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Title: recommend a chinchilla carrier
Post by: 1newChinmom1 on July 19, 2010, 02:59:00 PM

We are a few weeks from a well baby vet visit  ::nod:: , and I am not sure what to get for a chin carrier  ::shrug:: . I don't want to use a soft sided puppy carrier, because of chewing and heat, (it is in the 90's here lately). And the hard sided (plastic) animal carriers look like they would hold the heat too. The car is very well air conditioned, but they get hot so fast. ::scaredspeachless::
 Any recommendations?


The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.... :noway:

Title: Re: recommend a chinchilla carrier
Post by: dianah on July 19, 2010, 03:05:17 PM

you could get something like this
(http://www.bestpetsuppliesguide.com/wp-content/uploads/teafco-argo-petascope-small-pet-carrier-orange.jpg)

i got a similar one when i was taking the babies to the vet as it had no holes they could climb out of, it had enough ventilation and was soft.

Title: Re: recommend a chinchilla carrier
Post by: jmdebb on July 19, 2010, 07:24:07 PM

i'm gonna be biased.. but these are good...

http://www.tjschinchillasupplies.com/houses_ledges.html

second one from the bottom.. it's from quality cage... they also come bigger if you have more than one chin..

Title: Re: recommend a chinchilla carrier
Post by: 1newChinmom1 on July 21, 2010, 06:30:06 AM

I really like this one, but the one inch mesh worries me, what if the kit gets out?  ::think:: I will look for the bigger one. This one is really nice, but it doesn't seem to have room for the poor chinnie to move much. Just me, being a sofite again  ::)
Thanks for the quick answers!  ::nod::

The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.  ???

Title: Re: recommend a chinchilla carrier
Post by: jmdebb on July 21, 2010, 03:52:47 PM

yes, with small kits, they will more than ilkely get out.. but when they are bigger, quality cage stuff is good..

Title: Re: recommend a chinchilla carrier
Post by: flynhawaiian on August 10, 2010, 11:51:05 AM

I have one from valley view chinchillas.  They make all of their own stuff, and our babies never had any problems

(http://www.valleyviewchinchillas.com/images/supplyimages/cages/travelcage.JPG)

Title: Re: recommend a chinchilla carrier
Post by: 1newChinmom1 on August 15, 2010, 09:05:43 PM

I really love this one, but I need room for two, with a divider.

Title: Re: recommend a chinchilla carrier
Post by: jmdebb on August 19, 2010, 09:16:18 PM

Quote from: 1newChinmom1 on August 15, 2010, 09:05:43 PM

I really love this one, but I need room for two, with a divider.

look around, alot of places have ones that are like 2 cages in one.. three in one... know what i mean.. all separate cages, but yet all connected.