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Chinchillas => Q & A => Topic started by: 1newChinmom1 on June 27, 2010, 12:15:45 PM
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I have been spreading pine shavings across the entire floor of the habitat for my little Mother and her 25 day old son. They both urinate in one corner of the habby, but the floor is plastic and the shavings seems (to me anyway) to be a more comfortable medium for the floor. Now it seems from what I read that I only need to put them in a litter box? I change their shavings regularly, and clean out the corner even more frequently. The cage is the same age as the kit, and we bought it brand new.
Am I doing any harm covering the whole floor with shavings? ::shrug::
Neither of my Chins eats the shavings, even the little boy focuses on Mom and hay. Mom does chew at her pine house, but not excessively. And neither chews on the metal cage, except the Mom, to get us to come play with them, if we are in the same room and make the mistake (Oh No!) of ignoring them,lol.
So, all of the floor covered, or just the corner, and do we need a litter box? I mean, they poo everywhere, lol. Will they poo in the litter box also? I don't mind either way, I just wondered. ::think::
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My chinchillas have shaving covering the entire floor, they nee something on the floor over the plastic......be it shavings or fleece they need something
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I forgot to add no you do not need a litter box I have never used litter boxes it is in my opinion just silly they always pee in a corner and poo everywhere they are not litter trained and will do what they wish when they wish
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Thank you for the quick answer! I am still learning how much I don't know about chinch's, lol. I love your icon! It looks very much like our little sir - how old is that little kit? Our is 26 days old. ::)
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I am not sure how old he is in that picture. I have already had 47 babies here this year he is from a few years ago.