I live in tornado alley. What do I do with my chin during a tornado? Where her cage used to be was pretty protected, it was in a windowless bathroom right next to the safest room in the house. Now, her cage is in windowed room, and not as safe during storms.
Recently, we had some tornadoes and I was freaking out wondering what to do. I was about to put her in a small kennel like I've seen some people do on here, but my dog has been in it and I wasn't sure if they could transfer some weird disease? So, I put her in a box (pretty tall, but escapable) for about an hour with some hay and a stick to chew. I'm afraid the air wasn't that great, slits through the top was the best I could do. :S
For future reference, what should I do? Could she go in the dog kennel or should I disinfect it (how?) before? Or is the box okay? Should I have a box with more air holes available? They only last for about an hour (unless of course, we're struck, but that thankfully hasn't happened yet.)
I just hope I haven't stressed her out a lot or anything. :S
One other question, I've heard some theories a chinchilla should be kept in a quiet room during the day for them to sleep, but I've also heard it's better to put them in a room with more activity? Which is true?
Thanks.
Recently, we had some tornadoes and I was freaking out wondering what to do. I was about to put her in a small kennel like I've seen some people do on here, but my dog has been in it and I wasn't sure if they could transfer some weird disease? So, I put her in a box (pretty tall, but escapable) for about an hour with some hay and a stick to chew. I'm afraid the air wasn't that great, slits through the top was the best I could do. :S
For future reference, what should I do? Could she go in the dog kennel or should I disinfect it (how?) before? Or is the box okay? Should I have a box with more air holes available? They only last for about an hour (unless of course, we're struck, but that thankfully hasn't happened yet.)
I just hope I haven't stressed her out a lot or anything. :S
One other question, I've heard some theories a chinchilla should be kept in a quiet room during the day for them to sleep, but I've also heard it's better to put them in a room with more activity? Which is true?
Thanks.