Chinchilla Care

J. Houston

• Publisher: Osler Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781445518428, 9781445514437
• eBook ISBN: 9781447498247

This early work is an absorbing read for any chinchilla owner or historian of the breed, but also contains a wealth of information and anecdote that is still useful and practical today. Illustrated with forty text photographs. Contents Include: The Chinchilla and Its Fur; Checking; Care of Pregnant and Lactating Females and the Young; Feeding; Care of Sick and Injured; Breeding; Housing, Equipment and Sanitation; Records; Pelting; and a Glossary. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Half title
• Contents
• Preface
• I. The Chinchilla and Its Fur
• II. A Background of the Fur Industry and Chinchilla History
• III. Checking
• IV. Care of Pregnant and Lactating Females and the Young
• V. Feeding
• VI. Care of Sick and Injured
• VII. Genetics
• VIII. Breeding
• IX. Housing, Equipment and Sanitation
• X. Identification
• XI. Ranch Records
• XII. Pelting
• XIII. Tax and Financial Records
• XIV. Marketing
• XV. Breeders Associations
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• Index