há mtos sites que dizem mta coisa...mas nem todos sao fidedignos.
Frutas, pelo facto de conterem mto açucar que pode desregular a sua funçao digestiva (dado que alteram a flora intestinal e matam bacterias beneficas no tracto digestivo), podendo causar diarreia, devem ser limitadas, e dadas no maximo duas a tres vezes por semana...uma colher de chá por dia é demasiado. E só algumas frutas é que podem ser dadas, os citrinos estao completamente excluídos da lista. Nem a madeira destas árvores é segura para elas. E sementes de girassol, é preciso muito cuidado mesmo... as chins nao conseguem digerir as gorduras presentes nessas sementes, nem em nozes... se nao conseguem digerir a gordura, esta acumula-se no corpo, o que cria problemas hepáticos que podem inclusive originar lipidose hepática (que é o que acontece aos patos que usam para fazer o foie gras).
Numa coisa concordo com esse exerto..."As chinchilas são animais de ambientes frios e desérticos e deve-se evitar banhos com água (use apenas pó de mármore especial para chinchilas) e calor e sol.". Mas pense comigo, se elas são de um ambiente frio e desértico (que são, dado que elas sao originarias dos andes), elas no seu habitat natural nao têm verduras frescas à disposição, é praticamente tudo seco, e mto pouco do que elas comem é fresco. O corpo delas nao está preparado para digerir grandes quantidades de legumes frescos.
Em último caso, a escolha é sua. Estou meramente a informá-lo dos riscos que corre, para que possa tomar uma decisão consciente. O ideial seria pedir uma segunda opinião de qq modo, era o que eu pessoalmente faria, pq nao confiaria num vet q dissesse tais coisas.
edit - deixo aqui dois sites sobre o tema, se quiser ler mais. São é em Inglês. Estes são dois dos sites que visitei ha pouco mais de dois anos, quando andava a pesquisar sobre chins, e corroborei a informação destes sites em outros sites, e também com criadores num fórum onde participava (maioritariamente criadores americanos, alguns dos quais com chins premiadas e que tinham um carradao de chins, e, consequentemente, muito conhecimento acumulado em idas ao veterinario
). Eu consultava mais, mas só tenho de momento estes nos favoritos e nao me lembro dos outros... acho q alguns infelizmente já fecharam
http://www.freewebs.com/nzchinchilla-re ... rution.htm
Deste, saliento este excerto:
"Other suitable treats Raisins (once a week if that), Banana chips (once a week to once a fortnight), Porridge Oats (once a week), small piece of Apple (ONLY once a fortnight at the least to once a month). Dried and unsweetened Papaya and Pineapple are very useful in dealing with and also preventing fur balls. In them, they contain small amounts of the enzyme papain which can help digest the fur in the stomach. Be warned to only feed these sparingly if NOT at all and keep an eye on the Sugar and Salt content of all treats given, remember that everything soon adds up, and Chinchillas can get diabetes and other problems from Sugar and Salt. Also these kinds of treats are abit to harsh for their digestives, and you might have to deal with constipation or diarrhoea or worse, Prolapsed Intestines. So these are best used as a remedy or for mothers to be or mothers, or illnesses. Here is a sugar percentage to give you a idea showing the sugar content of some dried fruits, again it is best to look at the nutritional content of any treat for Salts, Sugar, Fats and Oils before feeding as these are Warnings in a chinchillas diet:
- Banana chips 23%
- Raisins 70%
- Dates 60%
- Apple 37%
- Dried pineapple 86%
- Dried papaya 64%
Here is also the Fat content in some Nuts and seeds which may be fed, but for very good reasons I personally do not feed Sunflower seeds, Millet or Nuts, good advice I would stay AWAY from these. For one, they are to high in Fats and Oils, this is far to harsh for their delicate systems even as a occasional treat. Also as I have said before they don't have a gall bladder so the liver has to work over time, why they also MUST stay away from Raw hide (which is a meat product anyway, Chinchillas are strictly herbivores!), Rabbit or guinea pig pellets. This very delicate system is a good thing to keep in mind when choosing what they have to eat both treat and main:
- Peanuts 52%
- Walnuts 68%
- Cashew Nut 50%
- Hazelnut 63%
- Pinenuts 69%
- Sunflower seed 47.5%
- Sesame Seed 57%
- Almonds 57%
- Brazil Nut 68%
- Millet 46%
Things like treat sticks, either herb sticks or calcium sticks can be fed but are not the best and are just that, unhealthy treats. They have the right amount of Calcium to Phosphorous and other good nutrients but they do have extra sugars, salts, other rubbish, seeds (as above, fats and oils), and are more just Junk to a chinchillas diet. If they are fed they should be done so sparingly at one stick over a 3 week period (depending, some chinchillas love them and will gobble them up to fast), once every 2 -3 months and NO OTHER treats or supplements should be fed.
* AVOID Green food such as Fresh Grass, Broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, these foods are toxic for a Chinchillas system and have caused Bloat, so they SHOULD NOT BE FED AT ALL! Other foods to STAY AWAY from are other Veggies like carrots, peas, corn. Even dried corn, I know many feed them and even books suggest them but they are a big NO NO!"
http://www.chincare.com/HealthLifestyle/Nutrition.htm
Deste, saliento:
With the exception of a small piece of fresh carrot that can be fed 2-3 times a week, NEVER feed a chin FRESH produce because that will predispose him to bloat and bloat can be fatal. Chinchillas are not like rabbits and guinea pigs in this way, they do not need fresh vegetables in their diet, pellets and hay are the only dietary staples they need.
It is important to bear in mind that what chinchillas eat in the wild is not equatable with the fresh vegetables you find in the supermarket, they differ significantly by factors such as fibrous consistency and nutritional and water content. Feeding chins fresh vegetables in captivity is not a way of approximating the native diet.
It is adviseable to avoid the major bloat-inducing veggies whether they are in fresh OR dried form: peas, cabbage, corn, lettuce, broccoli and spinach. Dried vegetables such as pumpkin, potato, squash and sweet potato are acceptable if offered in small pieces 2-3 times a week.
