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Chinchillas have a variety of defensive tactics, including spraying urine and releasing fur if bitten. In the wild, chinchillas have been observed eating plant leaves, fruits, seeds, and small insects. [10] In nature, chinchillas live in social groups that resemble colonies, but are properly called herds.
The supply of chinchillas slowly diminished, with the last short-tailed chinchilla being seen in 1953, causing skin prices to increase drastically. Short-tailed chinchillas were especially sought-after due to their higher quality fur and larger size as compared to long-tailed chinchillas. [8] A pet chinchilla A domesticated long-tail chinchilla pet
A young wild Chilean chinchilla (2006) A domesticated chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera is smaller—wild animals have body lengths up to 260 mm (10 in)—has more rounded ears—45 mm (1.8 in) in length)—and a longer tail than C. chinchilla; its tail is usually about a third the size of its body—up to 130 mm (5.1 in) compared to 100 mm (3.9 in) in C. chinchilla.
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An exotic pet is a pet which is relatively rare or unusual to keep, or is generally thought of as a wild species rather than as a domesticated pet. The definition varies by culture, location, and over time—as animals become firmly enough established in the world of animal fancy , they may no longer be considered exotic .
Asian slender gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis) Zug's slender gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus zugi) Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) Transcaspian bent-toed gecko (Mediodactylus russowii) Tenuidactylus dadunensis; Yangihissar gecko (Tenuidactylus elongatus) Przewalski's wonder gecko (Teratoscincus przewalskii) Teratoscincus roborowskii
The domestic chinchilla is descended from Chinchilla lanigera, the long-tailed Chinchilla, and so have thinner bodies, longer tails and larger ears. Wild chinchillas roam in herds, so domestic chinchillas also like to have a companion and can live to be over 10 years old. They subsist on a diet of grass, hay, and grass-based chinchilla pellets.