I was just wondering about other people's playtimes. How long do you let your chinchillas out for? Where do you find is the best place to let them play? Do they do anything particularly funny during playtime? Do they drive you bonkers chewing everything?!
I generally let mine out for about 20 mins a night, sometimes more if they're enjoying it but usually 20 minutes seems to be enough for them as they get a bit quiet after that and don't seem too interested in running or jumping anymore. There's so much for them to jump on, they get very busy for those 20 minutes!
I let them out in the bathroom and my hall. There are wooden presses and skirting boards that they sometimes start to chew but a gentle push encourages them to move along and my woodwork is left largely intact. I do wish there was something like aluminium foil tape or some non chewable adhesive covering I could use to cover the wood but I've looked in all my local hardware shops and there doesn't seem to be anything like that.
They all love doing laps of the bath and also skidding along the slippery tiles on the floor. We have a mirror over out sink and Annie loves to look at herself in it. She probably thinks it's another chinchilla! Pixie tries to chew our clothes and hair and fingers and she loves chasing my socks in circles trying to chew them! She's also mad for doing fast laps of the bathroom squeaking really loud! Buddy is the best at jumping. He can cover some unbelievable distances and loves bouncing off the doors.
Looking forward to hearing about others playtimes.