The Japanese anime old man created a character of Totoro in his animated film, and for a time, Totoro was loved by the public for its cute appearance. In reality, the totoro is also real, an animal called the South American chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains of South America, because it resembles the totoro in the movie created by Hayao Miyazaki, and is nicknamed "Totoro" by Hong Kong people.
Just by the name, one might think that the South American chinchilla is a type of rat. In fact, the South American chinchilla and the rat are completely two different creatures, the mouse is an omnivorous animal and the South American chinchilla is vegetarian, and the appearance of the mouse is not as beautiful as the South American chinchilla. The South American chinchilla is very similar in appearance to rabbits and squirrels, with a small and fat body, a head like a rabbit, and a tail like a squirrel, which is very cute.
South American chinchillas have the thickest fur in the world, each pore reaches 40 to 60 hairs, in the United States with the best breeding sources can reach as many as 80, and cats and dogs only have 1 to 3 hairs per pore, almost more than 20 times that of those cats and dogs, but such soft and thick fur also brings a nightmare of almost extinction to South American chinchillas, resulting in the imminent extinction of South American chinchillas.
South American chinchillas have large, shiny eyes and large, thin ears. Although the limbs are short, the plush ones are particularly cute. In addition, its hind limbs are strong, very strong, good at jumping, generally can jump to a height of about a meter can jump, but not good at digging, but can hold things, so you can train South American chinchillas to take cards, shake hands and other actions to increase the fun of raising them.
South American chinchillas have a strong life force, and they live in caves and stone crevices at an altitude of 1,600 feet. The weather is dry, the temperature difference between day and night is very large, and they rely on some tropical plants for their livelihood.
If you want to raise South American chinchillas, you must pay attention to their diet. They must eat special granular grains and Timothy hay, and if they eat the wrong thing, it may cause disease and even death, so they must be careful.
The Personality of the South American chinchilla is very close to that of a child, naughty and willful, and any corporal punishment will cause it to rebel, but it will not trust its master and make it turn its back on its master. The South American chinchilla is also a small animal that needs the attention of its owner, they will attract your attention by making noise in the cage, or deliberately jumping around within your reach but escaping when you reach out to touch it, etc., is a very cute pet, raising it will also make your life more fun.