638:. The female chinchilla's gestation period is 110 to 124 days. The females can have babies 2 times per year and 1 to 6 in a litter each time they give birth. The newborn chinchilla is born with hair and can run immediately after birth. The birth weight is about 1.2 ounces (35 grams). The breastfeeding period is about 45 days (6 to 8 weeks). Chinchillas become adults when they are about 8 months old. Generally, their average lifespan is 10 years, though some can live up to 20 years with human care.
618:. A well-balanced chinchilla diet consists of high-quality grass hay, chinchilla pellets and limited amounts of vegetables and fruits. They should be provided clean and filtered water contained in a bottle equipped with a sipper tube daily. The feed intakes of adult chinchillas are about 5-6% of their weights. The posture of the chinchilla when eating food is like that of the squirrel. They use hind limbs to sit and use forelimbs to grab the food and put them in their mouth.
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416:. Males typically weigh 369–493 g (13.0–17.4 oz) with a mean of 412 g (14.5 oz), while females weigh 379–450 g (13.4–15.9 oz) with a mean of 422 g (14.9 oz). Domesticated animals are larger than wild ones and more
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Cofré, H.; Marquet, P.A. (1999). "Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of
Chilean mammals: an assessment".
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1023:. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, Inc.
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925:"Chinchillas - Exotic and Laboratory Animals"
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1588:IUCN Red List endangered species
1053:Bradford, Alina (21 July 2014).
692:Roach, N.; Kennerley, R (2016).
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359:Reserva Nacional Las Chinchillas
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447:by 50 mm (2.0 in).
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763:"Infraorder Hystricognathi"
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1204:(Chinchilla chinchilla)
1080:Biological Conservation
1019:Bickel, Edmund (1987).
929:Merck Veterinary Manual
846:Biological Conservation
672:among Chilean mammals.
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1613:Endemic fauna of Chile
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744:Domestic specimens of
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1547:Paleobiology Database
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1264:Wolffsohn's viscacha
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962:10.1002/ar.1091080304
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923:Donnelly, Thomas M.
877:"Chinchilla laniger"
722:"Appendices | CITES"
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1258:(Lagidium viscacia)
1250:(Lagidium peruanum)
1242:Lagidium ahuacaense
1021:Chinchilla Handbook
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696:Chinchilla lanigera
660:Conservation status
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310:. Both species are
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1055:"Chinchilla Facts"
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