Hi guys, it's Em. You've seen chinchillas around on YouTube

嗨，大家好，我是 Em，你多少有在 YouTube 上看過絨毛絲鼠

or maybe your friends have them, and you're thinking,

或是你的朋友可能就有養，然後你正思考著

"They are the cutest! I need to add them to my family immediately."

「他們超級可愛的！我必須馬上把牠們納入家庭成員中。」

And I mean who can blame you? This is an insanely cute animal.

我的意思是誰會責怪你？這隻動物真是可愛死我了

It's basically a gray non-electrically-charged Pikachu.

基本上牠就是隻灰色的、不會釋放電力的皮卡丘

But have you really thought about the true cost of owning a chinchilla?

但你真的有想過飼養一隻絨毛絲鼠的真正花費是多少嗎？

Well, I'm here today to break it down for you.

好的，我今天就在這裡算給你看

If you haven't already, please do remember to hit that subscribe button. Join us.

如果你還沒訂閱，拜託記得按下訂閱按紐，加入我們

Subscribe and join the Creature Crew!

訂閱並加入生物小夥伴

It's a fun place to be on the channel, and it's a really great lively community.

加入我們頻道會得到很多樂趣，還有這真的是個非常活躍的社群

[clears throat] Frog in my throat. [ribbits]

(清喉嚨) 我的喉嚨有隻青蛙 (呱呱)

Let's get started. So let's look at the cost of actually buying a chinchilla.

我們開始吧，所以我們來看看實際上買一隻絨毛絲鼠要多少

Now, I'm not endorsing this company, but just looking at the PetSmart website,

現在，我不是在業配這間公司，但我們來看看 PetSmart 的網站

the chinchillas are actually about $150. Chinchillas are social, you're going to need at least one more.

一隻絨毛絲鼠實際上大約 150 美元。絨毛絲鼠是群居動物，你需要至少兩隻

So it's $150 plus $150.

所以是 150 美元加上 150 美元

So, that's gonna be—cha-ching!—That's $300 right there. Just on buying the chinchillas.

所以就會是 — 鏘鏘！— 總共是 300 美元，目前只是購買絨毛絲鼠的費用

But, uh oh! We do not want to have any babies.

但，噢！我們不想要有任何小絨毛絲鼠出現

What's the best way to prevent babies if you've got a male and a female together?

如果你買了一隻公的跟一隻母的，防止牠們生孩子的最佳辦法是什麼呢？

Neutering because we want to be responsible.

結紮，因為我們想要當個負責任的飼主

Let's figure out how much it costs to get a chinchilla neutered in the states.

讓我們來算算在美國帶一隻絨毛絲鼠去結紮需要花多少

♪ [singing] Let's run up my long-distance phone bill. ♪

(唱歌) 讓我們把長途電話費衝高吧

[phone beeping]

(按鍵聲)

I should do this in an American accent just so that they don't think I'm prank calling them.

我應該用美國口音來打這電話，這樣他們才不會覺得我是惡作劇

It's in the name of research! Let's see if they pick up.

我是以研究的名義！看看他們會不會接電話吧

This is Breanna, how can I help you?

我是 Breanna，有什麼能幫妳的嗎？

Oh, hi, Breanna.

喔，嗨，Breanna

I just wanted to know if it'd be possible to get a quote for how much it would cost to have an animal neutered.

我只是想知道，帶一隻寵物去結紮大概需要多少錢，不知道你可不可以報價給我

Neutered?

結紮？

Yes, I'm looking to have a chinchilla neutered. Is that something that you can do?

對，我在找地方幫絨毛絲鼠做結紮，你們可以做嗎？

Ah, yes, give me one second.

啊，可以，等我一下

Thank you.

謝謝

Hi. So, we don't have a general estimate that we usually go by.

嗨，所以，我們沒有辦法根據過去經驗給妳大概的報價

That has to be examined first and then have an estimate written,

我們要先經過檢查後，才能幫妳估價

but usually it's anywhere between three to five hundred.

但通常無論如何都會介在 300 至 500 美元

Okay, so three to five hundred dollars. Is that including tax or is that before tax?

好的，所以是 300 到 500 美元，是稅前還是稅後？

Including.

稅後

Oh, that's including tax. Okay, great.

喔，是稅後，好的，太好了

Let me just give a call to a couple of other places and then I'll give you a call back.

我再打電話問問其他家之後，我再回電給妳

There you go. About three to five hundred dollars.

幫你問到了，大概 300 至 500 美元

Oooh! Next I'm gonna have to try and call, New York... New York.

噢！接下來我要試試打給紐約....紐約

[attempting Brooklyn accent] I wanna get a Chinchilla neutered... neutered... neutered.

(嘗試模仿布魯克林腔) 我要做絨毛絲鼠結紮手術...結紮...結紮

I wanna get a chinchilla neutered! [laughing]

我要做絨毛絲鼠結紮手術！(大笑)

We're going to need a place for our chinchillas to live.

我們需要準備個地方讓絨毛絲鼠住

So we're going to need an enclosure.

所以我們需要有個籠子

An enclosure should have levels, it should be spacious, and it should be secure.

一個籠子應該要分層、寬闊，而且要安全

These guys are very active. They like to move around,

這些小傢伙很好動，牠們喜歡到處跑

and if they're going to be in an enclosure for any part of the day,

而如果牠們要在籠子裡待上一整天

it's got to be nice and spacious enough.

就應該找個好一點、夠寬廣的地方

And the best one, realistically speaking, that I can find on Amazon at the moment is this one.

老實說，我目前在 Amazon 所能找到我覺得最好的是這一個

[mouse click]

(點滑鼠)

Let's add that to our total tally.

我們把它加進總預算裡

Now we're going to need some food before we can bring our friends home.

現在，在我們帶新朋友回家前需要先準備點食物

Looking online, the most prominent company that I can find is Kaytee.

上網找找，我能找到的最好的店家是 Kaytee

We don't have that company over here in the UK, so I can't say whether or not

在英國沒有這家公司，所以我沒辦法跟你說

they are a good quality or a bad quality. This is purely just for research purposes,

它們的品質好不好。這純粹是以研究為目的

How much it would roughly cost for some food.

準備一些絨毛絲鼠的食物需要多少錢

I'm not recommending this food. I'm not not-recommending this food.

我不是推薦這個食物，我也不是不推薦它

It's just the food that I can find most prominently online.

這只是我在網路上能找到比較有名氣的食物

This bag of food over here costs about $9.

現在看到的這一袋食物大約 9 美元

Remember, this is not a one-off cost.

記住，這不是一次性的花費

This is an ongoing cost and that should certainly be factored in.

這是個持續性的花費，並且這應該要列入重要花費

So this is going to be every couple of weeks,

所以之後每過幾個星期就要買一次

you're gonna have to spend another $9, and another $9, for the duration of your chinchilla's life.

你需要再花費額外的 9 美元，又一個 9 美元，在你的絨毛絲鼠活著的這段期間都要有這些花費

Let's add that to our total tally, somewhere.... There we go! Right there.

讓我們把它加進總預算吧，在哪裡呢...這裡！就在這

That's currently what out tally stands at.

這是目前為止的總預算

They're also going to need a nice clean water bottle.

我們也需要有個好的、乾淨的水瓶

I personally would recommend a glass water bottle because they have less bacteria.

我個人會推薦玻璃水瓶，因為比較不會孳生細菌

Okay, here's a plastic one. This one is $8.58.

我找到一個塑膠製的，價錢是 8.58 美元

Let's add that to our total tally.... [click] There we go.

把水瓶價格加進總預算裡...(彈舌)，現在是這麼多

Chinchillas also need to eat a lot of good quality hay.

絨毛絲鼠也需要吃很多品質不錯的乾草

So, on Amazon, hay seems to be around five to six dollars.

所以，在 Amazon 上，乾草似乎要 5 到 6 美元

This is also going to be an ongoing cost. To keep this cost down and to support your local farmers,

這也會是個持續性的花費，為了降低成本，也為了支持在地農民

I would actually go to your local farms and ask them if they would be willing to sell you hay.

實際上我會建議到你們當地的農莊問他們是不是願意賣你乾草

A lot of farms will do that. They'll have their own farm shop,

許多農莊會願意賣你，他們也有自己的農夫小舖

and I think that this would be a more cost-effective way to provide for your chinchilla.

而我想這也是個更經濟有效的方法來提供你的絨毛絲鼠乾草

Chew blocks are also a necessity because these guys are true rodents,

啃木也是個必需品，因為這些傢伙還是屬於嚙齒動物

and they need to be constantly gnawing in order to keep their teeth in shape.

牠們需要時常地啃咬，為了保持牠們的牙齒形狀

So we're going to need to get some blocks.

所以我們就要去買些啃木

Let's see if I can find some chew blocks.... Here we go!

我們來看看是不是能找到一些啃木...有了！

$10.99. Again that will be an ongoing cost, but because it's a multi-pack,

10.99 美元，要再次說明，這也會是個持續性支出，但因為一包裡面有好幾個啃木

this should mean that you only have to get them a couple of times a year.

這意思是你一年只需要買個幾次就好

This one is very important.

這一個非常重要

Chinchillas, in order to keep their fur clean, require dust. A very special kind of volcanic dust.

絨毛絲鼠為了保持牠們的毛皮乾淨，需要有塵土。是一種很特別的火山灰

You can buy this commercially and this will be another ongoing cost.

你可以在商店裡買到，這也是另一個持續性支出

So we're going to need the dust.

所以我們需要用到塵土

But before we can get the dust, we're going to need something to put the dust in.

但在我們買到塵土之前，我們需要有東西盛裝

This can be something as simple as a large, heavy, ceramic dog bowl,

這個容器可以簡單用又大又重的陶瓷狗飼料碗

which is what we use at my work for Olaf and his friends and family.

也就是我在工作場所給 Olaf 跟他的親朋好友用的那種

Okay, so this one looks pretty good. This one is $11.

好的，這個看起來挺不錯，要價 11 美元

The dust itself we're also going to need.

我們還要買塵土

Let's have a look at how much the dust is going to—oh, okay!

我們來看看塵土要多少 — 噢，好！

So Kaytee also do it. This is $9.46. So there you go.

Kaytee 也有賣，它的價錢是 9.45 美元，給你參考

That's another thing. Let's add that to our tally along with the dog bowl.... There we go.

這是另一項支出，我們把塵土連著狗飼料碗一起加到總預算裡...變這樣

Bedding will also be needed at the bottom of your enclosure because these guys poo a lot.

你的籠子裡面也需要放被褥，因為這些傢伙很會大便

So you're going to want something in order to soak up the urine as well as to catch the droppings.

所以你會想要有些東西在下方，為了能吸收尿液以及接住排泄物

Bedding I can find.... Oh! CareFresh do bedding and it is $7.19.

我能找到的被褥....噢！CareFresh 有，價錢是 7.19 美元

Let's add that to our tally. Remember, this is going to be an ongoing cost.

把這條也加進去預算，記得，這也會是持續性支出

Chinchillas will also need somewhere to hide in order to feel nice and secure

絨毛絲鼠也需要有個地方可以躲藏，才能感到舒適、安全

if something scares them or just [to] get away from each other.

如果牠們被什麼東西嚇到了，或只是想要遠離同伴

So this hide is $9.99 and we're gonna add that to our tally.

所以這樣的藏身處要價 9.99 美元，這個也要加進去總預算

I quite like this hide, I think it looks pretty decent.

我蠻喜歡這個藏身處，我覺得它看起來挺恰當的

Which brings the total cost to $1,092.42.

這樣總預算加起來是 1092.42 美元

[cha-ching]

(叮)

There are other costs which I can't really go into on this video because it will just take far too long,

還有其他花費是我沒辦法在這影片裡一一交代的，因為會花太多時間

but if you go away on holiday, you're going to need a pet sitter.

但如果你假日會離開牠們，你就需要有個寵物保母

So if you don't have friends and family who can look after your pet for you.

所以如果你沒有朋友或家人可以幫你照顧寵物

You're going to need to pay someone to either have these guys in their home

你就會需要付一些錢，不管是在你離開度假時讓對方帶回家照顧

or to visit your home and to care for them while you're away on holiday.

或是請他來你家幫你照顧牠們

Roughly, I think it's something like $15 a day I've seen,

大略粗估，我想我有看過大約是 15 美元一天

In order to get someone to come in and care for your animal.

為了讓人進來幫你照顧你的寵物

It can go up, it can go down.

它可能會貴一點，也可以便宜一點

That is a rough estimate based on what I've seen on Craigslist.

這只是根據我在 Craigslist 看過的粗略估計

And here's a big one out in the states,

還有一個在美國很重要的

'cuz I know insurance is massive in the states. You're going to want to get your chinchilla insured.

因為我知道美國的保險業規模很大。你會想要讓你的絨毛絲鼠投保

It's very difficult to see how much this would cost.

這很難去衡量到底要花多少錢

You're going to have to call around and get the best quote.

你需要問問周邊熟悉的公司，並向他們取得最佳報價

Do you keep pet chinchillas? [ding]

你有養絨毛絲鼠當寵物嗎？(叮)

Let me know in the comment section below and any other costs

在留言區告訴我吧，如果有任何其他支出

which you think may be good for other people to know that you didn't know,

是你覺得其他人也該知道但你不知道價錢

and you wish you knew when you first got your chinchilla.

而你又希望在你開始養第一隻絨毛絲鼠時可以知道的，也可以留言

Remember to be a responsible keeper.

記得要當個負責任的飼主

Thank you guys so much for watching, and I will see you guys in another video shortly. See you later. Bye!

感謝大家的收看，我們很快就會在另一支影片再會，之後見，拜

Neutered!

結紮！

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