Creating the Perfect Chinchilla House
Buying a chinchilla is a big step for many people. This is because most people do not know the first thing about caring for a chinchilla. Luckily, more information is coming out all of the time about how to care for your new pet. One piece of information which is invaluable is about how to create the chinchilla house which will be best received by your new pet. This is important not only to make the chinchilla happy. This is important to make sure the chinchilla is able to survive and coexist in your home with you.
The Right Material
The first thing you need to know about the perfect chinchilla house is that it has to be made completely out of metal. The metal has to be uncoated as the chinchilla will simply chew off the coating and swallow it. This is true of most anything else it comes into contact with. The best cage will have spaces no bigger than 1 – 2 inches. This will prevent your new pet from becoming injured and will make sure you do not have an escape on your hands. Strong metal is the best choice as the chinchilla is a fairly strong animal.
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The Right Size
Chinchillas are very active animals. You cannot cramp them up in an enclosed area. If they do not have enough room to move around in their cage, it will make them very irritable. This will make it difficult for you to enjoy them. It is a good idea to make sure they have enough space to run around in as well as installing an exercise wheel made out of metal. The spaces in the wheel should be no larger than ½ inch.
Install the Right Water Bottle
The perfect chinchilla house will have a good water supply. This will mean installing a water bottle which will have a metal spigot inside the cage. Some people install a metal bottle inside the cage. A better idea is to set up a bottle which goes through the cage and is protected by mesh. This will allow the bottle to me whatever material you want it to. Make sure you clean the water bottle every day so that your chinchilla does not get sick from a bacterial infection on the spigot.
Cleaning the Cage
Cleaning the chinchilla house is very important. The best cage will have a mesh base with a sleeve under it. You should be cleaning the sleeve at least once a week for one animal and more often if you have multiples. Make sure the mesh they are walking on is no greater than ½ inch for any space. This will make sure your chinchilla does not suffer from an injury by walking around in the cage. Some people prefer to have newspaper or woodchips in the bottom of the cage. This is fine as long as you are cleaning it correctly.
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