How do I get my chinchilla to trust me?

I've had a chinchilla for about a week but he dosent trust me and when I let him out it takes hours to get him back in his cage anybody have any ideas how I can get him do trust me or come to me?

You just got to treat him really nice and give it time.
chinchillas are always like that.
cute chinchilla btw

you need to be firm with rodents. keep him in check and it'll trust you with it's mothers life. if you give him any breathing room you can expect the worst let me tell ya

whell you just got himm right? rodentss need time to get used to there habitat
like when I first got my hamster it didnt really want to get out of its cage until it got used to it for about a week or 2. =]] hope I helpedd

a fckin chinchilla!
that is awesome.
I've always wanted one. haha

Time is the key...Do they have chinchilla treats? Food goes a long way in developing trust in animals...and men, for that matter...

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Try to give him food then pet him pick him up. Do it in the morning and in the night and soon he will start cooming up to u!!!

get him to come near you with a treat then if he comes to u, pet him and make him feel safe. it should work if you do it enough. but if it doesnt then I cant help u.

Do you know your Pet? How many books have you read this year on Chinchillas ? Visit you local Library and see what the Pet Section has on Chinchillas. You should always own at least one good reference book on your pet. I would not buy from a pet store that sold a pet and did not offer a great book on training, feeding, health and history of the animal.

Do some internet search, but the internet seems to give you just general or buried bleeps of info. You must have a good book. Can't make it to the Library and the Pet store or breeder let you down? Go to Amazon or Allibis and order you a book on Chinchillas.

But Time, Love and Food are always a good rule of thumb!