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Answer 1: Most likely not. If you are referring to the common cold and flu, definitely not. Most sicknesses a human catches are not zoonotic, so your chinchilla won't catch them.
Answer 2: Actually, chinchillas can catch colds from humans, but not the flu.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoyes they can get sick. Be careful, though, they can easily get heatstroke in summer. Never keep your chinchilla in over 75 degree weather. It can kill them.
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∙ 14y agoThey can catch all the same things we do and in the same way. If you have a pet chinchilla don't play with it when you're sick.
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∙ 14y agoNo. There fur is to thick to get any kind of bugs or fleas or lice or anything in it.
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∙ 14y agoyup. im guessin som sort of chinchilla disease. but they r mammles so probably. yes
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∙ 11y agoFeed it some poo if he's sick he will throw it up if he isn't he will swallow it so the best method is to feed it poo until he swallows it and keeps it down other wise he might die
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∙ 12y agoyes. easily.
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Why is your chinchilla not moving and died?
It tends to mean that it was sick just old or it would not eat
Should you move your chinchilla cage once he has settled?
The guy that I got my Chinchilla from said " Once you put the cage in a spot shouldn't move it. But don't move it to much or it can could get sick and die.
Is there such a person as a Chinchilla Whisperer and has he written any books on the subject?
not that I know of NO
Can you get sick from breathing on someone?
if the person is sick, and you are close enough to the person, then yes you can get sick. But if you are sick and you breath on someone, then that person could get sick. If you or the person who you are breathing on are both healthy, then it would be hard to get sick, in fact if someone is going to get sick, then it will be the person who you are breathing on.
How many kind of chinchillas are there?
There are two species of chinchillas: the long-tailed chinchilla and the short-tailed chinchilla. That vary in color. White Chinchilla Black Chinchilla Beige Chinchilla Purple Chinchilla Brown Chinchilla Grey Chinchilla Pink White Chinchilla
What is the scientific classification of a chinchilla?
This is the scientific classification of a ChinchillaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: RodentiaFamily: ChinchillidaeGenus: Chinchilla
Are humans doing anything to endamger chinchillas?
OF COURSE. Chinchilla fur coats. chinchilla boots. Chinchilla purses. Chinchilla hats. Chinchilla gloves. Chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla. You get the picture? People poach chinchillas. Around 100 chinchillas are killed to create one coat. etc.
Is it ileagal to have a chinchilla?
you are allowed to have a chinchilla
What two animals do they breed to make a chinchilla?
A chinchilla is a species of small rodents native to South America to 'make' a chinchilla you need to breed a male chinchilla with a female chinchilla in order to make baby chinchillas .
Is a chinchilla a kind of rabbit?
A Chinchilla is a rodent
How do you sign chinchilla?
Chinchilla is fingerspelled and described.
What type of consumer is a chinchilla?
a chinchilla is a herbivore
