Wall-E Kips
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hello everybody.
i decided to make this topic due to unfortunate events that struck this morning.
my little guy gets 2 hours of play time every day. 1 hour in the morning, and 1 hour in the evening. i usually let Wall-E out in the bathroom but i felt he is getting bored of the same old same old. i decided to switch things up and let him play in the dining room/kitchen. i set up boxes for barricades. i didn't think nothing of it at the time but i didn't set up but a barrier sectioning off the kitchen. my chinnie managed to squirm under the dishwasher. panicked, i rushed to the room and woke my girlfriend. LUCKILY there was a way to get the base board part off of the dishwasher that allowed us to open up the bottom part. i scooped up my chin and plopped him in his cage. this was the first time i have failed to properly chin proof a play area. i felt the need to make this topic just to give people an idea about the precautions needed before a chin is let out to play. i was very devastated and luckily there was no way for him to get into the walls or behind the cabinets. i don't wish the feeling of losing a chinchilla on anyone as it is very alarming. with everything being said, i have to conclude that even the SMALLEST holes and gaps need to be covered in a proper chin proofed area.
i decided to make this topic due to unfortunate events that struck this morning.
my little guy gets 2 hours of play time every day. 1 hour in the morning, and 1 hour in the evening. i usually let Wall-E out in the bathroom but i felt he is getting bored of the same old same old. i decided to switch things up and let him play in the dining room/kitchen. i set up boxes for barricades. i didn't think nothing of it at the time but i didn't set up but a barrier sectioning off the kitchen. my chinnie managed to squirm under the dishwasher. panicked, i rushed to the room and woke my girlfriend. LUCKILY there was a way to get the base board part off of the dishwasher that allowed us to open up the bottom part. i scooped up my chin and plopped him in his cage. this was the first time i have failed to properly chin proof a play area. i felt the need to make this topic just to give people an idea about the precautions needed before a chin is let out to play. i was very devastated and luckily there was no way for him to get into the walls or behind the cabinets. i don't wish the feeling of losing a chinchilla on anyone as it is very alarming. with everything being said, i have to conclude that even the SMALLEST holes and gaps need to be covered in a proper chin proofed area.