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This is something that should be in everyone's "chinchilla first aid kit." It's a simple, ungraduated plastic 12cc feeding syringe. We would suggest that you have one or two of these feeding syringes on-hand just in case they are needed. It is used to feed adults who are being "force fed" or who are otherwise on a liquid diet. The size of the opening is adjusted by snipping off a portion of the tip.
It can be used with baby food or a slurry. Here's a good slurry recipe: Grind up some pellets (90%)and Total Enhancer (calf manna)(10%)and add that to some Gerber's Tender Harvest Spring Garden Vegetables baby food (or something similar). You can also add some Nutri-Cal or feed the Nutri-Cal separately.
Note, too, that a syringe is used for grown chinchillas, not little babies. Use an eyedropper to feed milk to babies.