When you use for chinchilla do you use bedding on bottom of cage
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I used this cage for my Lionhead Bunny and he had a small litter pan and also had a small box for his bed. This helps keep the area a bit cleaner in my opinion. The bottom tray slides out for cleaning purposes.
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You must have bedding to absorb urine, and keep their little bottoms warm. I suggest fleece. I have 3 guineas and 2 cages connected end to end by a ramp. These are wonderful cages! I've owned the first cage 2 years and it holds up great
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The wire floor itself is a completely separate piece so you have the option of just having the bottom tray as a floor. It's easier to clean if you have the wire floor in though, as you can completely pull out the bottom tray like a drawer and empty it. We have kept the wire floor in and our chinchilla does just fine with it.
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I have used a light weight blanket that fits over the top and down the sides. It is much cheaper to have a custom made cover. A sheet will also be useful for the cage and you can use the color the bird likes.
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I put felt on one of my levels because my rats really like to pee all over it and the felt (which I replace every time I clean) keeps the urine from pooling up. However, I leave my other two levels uncovered because for some reason the rats only pee on the one level. To answer your question, no bedding is not required on the upper levels.
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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 only use bedding in the bottom pan, we do not put bedding on the wire rack. My bunny has no problem with her feet hurting on the wire, but I do make sure she has a bed to lie on if she wants. I really like this cage because the bottom pan is so deep and the poo does not overflow. I also don't recommend putting bedding where your bunny can sit in its own urine since they can get a parasite that could come from sitting in its urine. You can also put hay on the wire to help the bunnies feet.
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There is a slight space between the tray and the cage where my chinchilla managed to keep escaping. I think with a rabbit and its size that you might be okay.
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We use this for when the bunnies come in for a visit from their outdoor hutch. It is very durable and the bunnies have not chewed on the edges. We are very happy with the quality of the construction. I wouldn't see any problems using it with a chinchilla.
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We use a yard of fleece on top, a bath towel under the fleece, and the bottom layer is newspaper. The towel prevents the newspaper from sticking to the fleece and also absorbs waste along with the newspapers. It seems using either fleece, or shavings/bedding material, is a personal choice - whatever works for someone works best for them. We started using fleece with this cage - it's cheaper and very easy to clean. We have two yards of fleece so one can be washing while the fresh one goes into the cage.
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the description it said is good for chinchillas. i use for my rabbit , check 5 star review there is a picture with chinchillas. the metal wire doesn't work don't use it.
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I have two chinchillas and I bought this cage a few months ago. It is a great cage if you are trying to bond two chins because you can easily separate the cage in half and make a home for both. The only downfall is the wire floor on the second level. I easily fixed that by going to the pet store and getting the build a bridge mats and lining the floor with them. I was going to line the floor with fleece like many chin owners have suggested but my chins both LOVE to chew anything that they can get their little paws on. The build a bridges are a great because it protects their feet but they are also safe for them to chew on. I have two chinchillas and I bought this cage a few months ago. It is a great cage if you are trying to bond two chins because you can easily separate the cage in half and make a home for both. The only downfall is the wire floor on the second level. I easily fixed that by going to the pet store and getting the build a bridge mats and lining the floor with them. I was going to line the floor with fleece like many chin owners have suggested but my chins both LOVE to chew anything that they can get their little paws on. The build a bridges are a great because it protects their feet but they... » Read More I have two chinchillas and I bought this cage a few months ago. It is a great cage if you are trying to bond two chins because you can easily separate the cage in half and make a home for both. The only downfall is the wire floor on the second level. I easily fixed that by going to the pet store and getting the build a bridge mats and lining the floor with them. I was going to line the floor with fleece like many chin owners have suggested but my chins both LOVE to chew anything that they can get their little paws on. The build a bridges are a great because it protects their feet but they are also safe for them to chew on. « Show Less
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I think that it will work for a chinchilla if you put a bottom on the cage and reinforce the ramp.
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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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Yes, you can remove the wire on the bottom, but the only thing is that there is a little space between the tray and the cage. It shouldn't be a problem if your chinchillas are full-grown.
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You can secure the cage without the wire floor but the bottom tray is plastic. I had chinchillas and they chewed on the plastic tray. I supposed I could have cut and smoothed out a metal tray but decided to use felt to cover the wire instead. Hope that helps.
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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