Buttercup's new cage
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Stackie
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Well I really hate to break it to you, but that wood you used is toxic. Plywood is full of glue and chemicals that your chin will ingest once they start chewing (and 99% chance that your chin will chew that shelf & house). Any man made wood is toxic to chins. Most people use kiln dried pine to build cages and shelves with.
That ball you have in there doesn't look too safe, either.
That ball you have in there doesn't look too safe, either.
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Jenn
ZooKeeper
I was going to say the same thing, unfortunately. Chins chew, and the wood you have used is not chin safe at all. Unless you are totally going to cover any and all chewing surfaces, it should really be replaced. The idea is great, though, but for the well-being of your chin, you need to make some changes before your chin moves into it.
I still have to tile the cage. The framing is pine and chin safe. I tile everything in my chins cage to help with sanitation and easy clean up. I only put her in it long enough to take the pics. The ball is a wood block ball.
Stackie
I bite.
That's a pretty glossy wood on the ball..it has a glare from the picture...are you sure about that? It might be treated with something since it's so shiney which still wouldn't be safe. From the pics it looked plastic. I also see a ringer type bell thing in there.
Make sure once you tile it that she still can't chew the bottom of the plywood shelf.
ticklechin
Well-known member
When you tile a cage, you need to also address the edges, don't forget. I used particle board for my shelves, tiled the top and the edges got a pine wood "band" around them. The ball I would be leary of especially if it was made in China, the paint on it worries me.
The ball is a wooden rabbit toy. But I took in out just in case. my sugar gliders can use it. I tile the bottom and top of the the shelves and glue a pine strip around the edges. I do the same with the house. Also the floor, back and ceiling. The frame of the cage is chin safe. It is screwed together until the glue dries. But thank you all for the concern, I did remove the ball for safe measure.
caiti
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Is it cheap to tile all that? Also is it easy to get it in different sized rectangles or squares? I was just curious--there are some spots in my cage I want to cover over with tile and replace the wood that's there so it's easier to clean.
That looks like you did a really nice job. Everything looks solid and stable.
That looks like you did a really nice job. Everything looks solid and stable.
My husband is a contractor. So I get scraps of tile all the time. It actually look really artsy because they aren't the same tile. It comes out looking like a mosaic. I only put the fleece liner in and the hammock because my mother in law paid for part of the materials and she was upset that we hadn't built it yet. If I had known it was gonna upset everyone so much I would have waited to post pics till it was done. But I'm glad everyone is watching out for each other
