| To provide your chinchillas with a suitable home, | | | | temperature recommended is 77 degrees |
| you need to consider several factors. Chinchillas | | | | Fahrenheit or 25 degrees Celsius. Placing the cage |
| will become more susceptible to overheating once | | | | of the chinchillas inside an air conditioned room is |
| they are held in captive. A quiet and cool location | | | | advisable when the temperature gets a little |
| would be the most advisable place to keep the | | | | warmer during the sunny season. You can also |
| cage of your chinchilla. | | | | place a shallow pan with ice cubes or a moist |
| For cages, larger ones are more advisable. Wire is | | | | towel inside the cage to keep the cage cool. |
| highly regarded as the most effective material in | | | | Access to fresh and clean drinking water is |
| constructing a cage for chinchillas. Your pet | | | | important so a side of the cage should also |
| chinchillas may resort to chewing on or destroying | | | | contain water bottles. Using water bottles is more |
| plastic materials thus plastic cages are not | | | | advisable, compared to the plastic counterparts. |
| recommended. Your flooring for the chinchilla cage | | | | You can also place inside the cage some food |
| may be made from wood shavings including | | | | bowls. The cage of the chinchilla may also contain |
| aspen, pine and hardwood shavings. However, you | | | | some toys inside. Wood blocks, tree branches, |
| should keep in mind that cedar can cause harmful | | | | wooden parrot toys, chinchilla blocks, pumice |
| effects to animals, thus, cedar shavings should | | | | blocks, rabbit willow balls and rings are some of |
| not be used. Another alternative floor lining you | | | | the chew toys that are highly recommended for |
| can use for your chinchilla cage is newspapers. A | | | | your pet chinchillas. Since chewing on toys is a |
| more hygienic option is wire flooring. However, | | | | natural tendency among chinchillas, plastic toys are |
| chinchillas may be uncomfortable with the wire | | | | not advisable since chewing on plastic toys would |
| floor. Wood shavings still remain as the more | | | | be harmful and toxic-inducing for animals. You |
| convenient and the more comfortable option for | | | | should also avoid providing your pet with toys |
| flooring. Wood can also be used as a material for | | | | containing small parts that can be easily ingested |
| the nest box. | | | | by your pet. |
| You should not place the cage of your chinchillas | | | | The cage of chinchillas can also contain wheels and |
| near or inside bedrooms. The chinchillas are | | | | running discs for the chinchilla's exercise. However, |
| nocturnal creatures and remain active even during | | | | running with the wheel may require effort and |
| nighttime. Placing them near or inside your | | | | training for some chinchillas. It would be greatly |
| bedroom can cause disruptions and disturbances in | | | | beneficial and advantageous to train chinchillas on |
| the sleep of your family. Avoid placing the cages | | | | running with the wheel while they are still at a |
| in areas that can easily get populated with a lot of | | | | young age. Adult chinchillas are advised to be |
| people. To avoid overheating, exposure to direct | | | | trained using 15-inch wheel. Running disks and |
| sunlight should also be avoided. The maximum | | | | flying saucers are also excellent alternatives. |