i am saveing up my money to get a chinchilla(my mom wont let me get a dog this is the next best thing i think)i m never going to be able to wait long enough to have enough money for a cage to and all the ones they have r lame so i wanna build my own do u have any tips on building a cage or takeing care of a chinchilla please answer A.S.A.P!
2006-09-03 08:43:53 · 3 answers · asked by minnesota sweetheart 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
There are some instructions on building a chinchilla cage here:
http://chinchillacymru.co.uk/buildcage.htm
2006-09-03 08:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by penpallermel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keeping one chinchilla on its own is cruel. They are sociable animals, and get depressed when kept on their own. They eat 'Charlie Chinchilla' food, or any good quality food made for chinchillas.
They like cabbage leaves and apples. They also like to bath in special sand designed for cinchillas. Any other type of sand is dangerous, don't let anybody tell you any different, I have seen many ill chinchillas, simply from bathing in the wrong sand. They also like to eat good quality hay.
Their cage should be quite large, with wire up the sides so that they can climb. However what they are going to be standing on should be good quality thick wood. They would probably appreciate a few shelve type things in their cage to sit on too!.. They also need a little wooden house to hide in, if they get scared.
Hope this information helps you.
2006-09-03 15:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by Little Red Riding Hood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look up the plans for a large rabbit cage and then make things so chinchillua can jump from one to other......they love it ....chi are fun to have we have a male and female...1 gold and black and grey male...their cage is 6 ft tall and 4 ft wide...and has 5 self spaces...good luck the cost alot...
2006-09-03 16:38:32 · answer #3 · answered by d957jazz retired chef 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋