Chinchillas are very active and they need to have enough space to move freely.  </p>
<p>It&#8217;s better for them to have a large cage, in part because of what was stated earlier.  The length should also be tall (long).  The floor space needed is about 24 by 24 inches.  If you get a tall cage, get one with shelves and ladders for climbing.  This is a great way the chinchilla can stay active.  Don&#8217;t get cages that are manufactured with plastic; a wire cage is the best quality cage to purchase.</p>
<p>If you want to make it easier for cleaning purposes, find one with a pull out tray.  The pull out try can have wood shavings (except cedar).  A wire floor is good for them because it keeps their bottoms from getting dirty.  In the event you have a wire floor, you should have a wooden piece to cover the bottom wire area.  This way, their feet won&#8217;t wear out from constant activity.  </p>
<p>If you find yourself confused by what you&#8217;ve read to this point, don&#8217;t despair. Everything should be crystal clear by the time you finish.</p>
<p>Secure the cage in an area of your house where they won&#8217;t be disturbed by others.  It should not be exposed to any sunlight.  Sunlight causes the chinchilla to sweat and could lead to overheating.  In the summer, the area where the cage is sitting should be watched and if need be, move it to a cooler section of the house.  You can turn on the air conditioner for a while, or you can add a pan of ice cubes.  </p>
<p>You should have glass water bottles for the animal.  They are better than plastic because they can&#8217;t chew through glass.  If you do use plastic water bottles, you can get chew guards for them.  Get a ceramic food bowl so it won&#8217;t tip over so much, if at all.  The heavier the bowl, the less chance it will tip over and will stay steady in the cage.</p>
<p>The best toys for your pet chinchilla are wooden blocks and tree branches.  The branches should be pesticide free.  Willow balls and rings are good for them to have, also.  The toys should be free from small or plastic parts where the animal can accidentally swallow them.  They can also use pumice blocks; in addition to using it for playtime, these blocks can maintain their teeth.</p>
<p>Wheels may do your pet chinchilla good, provided that they start using them at an early age.  A wheel that is 12 &#8211; 15 inches is the best choice and the surface should be solid and made of metal.  Having wheels installed in the cage provides them with good exercise.  As mentioned, it is only beneficial if they&#8217;re introduced to it early on.</p>
<p>As long as they&#8217;re closely supervised, your pet chinchilla should get some time outside of the cage.  Make sure that you don&#8217;t have things in the area that can harm or cause some type of danger to them, such as electrical cords.  You should be able to coax the animal back to their cage with a raisin or some other dried fruit.  Sometimes, they just make their way back to their cage without any help.  If possible, refrain from chasing them, as this does nothing but frustrate you and the pet. </p>
<p>About the Author<br />
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		<title>Mistakes To Avoid When Purchasing A Chinchilla</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The maintenance of exotic pets is different than say, a dog or a cat.  With a dog or a cat, you don&#8217;t have to spend a lot of time caring for them as you would a chinchilla.  In addition to spending more time with a chinchilla, you will have to spend more money. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The maintenance of exotic pets is different than say, a dog or a cat.  With a dog or a cat, you don&#8217;t have to spend a lot of time caring for them as you would a chinchilla.  In addition to spending more time with a chinchilla, you will have to spend more money.  This is because a chinchilla is a specialized pet and specialized pets cost more because they require different maintenance than regular animals.  Before you run out and get one, please keep in mind some things that you&#8217;ll need to know or at least consider before you jump in with both feet.</p>
<p>The chinchillas may look cute at the pet store and you just have to have one.  Before you do that, research information on the pet.  Take a few more days before you decide on whether you really want it or not.  Sometimes it&#8217;s one of those, oh you really think you want it deals, but when you get home with it, it&#8217;s a different story.  So doing research can save you and the pet a lot of time and possible heartache.</p>
<p>Plan ahead &#8211; This is the most important thing you should do before you even think about checking out a chinchilla.  They may look cute, but you need to know in advance how much it&#8217;s going to cost you to maintain the pet, the time you&#8217;ll be spending with it, buying them special food, and trips to the veterinarian.  All of these things require time and money, and if  you have neither, you might as well wait until you can take on this responsibility.</p>
<p>Do your research before you decide to purchase an exotic pet.  Laws vary from state to state regarding these kinds of animals.  You should also look into the local, county and federal laws to see what applies to your situation.  You can check with the office in your area that deals with wildlife animals or exotic pets.  Avoiding this action can get you in big trouble if you don&#8217;t have the proper permits or any permits at all.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s really a good idea to probe a little deeper into the subject of Chinchilla. What you learn may give you the confidence you need to venture into new areas.</p>
<p>Factor in the cost of having an exotic pet such as a chinchilla.  In addition to food and veterinary visits, you must factor in things like their cage, equipment and other supplies.  You should also include in this assessment funds for possible emergencies that could come up.  Speaking of emergencies, exotic pets sometimes like to feign sickness until it gets unbearable.  Don&#8217;t wait until an unexpected emergency hits to find a specialty veterinarian.  Not only will it cost you time, it could mean a matter of life or death.</p>
<p>If you have to go out of town or away on emergency, you should have someone available on stand-by to take care of your pet while  you&#8217;re away.  Remember, chinchillas need constant care and if they are neglected, they&#8217;ll suffer.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re looking to buy a chinchilla, you home has to be chinchilla-proof.  It can&#8217;t stay the way it is.  Chinchillas require different settings and you have to adjust them to their specifications.  They can reside in moderate temperatures and it can&#8217;t be hot or humid in the house.</p>
<p>You can either set aside a room in your house for them or purchase a cage (your best bet).  The sooner you make the changes, the sooner they can adapt to your home.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
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		<title>How To Find A Good Pet Sitter For Your Chinchilla</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what is Chinchilla really all about? The following report includes some fascinating information about Chinchilla&#8211;info you can use, not just the old stuff they used to tell you.
When you have an exotic animal such as a chinchilla, because they&#8217;re in the exotic animal family, they need special care.  So if you&#8217;re going away, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what is Chinchilla really all about? The following report includes some fascinating information about Chinchilla&#8211;info you can use, not just the old stuff they used to tell you.</p>
<p>When you have an exotic animal such as a chinchilla, because they&#8217;re in the exotic animal family, they need special care.  So if you&#8217;re going away, you&#8217;ll need someone to take care of your pet.  However, it can&#8217;t be the same kind of person who can pet sit dogs or cats.  They have to be someone who is experienced in taking care of exotic animals such as chinchillas.  Where do you find someone who fits that mold?</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t know anyone offhand, you can start by checking out a professional pet sitting service.  See if you can find one that deals with exotic animals.  It may take you a little more time than usual because these types of services are not common.  You&#8217;ll want to start your search at least several weeks before you leave; that is, if you know that far in advance that you&#8217;re leaving.</p>
<p>You can check with Pet Sitters International and The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters for more assistance.  You would probably have them do a few more additional tasks, like get the daily newspaper and check the mail.  You may also have them maintain the lighting by turning them on and off at different intervals of the day.   </p>
<p>Getting a referral is a great way to get a sitter for your pet.  Make sure they know enough about exotic animals before you consider them to take care of yours.  In addition to professional pet organizations, ask around to see if anyone knows of people that are experienced in taking care of exotic pets such as chinchillas.  If by chance, you happen to know someone that has a chinchilla, see if they&#8217;re available and willing to watch your pet.</p>
<p>Just because they have the same kind of pet doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;re willing to take on the extra duties.  Ask your veterinarian if they know of anyone who can and are available to be a pet sitter while you&#8217;re gone.  Or even try the pet store.  Ask the employees if they can recommend someone.  </p>
<p>Most of this information comes straight from the Chinchilla pros. Careful reading to the end virtually guarantees that you&#8217;ll know what they know.</p>
<p>Once you do have a candidate available, ask them questions to make sure they are knowledgeable about chinchillas.  Make sure they know how to take care of them, what to feed them, etc.  When you do find that person that will be able to take care of your pet, the next step is to find out the setup.  If you can move your chinchilla and the cage, then you may be able to transport it to a facility or take it to the sitter.</p>
<p>There is a downside to this:  if you do have to transport, beware that they may come in contact with other animals that have contagious diseases.  Also, since chinchillas don&#8217;t adapt to change well, especially an abrupt change, it may cause them to be stressed.  You can also have the pet sitter come to your house if you feel comfortable with that.  At least your pet will be in familiar territory.  They already know the surroundings, and they would be able to thrive.  If you use this option, you must be able to trust the person to stay in your home.  </p>
<p>When you have found the right person, make sure you provide them with detailed instructions on how to care for your pet.  This is very important, because you want them to care for your pet like you care for them, so the chinchilla won&#8217;t notice a difference in that.  You should also leave detailed instructions and information for the pet sitter in the event of an emergency.</p>
<p>If your pet needs treatment and you can&#8217;t get back right away, then you may want to give them permission to get treatment for them.  Leave a contact number for your veterinarian as well as a contact number where you can be easily reached.  </p>
<p>It may take time for this process, but once you find the right person, your mind will be at ease.   </p>
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		<title>An Experienced Vet is Worth the Search</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Establishing a good working relationship with a veterinarian can be a challenge for any pet owner, but is a special challenge for the exotic pet owner. The exotic pet owner must find a vet who is willing to see their pet, knows something about their pet, and has the facilities, equipment and materials to treat [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Establishing a good working relationship with a veterinarian can be a challenge for any pet owner, but is a special challenge for the exotic pet owner. The exotic pet owner must find a vet who is willing to see their pet, knows something about their pet, and has the facilities, equipment and materials to treat their pet.</p>
<p>An interest in exotics doesn&#8217;t necessarily equal proficiency in treating them. I say this from experience, as although I am fascinated with exotic pets, I have no special training in treating them medically. When I was practicing as a veterinarian, except for very routine care, I generally referred exotics to a specialist nearby. Thing may have changed a bit since I went to school, but during my training, exposure to exotics was still very imited even though I sought out extra exposure to exotic pets in my choice of clinical rotations. If at all possible, try to locate a vet who specializes in exotics and has taken specialized training (e.g. a residency in exotic animal medicine, or one who is board certified in an exotics specialty).</p>
<p>Such specialists can be hard to come by, so the next best is someone who has lots of experience treating exotic pets. Ask a potential veterinarian about their training, credentials, and memberships in specialty organizations such as the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV) or the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV). At the very least, choose a veterinarian with a real interest in exotic species and who is willing to learn about them and who will consult with a specialist when needed.</p>
<p>Personal recommendation or word of mouth is probably the most efficient way of finding a veterinarian. Friends, breeders, or organizations (e.g. the local herpetological society, other clubs) are good starting points. Other places to locate veterinarians include the yellow pages/phone directories (look for clinics that specifically advertise that they treat exotics), the state/provincial veterinary association directory, or even web pages that have veterinary directories (including the AAV and ARAV sites mentioned above). Several species specific web pages have sections where readers can submit contact information for veterinarians they have used.</p>
<p>Most importantly, do not wait until an emergency to find a vet. If your pet should get sick, a veterinarian with whom you feel comfortable and who is comfortable dealing with your pet will make the situation less stressful. An initial check up is well advised for any new pet and this is a good chance to see how a veterinarian handles your pet and how comfortable they are with your pet, and also to see if you and the veterinarian make a good match &#8211; sometimes there is a personality clash and you won&#8217;t develop a good rapport with a certain veterinarian.</p>
<p>A veterinarian familiar with exotics will spend a good deal of time discussing the care and husbandry of a particular pet, as many problems with exotic pets are related to improper diet or husbandry. The veterinarian should also appear confident handling your pet.</p>
<p>There are several criteria which can be used to evaluate a practice in general and the following web pages discuss these in detail:</p>
<p>- How to Find a Veterinarian &#8211; advice from About&#8217;s Guide to Veterinary Medicine on finding and evaluating a vet, with a link to some online vet finder directories. </p>
<p>You can see that there&#8217;s practical value in learning more about Chinchilla. Can you think of ways to apply what&#8217;s been covered so far?</p>
<p>- How to Find an Avian Veterinarian &#8211; helpful tips for finding a veterinarian- geared toward bird owners but also applicable to any exotic species. </p>
<p>For exotics there are more specific considerations, including: </p>
<p>- special training or continuing education related to exotic pet medicine </p>
<p>- how often exotic species are seen in their practice </p>
<p>- special facilities or equipment to handle exotic pets</p>
<p>- experience (personal or professional) and familiarity with the husbandry and medicine of a particular species </p>
<p>Finding the right vet can be a challenge and may not seem that important when your pet is healthy, but the effort will be well worth it if your pet should fall ill!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the latest from the Chinchilla authorities. Once you&#8217;re familiar with these ideas, you&#8217;ll be ready to move to the next level.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
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		<title>Your Pet Chinchilla And Environmental Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Environmental stress can affect your pet chinchilla in different ways.  This type of stress results in either health or behavioral issues.  Your pet can experience the following:  anti-social behavior that includes biting, fighting, spraying urine, fungus, or irritation of the eyes.  Your pet can also feel angst toward other chinchillas, biting [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Environmental stress can affect your pet chinchilla in different ways.  This type of stress results in either health or behavioral issues.  Your pet can experience the following:  anti-social behavior that includes biting, fighting, spraying urine, fungus, or irritation of the eyes.  Your pet can also feel angst toward other chinchillas, biting the fur, gnawing on their cage or even depression.  </p>
<p>Unless you know in advance, you won&#8217;t necessarily detect that one of these actions can come from environmental stress.  You usually find out when the behavior or illness becomes a chronic issue.  If you are not aware of the issues of environmental stress, your pet may be more prone to suffer the after-effects.</p>
<p>If your pet is hyper, environmental stress will just compound the way they&#8217;re already feeling.  In order for them to get a grip, behavioral rehabilitation would help them regain their footing.  Of course, if your pet is already easy-going, then rehabilitation is not necessary.  Environmental stress can affect how the chinchilla was treated, before and now.  Environmental stress can affect your animal if they were abused or handled badly.  This in turn, can cause them to exhibit anti-social tendencies towards the next owner.  </p>
<p>Those of you not familiar with the latest on Chinchilla now have at least a basic understanding. But there&#8217;s more to come.</p>
<p>If your pet is experiencing boredom, this may eventually suffer from stress.  Your pet should be in an environment where there is some movement and noise.  On the other hand, enduring constant loud noise can take its toll on them, also.  It&#8217;s better for them to have noise, but it should be at a moderate level.  This way, if they do experience noise out of the ordinary, such as people, thunderstorms, etc., they&#8217;ll know how to handle it.  Your pet has to have a happy medium between the two extremes (boredom and chaotic noise).</p>
<p>Your pet will have to make adjustments if they came from an environment where there was boredom or chaos.  They&#8217;ll have to make adjustments to the unfamiliar and unknown.  Like a human being, your pet will feel strange because all they know at the moment is the environment to which they were accustomed to.  It may take your pet at least a week to regroup.  You can help by putting them in a quiet room with some soft jazz music.  There should be no other pets in the house while your pet is getting acclimated to different surroundings, including the owner.</p>
<p>Giving your pet this transition time is crucial and imperative because if they came from a chaotic environment, they will have to learn to relax and if they came from a boredom environment, they must have time to get in the groove to handle noise in a timely manner.  If they take on too much too quickly, your pet can get overwhelmed, causing additional stress.</p>
<p>You will have to learn to be sensitive to their needs and get a sense of when they might be ready.  It&#8217;s always best to start out small and gradual, then work your way up with your chinchilla.  This way, your pet can accept the gradual transition with ease.     </p>
<p>That&#8217;s the latest from the Chinchilla authorities. Once you&#8217;re familiar with these ideas, you&#8217;ll be ready to move to the next level.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
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		<title>Should Your Child Take A Pet Chinchilla To School?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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If your child asks you if they can take a pet chinchilla to school, please show wisdom and tell them no.  There are obvious reasons why.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This interesting article addresses some of the key issues regarding Chinchilla. A careful reading of this material could make a big difference in how you think about Chinchilla.</p>
<p>If your child asks you if they can take a pet chinchilla to school, please show wisdom and tell them no.  There are obvious reasons why.  Under no circumstances should a child take a pet chinchilla, or any pet for that matter to school (unless it&#8217;s a seeing-eye dog).  They should not be stored as pets at school.</p>
<p>The chinchilla and schoolchildren operate on two different schedules.  When the chinchilla is up at night, the children are sleep.  The chinchilla cannot be surrounded by a lot of noise, and schoolchildren make noise.  It&#8217;s just in their nature.  The chinchilla needs relatively no light or as little light as possible in order to get some sleep.  They can get stressed if they don&#8217;t get enough rest due to lights and noise.  The stress can lead to them biting their fur, spraying urine and acting unfriendly.  </p>
<p>Another reason why your child should not bring a pet chinchilla to school is because they need a large case and constant supervision, especially when they&#8217;re being let out of their cage for exercise.  They also require constant attention every day.  Bring a pet chinchilla to school will hinder the everyday regimen for them.  Temperature is another concern.  The chinchilla has to remain comfortable and not too hot.</p>
<p>They cannot stand high heat or humidity.  If the air conditioner goes out for any reason, the chinchilla would start to get hot and sweaty.  If there were an emergency, more than likely, the teacher would be responsible for securing the animal&#8217;s safety in addition to the students.  That would be too much on the teacher because her first priority is the safety and welfare of her students.    </p>
<p>Knowledge can give you a real advantage. To make sure you&#8217;re fully informed about Chinchilla, keep reading.</p>
<p>Your child&#8217;s classmates probably have an agenda in mind.  They probably want to take turns holding the animal.  What they don&#8217;t realize is the chinchillas like to move around and not be held or petted.  They are very independent and get irritated if you try to hold them.  Chinchillas like to roam free and most times are hyperactive.  They must be dealt with gently and not manhandled.</p>
<p>Some of the children might see the chinchilla as something to play with, but don&#8217;t realize how fragile the animal is.  The children must also control their temper when they realize that the animal doesn&#8217;t want to play with them.  Then they&#8217;ll be ready to retaliate against it. If they drop it, whether it is accidental or not, their legs and feet can be fractured.  This in turn, can cause amputation in that area and eventually they succumb.  </p>
<p>There may be students in the classroom who have allergies, and they may be allergic to fur.  So if they were to come in contact with the animal, they could suffer itchy skin, watery or itchy eyes, or other allergic reactions.  So allergies are definitely something that needs to be taken into consideration.</p>
<p>Having a chinchilla would be too much for students to handle.  Besides, schools have rules in place forbidding students from bringing pets to school.  To prevent a fiasco with students, teachers and most of all parents, it&#8217;s better if the child does not bring a chinchilla to school.    </p>
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		<title>What You Should Know If You&#8217;re Allergic to Chinchillas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered if what you know about Chinchilla is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on Chinchilla.
Chinchillas are capable of emitting proteins that cause allergies.  This can happen through the presence of saliva or urine.  They are also known to shed their fur [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever wondered if what you know about Chinchilla is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on Chinchilla.</p>
<p>Chinchillas are capable of emitting proteins that cause allergies.  This can happen through the presence of saliva or urine.  They are also known to shed their fur every few months.  The hay and dust that come from chinchillas seem to be the biggest factor in people that have allergies.  It is not advisable to have a chinchilla for a pet if you are allergic to hay and dust from them.</p>
<p>In general, warm-blooded animals with fur have proteins in their body.  When these furry animals wet their fur by licking, saliva sets in.  After it dries, parts of the protein flutter about and end up on different material in the home.</p>
<p>This is why even though people initially get a pet chinchilla, they have to give it away because the hay and dust proves too much for them to handle.  Not only do the owners suffer, but their pets suffer as well.  They don&#8217;t get the hay or dust bath their supposed to get on a regular basis.  When they have to return the chinchilla it&#8217;s called re-homing.  Basically the pet is sent back to be reassigned to a new owner and a new home.</p>
<p>It can get so bad that as an owner of the pet, being allergic to hay and dust can cause breathing problems.  There have been cases where some owners ended up using an inhaler for breathing purposes.</p>
<p>The more authentic information about Chinchilla you know, the more likely people are to consider you a Chinchilla expert. Read on for even more Chinchilla facts that you can share.</p>
<p>The owner can become allergic to the pet itself and end up with rhinitis.  Rhinitis is when the mucous membranes of the nose get inflamed with a mucous discharge.  You can get contact with allergens just by touching the chinchilla.  The transmittal of this (antigens) can cause you to rub your eyes or touch your skin.  The interesting thing about this is allergies don&#8217;t always affect you right away.  Depending on your system, it can take weeks months or even years for the exposure to take affect.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not surprising, even if you&#8217;ve had a pet chinchilla for a while, to eventually develop an allergic reaction to the dust and hay.  Especially dust, since it can accumulate from anywhere.  However, if you should become allergic to your pet&#8217;s allergy-causing proteins, you may have to consider re-homing (returning the animal so they can have another owner).</p>
<p>There are ways that you can minimize the allergic impact of dust from affecting you.  Keep your pet&#8217;s cage covered with a sheet and in a room where the door can be closed.  When applying dust to your pet, don&#8217;t turn on any fans.   The container should be your pet&#8217;s cage and place the sheet around it.  Leave the room for about ten minutes, making sure you close the door on your way out.  It should take that much time for the dust to get situated.  </p>
<p>There are some different brands of bath sands you can use to reduce the dust from flying all over the place.  You may want to check it out thoroughly prior to purchase.  It&#8217;s been noted that it can reduce the amount of dust ingestion; it may not be effective in cleaning your pet&#8217;s fur.  It may take more than one pack and this just defeats the purpose of any cost-cutting measures.     </p>
<p>Now you can be a confident expert on Chinchilla. OK, maybe not an expert. But you should have something to bring to the table next time you join a discussion on Chinchilla.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
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