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Assassin_Sasha25

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I am a new chinchilla owner and my baby girl Winnie won't jump and I don't know how to teach her how to jump from ledge to ledge in her cage all she really does is climb she might hop but she doesn't jump.
 
How old is the chin? Also how far apart are the ledges? If she has never been in a cage with ledges before you might need to make them really close together so she can basically walk from ledge to ledge at first, then over time move them apart as she gets the hang of it, until they are were you want them. Make sure the ledges and any shelving are over lapped though, so she doesn't fall far if misjudging a jump, or have a hammock under to catch the chin. A fall of more then 6 inches for a kit or 12 inches for an adult can hurt or even kill them.

Also, if she is young, kits like to climb more then jump around sometimes, most outgrow it.
 
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