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When it comes to chinchilla cages you should be aiming for getting the right size. Some owners go to extremes and build one that's 8' tall. That might be a little bit dangerous for a young chinchilla.
Right now I'm using a Ferret Nation 182 with a divider and have two chinchillas. Mine has been modified but aftermarket metal floor pans can be found for chinchillas.
I wouldn't recommend keeping two chins in the divided space but I think it could be done in a bind. It's actually a very good sized cage, although at first I was concerned it would be too small with the dividers. I had to separate my two after they were pulling each others' fur out. I was using it without the divider for a while and it was very good even then too.
http://www.ferret.com/item/ferret-nation-habitat-model-182-double-unit/650431/Anything of that size, as long as it's metal construction, having a solid metal floor pan, or having a wire floor of no greater than 1/2"x1/2" wire space, with wall wire spacing no greater than 1" x 1/2" for adults, and 1/2"x 1/2" for pre-weaned kits is a good cage. You should build wooden shelves for your cage. We do have a section on cages here with some good examples as well.
http://www.chinchillaclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,117.0.html
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