What are their Behavioral Habits?

Chinchillas are nocturnal, spending much of the day dosing. They will be active during the day if there is something interesting going on. They love to run on wheels, especially at night, so think twice before keeping your chin in your bedroom. They make noises to let you know you are not paying enough attention to them. They are very social, and can be hand tamed to play and interact with you.

Chinchillas are, however, nothing if not adaptable and if the time that you want to play is in the afternoon, then they will be more than willing to accommodate you providing you are fun to play with and consistent in your play time. They can wake up in the day time and then doze again and wake again and doze again and will make sure they get their proper amount of sleep, provided you give them a consistent schedule.

Chinchillas hate change, prefer consistency and do not like being moved much. If you move them, give them time to get used to the new surroundings.

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