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Q & A / Re: One or Two

« on: October 16, 2014, 07:51:04 AM »

That's another thing sources seem to argue about, tall vs wide..... I've actually seen many saying that a taller cage is better than a wider cage.... and vice versa ¬.¬ guess this is the problem with getting an exotic pet is that not as much is known about them so everyone has different opinions on how to look after them... ranging from 'oh this small cage is fine even though it's mostly plastic and will bore any animal half to death' all the way to 'how dare you even think about keeping any animal in a cage or home, all animals should be free and wild' *sigh*

I think I'll let my chinchilla decide... if it seems unhappy in it's cage I'll save up and buy a new 1.... and a bigger house to put a bigger cage in....

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Q & A / Re: One or Two

« on: October 15, 2014, 02:44:29 PM »

I had looked at that website and all cages were either much smaller than mine or far more expensive thus exceeding my budget, cages in my price range tended to be either smaller or have flimsy plastic bases, and I'd rather have more play time with my chinchilla than expose it to toxic substances

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Q & A / Re: One or Two

« on: October 14, 2014, 07:07:12 PM »

Ok so from these responses it seems that people here are like many sites and cant agree on whether chinchillas do well living alone lol. As for the cage size, in the UK it's immensely hard to find cages, a specialist cage maker sells cages as 24" by 18" by 35.5" as cages large enough to be either 1 big cage or split into 2..... and even on here I have seen people giving the ok to cages smaller than the 1 I plan to get.... I also have a lot of free time and 2 chinchilla proof rooms for it to run and play. As for cage set up, I have a 16" wheel, custom made wooden shelves, 2 houses (1 fabric for sleeping in and 1 grass for play), as for wire there will be none except obviously for the walls which are 10mm apart (aka 0.39"), it will have a fleece base etc etc etc I've done my homework..... the only thing no one can ever seem to agree on is if getting only 1 is ok

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Q & A / One or Two

« on: October 13, 2014, 08:11:58 PM »

Hello everyone

I'm currently getting everything set up for getting a chinchilla and am trying really hard to get everything right, however 1 thing that many sources are not clear on is whether getting one is ok or whether I should get two :S the cage I'm getting is 24" by 20" and 60" tall (biggest cage that will fit in the space I have) from my research it seems that's plenty of space for one chinchilla, however many sites disagree on whether it's enough for two.

Does anyone have any advice? I'm getting a chinchilla to be a long term companion who's as fun loving and nocturnal as me so I really want to provide it/ them the best life style I can!

Thank you for reading ^.^