Today (Well, since it's morning I guess it'd be yesterday) I got my chinchilla, and she's adorable. She's very young (Around 6-7 weeks old) and I wasn't exactly sure what to expect when it came to her behavior or how she'd be in a new home for the first few days. She's very sweet and has no problems jumping into my hand and letting me pet her and when I picked her up she didn't fight it.
So everything was fine in the cage, she seemed to enjoy her new things. At around 1 AM I decided to go to sleep. I ended up pulling the sheets over my head and a couple hours in, I wake up and feel something light with little paws crawling on my head. I turned on my lamp, and sure enough, she was sitting right there. It was easy to transport her back to her cage, but now I'm scared she'll get out again and go somewhere other than my head. My bedroom door is shut, but still, I worry.
I didn't think she was small enough to fit through the space of the bars. Does anyone have suggestions as to what I could do to prevent future escapes?
Also, maybe if I let her out of the cage to play a little she wouldn't be so tempted to come out and roam around? Any advice is appreciated! =)
So everything was fine in the cage, she seemed to enjoy her new things. At around 1 AM I decided to go to sleep. I ended up pulling the sheets over my head and a couple hours in, I wake up and feel something light with little paws crawling on my head. I turned on my lamp, and sure enough, she was sitting right there. It was easy to transport her back to her cage, but now I'm scared she'll get out again and go somewhere other than my head. My bedroom door is shut, but still, I worry.
I didn't think she was small enough to fit through the space of the bars. Does anyone have suggestions as to what I could do to prevent future escapes?
Also, maybe if I let her out of the cage to play a little she wouldn't be so tempted to come out and roam around? Any advice is appreciated! =)