Chinwawa
Besotted Chinchilla Lover
My Lenora, who came to me completely tame, is about 5 months old now. She and I are having a blast! We are learning what she needs together. 
I just purchased a second fence so I can make a bigger out of cage play area for her. I open the door to her cage and she jumps on me and eats a few treats and then puts on a good "show" for me. Just hilarious. It became very obvious that she needed more room to play safely. I am in heaven every time she comes to me where I sit and checks in and then bounds off again.
I am also enjoying finishing her cage. I am expanding it up one level in a few days and have just purchased a fleece covered tube from Chamforchins. I can't wait to get it and see her snugged up in her tube. I plan to add more shelves and lava ledges too.
I also have a metal flying saucer on order. She is using a plastic flying saucer now. Besides that it is plastic she is quickly outgrowing it. I can't wait to see her run on the larger metal flying saucer.
The only problem I have run into so far is a minor one. I switched from Carefresh bedding to pine shavings. I like the smell of the pine and the shavings vacuum up better than the Carefresh but the shavings get in her pellet bowl. I was worried she was not eating correctly.
I will try one of those bowls that curve over. Or get a bowl to attach to her cage.
Other than that we are doing well and are BOTH very happy. :thumbsup:
I just purchased a second fence so I can make a bigger out of cage play area for her. I open the door to her cage and she jumps on me and eats a few treats and then puts on a good "show" for me. Just hilarious. It became very obvious that she needed more room to play safely. I am in heaven every time she comes to me where I sit and checks in and then bounds off again.
I am also enjoying finishing her cage. I am expanding it up one level in a few days and have just purchased a fleece covered tube from Chamforchins. I can't wait to get it and see her snugged up in her tube. I plan to add more shelves and lava ledges too.
I also have a metal flying saucer on order. She is using a plastic flying saucer now. Besides that it is plastic she is quickly outgrowing it. I can't wait to see her run on the larger metal flying saucer.
The only problem I have run into so far is a minor one. I switched from Carefresh bedding to pine shavings. I like the smell of the pine and the shavings vacuum up better than the Carefresh but the shavings get in her pellet bowl. I was worried she was not eating correctly.
I will try one of those bowls that curve over. Or get a bowl to attach to her cage.
Other than that we are doing well and are BOTH very happy. :thumbsup:
