Chinchilla safe greens & vegetables — hay-based herbivore; hay majority, limited dried veg/fruit treats

Chinchilla safe greens & vegetables — hay-based herbivore; hay majority, limited dried veg/fruit treats

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Chinchillas' digestive systems need hay and grass; in the wild they naturally eat grasses, leaves and twigs, and hay should make up the majority of the diet and be available at all times.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Safe greens include grass-based chinchilla pellets given as a small daily measure (about 1-2 tablespoons per chinchilla) alongside the hay, plus assorted dried herbs and plantain.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Treats should be only small amounts of dried fruit and root vegetables; the base diet is hay plus grass-based pellets rather than fresh leafy greens.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Chinchillas' teeth grow continuously, so eating grass and hay (or grass-based pellets) wears them down; a wrong diet can cause serious dental disease.