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• "Caring for Your Pet Chinchilla" (PDF). cvm.ncsu.edu. North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. 2016.

I am unsure about the best source to cite, but I know there is a lot of weird dubious information in circulation. This source is from a major veterinary school and presents a list of fresh vegetables which are safe to feed pet chinchillas. Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:23, 31 May 2021 (UTC No that’s all not right there is more then that

The map displaying the supposed distribution of wild chinchilla contradicts the text in the introduction. References relating to the natural geographic distribution are required. 69.143.146.97 (talk) 18:40, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What do they eat? 2601:204:CB00:52F0:4DD3:C023:1246:6991 (talk) 22:19, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In the physical description, there is no information at all on size and weight. Ian Page (talk) 17:08, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]