Since my daughter watched the cartoon "Totoro" when she was five years old, she wanted to raise a totoro, asked why, and said longevity.
According to the daughter, this one is 1600 years old, the middle is 600 years old, and the small one is more than 100 years old.
What kind of animal is totoro that makes children like it so much? "Totoro is a fluffy rat, there are two main species: the long-tailed woolly rat and the short-tailed woolly rat, the totoro is native to the semi-arid mountains of South America, especially Peru, Argentina, Bolivia and Chile, and the wild totoro is nearly extinct. The body is short and large, the limbs are short, there is a furry tail, the adult totoro weighs about 400 to 800 grams, and the female mouse is slightly larger than the male mouse. Compared to rodents, totoro has a relatively long lifespan, sometimes approaching 20 years, and totoro is a nocturnal animal. ”
Totoro is docile, does not bite, prefers to live in groups, is good at jumping, timid and afraid of shock, is accustomed to sleeping peacefully during the day, foraging for food at night, and likes to lie on its back in a cage in the soft sun. Usually, male and female individuals get along harmoniously, rarely quarrel, and only occasionally fight during the breeding mate season. When females and males mate, they make a soft dove-like "grunting" sound. They prefer a dry and cool environment, the suitable temperature is 2 ~ 30 ° C, the temperature is below zero, or above 30 ° C is not suitable for their growth. There is too much rain, and the damp and cold wind are not good for the growth and development of the woolly rat. Therefore, chinchillas are generally reared in a darker indoor environment.
Totoro prefers to eat juicy plants, as well as bark, hay and seeds. In captivity, hay, grain and green feed, or compound feed, are usually fed. Adult chinchillas feed about 5% to 6% of their body weight. Totoro eats in a posture much like a squirrel, sitting on its hind limbs, grabbing food with its forelimbs and feeding it into its mouth little by little.