Chinchilla Care

Chinchilla Care
Chinchilla knowledge brought up-to-date



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Very rare chinchilla book!

Chinchilla Care
a complete  guide to the proper management of a Chinchilla Ranch

Table of Contents:

Chapter
PREFACE  v
I THE CHINCHILLA AND ITS FUR 1
II A BACKGROUND OF THE FUR INDUSTRY AND CHINCHILLA HISTORY  11
III CHECKING   22
IV CARE OF PREGNANT AND LACTATING FEMALES AND THE YOUNG 40
V FEEDING 63
VI CARE OF SICK AND INJURED  79
VII GENETICS  135
VIII BREEDING  164
IX HOUSING, EQUIPMENT AND SANITATION 198
X IDENTIFICATION  214
XI RANCH RECORDS  225
XII PELTING  238
XIII TAX AND FINANCIAL RECORDS 257
XIV MARKETING  267
XV BREEDERS ASSOCIATIONS  291
CONCLUSION  305
GLOSSARY  306
INDEX   308

Chinchilla Lanigera  ii
1 Chinchilla Lanigera and Chinchilla Brevicaudata  3
2 Semi-arid terrain of the Andes  4
3 Cross section of a chinchilla pelt  6
4 A "sport" in fur-color pattern  7
5 A tuft of chinchilla fur  8
6 A chinchilla cage   9
7 A sectional map of South America  13
8 The desert-like terrain of the Andes  14
9 Dr Hilan F Keagy and Dr Evelyn Keagy  15
10 A normal appearing chinchilla  26
11 A sick appearing chinchilla  27
12 Holding a chinchilla  28
13 Normal and abnormal teeth  38
14 A female in the first stages of littering  47
15 Sex determination  51
16 Handfeeding a young chinchilla  53
17 A caked milk gland  90
18 A fur chewed chinchilla  101
19 A fungus infected animal  113
20 A chinchilla with slobbers  114
21 Slobbering and tooth deterioration  115
22 A dental mouth opening device  116
23 An eye infection  118
24 A prolapsed intestine  122
25 A chronic case of wet eyes  124
26 Preparing to give an injection   129
27 Gripping an animal for injection  130
28 Holding an animal for injection  131
29 Vaccinating an animal  132
30 A cell  142
31 Mitosis  144
32 Meiosis  147
33 Sex determining chromosomes  156
34 A pelt taken from a "sport"  162
35 A stopper  166
36 A refuge box  171
37 Mating a pair of animals  173
38 An ejaculation apparatus  179
39 A grading certificate  183
40 A form of inbreeding  188
41 A linebreeding chart  191
42 A form of linebreeding  192
43 A modem chinchilla unit  200
44 Modern chinchilla pens  203
45 A carrying cage 206
46 A judging cage - 206
47 A shipping crate 207
48 Manger-type feeder box 207
49 Semi-cylindrical type feeder box  208
50 A sanitary water unit 208
51 A chinchilla dust pan  210
52 Inserting a chinchilla into a tattooing box 219
53 Dipping the tattooing needle  219
54 Holding the ears for tattooing  220
55 Checking the markings in the ear  220
56 Wiping excess ink off of the ear  221
57 The completed tattoo markings  221
58 Preparing to tattoo with a clamp device  222
59 Inking the surface of the ear  222
60 Applying the tattooing clamp to the ear 223
61 Pen cards  227
62 Tree-type pedigree for a male  228
63 Tree-type pedigree for a female  229
64 Columnar-type pedigree 230
65 Preparing a columnar-type pedigree 231
66 The daily log form  232
67 The herd book form  233
68 A vaccination log form  235
69 A set of pelting tools  240
70 Pelting; Clipping off the feet   241
71 Pelting; Slitting under the chin  241
72 Pelting; Inserting an umbrella stay under the skin 242
73 Pelting; Slitting the pelt open  242
74 Pelting; Applying sawdust during pelting  243
75 Pelting; Peeling the hide from the carcass  244
76 Pelting; Peeling the hide from the legs 244
77 Pelting; Cutting the hide from the legs  245
78 Pelting; Cutting the ear from the hide  245
79 Pelting; Cutting the membranes around the eyes  246
80 Pelting; Pulling the carcass from the pelt  247
81 Pelting; Fleshing with a knife  247
82 Pelting; Fleshing  248
83 Pelting; Brushing the pelt  248
84 Pelting; Trimming the pelt  249
85 Pelting; Applying absorbent sawdust to a pelt  250
86 A dried and tagged pelt  250
87 A pelt ready for tanning  251
88 A pelt pattern  252
89 A cash received record  258
90A A cash disbursement record  260
90B A cash disbursement record (continued)  261
91A An operational summary record
91B An operational summary record (continued)
92 A cost and depreciation record
93 A chinchilla cape
94 A chinchilla stole
95 A chinchilla coat
96 A chinchilla trimmed bathing suit
97 A chinchilla cape and muff
98 A sales outlet
99 An Association organizational chart
100 Judging at a chinchilla show