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Wheel Question
« on: June 26, 2014, 07:22:24 PM »
I have a question is a 12inch flying saucer an ok size or should I get bigger one
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Re: Wheel Question
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2014, 08:28:24 PM »
12" is terrible for a regular wheel and can cause orthopedic injury. 14" is okay for small chinchillas. 15" or higher is recommended.
I have a 14" regular wheel (silver surfer) and it is good for my 500g male although expert breeders may say 14" is too small. I would have to agree for chins much larger than mine.

For a flying saucer I think it wouldn't be unsafe but I think it would be unusable for anything but a growing kit. And a growing chinchilla probably shouldn't have constant access to an exercise wheel.
A good wheel is going to be metal (and sometimes also wood) construction. Plastic accessories are unacceptable for chins IMO.

Hope this helps.
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Re: Wheel Question
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2014, 06:33:55 AM »
Turns out that the IKEA parts make it yourself wheel is absolutely brilliant. I'm no macguyver, but I managed to use super super glue, and I glued some pieces of wood together to make an incline, and glued the lazy susan on top of it.
AND IT WORKED.
But then it broke after a few months.
Then I did another, which also broke.
But now is my 3rd one, and it is doing very well! No problems whatsoever even months later.
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