Ceramic tiles?

[Godofgods]

Are ceramic type slabs safe to use as a cooling pad instead of granite slabs?

 

[lauralynne]

It's fine to use them, although granite will stay cooler longer. Neither is a suitable long term solution, though. Just throwing that in there for general reasons.

 

[Godofgods]

Neither is a suitable long term solution, though. Just throwing that in there for general reasons.

yea i no. Just looking at them for periods before the air is turned on and what not. I had two granite slabs i got a few years back from the pet store (at a hefty price). But since iv gone from a pair, too two males in a cage, and three girls in another cage... two slabs wouldn't cut it lol.

I was looking in Lowe's the other day. The ceramic kind were the only ones i really saw that were viable. They were a bit bigger then the ones i had and were like $1 and change each. The only granet one i saw that might work was a custom ordered piece, that would have to be cut in half (and hope it don't break in the process) and was like $20. ... So i figured id check the ceramic type slab lol.

 

[Essentia]

Ceramic tiles are fine. You may also want to check with your local kitchen counter people. They often have scrap of 1in. thick granite that works well as a cooling stone. They would always let me look through the scrap and grab anything I wanted.

 

[becky12883]

I find chinchillers at the thrift stores all the time! They are usually labeled as trivets, or cooling stones. Granite squares that are surrounded by plastic that are used to keep hot pots and pans from ruining your counter tops. Pop the plastic off and viola a chinchiller. I randomly came across one once and seem to find them all the time now. Usually for $1 or $2 and I snatch them up. I have about 5 now, just in case one breaks, or to have one or 2 in the freezer.

 

[BenD188]

My chinchillas just figured out how to pull up the fleece and climb under it... so I need a chiller to place in the corner they do it in. What should I use? A granite tile?

 

[jess32247]

Granite tile is fine to use Ben, but that silly chin of yours might find another way to get under the fleece! Maybe binder rings attached to the fleece and cage will help

 

[Godofgods]

Not to say yours will or wont ben, but jess makes a point.

Chins will often find a way around it. My chin can move anything that isn't bolted down, no matter how heavy it is. I swear they're channeling superman sometimes. (Or maybe super women, since its usually my girls)

Chins always seem to find something odd to do that you didnt expect lol.

 

[ChinnyMom]

i use 12x12 inch ceramic tiles from Home Depot and find they work well. my chin room never gets warm enough for my boys to need to lay down on the tiles to cool off, so the main purpose is to keep fleece liners from getting pulled up. i have 6 tiles, and that way i always have at least a couple tiles clean and ready for the cage, swapping them out and washing them when needed.

 

[AZChins]

I use ceramic tiles. I can run them through the dishwasher and they don't start to fall apart like the granite tiles tend to over time. Even the cheapest tile (closeout tiles at $.10 each) seem to last longer. You can find ceramic tiles that are very inexpensive and that are a variety of different sizes and shapes.