Will this work for a chinchilla? When you use this do you put bedding in the cage as well, or only in the pan?
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Well my chinchilla never used it. The hook thingy didn't even wanna stay stuck to the cage idk she never pooped in it
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I'm not sure, I bought this same cage for my chinchilla and he absolutely loves it!
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I wouldn't say it's required, and you can leave it out, it just slides in and out. However, it really depends on the size of the animal and how small they can flatten themselves or if they can push the drawer out. If you leave the "grid" out, you have a gap that a rat or possibly a ferret could squeeze out through. My chinchilla probably couldn't but I wouldn't risk it. I actually like the grid because it allows food, urine and feces to go through and you can just slide out the "drawer" to empty the bedding. I have both a corner litter tray and bedding in the bottom of the cage and haven't seen any downside to the grid. :) I wouldn't say it's required, and you can leave it out, it just slides in and out. However, it really depends on the size of the animal and how small they can flatten themselves or if they can push the drawer out. If you leave the "grid" out, you have a gap that a rat or possibly a ferret could squeeze out through. My chinchilla probably couldn't but I wouldn't risk it. I actually like the grid because it allows food, urine and feces to go through and you can just slide out the "drawer" to empty the bedding. I have both a corner litter tray and bedding in the bottom of... » Read More I wouldn't say it's required, and you can leave it out, it just slides in and out. However, it really depends on the size of the animal and how small they can flatten themselves or if they can push the drawer out. If you leave the "grid" out, you have a gap that a rat or possibly a ferret could squeeze out through. My chinchilla probably couldn't but I wouldn't risk it. I actually like the grid because it allows food, urine and feces to go through and you can just slide out the "drawer" to empty the bedding. I have both a corner litter tray and bedding in the bottom of the cage and haven't seen any downside to the grid. :) « Show Less
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How do u mean? I have 2 chinchillas that are using the cage. From what I know about sugar gliders (wish I could have them here in Hawaii but can't) I think it would suffice because it's tall enough for them to move around (they need more of a tall area vs a big low cage, right? ). My chins love it and they can't chew threw the bottom like superpet cages that have the metal bars but the bottom is plastic.
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The mat is made for small animals so I would think that it can be used for a chinchilla.
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we put pieces of plexi glass around the front sides & back of zippys cage to help keep his poop off of our floors it helps a bunch the cage still needs to be cleaned every day still because this little bugger puts out about 300 poops a day as for making a mess on the inside of the cage a chin gonna do what a chins gonna dohttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/kathy5/20131003_191522_zps711b6f4e.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/kathy5/20131003_191544_zpsf84e011e.jpg
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I've had a chinchilla, I think as long as you made a base for the bottom (I did for our rabbit) it would work.
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I had the same problem with my rabbit; I ended up ordering stainless steel bowls from Amazon which hook onto the cage. I use one for food and one for treats; this is working out great! It's been a year now and I'm very happy with the outcome :)) TRY THIS! You won't be sorry....
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I'm not sure about chinchillas, it works great for puppies and small dogs. I don't know enough about the behavior characteristics to say it will work. It sets up and folds for storage very easily.
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I am using this for my chinchillas and it seems to work great! As far as breaking it down, once it is together you can only take the cage itself off of the legs. I thought it was pretty easy to put together.
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I am really not sure. I have never owned a Chinchilla. I bought it for my Rat :)
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I have a mini holland lop in it. The cage was too small for him when he had a corner litter box. It's not too bad without it, but he also has an outdoor cage for him to have a lot more room in. It definitely isn't roomy enough for a large rabbit.
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I'm not sure what you mean- your chinchillas SHOULD just be running around on the tray. The wire bottom of the cage is only meant to hold up the tray. If your tray is not on top of the wire bottom, you have put it together slightly wrong. Note that the wire bottom is easily removable (i.e. by tilting up one side and sliding it out), and that the plastic tray fits on top of the wire bottom. So just put the plastic tray on top of the wire bottom and slide BOTH pieces back in with the tray on top. Does that make sense?
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Yes it would. It is large. Very roomy. I got it for my Chinchilla but she has not learned how to use it yet.
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I have a rabbit in mine, but here is my thought:You can use the cage without the grate, though the blue pan is pretty deep. You could also try to cover it with linoleum. Just make sure not to leave edges exposed for them to nibble on. If you did that you would have to do something to prevent urine and feces from running off the floor and out of the cage.
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Yes it would serve well for a Chinchilla. The wheels do come off, as they are caster wheels. This is a very nice cage!Just be sure if you purchase to follow directions well for assembly
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I am sorry we just got a new one a couple weeks ago, I no longer have the base, our rabbit dug so much she put a hole in it. it was fairly deep, however she still threw bedding on the floor so we ran the stuff you put over eve troughs to keep the leaves out around the upper part of the base to stop the bedding.