This early work is an absorbing read for any chinchilla owner or historian of the breed, but also contains a wealth of information and anecdote that is still useful and practical today. Illustrated with forty text photographs. 

Contents Include: 

•The Chinchilla and Its Fur; 

•Checking; 

•Care of Pregnant and Lactating Females and the Young; 

•Feeding; 

•Care of Sick and Injured; 

•Breeding; 

•Housing, Equipment and Sanitation; 

•Records; 

•Pelting; 

•Glossary;

•Index