Is it hard to take care of a chinchilla?

Answer 1

Yes. They will poop a lot and you will have to clean the whole cage with water and a washcloth. Heres a little list from what i can remember when I had a hamster:

1) food

2)water

3)happy

4) excersise

5)clean

Also make sure that any larger animal comes near the cage or it could kill it.

Answer 2

Ferrets require a lot of care, time and attention.

It depends on the person. Some people have very busy schedules with kids, jobs, keeping up with the Jones, etc. and are hardly ever at home or travel a lot - Yes. ferrets would be very hard to take care of, if fact it would be impossible to own one.

On the other hand, some people who may be retired, their kids are all grown and moved out, may live in a place far away from others, have extra time and maybe could need some company, then a ferret would be perfect and easy for them to take care of.

Pets are a big responsibility, before acquiring one, educate yourself first on the specific needs and proper care. When pets are bought as an impulse buy, it's the pet that suffers from abuse, neglect and improper care or left at the nearest pet shelter to be forgotten or euthanized.

Answer 3

Well it is not too hard if you have a garden to have a pet rabbit living outside. You will need a hutch for it to live in and a run for it to get some exercise. You have to feed and handle them every day. They need hay, dry food, and vegetables. They must not be fed rhubarb, ivy, or any kind of bulb plants. They need vaccinating against myxomatosis and some rabbits need dental care. Rabbits are good pets and usually easy to handle if they have been handled well since they were little. Some people keep rabbits indoors and they can be trained to use a litter tray. But if you choose to let your rabbit run around indoors you must first tape up all your electrical cables out of its way. Also, he may eat your furniture, but most of the time they will not eat it. All you have to do is say "No" loudly at them or push them away from the furniture or wires. It works for my bunnies.

Answer 4

It depends on what you consider hard work. Guinea pigs require a larger cage than hamsters, and since the are bigger, produce more waste. ( This means it might require some more frequent cleaning.) Although, a guinea pig can be more playful and interactive with you than a hamster, which you can hold, pet and put in a ball. Guinea pigs can be let out of the cage if you are POSITIVE the area which you are letting it out is safe and easy to see, (so it won't hide forever!) Hamsters need an ENCLOSED space. Hamsters, usually, flee if they have the chance and can sometimes be lost forever if not looked for in every nook and crannie. Overall, guinea pigs may be a little tougher to manage, clean and take care of, but can be very good pets if they learn to be docile. (Syrian hamsters are VERY docile, unlike squeamish guinea pigs, and will groom themselves like cats, also unlike guineas.) When you way out your options, decide if a more interactive pet is better than a less-hard to take care of hamster or not.

Answer 5

Gerbils are simple to take care of. They are not smelly like other rodents so you don't clean them out very often.

If you are thinking of getting a gerbil then you will need

• Gerbil muesli/ gerbil food
• A gerbilarium/glass tank with wire mesh lid. (Should come with a water bottle.)
• wood shavings
• Water (preferably bottled water)
• wooden toys. (not plastic as gerbils are great chewers and are likely to choke)
• Exercise wheel (optional)

How to care for your gerbil

Food: Gerbils eat gerbil food which you can get in pet shops. You should use the food that you got your gerbil from as it is what the gerbil will be used to but if you do change its food then put a little bit in first along with its normal food and gradually put more in and less of the normal food Give them a full bowel of food around every two or three days. As an occasional treat give your gerbil a little bit of carrot or apple. There are also special chews that you can get and these are a treat for gerbils.

Water: If you are giving your gerbil tap water then you will need to change it every day to make sure that it is fresh. If you are giving it bottled water then you just give it water when the gerbil's bottle runs dry.

Exercise: Give your gerbil exercise about every other day so that you don't tire it out too much. You can get special little balls which you can put them in so that they can run around without getting injured as they are inside the special ball. You can get stands for these if you don't want your gerbil to bump into anything.

You could also put your gerbil into the bath with no water inside it. Make sure to put something fun inside like a tube so that they have some entertainment.

Cage: The cage should be quite tall and roomy. (Bigger than a hamsters cage.) This is because gerbils run around quite allot inside their cages so need plenty of room. It needs to tall because gerbils love to burrow so you need to put plenty of wood shavings inside it.

You should either get a gerbilarium or a large tank with a wire mesh lid so that the side exceeds expectations.

Bedding: Your gerbil's bedding should be wood shavings as it is comfortable for it to sleep in. You should put around 6-10 cm of wood shavings in as they love to burrow. After cleaning out your gerbil's cage you can put some toilet paper in the cage for them to rip up and make a bed with.

Clean outs: You should clean out your gerbil's cage every two weeks. When you clean it out animal safe trigger spray cleaner to clean all of the inside of the cage before adding in the wood shavings and things like that.

You should then let it air out for about fifteen minutes before putting your gerbil back inside.

Toys: All of your gerbil's toys should be wooden unless you are going to get the edible logs or the the little hide aways. If the toy is not made completely of wood then check the label which should say what the toy is suitable for and if it doesn't say gerbils on the list then don't buy it. If the label says " for all small animals" or something like that then it is also safe to buy.

Don't get you gerbil plastic toys simply because they love to chew and if the swallowed the plastic it will kill them.

You can also give you gerbil cardboard rolls or boxes to chew on and play with as these are fun and entertaining.

Handling: Gerbils don't usually bite but if you handle them badly then they will. Don't squeeze them or anything like that.

When you pick them up you should scoop them up gently, not grab them.

Health advice: Gerbils live for two or three years but if you take care of them well enough then they can live up to the age of four or even five.

Your gerbil should be quick, its eyes bright, nose and whiskers should be twitchy and its fur should be nice and soft.

Gerbils teeth never stop growing but the wooden toys should keep their teeth nice and short but if they happen to grow long the you should take them to the vet to get them trimmed.

I hope this has been helpful. It may seem alot but it actually isn't.

Answer 6

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your welcome

Answer 7

sometimes it depends what breed the hamster is.

i would reccomend getting a syrian hamster because my hamster is brilliant at doing tricks but sometimes they can train themselves.

Answer 8

yes they are very easy