Food Question

[harleygirl]

I am totally confused what to feed a chinchilla, ost rescues feed kaytee around here and so does all the pet stores. I understand that you guys do not recommend it but I don't know what to feed.:hair: I want to get everything ready for when I finally decide to get one to switch it to a great food. Can someone please tell me what is the best food. Even the threads I have read on here talks about some that are supposed to be great are giving some soft poo. I also need some dust, ho is the best person to order from. I have never been this confused but I always bought all my food from a local pet store and now I have learned that is not good for them so I need help.

 

[Bostongirl'sChin75]

On here, for optimal nutrition, most people feed Purina Rabbit Chow Show ( blue bag ), Mazuri Chinchilla Feed, Tradition chinchilla feed, or Oxbow Chinchilla Feed. I think the soft poo issues you are talking about is from the Mazuri Feed. I, personally, feed both the Mazuri and the PRCS and have never had a problem with the soft poos. As for who is best to order from on here, it is strictly a matter of personal preference, in my opinion. I have ordered from Quality Mutation Chinchillas and have had marvelous service but at the moment, Sarah is backlogged and has had to shut down her store temporarily. I have also ordered from CamphorChins, but she just got married and is moving so she is a little backlogged as well. But both of those sites are great, as is AZChins, who I have also ordered from.
I got confused,as well, when I became a member here, with all the different people who sell such great items. so I asked around on here and found out what people thought and went from there. Personally, I love the 3 I listed here along with some others.
This probably did not help you at all, did it? Hopefully, some others will chime in with their opinions and get you going down the right path!