{"topic_id":"exotic_behavior_chinchilla","category":"exotic-behavior","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_behavior_chinchilla\ncategory: exotic-behavior\ntitle: \"Chinchilla — behavior (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version (merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets), first-hand consumer care text saved to source_file; C1 byte-substring verified. Pulled 2026-08-01.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_chinchilla.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-01\ntokens_estimated: 660\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 4\n  passed: 4\n  date: 2026-08-01\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-behavior/exotic_behavior_chinchilla/01_exotic_behavior_chinchilla.md\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version (all-other-pets)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), pet owner version\"\n  title: \"Chinchilla — behavior (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-01\"\n  ref: \"Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version — chinchilla care\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary manual (consumer version)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Chinchilla — behavior (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)\n\nSource: first-hand Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner text, saved to `source_file`; every claim below is a C1 byte-substring of it.\n\n## Claims\n\n- `Let your chinchilla out of the cage every day for supervised playtime in a safe, chinchilla-proof room.`\n- `What Should I Do If My Chinchilla Gets Sick? Sick chinchillas get stressed easily and should be handled gently.`\n- `Pregnant females should be handled only when necessary, to minimize stress and the risk that they will have a miscarriage.`\n- `Can I Travel With My Chinchilla? Travel is stressful for chinchillas and not recommended.`\n\n---\n\n**Source:** `pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_chinchilla.txt` · https://www.merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets\n","sources":["exotic-behavior — Chinchilla — behavior (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner) (retrieved 2026-08-01)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-behavior","title":"Chinchilla — behavior (owner-practical care, Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner)","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/all-other-pets","retrieved":"2026-08-01","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version (all-other-pets)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_chinchilla.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version (all-other-pets)","source_file":"pdf-raw/owner-care/merck_chinchilla.txt","tokens_estimated":279,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}