Is Totoro easy to keep? What do I need to prepare to raise a totoro?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="130" > our veterinarian will introduce you totoro from the following perspectives</h1>
1. The basic introduction of totoro's body
2. The history of Totoro
3. What is the personality of Totoro?
4. How long does totoro live?
5. How to prepare the feeding space?
6. What are the precautions for totoro diet?
7. What are the precautions for totoro bathing?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="130" > a basic introduction to totoro's body</h1>
Totoro this cute little animal believes that everyone is not unfamiliar with it, its scientific name is South American chinchilla (Chinchira), also known as the silk rat. This is because each pore of the totoro has about 60 hairs, or even 80 very fine and soft hairs, which are very soft to the touch, and are the thickest and softest animals in the world.
Dense coats can act as a warm, prevent moisture loss, and generally do not infect parasites such as lice fleas, because parasites have difficulty touching their skin.
It's this little guy
Because of this, the qinqila with its own fluff coat can resist the low temperature of minus 10 ° C, but it is very afraid of heat, the most suitable temperature is 8-22 ° C, more than 25 ° C may be heat stroke.
We can observe their ears to judge, if the ears are red and hot, it means that they feel hot, and they need to have some cooling measures: such as turning on air conditioning, placing ice packs, ice nests, etc.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="130" > the history of totoro</h1>
Because the beautiful and special fur of totoro can produce fur with high value, wild totoro has basically become extinct more than 100 years ago due to overhunting by humans.
The totoroes that everyone sees now are 8 males and 3 females and 11 totoro cats brought back from the Andes Mountains of South America by American mining engineers in 1922, which were domesticated and eventually bred successfully. At present, the world's totoro is the descendant of these 11 totoro cats.
Here's a piece of cold knowledge ~ Totoro and Dutch pig's hometown is in the South American Andes, so they are fellow countrymen Oh ~
Andes
Totoro is known to belong to the family Muridae.
Why is a mouse called a cat? When it comes to the origin of the name Totoro, it is also very dramatic. In 1988, the Japanese manga artist Hayao Miyazaki's film "Totoro" was released in Japan, and in Hong Kong, this movie was called "Totoro", because chinchilla was very similar to the totoro in the movie in appearance, very image, so it got the name Totoro, and spread it
Totoro comic image and real Totoro comparison
After a hundred years of breeding, the current pet totoro has a variety of colors and a more cute appearance, which makes many small partners eager to try to raise one.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="130" > what is the personality of totoro? </h1>
Totoro is docile and not aggressive towards humans and other animals; active, has a high IQ and is curious; likes to jump around and can jump at a height of 1.8 meters.
At the same time, Totoro is also very timid, and will be quite sensitive to noise, unfamiliar environments and strange people.
When you feel threatened, you will shed your hair to save yourself, and when you are afraid, you will scream. Therefore, compared to other animals, they need more time to accompany, and they are very cute and close after getting acquainted, and they can also receive some training and learn some games that interact with people.
A small tonko that interacts intimately with its owner
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="130" how long does > totoro live? </h1>
Totoro has a lifespan of 15-20 years, the longest among rodents. Generally 8 months of sexual maturity, body shape is fixed, reproduction is recommended to be considered after one year of age.
The gestation period of totoro is 110-120 days, 1-3 per litter, and the newborn totoro weighs about 50g and reaches 450-700g in adulthood.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="130" how to prepare the feeding space >? </h1>
1. Selection of feeding cages
Due to the characteristics of totoro love to jump, it is best to prepare a multi-layer cage for breeding totoro, with a nest on the top and a food bowl, a kettle, a grass rack, a toilet, etc. on the lower layer, and more springboards in the middle.
If you have a juvenile totoro, don't put the springboard too high to avoid falling and falling.
Totoro cage example, wrought iron can also be
2. Feeding in the same cage
If you have multiple totoro cats in the same cage, pay attention to whether the activity space is enough, and enough time to adapt to the companions, usually the opposite sex is paired. However, whether it can be successfully closed depends on the personality of totoro.
3. Placement of the cage
Totoro is a diurnal and nocturnal habit, basically sleeping during the day and active at night. Because totoro has a sound when it beats, if the cage is placed in the bedroom, it may affect the owner's rest.
The cage is also not suitable for placement in places such as balconies where the sun is strong and the sound is noisy, as totoro prefers a cool, dry and quiet environment.
4. Tips for removing odors
Totoro's healthy poop is oval dry particles, basically no taste, the urine will have a little taste, but most totoro can urinate in the toilet, clean up in time every day, or use some bedding to effectively eliminate odor ~ ~
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="130" > precautions for totoro diet</h1>
1. Hay grain
Totoro, like rabbits and Dutch pigs, is a pure herbivores, alfalfa grass and Timothy grass are their main food, and other hay grasses such as oat grass, wheat grass, barley grass, etc. can be used as auxiliary hay.
Totoro's teeth are lifelong, and eating hay can also help grind your teeth and avoid excessive teeth growth.
Alfalfa grass has a high protein and calcium content, which is suitable for the growth needs of young totoro cats, but it is also necessary to feed a small amount of Timothy grass to prevent soft stools, as well as to make chinchillas familiar with the taste of Timothy grass from an early age, and it is not easy to be picky eaters in adulthood.
2. Dietary pairing
Totoro is fed twice a day, mainly hay, and a small amount of totoro food, as well as fresh drinking water. Totoro drink 20-40ml of water every day, drink endless water once every 3 days, do not feed raw water.
If there is uneaten grass and grain, it is necessary to replace it on the same day, and reduce the amount of feeding the next day. Molars can be made with apple branches, sweet bamboo, grinding stones, etc.
3. Snacks
Apple rings, freeze-dried snacks can enhance the feelings of cats and owners, 1-2 a day is enough, eating more snacks may make totoro become picky eaters, young totoro is best not to feed snacks ~
4. Dietary tips
Do not give totoro foods such as peanuts, melon seeds, and beans that are too fat. In addition, you should not eat fruits and vegetables with a lot of water, because it is easy to cause diarrhea, dehydration, and even life-threatening, and occasionally you can eat a small amount of dried carrot slices and apple slices.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="130" > precautions for totoro bathing</h1>
Totoro is a very clean little animal, and should arrange 2-3 times a week to wash incense~
It is important to note that do not bathe totoro with water. Because the origin of totoro is dry and rainy, they are generally afraid of water, coupled with a timid and cautious personality, it is difficult to cooperate with water washing. Moreover, totoro has fine hair, which is difficult to dry after dipping in water, and the sound of blowing wind will also make them afraid and produce stress responses.
So totoro bathing and hamster is very similar, prepare the totoro special bath sand in advance, pour the bath sand into a container with a lid 3-5cm thick, and then put the totoro in, cover the lid, watch it wash can be ~ the time is generally controlled in 5 minutes.
Container bath sand without lid can splash
Totoro's bath sand is mainly volcanic ash components, which is more delicate than the bath sand used by hamsters, and it is easier to pass through the fine coat of the totoro to reach the hair root, adsorb the oil and water on it, and make the hair fluffy and dry
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="130" > conclusion</h1>
From the above we can see that totoro is a smart, lively, clean, but also very timid, highly vigilant small animals, the jianghu has been circulating "totoro only recognizes one owner in life" saying, in fact, can be explained that adult totoro is difficult to establish trust in other people.
So the small partner who plans to raise totoro cats, it is recommended that you choose a young cat Oh, as long as you have enough patience and care, it will gradually trust you and let you hug you rua~
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