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Chinchillas have a very thick coat of fur (as many as 60 hairs per follicle) that was originally a blue-gray in color; however, today chinchillas have been bred with coats that are black, gray, ... They can grow to be 10 inches (25 centimeters) long, with a tail that can add another 6 inches (15 centimeters) when they fully mature. read more

Because chinchillas are native to South America and there’s no known predators of chinchillas within Australia. We don’t want another animal to be overrunning Australia like rabbits or cane toads. read more

The Chin Gets a Brief Break As with all things in great demand, Chinchillas were hunted and captured to near extinction by the turn of the century. In 1918, the forward thinking governments of Chile, Peru and Bolivia outlawed the exportation of pelts and prohibited trapping. read more

Sometimes these chinchillas aren’t in the best shape physically or mentally. Most shelters really don’t have a lot of chinchilla knowledge on hand and they may not get exactly what they need. Chinchilla rescues, a good rescue, will get the chinchilla back into good health before adopting it out. read more

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