Chinchillas


 * Chinchillas...** By Leah Harold

**Profile:** Big Ears Really soft fur Long or short tail

**About:** Chinchillas are South American rodents. T here are 2 species of the chinchilla. The short tailed chinchilla was hunted severely and is now endangered. The long tailed chinchilla is endangered as well. They are endangered because they were hunted and trapped for there pelts.Today it is illegal to hunt these animals.

**Habitat:** The chinchillas habitat is a lot like other rodents. They live in burrows or crevices in the rock.

**Appetite:** A chinchilla has a strict diet of hay and possibly other items. Chinchillas can get sick very easily if they eat the wrong thing(s).

**Other:** Chinchillas have to have exercise everyday to stay fit. If you want a chinchilla as a pet then you would need to have a lot of responsibility.