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click pic to view larger image | three feel long, two and a half feet high and depth two feet Three pine shelves. All shelves can be removed. (buyers plz note still kept low for safely. Many chinchillas have bad accidents falling from high shelves) We do not make taller versions than this cage unless they have floors in them for safely and stability. see links below. [6-L] larger cage phone for a quote |
New cage design as above but all mesh shelves.
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click pic to view larger image | S 36" long, depth 17"(43.2cm) height17" (43.2cm) there is a tunnel at top back where he can safely escape into his own cage should the female not wish his company in last stages of pregnacy.This cage consists of two cages. One smaller than the other one. Hay rack is between cages, The smaller cage is connected to a tunnel running along top/back whereby the male may retreat to his own cage The cage on the right may also act as a cage for weaned kits. They will still see mum. [4-P] POLYGAMOUS CAGE with litter tray extra phone for quote |
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click pic to view larger image | S 36" long, depth 17"(43.2cm) height17" (43.2cm) there is a tunnel at top back where he can safely escape into his own cage should the female not wish his company in last stages of pregnacy. This cage consists of two cages. Both the same size. Hay rack is between cages It has a tunnel running along top/back same as above [5-P]-polygamous cage with litter tray or without litter tray, phone for quote |
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| [ref penthouse 2] one full top floor and three wooden shelves.. Pot hole to top foor is next to hay rack on the left phone for quote |
Most cages may be may be made to order please ask for quote
we also make show/transport cages.
10" x 10 1/2" x 8" £6:00
A few important facts to note! I am becoming increasingly concerned about the cages in which chinchillas are kept. I have read a lot over the last thirteen years and a few pet shops and cage designers are now making cages which are not at all suitable for chinchillas.
Please, even if you dont take my word for it. Read, as many books as you can. All the good books clearly state, as do responsible breeders, a chinchilla is a rock hopping creature. Not a climber like a chipmunk.They hop from rock to rock, they dont climb. Indeed a chinchilla is a nocturnal animal therefore is short sighted. If you knew the amount of injuries ie:- broken limbs, teeth and often worse suffered by chinchillas falling from shelves, and misplaced branches in a cage, you would think twice before going for height. Sure, I know it looks good, it takes up less room. But chinchillas, given a choice, would rather have space to run back and forward hopping from and onto low shelves, approx. height 6"(15-16cm.) rather than jump up and down from a high shelf or branch. I note with distress the description on the cages in many pet shops say 'for chipmunk or chinchilla'.
An all wire cage is best for chinchillas. I have seen shelves made with compressed board, this is made with adhesive which is often fatal to chewing animals. Please check before you buy. As regards letting them out to play. Furniture and surroundings are extremely hazardous for chinchillas. Think before you let them out please. A chinchilla does not know the difference when it comes to furniture, wires, back of gas fires, fridges, even wallpaper is stripped with relish. This is a known trigger leading to severe constipation in chinchillas. All playtimes should be supervised at all times.
You should have at all times a water bottle filled daily with fresh water. A food dish should be ceramic or the clip on metal ones are good also. As regards good quality hay. Ensure this is not at floor level where it may be contaminated. feeding a chinchilla is easy. in the wild they forage for food. Roots, dry sparse scrub bushes and often moss. Their digestion is not suited to a rich oily diet which causes a build up of toxins. Feed you chinchillas mainly on good quality chinchilla pellets such as Duggins pellets as supplied from Paul Spooner (his link is on my recommended page) A very tiny piece of carrot, or a small piece of apple may be given, if raisins are the treats you use, cut each raisin up into small pieces, the chinchilla them thinks it is getting lots of treats from you instead of one. All these treat should not of course I emphasise be all fed at the same time and on the same day. Raisins are very sugary and may have a laxative effect. One food to avoid is coconut and peanuts, all too high in fat and may cause problems with a chinchilla's digestive system. Chinchillas are killed more by misguided kindness than any other factor. Dust baths help to keep a chinchillas fur in good condition. put the bath with special chinchilla sand in for only 20- 30 minutes. After that remove it. leaving it in may cause dry skin problems. Sift the sand everyday to remove droppings and or urine patches. this way to don't have to replace the dust for new sand every time. If a female is due to give birth, remove sand bath a few days before and give no bath for about 12 days. This is to prevent serious infection as after birth a female is open to infection, dust is not 100% sterile. Please exercise caution and good management.
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