Welcome to Let's Love Chinchillas
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  • Owning a Pet Chinchilla
    • Cages >
      • Cage Suggestions
      • Cage Examples
    • The Chinchilla
    • Basic Chinchilla Care >
      • Diet
      • Proper Handling
      • Home Environment
      • Wheels
      • Bonding Chinchillas >
        • Introducing a new chin
    • Rescuing
    • New Owner Check List
    • Mutations
    • Male Vs. Female
  • Chinnie Boutique
  • Medical
    • DISCLAIMER
    • Summer Warning!
    • Be prepared.
    • Quarantine / Pregnancy Watch
    • Proper Sexing
    • Paws
    • Teeth
    • Heat Stroke
    • Sprains, Fractures, Broken Limbs & Amputations
    • Problems with Fur
    • Hair Rings
    • Ringworm
    • E-cone
  • D.I.Y
    • Processing Wood >
      • Safe wood / Chews
      • Kiln Dried Wood
      • Coconut
    • Chinchilla Cookies
    • Dyeing Loofah
  • Printables!

 New Owner Checklist
​( printable down below ) 

The Cage

  • A Chinchilla safe cage
  • Multiple wooden ledges
  • Metal or Ceramic food dish
  • Glass water bottle
  • A dust bath house
  • Chew toys
  • Hidey house
  • Hay feeder

Other Optional Cage Supplies

  • Wooden Tunnels
  • PVC Tunnels
  • Fleece hanging cube houses
  • Fleece hammocks
  • Marble or granite cooling tiles 
  • Play structures
  • Lava ledges
  • Bridges
  • 14" or larger Wheel

Care Supplies

  • A quality Chinchilla or Rabbit pellet
  • Safe treats
  • Bathing Dust
  • Timothy hay ( or other safe hay )
  • Chew sticks / blocks
  • First aid kit
Complete First Aid Kit

Other Supplies you may find useful

  • The address and phone number for an Exotic Vet.
  • A travel cage
  • A pet sitter's number
  • A metal travel carrier
  • A travel spring-loaded water bottle
  • Shop vac for cleaning up cages and surrounding areas
  • Storage containers/ Organizing containers
  • Portable air conditioner for emergencies 
  • Sewing machine

Once you've collected the supplies you need you can bring your new pet home, and be prepared for most situations :) 

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  • Welcome
    • Join us on Facebook
    • Join Our Group
    • Join us on Instagram
    • Thank you!
    • Contact
    • Disclaimer / Terms of service
  • Our rescue mission
    • Foster / Adoption Forums
    • Care questionnaire
    • Adoptable Chinchillas
    • Adoption Information
    • Need to Surrender?
    • Donate
  • Owning a Pet Chinchilla
    • Cages >
      • Cage Suggestions
      • Cage Examples
    • The Chinchilla
    • Basic Chinchilla Care >
      • Diet
      • Proper Handling
      • Home Environment
      • Wheels
      • Bonding Chinchillas >
        • Introducing a new chin
    • Rescuing
    • New Owner Check List
    • Mutations
    • Male Vs. Female
  • Chinnie Boutique
  • Medical
    • DISCLAIMER
    • Summer Warning!
    • Be prepared.
    • Quarantine / Pregnancy Watch
    • Proper Sexing
    • Paws
    • Teeth
    • Heat Stroke
    • Sprains, Fractures, Broken Limbs & Amputations
    • Problems with Fur
    • Hair Rings
    • Ringworm
    • E-cone
  • D.I.Y
    • Processing Wood >
      • Safe wood / Chews
      • Kiln Dried Wood
      • Coconut
    • Chinchilla Cookies
    • Dyeing Loofah
  • Printables!