FN single unit or double unit. Which is better for one chinchilla?

[bailey45121]

Hello, I am new to chinchillas but I am learning alot thanks to this forum. I will be picking up our new bundle of joy a few days before Christmas. I am currently looking into which cage to purchase... I really like the Ferret Nation cages but wanted to know which cage would be best for one chinchilla. Either the Ferret Nation Single Unit or Double unit?

 

[cindyv3737]

Both have plenty of room for a single chin. I have my single girl in a double unit. She seems to enjoy it and I love decorating it. I also don't feel bad if she does not come out for playtime more than a few times a week. The cage is big and I have a wheel in it. She has plenty of running room.

 

[LoveBug]

i just picked up my chinchilla on monday night and she is in a double unit. and seems to really like it cause it's so much room to run around in

 

[lola]

personally i think if you can give them more room you should but the single could be fine to

 

[ChinnyMom]

i say buy the biggest cage you can.

 

[Jenn]

I personally like bigger. Then I can spoil my chin more with all kinds of shelves for her to hop on to, and plenty of room for hammocks and everything else.

 

[Vcchinchilla]

i liked the double when i just had one because i had upstairs food+sleep and downstairs being fairly empty only toilet stairs on the wall to go downstairs and water bottle

the empty room is for him to bounce and excercise =)

my dad constantly told me to not put so many things, because everything i put in there would be cute only to me T_T and clutter to meimei
thus i left one kinda empty...

 

[ylrebmik]

ooo Vcchinchilla... I love the idea of them having the room for exercise. My cage seems so cluttered!

I would get a double.

 

[Godofgods]

I have to doubles. Both have had single chin in them, and multiple.
The good thing about a double aside from more room for your chin of course, Is you can alway scale it down to one floor if you feel the need has arisen. Generaly~ its alwyas good to have a little extra good things for them. Im sure the chin would lvoe the extra room. I no mine did.

And later on if you deside to decorate, youll want the extra room any way lol.

 

[obcsed]

While a single is fine for a single chin, I agree that having more room is always better. I have 6 142s and wouldn't trade them. Some have singles, some couples and one has triplets in them. Three is about the limit for me in one double cage.

 

[pants567]

I don't have a FN but from what I've seen, it seems like it is nice to have the double. As people have said before, if gives you room to have one be a sort of food/sleep area and then another area for play. I also recommend the double if you're planning on getting a wheel since they take up so much room!

 

[caiti]

I would only get the single if you really don't want to buy the double. It's cheaper buying a double than buying a single and an add on later. Either one will be suitable for your chin, but just remember if you think you'd want to have your chin in a bigger cage I would go all in now as opposed to down the line. If not, that's perfectly fine as well.

By the way--I have a single FN as a temp cage/the cage Chloe will probably move into once the one I made inevitably falls apart in the future.

 

[bailey45121]

Thank you all for your posts. You have given me great advise. I am now the proud owner of a FN 142 Double Unit. I found it on KennelVet.com for $235.08 including tax and shipping.