5 weird things chinchillas do, what owning a chinchilla is really like
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- 5 weird things chinchillas do, what owning a chinchilla is really like.
This is just a silly video going through the more weird and sometimes gross things chinchillas do.
Answering questions like, why does my chinchilla eat its poop, what is my male chinchilla doing, my chinchillas releasing scent, my chinchilla sleeps weird.
Who else doesn’t have a chinchilla but just watches because there so cute?
Nah sry, I have two 😂
Me
Me I want one I’ve been saying mommy please I want one my birthday is coming up and I want one so bad I
I’m watching these for research before I get my chinchilla
@@urmom-rr9ll me to
Here’s for people who need to get off CZcams and need the facts right away. (Random I know but I had to..).
1:Chinchillas eat their own poop.
2:Male Chinchillas clean their male parts, and it extends-
3:Chinchillas have stink glands and can release a smell.
4:Chinchillas can sleep in very weird positions, legs in the air, side, back, standing up, etc.
5:Chinchillas can do something called “popcorning”, it’s when they have a lot of energy and work it off, or they’re just happy.
Amelie R UwU
ZOEY WHITE That I don’t know. Sorry!
as long as you're being kind.
Lol I knew all this already, I got WallE and Eve on my birthday in august, and the first night I almost died laughing when I saw WallE cleaning his bits
2. Killed me- I laughed so hard and I’m getting a male chinchilla so like- omg 😂😂😂😂
The heart attack position is the perfect name for that sleeping position. One of mine likes to sleep on her side half the time until her sister pokes her and wakes her up. I prefer the happy idea for popcorning too, one of them does it whenever there’s a new toy or she gets a treat. The other has only started doing it now I let them loose in the bathroom, she seems to like it in there. Definitely the more fun explanation!
So true, first time I saw my chinchilla in that position I cried running to the cage. Little fucker just got up like wut?
Same my chinchilla always lays on her side
I’d always heard of people getting such a fright from their chinchillas looking like they are dead. Then it happened to me 😭 it’s so scary 😂 And the chinchilla wakes up and looks at you like you’re crazy
Yep I am sure they know what they're doing lol. They just look at you like "what"
Same I poked my chin because I thought she was dead...she was just sleeping and she barked at me when she woke up lol i still kind of feel bad for scaring her
That happen to me but she didn’t wake up 😅😕☹️😢😫
Then try it with a deaf chinchilla Who does not respond😅😂
my girl did this a couple weeks ago , i poked her and she didn’t move so i opened her cage & touched her and she jumped and stared at me 😂
I own my chinchilla for almost 3 years already it will make 3 years next month, and when I got my chinchilla since I never saw one neither took care of one the heart position scared me. One day she was laid down on the ground of the cage sleeping and when I returned home as always I came to greet her, when I saw her like that I thought she was dead. I opened the cage calling her name and no reaction, I grabbed her and started to cry and calling desperately for her and in the mean time she woke up startled staring at me surprised, after that episode she never slept again like that. I love her so much and she is everything to me.
It's really scary when they sleep on their sides, no matter how many times I see it I always panic thinking that they are not okay.
When I check on them, they get up and look really annoyed with me for disturbing their sleep.
I had a chinchilla yrs ago and never had no problem w/ it sleeping weird. I'll never forget cause I got it at a small pet store and i left her at home one day and when we returned home i went in the bedroom right away to see her and it wasn't just her anymore. Here she had, had a baby. Apparently I got her from the pet store when she was pregnant. They did just give her to me so maybe they knew. Who knows. Pretty cool though I think.
Ngl it freaks me out too but I'm glad they can get sleep in my house
@malcolm Caden about 15 years
@malcolm Caden definitely
Number 6: Chinchillas can teleport when they feel like it. At least mine can lol. I had him out in the living room and I went into the bathroom, closed the door *looking at the floor to see if he was coming* and I turn around and he's in the bathroom with me
One thing I learned is that chinchillas are prone to getting cysts below the surface of the skin in their old age. My baby girl had to be put down around age 14 because she kept getting them and was in so much pain to the point she couldn't move and sometimes they popped and became an open wound. I first found out when I picked her up and felt the wound on her belly. We cleaned it up, shaved the fur around it, and kept it clean and it healed very well, but it kept happening and eventually she got one on her neck that affected her breathing. We decided to put her down after that. It's very sad to think about but I think it's important to know and look out for as they approach old age.
Just read avg life for them is 10 yrs. You had her a long time. You did the right thing. Suffering pain sucks.
@@fleetwoodray Thank you. :)
Heart attack position is so accurate! I blow in my 2 boys too, sometimes it's hard to see them breathing due to the fur position and it instantly makes me panic! I've kept Chinnies for over 20 years and it still makes me stress almost everytime.
I know right, I'm sure they do it on purpose just to give us a fright.
The chinchilla you're holding is so pretty
I remember the first time I saw my chinchilla giving himself the gawk gawk 3000 I was so confused. I just walked away and give him his “private time”. 🤣🤣🤣
Lmao same
Gawk gawk 3000 😂☠️
Same 🤣🤣🤣 you look busy there mate let me just get out your way 🤣🤣🤣
I’m getting a male chinchilla and hope this happens when I am not around thankfully I’m a guy so it is gonna be I guess a little less awkward
I love how that chinchilla she's holding, Saros, is just staring into our souls while Ally tells all these funny stories about chinchillas. He's adorable, his whiskers are so precious, but he's a silly chilly :)
Silly Chilly 🙂❤
My chinchilla does popcorning whenever we let her out for playtime and it’s so cute😂❤️
I could not stand her voice and tone..
@@celiajimenez1704 so...
I love the popcorning, too :) The more I laugh, the more he'll popcorn, so I also think they do it because they're feeling good or are happy/content.
male cats also actually extend their male parts to clean I've seen my male cat do it
this video was so informative I'm getting my first chinchilla next week he's called biscuit and i rescued him
Bro I thought I was starving her when I saw mine eat her poop lol, I’m glad I’m not
my chinchillas is crazy and yours is so quiet!
how is it possible? I envy you a lot
I've had two Pet Squirrels... one for eight years and now one for four years... I love Squirrels, and they do many of the same things as Chinchillas do...
0:58 Having just cleaned out the cat's box, and walked my old dog for the umpteenth time, and scrubbed the loo, because I live with a 50 year old man, who is too lazy, sexist, or other, to do such, I'm thinking a pet that eats their own poop sounds like a winner!
Malicity D'Obscuro they actually poop so much that it makes no difference 😂
@@sweetdreamz9282 Epic! If he wasn't such a lazy person, and in my not so humble opinion, bad with animals, I'd give him one, as a parting gift, when I've saved enough to move! Hmmm. Maybe you could sell me some? I could box it up, tie a bow....oh, I need to move, this seems reasonable!
Malicity D'Obscuro haha!
Get yourself a loo of your own and let him clean his own loo..
Or get yourself a new man!😂
@@Freiya2011 I have considered putting a composting one in my room! The worst part? He is NOT my man!!!! I ended up sharing a house with him, for so many reasons. We had friends in common. Now, I'm saving up, to wreck my credit, by breaking the lease, when I move.
"It is a unique smell"
Chinchilla: * winks *
You are the cutest narrator! My housemate and I are looking at Chinchilla's and your video is so helpful! I like "the heart attack position" and also "female Chinchillas sleep on their side when pregnant because they can't get comfortable, I can relate" hahaha
1:19 it looks like Saros winked and my heart melted ❤
I had a chinchilla many years ago. She was incredibly sweet and a great pet! 💜💜💜
LOL reminds me of that time my great aunt came to visit and I was proudly showing her the first chinchilla she had ever seen.... Obviously Chalky was right in the middle of a cleaning session, bless him he was proper going for it. Funniest reaction I ever see as my normally quite reserved relative broke out laughing
Sounds like boys are a pain and girls are the way to go. Thanks!
I didn’t expect this video to be this funny 🤣 love your content
1:19 That little wink ;) hehe
I have 6 chinchillas and they popcorn at times I would expect them to be happy. When they see a chinchilla family member that’s been in isolation they popcorn. When I first let them out of their cage they popcorn. My babies seem to popcorn a lot more than the adults. In my heart I am positive that they are happy when they jump like that.
Maybe you could be a better person to be taking care of my little fluff, I don't want to give up on him, but I don't want him to miss out on a better life. I just ended up being the primary care person and it's a long story.
Lmk I'd do anything to help get him to you if that's the best for him and you also
@@uncalibratedInitiate What happened with your chinchilla? Did you find a good home for it?
Thanks for your vids. Good to have a community for chin owners. After a couple months of research, I bought the cage & all the bits two days ago & am picking my chins up on sunday :)
Welcome to having chinchillas. They're great pets and furkids. I had 7. Rip.
you have such cute chinchillas! especially the one you're holding. i have a male chinchilla and he does all of the things you named, another weird thing he does is peeing on my bed sometimes (he never pees anywhere else other than his usual pee spot in his cage) - apparently he marks his territory like that. and he also likes to hump my hand occasionally which is very weird... but he stops once i tell him to stop. chinchillas are weird creatures but i love mine to the moon and back. i think they're really intelligent and affectionate, maybe like dogs
When my Guinea pig was young, he would always "popcorn" when I gave him food. So I believe they are doing that when they're happy too.
Thanks. I always wondered what makes chinchillas happy. Those kits are perhaps the cutest little fluff balls I have ever seen!
Many things make a chinchilla happy. Treats, pets and rubs, volcano dust baths to name few.
I've been wondering what the hell my chinchilla was doing. I thought he was jumping, it always makes me laugh because it is so funny. So it's called popcorning thanks so much you taught me something I didn't know. Hope your cold got better you sound like you have it really bad
That's the most adorable chinchilla you've got there! Thanks! I don't even have any chinchillas but just kept watching because of your pretty pal!
He's so perfectly rounded
Your little guy is so docile and cute! Perfect for the lenses.
if you guys dont understand what she means by the "p word" she meant- there peanut..yea ye
Saros is so cute!!! I love the coat he has😄
Life advice: Never kiss a chinchilla. Gotcha! 👍🏽😂
hahahahaha But how can You not!?!?! you just kiss their forehead or back!! ;-)
Pommie bears I kiss mine she’s ok with it
So cute! Also I love your accent
Oh my . Look how cute the babies are !
Number 2 was interesting and thank you for making me aware of that.....................because I am thinking about getting a "male" Chin.This was a very informational video!!.
Who else thinks the eating poop should have been number 2? LOLOLOL 💩🤔😊
Everything in this video was new info to me. TYVM!
Ally, thanks for your vids a lot. But I can't get myself from guessing your accent. I'm russian so it's a bit difficult for me, are you australian?
Hi I'm from the UK , I am originally from a county called Essex in the UK 🙂
@@AllysAnimalAntics thank you for answering, got it :)
You never told us how many we'll need, to make a sweet coat.
Great video and feel better!
I call the popcorning the “zoomies”
Ferrets also do it!😂
The heart attack sleeping position gets me all the time, lol
Thank you for this informative and precious video! They are such beautiful little creatures and Should be given the best of care, so videos like your help owners understand their behaviors. 👍😊 QUESTION...Can they live alone?
Great video. Thanks. I don't have a chinchilla, but I thought they are so cute that I wanted to know more about them.
I love all these bunny stories, and I think all bunnies are beautiful. It does not matter their breed. Bunnies are there to be loved and taken care of. I have a New Zealand White, which grows to be quite large.
She will grow to be as big as a tomcat, and that is a big bunny. The thing is, the bigger she gets the more beautiful she looks. I just love my bunny, and she loves me. What more could I want
Chinchilla are not members of the Rabbit family. Chinchilla is a species on its own.
sometimes my chinchilla likes to plop on her side and pretends to sleep in order to get attention hehe
Great 5 points.all perfectly true.ive had my chin a year now and smelt the odour he gives off and wagging his tail and wondered what it exactly meant.now I know so thank you for the info.👍
They're so cute!
I watch your channel.I have guinea pigs but now want a chinchilla too! :)
@@rylie6345 I understand the temptation!
@@ItsPigs yep!
Awwww the endearing one, the last ones!
Guess I’m not getting a male chinchilla anytime soon after seeing this..
I noticed chinchillas have some things in common with mice
Mice also eat their poop and popcorn
I'm with You!!! Grrrl chinnies only!! ;-)
How do you get this beautiful thing to be so calm with your handling...new video needed please.
Nice video! I have 5 chinchillas, and although sometimes they can be a bit naughty and messy, in my personal opinion, they are still the softest and cutest pets in the world lol
Wild animals! They are not pets!
@@montanablanca9965 wrong
Im so excited, I'm getting two male chins tommorow and wanted to see if they did anything weird lmao thx
Well, based on that, I think I'd go with a female chinchilla...
I enjoyed your video. Very informative. Thankyou. 🙂❤
I had a feeling you hand raised that baby for how used to you it is. I kept thinking is she going to put it down because she'll have to 🙂 You both calmly made it all the way through. ❤ Great video!
Chinchilla poop is not that gross . It’s just grass oats and other stuff.
I have a 5 month old boy and this helps so much 😊
My Moe always sleeps on his side and always have, he's super hard to wake up and is a little blind lol.. used to scare me so much when i first got him, now we're used to it!
I love watching chinchilla owners videos! Its always so relatable and i just love to say hi to my girls after XD
Good info. Thank you.
yeah one of my chinchillas likes looks dead when he sleeps
he's really old so it scares me every time but when i go to check on him he gets so angry
You should have saved number 1 for Number 2.
Don't worry. You sound great! :-)
A lot of these characteristics can be attributed to guinea pigs too.
Your chin is super cute!! I’m like, 99% sure I’m getting one :D
I’m getting a chinchilla in a month and I’m so excited!
Did you get it yet? 😆
Me too!!!
I love when they're in a strange (to them) environment (e.g., a poop free area); their little whiskers twitter about. They can't see for shite, poor devils.
They do eat it though.
When I catch my chinchilla sleeping on his side it really does feel like he gives me a heart attack and then I yell his name and it scares him awake and I feel so bad 😅😭😭
Popcorning and running up to a wall, leaping up, and kicking off the wall in the other direction.
Its not poop, its called cecal pellets..I had a bunny for 14 years, its a little softer than poop and looks like little grapes. But your right, its a second chance to extract all the nutrients.
Thank you, you are right 🙂
I didn't want to get too technical in this video as it's just meant to be silly and fun .
I am very appreciative of your comment though as it actually let's people know what they are called.
@@AllysAnimalAntics also they can be called cecotropes:)
0:54 I laughed so hard 😂😂
Glad I saw this video. Was planning to get a chinchilla. But not anymore tho
Saros is beautiful. My chinchillas did some of these things. I had both male and female chinchillas.
Makes me miss my chinchillas and degus very much. RIP.
My chinchillas do the second thing but our vet told us that they were both girls so when we first saw it we were really confused so we’re going to take them back because I read somewhere that it’s hard to sex them when they are young - hopefully we can find out this time
Yeah sounds like you may have a boy. Females do clean down there as well, but it's super obvious when it's a boy , it's a sight to behold 😳 Good idea to take them back to the vet to confirm it though. I also have a video on how to sex chinchillas which may help you a bit, but if you're not confident in doing it the vet should be able to tell you really easily.
Thanks for your help 😂
That Chinchilla is soo adorable! 😍
I absolutely love chinchillas!! ❤️❤️❤️
All I had to hear is fact #1 and now I don't want a chinchilla anymore. Thank you CZcams, but I still think there cute.
Lol
You do realise most animals eat their own poop! It’s an animal not a human, your not gonna see them do it all the time. It’s natural and apart of their diet. Horses,rabbits,mice and dogs eat their poop sometimes as well
Is it okay if they eat there own poop though?
I have a question so.. I've never really seen my chinchilla bend down to clean the p word area should I be worried abt it
no don't worry, he's probably doing it at night when your not about. Just make sure you check for fur / hair rings quite regularly (once a month) to make sure everything is alright down there.
@@AllysAnimalAntics thank you!
Maybe he's a girl.
@@user-sg9mg6cn2c he definitely has a boy part and the vet says he's a boy
Hi thanks for the video. Where is the link for the slow mo chinchilla popcorn? Sounds interesting to watch
Forgot to put the link in description it's
instagram.com/reel/CI52zbSAI74/?igshid=14j7sgbn2a3aw
Me to I don't have one but I can't get enough of them so cute
I hope you are feeling well now.
Lol. Very funny and educational.
I have a chinchillla. I’ve never seen it ever eat it’s own poop, but I can tell you that they are the messiest animals in the whole world. They are not loving at all and won’t sit still for two seconds. They won’t be cuddling with you. They love dust baths and like to suck their peckers until explosion. I watch when he does this. He is not ashamed. They are so messy and they are so quick and fast. I love mine though
I thank you for this lovely video.
I have 2 chinchillas 👏😄🇸🇪
I had an old female chinchilla and I swear she would popcorn when she was mad. I called it rage hops. I miss her and her sassy attitude. She also released the scent quite often. Again when she was mad. She never pee sprayed me though. Good girl that she was.
I had one like that aswell we caled her Stomper because she used to stomp across the room 🙂 She was such a character, she passed away a few years ago, I miss her greatly.
My chinchilla doesn’t clean himself or at-least I haven’t seen him do it. So how would I personally clean him? Even though I don’t think he’s Been personally cleaned in his whole life so he is probably ok but should I still know how to clean him ???
You don't really need yo clean him as such, he probably does it when you are not around. However males do need to be checked for hair ring regularly . There are a few good vids on youtube showing how to check for hair ring, it can be tricky if your chinchilla doesn't like being held . But as long as he doesn't haveva hair ring you don't have to clean him down there at all. Hope this helps🙂
Ally, what is the name of IG slow motion popcorning video, please?
I think it's chinchillamfmf
my chin can sleep on two legs with his eyes open it's so weird.
Really like the video thanks x
My friend thought that a chinchilla is a rabbit🤣
How do you get your chin comfortable enough to sit in your hand so calmly??
Hi some of my chinchillas like the one in this video I have bred and have handled them every day since they were born so they are quite used to being handled. I am really lucky that some of my other chinchillas have really calm temperaments and don't mind being handled. But it does take time and patience for chinchillas to be comfortable with handling. I do have a video on how to help tame a chinchilla which goes through some of the techniques I use to get a chinchilla used to me.
I have a few chinchillas that do not like being handled at all, for those chinchillas I interact with them during their playtime, instead of handling them I let them come to me , they will often jump on my lap but I know I would never be able to pick them up and handle them the way I do with my other chinchillas, I just have to respect that 🙂
@@AllysAnimalAntics thanks so much for your detailed advice and helpful videos!
I really hope that my chinchilla will eventually learn to enjoy being held. He has come from a pet store where I think he was slightly traumatized and now he is about 7 months old after living with me for 3 months. He has sat in my hand on only a couple of occassions and not for long. I do hope I will be able to tame him even more and get used to relaxing in my hand.
Thank you again and love your videos!
Wow
Im getting a chinchilla and i have herd you have to get two but I'm only aloud to get one, is that ok cos idrk
It is best to get two as they are very social, however most breeders would say that if you give a single chinchilla enough attention they can do well on their own .
Our male is probably enjoying the number 2. He was like in a trance.
should of mentioned when the get defensive they can pee on from four feet away. Did this to my mom she (my Chinchilla) did not like her (My mom) at all lol. Plus i have a branch stand in her enclosure she would fall asleep and fall off all the time.
javi691us yeah that’s females only though
really??? only grrrls pee at You like that?? I only had grrrls cuz they are more genteel ;-)
@@PinkLady54 actually in my experience males are usually more friendly. My female is scared very easily and bites. Complete opposite of my male.
@@sweetdreamz9282 So sorry to hear she is unhappy, defensive? are they a pair? sometimes that matters. She's like, You aren't my Man ;-)
Have You had both same amount of time? Some chins don't want You to reach in their cage but if they are out in their free space, the bathroom or where ever You get them out to - then they are friendly cuz You aren't invading their space. ??
Any of that? or she is just neurotic? ;-) I hope not. That would be too sad. HUGS & Merry Christmas!!!
@@PinkLady54 they don’t fight and snuggle a lot. However the female isn’t pregnant and they don’t seem to be breeding which I don’t really want to happen anyway. I think one of them might be neutered of something.. We bought them from a lady who rescued them but she says they aren’t neutered. They both get taken out the same amount of time. She is just timid compared to my male.