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12-08-08, 07:31 am
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I have a 10 year old Chinchilla, he use to be my brothers but I took over being the full-time caregiver when he left for university about 4 years ago. This is a single-housed chin and sadly I do not have any pictures of his cage. I am looking to spruce up his cage a little for the holiday season, buy him some nice accessories etc. Right now its very ... plain with only the basic essentials. I've recently gotten a bigger budget for the xmas season and I want to do something special for him, improve his quality of life because well he's grown on me and I wuv him. I do not like the cage he has but I'm in no financial position to buy or make him a new cage that is not wire (his current cage is - though I have tried to cover the wire as best I can for him). I have plans to build something new, its just a financial challange. Do you think he would use a hammock? (if yes, is there a How To on making them?) What do your chins have in their cage?       |
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12-08-08, 08:03 am
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My girlfriend makes hammocks for her chin out of extra fleece. It wasn't anything special but her chin loved it. It was basically rectangle shaped and secured well to the cage. |
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01-25-09, 02:17 pm
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My sister bought one of the extra-large rolling balls, opened the two sides and tied it to the top of the middle of the cage. The chinchilla jumps in the ball whenever she wants to be left alone, whenever she sleeps, and whenever she eats. She practically lives in that thing. It is hanging up high so she feels safe being suspended from the ground. |
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01-27-09, 04:35 pm
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IF you buy a hammock, please be sure you get a chin safe one; there are some designed especially for chins that decrease the likelihood of their legs getting caught in them. Also, if you hang something for them to jump into, be sure it's not so high up that they'll get hurt if they miss and fall. You might try a wheel or a flying saucer for exercise. Wooden hidey houses are always a big hit with chins, and chew toys, as long as they are made of chinchilla safe wood. Cages don't have to be fancy, as long as they are the appropriate size and made of safe materials. |
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