At a chinchilla beautiful velvety fur of unusual shades. It is interesting to watch a fluffy little small animal, and therefore he is often held by houses. That the chinchilla could look after the fur coat, it should create necessary conditions.
It is required to you
- - kupalka;
- - special fine sand;
- - sieve.
Instruction
1. Prepare for a small animal of a kupalkushinshill watches purity of the fur and maintains humidity of a hair by means of bathing. This procedure only carriesitof name, actually a small animal actively somersaults in fine sand. Adapt for this purpose a plastic canister or a big box of dense cardboard. Cut through a convenient entrance and make its edges soft that at the entrance fur was not torn. The small animal has to get easily inside and freely leave space. That your pet derived pleasure, and you could watch it, choose for him big transparent capacity. It can be the glass 5-liter jar with a wide throat put sideways or a small aquarium. Besides, in pet-shops the good selection a kupalok of the original forms made of various materials is presented.
2. Prepare sand for kupaniyav for the nature of a chinchilla are cleaned by dry volcanic dust — it well deletes pollution and surplus of moisture. At contents in bondage provide to a small animal of a condition, suitable for necessary hygienic procedures. Check quality of sand for existence of large and sharp grains. If it gleams on light or is pricked when grinding — it does not suit for chinchillas. Look for kupalka filler, small, similar to dust. If you such found, add to sand for prevention of skin diseases 2 g of medical sulfur or the medicine "Fungistop". Close all bottom of capacity a layer not less than 6 cm.
3. Establish a kupalka in a cage of the Chinchilla at once define for what purposes it is intended. Small animals willingly will begin to turn in it, cleaning the hair from pollution. Duration of the procedure has to be 30 – 40 minutes. After the end of bathing the capacity needs to be removed at once. If for a long time to leave a kupalka in a cage, your pets can use sand not for designated purpose and it should be thrown out. For removal of visible garbage use a sieve. After each bathing take away the dropped-out hairs, motes and fill up a little fresh sand. Make full replacement of contents of a kupalka after its two-week use.