The chinchilla is a crepuscular rodent native to the rocky mountain slopes of the Andes in South America, belonging to the family Chinchillidae. There are two living species: the Short-tailed Chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla) and the Long-tailed Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera), the latter being the species almost universally kept as a pet. Wild populations are listed as endangered, but domestic chinchillas have been bred in captivity since the early 20th century and are now widely available from reputable breeders across the UK. They are sometimes informally called Chins.
Chinchillas are noted above all for their extraordinarily soft, dense fur — each hair follicle produces between 60 and 80 individual hairs, compared to a single hair in most mammals — which made them the target of intensive trapping during the 19th century. As pets they are active, playful, and curious animals that bond well with patient, gentle owners, though they are not ideally suited to young children due to their speed, fragility, and dislike of rough handling. They require a large, multi-level cage, regular dust baths using specialist volcanic dust to maintain coat condition, and a diet based on high-quality chinchilla pellets and unlimited timothy hay. Chinchillas are long-lived for a small rodent, with well-cared-for individuals commonly reaching fifteen to twenty years of age.
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Two Male Chinchillas – Bonded Pair – Looking for a Loving Home It is with a very heavy heart that we are looking to rehome our two lovely male chinchillas. 🐭 Nacho,Violet male – 3 years old 🐭 Band
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Meet this super sweet, 4-month-old male chinchilla kit who is looking for a loving home! Having raised several kits over the years, I’ve given him plenty of extra care🥰 he’s been hand-fed, handled da
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Selling my 2 female chinchillas they are 2-3 years old! They lovely animals can be timid at first but once they trust you and very playful ! I will also be selling the cage with the chinchillas with f
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i’ve made a very sad decision to rehome my two lovely male chinchillas, they are brothers from the same litter and have never once been aggressive towards eachother. they are incredibly curious and s
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this is chinky my chinchilla he loves chin scratches and has loads of energy (especially at night). he comes with his cage and alot of food and enrichment. im willing to compromise if reasonable.
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We have 2 beautiful chinchillas available. 1 blue diamond and 1 beige. Born last week of October 2025 so around 10-11 months old. They come with a multi level cage and any accessories we have with t
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We are a small hobbie breeder, we have breed before, and have just started to breed chinchillas again after a long break. We keep our breeding chinchillas together for life, unlike alot of other bre
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Bobby was born here in May this year, making him 4 months old. He is a lovely tame Standard boy and will make a brilliant pet. He is bred from healthy, long lived parents which can be seen on your vis
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Bertie was born here in April this year, making him 5 months old. He is a lovely tame Beige boy and will make a brilliant pet. He is bred from healthy, long lived parents which can be seen on your vis
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Available for rehoming are a number of pet chinchillas, varying ages and sexes the price is for the chinchilla only, to be collected in Milton Keynes. No cages included. Standards: Grey female 8 yea
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One beautiful unsexed chinchilla kit available — £100. He/she is now old enough to leave the nest and settle into a loving new home. As I’m not fully confident in sexing kits, I am unable to say if it
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2 baby female chinchillas, they must be sold together and be kept with one another . I’m looking for someone who is willing to give them all the love and affection they need, and understand all the ca
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1 beautiful male chinchilla for sale to come with everything cage, food, bedding. 1 violet chinchilla (milo) Date of birth not exact but the where about a year old when I got them last year Still q
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Full Setups Included Stitch - £250 Milo - £150 Sadly, due to university and changing house arrangements, I have made the difficult decision to rehome my two chinchillas, Stitch and Milo. This is t
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PLEASE READ INFORMATION. I got beautiful chinchillas for sale and ready to go to the new family can sell separately or like pare just i dont know its not let mi change when they born then i text her