Chinchilla Bath House

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In another article we discussed the need to allow your chinchilla to bathe. However, we didn't mention specifics on dust bath options which we'll do here. Super Pet Chinchilla Bath House The first bath house that we purchased was from Super Pet (see image below). It functions as specified by the manufacturer except we never [...]

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Chinchilla Planet:

A fish bowl is fine. You can use any container really. Clear class is good because you can see through it and won't get as scratched as plastic.

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Steve:

Is it ok if i used a fish bowl?its big enough for my 2 chins now...but is there any difference aside from it being glass and clear?

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Chinchilla Planet:

Kelsey,

Chinchillas aren't usually afraid of confined spaces. Quite the opposite really as they like to crawl in to boxes and tubes. Are you staying around when you put the bath house out? If so, try leaving your chinchilla alone to explore on its own schedule. Another idea is to try putting some dust on a flat surface to introduce it to your chinchillas. Then use a container.

Good luck!

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Kelsey:

Hi there,

I just got my chinchilla on monday!!! She is such a cutie pie but i think that she is afraid of using the bath house. I don't know if it is because she is still new here or if she just doesn't like the confined space of the bath house. Do you have any suggestions? Thank-you

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Chinchilla Planet:

Jayme,

Your new chinchilla will probably be stressed just because of the change in surroundings. To ease the transition, leave your new chinchilla alone at the beginning rather than trying to force it to play with you.

As for cage size, the bigger the better. Breeders keep their chinchillas in fairly small cages and hobbyists like us construct cages that are 2' x 4' x 4'. If you do decide to get one, be sure you have a place where you can let it run around outside of the cage.

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Jayme:

Hi, I have been looking into getting a chinchilla since I babysat one quite a few years ago. Recently I found it possible to purchase one; however, I was looking into what to buy such as a cage, bath house, food, etc. and have found it overwhelming. I found a cage made by All Living Things and that seems the best option given my finances and available room. How big should the cage be though? I am only getting one but if the chinchilla has been in a certain kind of cage with another chinchilla will it cause a lot of stress for him to be alone in a different cage? If so how do I prevent that? Any information you could offer would be great... Thankyou so much!

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