What human food can chinchillas eat?

They can eat apples also they like thistle, and marigold flower heads. Also don't feed them too many dried fruits like raisins. read more

If they eat too much of the wrong food, e.g. grains/fruit/sweet treats, they can become overweight, or get ill, and suffer. If the correct diet is always available, chinchillas generally keep themselves at the right weight. read more

Thanks for the thoughts, Kim. Yes, our chinchillas have access to constant Timothy hay, the thing is, just like humans, chinchillas migrate to the food they like and pellets are in that group. Since loosing Gizmo due to tooth issues, we have pulled pellets out of their diets and added natural source items such as seeds leaves and grasses. read more