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Water, Feed, Hay & Treats Appropriate feeding of your chinchilla. |
Housing, Bedding, Dust Bath & Something to Chew Where to stay and keeping clean. |
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Other Chinformation Interesting facts, companionship and handling issues. |
Gestation Calendar Find expected littering date if breeding date is known. |
The gestation of the chinchilla is about 111 days. Following is a chart that may be used in determining a littering date after a successful mating.
| BLUE P31 with her first litter - quadruplets! A tough delivery, but we're happy to say she raised them all successfully . . . a great mama from a line of good mothers. This girl was also Reserve Class Champion at the 2005 MCBA Nationals as a youngster. We have high hopes for her babies, too! |
| Mating | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | ||||||
| 1 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| 2 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 21 | |
| 3 | 24 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | 25 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 23 | |
| 5 | 26 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | 27 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 25 | |
| 7 | 28 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 26 | |
| 8 | 29 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 27 | |
| 9 | 30 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 28 | |
| May | June | 10 | 29 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 29 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 30 | 11 | 30 | |
| 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | July | Aug. | 12 | 31 | Oct. | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | Sept. | 12 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 4 | |
| 16 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 5 | |
| 17 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 6 | |
| 18 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 7 | |
| 19 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 8 | |
| 20 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 9 | |
| 21 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 10 | |
| 22 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 11 | |
| 23 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 12 | |
| 24 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 13 | |
| 25 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 15 | |
| 27 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 16 | |
| 28 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 17 | |
| 29 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 18 | |||
| 30 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 19 | |||
| 31 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 19 | |||||||
| Birth | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | ||||||
| Mating | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June |
| Mating | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | ||||||
| 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 23 | |
| 3 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 25 | |
| 5 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 26 | |
| 6 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 27 | |
| 7 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 28 | |
| 8 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 29 | |
| 9 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 30 | |
| 10 | 29 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 29 | Mar. | 10 | 31 | ||
| 11 | 30 | 11 | 30 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 1 | April | ||
| 12 | 31 | Dec. | Jan. | 12 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Nov. | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | Feb. | 12 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||
| 13 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 5 | |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 6 | |
| 17 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 7 | |
| 18 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 8 | |
| 19 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 9 | |
| 20 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 10 | |
| 21 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 11 | |
| 22 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 12 | |
| 23 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 13 | |
| 24 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 14 | |
| 25 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 15 | |
| 26 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 16 | |
| 27 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 17 | |
| 28 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 18 | |
| 29 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 19 | |
| 30 | 18 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 20 | |
| 31 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 21 | |||||
| Birth | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | ||||||
| Mating | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |