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My chin sometimes bites on my skin, and pulls back. He does this to other things, such as fleece items, and of course some things he wants to move around. He tends to do this more often when he gets "mad" at me for taking away something he shouldn't chew. Just wondering if anyone knows why he...

I keep a supply of Cheerios in the room with my boy in a small tupperware container with a twist-off lid. He now knows the sound of the lid being removed, and runs over. I didn't use Cheerios so much as to bribe him into bonding with me as I did as a reward after playtime for returning to his...

Maybe try wiping the litter box with vinegar? I add some when I wash my boy's fleece, as I've also used it successfully to remove the odor of cat urine.

I went from a chinchilla starter kit cage (bigger than the one you have linked, though) to a double unit Critter Nation for my one male chin. At first, my boy mostly just used the upper level, but would venture "downstairs" to go on his wheel, get water from the bottle down there, or eat, etc...

It seems people say not to let them out for playtime until 1-2 weeks after having them home, but I let my boy out the night after I got him -- supervised in the bathroom after it was chin-proofed. For the first week or so, he never wanted to go back in to end playtime, and would even just climb...

Unless you can find one used, then you probably won't find a decent cage for "fairly cheap". I had a cage from Petsmart as a starter cage; it came as a kit and cost $90. I upgraded to a Critter Nation, double unit ($250) that I ordered from Amazon. (The starter cage would have been sufficient...

I bought a small grass mat at PetSmart, and my boy loved it. He would drag it around, and soon enough tore it to shreds. I got him a second one, as well as a larger one (about the size of the one in the link, I'd guess). He destroyed the second small one, although a piece of it still remains...

I started off with CareFresh in my starter cage, as that's what it came with. After a few changes, I switched to a prepackaged mix of CareFresh and shavings. I then switched to a package of other-brand CareFresh and kiln dried pine shavings, as I could pick this up at Walmart. Both bags cost...

Thanks for the information! My guy isn't interested in chewing plastic, but I was wondering what the difference was between PVC and regular plastic accessories.

For those who have made tubes, or half-tube shelves, do you use 4" or 6"? I would think that 6" would be ideal for tubes. Is 4" good for the shelves? I have checked Home Depot, and only found 4" as the largest diameter in the smaller sections of PVC. I work for an industrial supply company, but...

You're welcome! As for the pillow, I folded a section of the extra fleece in half, then cut slits about 1/2" wide by 1 1/2" long on the other three sides. I tied the slits together per side. When there was only a small corner left to tie up, I folded the pillow inside out so that the tied ends...

Can you block off the radiator so she cannot get near it? I have my bedroom TV and electronics on a corner stand, and used to have to block it off with an assortment of boxes to keep my little guy from getting back to the wires. I have since dismantled his starter cage, and have that set up as a...

I just made a few small shelves for my CN. I have had one small one in there since transferring my boy from his old starter cage to the CN. That one measures probably around 3" x 5" and is secured with one bolt. I had extra large fender washers on it from when it was in the starter house that...

I'm not sure of training them to run on it; they'll just pick it up eventually if they choose to. I had a plastic wheel in with my boy when I got him, and all he did was use it as a seat while he ate some food for a while. Eventually, he started climbing on it, and would sometimes climb on top...

If you have a local Home Depot, I picked up a 1"x8"x6' plank of kiln dried pine, 8 hanger bolts (1/4"), 8 wing nuts, and about 12 fender washers for around $16. I just made my boy a corner shelf, and two shelves to start out with and still have plenty of wood left (just need more hardware).

How long are they out for? When I first started letting my little guy out, he didn't want to go back in. He would be out for about an hour, but only about half of the time was spent playing. He would eventually climb on top of his cage and take a nap, and then climb on my leg and take a nap...

I just put a Chin Spin in my Critter Nation, and it does not cause much cage rattle (I barely hear when my little guy is using it, unless something like a pellet or piece of poo is in the wheel with him). It is super quiet, although it is new, so I'm sure the sound will increase as the bearings...

Just an update that I ordered the Chin Spin. It came last week, and I was shocked at how big it is. I think that due to the way it attaches its weight is supported well, and may not cause problems with the bars. I guess I'll find out eventually if it does damage them, at which point I would opt...

I have 2 hay balls right now for my little guy. One came with his starter cage. I bought another one to go in the starter cage after my guy got his Critter Nation and I was supposed to get another chin (was told my guy was a girl; found out he was a boy a couple of days before getting the other...

I used blizzard fleece from Joann fabrics; it cost me around $15 for two yards (one yard with print, one solid color) after using a mobile coupon -- the fleece wasn't on sale. Everyone on here seems to say to use blizzard or polar fleece or any anti-pill fleece. The two yards was enough to...