Chinchillas are known famously for the soft, luxurious fur that adorns their small rodent bodies. Many people have used the fur to make coats and trim other wintry garments. When you have a chinchilla as a pet, however, the only place that beautiful fur goes is inside of chinchilla cages.
The chinchilla cage should be placed in a moderately cool place in the house. The coveted fur that protects the chinchilla body also tends to make the pet overheat. This means you should avoid placing the cage in direct sunlight and make sure temperatures in the room where the chinchilla is housed do not go over 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Tall, large wood cages with shelves and ladders are best because they give the chinchilla the opportunity to move around, climb and exercise. If you have the money, custom chinchilla cages are a great option. If you choose plastic as a material for chinchilla cages, you are likely to have a huge surprise if you leave the chinchilla alone. They chew through plastic fairly easy, so a plastic cage becomes both a choking hazard and a containment issue. You do not want to have to hunt down the chinchilla all over your house.
Wire chinchilla cages should be lined with wood shavings to avoid damage to the feet of the chinchilla. Cedar is the one wood you should avoid. It contains aromatic oils that can harm the chinchilla. Pine should also be avoided for this reason. When you cannot get the right kind of wood, good old-fashioned newspaper works, too.
Other necessities that should be considered for chinchilla cages include water bottles, which should be made of glass and not plastic, an eating bowl, which needs to be heavy enough not to tilt, a nest box, and wood blocks and pesticide-free tree branches for chewing. Remember that a home is not a natural habitat for a chinchilla, so everything in the room must be upgraded to "chinchilla-proof."
It is not really necessary to buy a custom chinchilla cage that has been premade, as long as you carefully select the materials, steering clear of cedar and pine, you can build your own chinchilla cage. You simply have to decide on the best size of the cage that will suit your chinchilla and then design the layout making sure you draw up some plans that will give your chinchilla the kind of runs and supplies that will keep it happy.