It is popular now to keep unusual animals as pets. For example, cute, fluffy, striped chipmunks. What kind of care will such a pet require, and where can you buy a chipmunk?
Chipmunks are playful, cute, and funny animals that are interesting to watch, and they are quite easy to tame. Chipmunks are highly active, and they show it during the day, so you won't have to wait for night to communicate with your pet. The rodent is extremely neat and clean; it always relieves itself in one place, and also pulls the bedding out of its house to air and dry it. Therefore, the chipmunk's cage will never emit a specific and unpleasant odor.
Chipmunks are hoarders, so they never refuse food. A full chipmunk will simply carry it to its pantry, which it will arrange right in the cage. Even wild rodents get used to humans quickly; all a person needs to do to speed up the taming process is to give treats and talk to the pet in a quiet and affectionate voice. Then, very soon, the animal will willingly climb into your arms and let you stroke it.
Pet chipmunks do not hibernate, but the owner needs to be prepared for the fact that in winter the animal will be lazy and slow.
Housing for a Pet Chipmunk
When planning to buy a pet chipmunk, you need to take care of organizing a comfortable house for the animal in advance. You will need to buy a spacious cage with several levels for the rodent so that the animal has room to be active and mobile. The cage must have metal bars so that the chipmunk cannot gnaw through them and escape.
You can pour sawdust or special filler on the bottom of the cage. The sawdust should not be too fine, otherwise dust can get into the animal's eyes. You should install a special house in the cage where the pet will retire, rest, and hide its supplies. The animal will make the bedding in the house itself, but for this, it needs to be provided with "building materials": twigs, leaves, and hay.
Be sure to place ladders, shelves, and snags in the cage; you can also put a running wheel for rodents. Climbing snags and running in the wheel will help the animal maintain activity and muscle tone.
Basic Rules for Caring for a Pet Chipmunk
If you decide to buy a live chipmunk as a pet, you should find out what to feed the rodent and how to properly care for it. Chipmunks eat the same food as hamsters and guinea pigs. Such food is easy to buy at any pet store. From time to time, the pet needs to be given fresh vegetables and fruits, cabbage leaves, boiled eggs, and low-fat cottage cheese.
It is important not to overfeed chipmunks; an adult animal requires only up to 10 grams of food per day. There must always be clean water in the pet's cage, and it needs to be changed every day.
You cannot keep the rodent in the cage all the time; it needs to be allowed to walk around the apartment or house. But when organizing walks, it is important to observe certain precautions, otherwise the animal will run away. It is best to fence off a sufficiently large area in which there will be no cracks or burrows, and then let the chipmunk walk. Outdoor walks are arranged for the animal only in summer.
Where to Buy a Chipmunk
Where can you buy a chipmunk? The animals are sold in some pet stores and catteries, and there are also offers for the sale of rodents from private individuals. When choosing where to buy a chipmunk for your home, it is better to choose the first two options as the safest and most reliable. In stores and catteries, you can buy a healthy animal accustomed to human company.
People who are going to buy a chipmunk are interested in the price of the animal. The cost of the animal ranges from 2 to 8 thousand rubles.
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