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Chinchillas

The chinchilla is a small creature which is primarily farmed for its fur. All questions concerning the care and feeding of this animal can be directed here.

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How can you tell if a mink coat is real?

If you take a few loose hairs and burn them with a gas lighter they will smell like burning human hair if they are from an animal.

If they are artificial they will smell like burning plastic.

Is a chinchilla cold or warm blooded?

Like other mammals, chinchillas are warm-blooded.

Do guinea pigs burp?

I'm not entirely sure if they can burp but I've definitely seen a few projectile poops from my Thumper lol. I have heard you aren't supposed to feed them cabbage though and when I think of cabbage I think of gas (then again that is a human reaction) I stay away from gassy greens when it comes to my bunnies, I don't want to take the chance of it hurting them or worse x.x

Is a chinchilla a vertebrate or invertebrate?

the chinchilla is a vertebrate because it has a backbone

How do you take care of a chinchilla?

They are not necessarily difficult, but they require a lot of dedication. First, they can live for about 15 years. Next, they require daily maintenance, special food and a custom cage. Also their cage should be constantly re-arranged/amended to prevent boredom. On the plus side, the cost to care for them is quite low compared to other exotic pets. For more in depth info talk to a pet store about them.

So, in general if you want a no hassle pet buy a goldfish.

What Kingdom is the Chinchilla?

The Kingdom would be: Animalia!
Animalia

Why do chinchillas have thick fur?

I think that it is a half of an inch. :)

How many offspring and how often does a chinchilla have?

1-2.

In the womb time is 111 days.

may have a kit 2x a year

How do you get your parents to buy you a chinchilla?

If you think they can afford to buy it and you live in a place that is big enough for a horse - you need to find advertisements for ponys for sale. Call places and find out how much it costs to feed it. Find out about vaccinations or any medical stuff the horse might need. Get lots of details.

Then, you have to promise to take care of it. Tell your parents that you will keep the manure shoveled up and you'll feed & water it - and they won't have to do anything. Having a horse of any size requires a lot of work. You have to make your parents believe that you will be responsible for it.

If you have other responsibilties (i.e. other pets, instruments, cleaning your room) it is always good to show that you can do all of what you have to do now, and still have plenty of time for caring for a pony

What gender guinea pigs should you put together?

This is a very hard answer because generally hamsters aresolitary animals. When you put two females together they tend to be aggressive to one another. So they fight for attention. When you put two males together they fight for dominance and property. When you put a male and a female together you get baby hamsters. I know you are probably thinking well i see them in pet stores together, but the truth is they love to be together when they are babies then they turn into independent animals. But things may change with each hamsters personality.

Do chinchillas like potato skins?

No, I dont think so, you can't give guinea pigs normal potatos or lettuce because it is poisonous for them.
They are able to, It just depends if they like the taste or not.
NO!! Potato is poisonous to Guinea-Pigs

Can two male bettas live together?

No. Presuming you mean the fancy Betta splendens, these are highly territorial fish that will chase and harass each other until one dies. Other species of Betta, however, are more peaceful and can cohabit in large aquariums, these wild species are less likely to be found in the average pet shop though.

Do chinchillas attract mice?

Chinchillas don't attract any rodents it's the food you feed it.

Can you flush Kleenex Tissues down the toilet?

Tissues are made to stay together (not disintegrate) when wet so you can use them to blow your nose or whatever. But that means they can cause plumbing problems if you flush them. Even though they look similar to toilet paper, they're not because toilet paper is made to disintegrate immediately upon contact with water.

What is wrong with your toilet if you have to hold down the handle to get it to flush all the way and how can you fix it?

To be honest, my whole family have had to hold down the handle to get it to flush in one of our toilet for two years until today that I searched this page and do my trouble shooting.

I replaced the Flapper two years ago, and did not realize that the first step that you need to do is to cut the collar off from the new Flapper if your toilet has mounting arm. The Flapper is designed to fit two different kind of toilets, the one with mounting arm and the one that doesn't have(and thus need a collar). If the collar is not cut off. it generates push down force every time you press the handle to flush the toilet. That is the reason that you need to hold down the handler. Inside the tank, there is a flush valve. Depending on the age of the toilet, it typically either is a "flapper" or "tank ball' style. Each type have a little bouyancy...when you press tank handle, the suction is broken, and the flapper or ball floats open. As the tank empties and the water level gets lower in the tank, the flapper or ball re-settles on its seat. Your flapper or ball is not floating open. Look inside tank, press handle. Observe flapper or ball. If the flapper or ball does not float open, you may need to simply shorten the chain...just a little. Typically, you can readjust the chain linkage where it connects to the handle. Also, you can pull the chain from inside the tank...without using the handle to see how it is supposed to work and determine how much slack is needed in the chain. Good Luck The "floating open" problem in the previous answer may be from a deteriorating flapper. The upside down cup that holds the air may be torn, and allow the air to escape too fast, dropping the flapper prematurely.

I had the same problem and thanks to these previous answers, I solved my problem. It is very hard to describe parts without pictures, but here goes. There is the small hose that emits water into a "column" which goes to the "rubber flapper". I first checked my flapper to see if it had eroded and it seemed fine, actually almost new. While I was checking that, I noticed that the flapper had a rubber round part which instead of being over the "column", was behind the column. It made sense to me that this round rubber part should go over the column, so I pulled the flapper off at the sides where it was connected (by these two small tabs) and pulled the rubber ring up and over the column. I pushed the ring all the way down to the bottom of the column and over the two plastic tabs at the bottom of the column. I then felt around and made sure the flapper was not leaking (kind of like checking to make sure a rubber stopper in a sink is not leaking) and it was good. The chain was adjusted so there was not a lot of slack.

I had a toilet that was constantly running in the powder room. It is an Eljer installed when the house was built in 1992. The flapper valve was quite deteriorated and the flush handle/lever was worn and sticking. I replaced the other 2 toilets in the house with much higher quality Toto toilets a few years back. Money is tight at the moment so I decided to just fix this one. I bought a new "Korky" flapper valve and a replacement flush handle at a local hardware retailer and replaced them. After this I noticed that the water level in the bowl was much lower after refilling and that I had to hold the lever down to get it to complete a flush. After reading the above answers and several others from other websites I took the lid back off the tank and this is what I found:

The new flapper valve was manufactured with a hole in it that immediately let the air out once the flapper valve is vertical, causing it to drop down and reseal the tank too soon. I shut off the water and removed the flapper valve, dried it off, and placed a smal piece of electrical tape over the hole to see if the flapper valve would then perform properly and it did.

Also I noticed that when I had done the original work I failed to replace the bowl refill tube back into it's original location in the overflow tube and that was what was causing the lower water level in the bowl after flushing.

There is nothing complicated or requiring long explanations about this - Simply remove flapper, get a universal flapper and fit it - done !

What do chinchillas eat that is human food?

They can eat apples also they like thistle, and marigold flower heads. Also don't feed them too many dried fruits like raisins. They love them, but they're high in sugar. No more than 4 a week.( you can cut them up in to little peices and use them as treats) They can eat almost all human foods, mostly veggies and dried fruits, but NOT cabbage, it is deadly.

What causes a set of twins?

There are two types of twins. Fraternal twins are produced when two eggs are released and two separate sperm fertilize them. These twins are not identical, although they may still look alike because they are siblings.

Identical twins are produced when one egg is fertilized by one sperm. During the zygote stage, the egg splits into two. This creates two separate embryos and thus the children will be identical copies of each other. The same exact chromosome match.

Can you die from breathing in water?

No, it is not possible to consciously hold your breath until you die. The lungs would fill with carbon dioxide. The CO2 would trigger an autonomic response from the brain stem that tells the body "breathe!" Even if you tried to fight that autonomic response, you would then pass out from the high CO2 and the autonomic response would kick in anyway-- you would breathe.

Do moose eat tree bark?

Yes, moose do eat low hanging pine branches

Why do chinchillas squeak like a monkey?

they squeak like a monkey because they either dont have enough food or water or they feel scared. usually though, they are frightened, or scared.

Is it bad for chinchillas to take a lot of dust baths?

No! Is just their way of getting clean and matt free. Dust baths are highly recommended.