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Chinchillas => Cages => Topic started by: z168 on June 24, 2010, 05:51:11 PM
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Greetings! Im new to the forums!
Can anyone post pictures of their chins' cages and/or habitat setups? Would be interesting to see how far some pet lovers have gone to give their chillas the best care and housing
I am still redesigning the cage levels. But in the meantime heres a picture of Cleopatra
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/WSERYHDRGFSDF.jpg)
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here is a pic of the cage i built. it has changed a bit since then. Ive added some jumping ledges and a chinspin and a few more houses.
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb232/RollinEK/Chinchilla/029.jpg)
gorgeous Chin BTW
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here is a pic of the cage i built. it has changed a bit since then. Ive added some jumping ledges and a chinspin and a few more houses.
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb232/RollinEK/Chinchilla/029.jpg)
gorgeous Chin BTW
Thanks! shes the only girl of my chins.
That is a nice cage you got there. but given that its wood, hows the chewmarks on edges? can you take closer pics inside as well?
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hi and welcome aboard.. great looking chin.. do you know what she weighs?? if i were to guess i would say probably over 800 grams...
jean
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I will take more pics on saturday. the whole cage is made of untreated pine. the only thing they have chewed on is the house that I made them, and they have definately made it their own.
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hi and welcome aboard.. great looking chin.. do you know what she weighs?? if i were to guess i would say probably over 800 grams...
jean
thanks! I dont have a weighing scale for their size unfortunately. but maybe I should...
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Here is a link to my cages.
http://www.chinchillaclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2699.0.html
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hi and welcome aboard.. great looking chin.. do you know what she weighs?? if i were to guess i would say probably over 800 grams...
jean
thanks! I dont have a weighing scale for their size unfortunately. but maybe I should...
hi again.. actually you really should.. people don't realize how important it is to have a scale until your chin gets sick, and i do include myself in that statement... that is actually why i say it.. i have been threw it.. there are many type of scales you don't have to spend alot of money.. i got mine at walmarts... nothing special at all.. but it sure comes in handy..
j
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Here is a link to my cages.
http://www.chinchillaclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,2699.0.html
very cool idea. And i bet your house is a lot cleaner bec you dont have hay and bedding all over
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very cool idea. And i bet your house is a lot cleaner bec you dont have hay and bedding all over
Yes, plus I have my pottys in dollar store plastic containers so they pee in there and there is no bedding all over.
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very cool idea. And i bet your house is a lot cleaner bec you dont have hay and bedding all over
Yes, plus I have my pottys in dollar store plastic containers so they pee in there and there is no bedding all over.
i thought the whole flooring needed to have bedding. I might try that as well thanks
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Mine don't, they pee in their pottys, plus you save a BUNDLE on bedding doing it this way.
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Mine don't, they pee in their pottys, plus you save a BUNDLE on bedding doing it this way.
what do you put in their potty?
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Aspen bedding and it lasts a long time.
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Welcome to the club!! Oh Cleopatra is gorgeous..looks just like my Gizmo!...
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(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs310.snc3/29125_412158534888_624764888_4003543_6709231_n.jpg)
This is Raspberries, Not exactly the biggest but he;s let out a lot! As long as i'm in my room and have no plans to go anywhere he;s out. I do plan on getting a bigger one eventually
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Welcome to the club!! Oh Cleopatra is gorgeous..looks just like my Gizmo!...
thanks! she is and i hate to admit it but she gets more cuddle time than the others.
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The big reason I use full pans in my cages is so babies have somewhere soft to land.
On the day of birth they are trying to climb all over and do fall even though from short distances.I keep about 1 1/2 - 2 inches of shavings on the whole floor space.
They do have their pee spots so every day or 2 I removed the soiled spot. I sweep the cleaner stuff into their pee spot. Vacuum droppings from the open floor, shelves & huts. I add new shavings in the open/play. Then once a week or so it all gets removes vacuumed and wash down.
I used it do them all the same night, but now I do a few every night.
I love my shop vac :wildeyes: weird eh!!!!! :D
Raspberry is only a baby yet.
I always graduate babies into bigger cages.
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The big reason I use full pans in my cages is so babies have somewhere soft to land.
On the day of birth they are trying to climb all over and do fall even though from short distances.I keep about 1 1/2 - 2 inches of shavings on the whole floor space.
They do have their pee spots so every day or 2 I removed the soiled spot. I sweep the cleaner stuff into their pee spot. Vacuum droppings from the open floor, shelves & huts. I add new shavings in the open/play. Then once a week or so it all gets removes vacuumed and wash down.
I used it do them all the same night, but now I do a few every night.
I love my shop vac :wildeyes: weird eh!!!!! :D
Sounds like a lot of work. Mine I clean once a week. I have a shopvac too and I love it (but not exactly for the same reason haha). Ive never used it to clean the cage because it makes a lot of noise. but maybe I should start bec it is a lot faster
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3 cheers for shop vacs!!! Yes..love mine and the noise does not bother my 4 furry friends at all..they are so used to it and the fact that mommy and daddy use everyday so they are not running around in their droppings!! :2funny:
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After $28 in home depot and 3hours at home, here is the all new shelving Ive done for my cage
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/th_11806e0e.jpg) (http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/?action=view¤t=11806e0e.jpg)(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/th_8443974a.jpg) (http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/?action=view¤t=8443974a.jpg)(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/th_fd5d0869.jpg) (http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/?action=view¤t=fd5d0869.jpg)
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/th_fd1f84bd.jpg) (http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/?action=view¤t=fd1f84bd.jpg)(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/th_0f82346d.jpg) (http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/z168/myPets/?action=view¤t=0f82346d.jpg)
the cage floor used to be all hay but since they spend 99% of the time on the top shelves, I decided to get make a false floor so all their droppings go through and it underneath the bottom of the cage. That way I can easily lift the floor and vacuum underneath. The bottom still has pine shavings to absorb the odor in between cleaning.
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Wow, thats a nice cage. What kind of cage was that?
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Wow, thats a nice cage. What kind of cage was that?
it was basically a rabbit cage and made my own interior layout
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i'v never seen a rabbit cage that big
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i'v never seen a rabbit cage that big
Its 4ft x 3ft x 2ft
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thats a good size cage. Did you get it at a pet store?
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thats a good size cage. Did you get it at a pet store?
No i didnt. I might upgrade to a custom cage so theyre habitat would look more like part of the house
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i'v never seen a rabbit cage that big
Its 4ft x 3ft x 2ft
Minimum requirement for a rabbit is 6ft x 2ft x 2ft... so that's too small for a rabbit. But great for a chin and really well furnished too.
Here's mine. It's a bird cage which I added pine shelves too. It has a mesh floor on the bottom level.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/jenovabug/Chinchillas/DSC00278.jpg)
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Thats a nice looking cage. I like the big tall door on it rather than 2 small doors