How long until they can go back

[Erica_74]

My craigslist chinchilla had babies almost 3 weeks ago. I was told on the forum that a baby safe cage was better than the aquarium i had them in, and i decided to wrap the other cage in hardware cloth instead. i ended up just buying a cage from craigslist that was baby safe, but it is sort of small. I was justwondering how long until i can move the babies into the other, bigger cage. the bar spacing is 1 inch by 1 inch. I put them in therre for a while yesterday, and nobody escaped, but i am afraid to leave them alone for too long, just in case. do you think they are big enough to go back in? if not, how long until they can?

 

[tunes]

Depending on how big your kits are, even weanlings can fit through 1 inch spaces. If the they are 1" squares, that's a little harder for them to get through as they get bigger. You're going to have to be the judge of whether they can fit or not. Some kits at 3 weeks are 100+ gm, some are smaller.

 

[Erica_74]

oh okay. thank you. i thought all babies grew at pretty much the same rate. the big ones are 90 & 95 grams. the runt is 85. i am thinking it would be safest to just wait.

 

[addictedtochins]

I would wait too

 

[mishalaa]

I would wait a good while, I've heard where young chins have gotten their heads stuck in 1" x 1" bars. They will be fine in a small cage until they're older.