Chinchillas: Everything about Care, Breeding, Health Maintenance, and Nutrition, with a Special Chapter on Understanding Chinchilla

by Maike Röder-Thiede

Unveils the myths and mysteries about chinchillas by explaining many intriguing facets of these extraordinary pets. Readers will learn the best ways to purchase, house, feed, breed and groom these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812040376
• ISBN13: 9780812040371
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Good Book

this is a good book to get to know more about what the chinchillas life style and what they eay. I would recommend this book if you are thinking about getting a chinchilla.

Mostly good, but...dead wrong on corn

I shuddered when I saw the back cover with the picture of the chinchilla eating corn. According to the breeder from whom I bought our chinchilla, CORN CAN CAUSE FATAL BLOATING IN CHINCHILLAS. I even saw the painful effects of corn on a female chinchilla (she had to be euthenized). Most of the information in the book is solid, but the book lost credibility with me on this issue.

Author shows the good and the bad of Chinchillas as pets

This book caught my eye at the pet store I work at. Having kept Chinchillas myself, I was very impressed with how thorough yet short the book is. The book is extremely accurate and detailed with regard to husbandry and makes potential keepers examine their ablities to keep such a beast. I have noticed that many people believe the book to be pessimistic, but in reality that makes the chin keeping experience more magical. The author, unlike many, puts all of the cards on the table and leaves the chinchilla owner with very few suprises. In animal keeping, suprises are not always great. Chinchillas can be difficult pets to keep, but the author, in the spirit of all honesty shows both the good and bad of chin keeping. In the many, many years that I have kept exotic animals and chinchillas this is by far the best book that I have found. I truly wish that this book had been available to me the day I first brought my little boy Cheech home, it would have definately made our life together less hectic and allowed me better to understand his needs and strange, strange habits. This is a must have for anyone who is considering a chinchilla as a companion, already keeps one or who just wants to know a little more about the crazy creatures.

Informative book, but a bit pessimistic

This book gives a brief overview of chinchillas. It contains great photographs and reviews the basics about these unique creatures. After finishing the book I still had many question about having a chinchilla as a pet. The author seemed to have a bitter view of these pets that is a bit unfair.