Chinchillas can become fat or obese very easily. Don't give them more than one small treat per day, make sure they have access to a wheel and come out of their cage for exercise often. Food, hay, and clean water needs to be available at all times. There are many treats you can buy at pet stores and there are many you might already have in your home.
One of my chilla's FAVORITE treats is shredded wheat cereal (Not frosted). raisins, small pieces of carrot, dried fruit (especially pineapple and papaya) are all great treats. I also bought dandelion drops and yogurt covered hay from Petsmart. Yogurt covered blueberries are rare for him but he does love them. A lot of vegetables are good for chinchillas, especially greens.
(I do have a lot of treats for Otto but he doesn't get them all the time, I just have a good variety for him.)
Chinchillas are very smart and do learn where their treats are kept and MAN is it cute when they beg but too many treats can cause many health problems.
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