Hi Y'all,
We let him out on the floor and he enjoys exploring around while we watch TV and go about (don't worry room has been chinchilla-proofed) and comes up to us to be pet or for treats.
Chin-proofing also includes unplugging all cords and getting them tucked away and/or putting them inside of a flex pipe, tape it at both ends so that the chin can not get into. :-[ When chins are out playing, it needs to be one-on-one time with them (no distractions)
... this is a time for them to get to know you and visa versa.
She'll hop in it on her own but always pees in it... I mean every single time. ... I take this as a sign to mean
a) she hates the ball and even though she jumps into it willingly is so afraid she pees in it or
b) I didn't clean the many crack of it well enough to get the smell out and she now just thinks its the place to pee.
In either case she doesn't seem to enjoy her time in it and we don't put her in it.
Both answers could be correct, but most likely ...
IF you are letting her stay in it more than 10 or 15 minutes, she can't hold her peepee and has to go.
Unless you have one in a JUMBO 15" or larger in diameter, I don't like to see them in one of the balls. It can affect the spine and...
the smaller it is, the smaller amount of room to release the body heat ...
body temperature definitely increases with activity.
if you have a dishwasher through it in there with a bit of clorox if not fill a bucket with clorox and submerge it in that ...
and for the to hot thing just take a drill to it and drill many extra holes in it and that would vent it some more
I doubt that the ball is dishwasher safe ... if it is small enough to fit on the top shelf, it's to small ... if you put it on the bottom shelf, it will probably melt.
Plastic will absorb bleach and you can never get rid of the smell ... the fumes would be VERY UNHEALTHY for your chin ... Bleach will kill anything living.
With hard plastic ... drilling will either crack/shatter or melt the plastic.
I am going to try it just use a small drill bit too big will crack the plastic you could also burn holes through it
Burning plastic is a definite NO NO ...
burning plastic is toxic to animals and humans ... also, if a drop of the burning/melting plastic accidentally falls on your skin ... it leaves a horrible scar, not to mention, being VERY PAINFUL (I did it when I was 8 and still carry the scar.)
other danger to these plastic roll about balls is that chinny toes can get caught in the vents
even if you drilled the vent holes a bit bigger?
If a toe or foot can fit in the hole, it can get broken by it ... especially if it gets caught when a chin is trying to run.
Jo Ann [/i]