Chinchilla
Keeping a Chinchilla for New Owners: Diet, Vertical Cage, and Indonesian Temperatures
A complete guide to keeping a chinchilla in tropical Indonesia: a species from the Andes adapted to a cool climate, cage temperature must NOT exceed 24°C (>27°C is FATAL heat stroke), a diet of 80-90% timothy hay, a vertical multi-level cage, a dust bath 2-3x a week, and common diseases (heat stress, GI stasis, dental malocclusion, fur ring).