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No one ever replied. In case anyone ever needs to know... a FN does not work for a rabbit. It's not really way too small for a rabbit but the top section is pretty much useless. The little guy couldn't get back down after going up so ended up just in the one level. If it was the only cage...

So I'm probably a moron but since I loved my double Ferret Nation for my chinchilla pair I thought it'd work fine for our little dwarf rabbit. The cage we got when we first got him hasn't worked out well so we were looking for a new solution. Now in just one level he seems to have enough space...

Are you sure that you aren't hearing sounds you normally miss because you are asleep? My girls are usually the loudest around 2 or 3 am. I am rarely up at that time anymore but when I wasn't working steady I'd be up and hear them. For some reason odd sounds outside will wake me up but chins...

I wonder sometimes if they just get so tired in the middle of playing that they crash wherever they happen to be at the time. Like a toddler... they sleep in odd positions too! My girls usually just stuff themselves into their wooden house. I think of those Popple pets they had when I was a...

Is there a way to bake large pieces of wood.... not in an oven? Could you go old fashioned and hang them over one of those fire pit thingers? Or hang them over your grill? Could you like... stuff them in a see through but air tight container, and let the sun do the baking? I just would think...

I could be totally wrong. And I don't want to freak you out. However, the chinchilla I had originally was picky. He had malo. He destroyed lava ledges, ate bark off of apple wood, and sometimes would chew bits of pine. My girls on the other hand... chew everything in sight pretty much. I...

I am totally coveting your chinchilla. She is so adorable. Love the Dumbo song too. I've been having baby envy. I love my girls but they aren't teeny tiny anymore. *fights the urge to fill her place with chinchillas*

I have seen people buy metal supports at their hardware store for your cage. You can use them to add stability. But I think for the most part people don't have issues with ledges in the cage you have. Just buy large enough washers and use more than one bolt for larger ledges. It's wheels...

Okay, so I thought I'd throw this question out there. For those of you who don't remember me (I've been lax in coming here lately) I have two female chinchillas. They are sisters and I have had them since they were 8 weeks old. They turned 2 in January. In June I noticed that one of them had...

Incase anyone was curious I just wanted to throw out an update on the girls. Both girls are doing great now. Hopping about, normal poops, eating and drinking. I'm happy everything seems fine. I was scared. I've kept the pellets free feed but I have been more diligent in making sure they...

In my opinion... if someone has infant animals of any sort (any animal under about 3 months or so) they are breeding and using craigslist to sell. This is first of all against craigslist terms and conditions. First of all, why would anyone have babies if they weren't breeding? There are the...

I find the doors hard to open sometimes... and I have thumbs... and strong hands (at least compared to a chin!). I can't imagine a chinchilla ever being able to open them. I had escapees before but as other people mentioned it was my own stupidity... I left the door open. Woke up to the girls...

Personally... I went with three layers. I did one set with only two and it's definitely not nearly as absorbent. I've heard of some people using the material you put inside quilts in between their's or even a towel. My concern with the quilt material is all the stuff I found was fire...

My landlord had never seen a chinchilla before mine, neither had his wife. I just explained and he was really open minded. He's had bad issues with cats and dogs in the past and had a no pet policy. He just met them earlier today and he was delighted by them. Him and his wife watched them...

Honestly... I think I'd want to take those cages outside and use a power hose on them... and possibly bleach, rinsed off really well of course. This is hard if you don't have an extra cage to put them in while the cages dry though. I think I'd get rid of the wooden shelves as soon as possible...

Welcome to the forum! I'm sure you'll make new friends here and learn many new things!

Assuming the older model and new model have the same spacing between bars... there's really only one place you can put a Chinspin in a FN. As far as how far up/down. I have the normal 2.5" pan walls and it's a chore to get the pans in and out period. They fit very tightly. I don't usually...

I am with Jazicat on covering the plastic with fleece. You could possibly invent some sort of wood over plastic deal too. That or investing in another cage without a plastic base. Just a question though, are the male and female still together? If so they should be separated as soon as...

Well, just wanted to do an update. Took both girls to the vet. The vet said everything looks good. Trixie was 698 grams and Pixie was 720. Seemed a little low to me but she says that's well within healthy ranges. By time we got to the vet Trixie was producing normal if somewhat small poops...

Thanks for the advice. I will put them back together tonight. I heard the idea once and so I marked Trixie's ear with a green sharpie so I can tell her and Pixie apart at the vet. They do not get any treats normally. I heard to wait until they were a year to do treats and never transitioned...