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FURS FOR A PRINCESS
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Stock and got to Germany before detectives caught up with him. That was the last ever seen of those animals, for, although the courts decided in favor of Chapman, he studied pictures of the stolen animals and decided they could not be permitted to mingle with his stock. They had received such poor care that they had become worthless for breeding purposes.
IN appearance, chinchillas somewhat resemble a squirrel. They are small, about the size of a man's hand, and have dense fur that looks bluish gray and keeps changing color with every motion and play of light. At birth they weigh V/i ounces; and are only between 18 and 22 ounces when mature. The female is the larger and is the boss of the family. They have round, shoe-button eyes which lack pupils. Their back legs resemble those of a kangaroo in miniature, but the front legs are only about two inches long. Their whiskers spread four to five inches, like a cat's. They have a bushy tail nearly as long as the body; and instead of claws, they have fingers equipped with nails. They
pick up their food and eat it much as a squirrel does. Their hind legs have rows of bristles to serve as combs for their gorgeous coat.
Unlike other animals, chinchillas are monogamous. Before they are mated, the female must be taken to the male's home. If he is brought to her cage, she will fight him off as a trespasser. The babies are born with their eyes open, have their fur and also their teeth. They are the only species which are so fortunate. The babies are kept with their parents for two months and are mated sometime between six months and their first birthday. They have two or three litters each year, with an average of one to three offspring in each. If a mate dies, the survivor has to be coaxed to mate again. Their life span is about eight years, although some live to be ten.
Their food is cheap, even though their pelts bring fancy prices. A year's supply of food for a chinchilla can be bought in today's market for between $2 and $3. They eat scientifically prepared pellets which are supplemented by dehydrated alfalfa, dried orchard grass, dandehon leaves, other greens, bark and various grains.
To care for them properly is a constant task because they are very fastidious. Their cages must be kept clean. They seem to find the odor of human beings offensive, and scurry to take a sand bath whenever they are stroked. Each pen must have such a bath, usually fuller's earth and fine sand. Some breeders include pulverized mineral rock or talcum.
Because they lack claws, chinchillas are unable to cUmb smooth surfaces,