1 The chinchillas feel comfortable in a climate with temperatures between 4 Â°C (40 Â°F) and 25 Â°C (75 Â°F. 2  The chinchilla pet lives more than other mammals â 18-20 years. 3  In the nature its life expectancy is about 15 years. 4  The chinchillas are more active at night.
Derived from the English word maverick meaning independent. The word itself is derived from the surname of a 19th-century Texas rancher who did not brand his calves.he word itself is derived from the surname of a 19th-century Texas rancher who did not brand his calves.
This unsual and interesting name has three possible origns, the first of which is a patronymic form of the medieval personal name Batte, meaning son of Batte, itself a pet form of Bartholomew which means rich in land.he second origin also patronymic is from the Olde English (Anglo\Saxon) personal name Bata, used as a nickname for a stout, thickset person from the word batt, a cudgel.