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    Can you litter box train a chinchilla?
    Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhD Dr. Nelson is a Veterinarian who specializes in Companion and Large Animal Medicine in Minnesota, where she has over 18 years of experience as a veterinarian in a rural clinic. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 1998.
    Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhD
    Veterinarian
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    Yes, you can train a chinchilla to urinate in a litter box. They usually will defecate throughout the cage.
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    How do you hold a chinchilla?
    Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhD Dr. Nelson is a Veterinarian who specializes in Companion and Large Animal Medicine in Minnesota, where she has over 18 years of experience as a veterinarian in a rural clinic. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 1998.
    Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhD
    Veterinarian
    Expert Answer
    With your hands around its torso, while supporting the chinchilla's rear end and legs.
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    Do chinchillas poop on you?
    Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhD Dr. Nelson is a Veterinarian who specializes in Companion and Large Animal Medicine in Minnesota, where she has over 18 years of experience as a veterinarian in a rural clinic. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 1998.
    Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhD
    Veterinarian
    Expert Answer
    Yes, sometimes chinchillas can poop on you. Of course, this can be avoided.
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    Can you train a chinchilla?
    Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhD Dr. Nelson is a Veterinarian who specializes in Companion and Large Animal Medicine in Minnesota, where she has over 18 years of experience as a veterinarian in a rural clinic. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 1998.
    Melissa Nelson, DVM, PhD
    Veterinarian
    Expert Answer
    Yes, it is possible, with good technique, to train a chinchilla to do very simple tricks.
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