Preparation?

[hkkjstwcl]

Hi. Do you arrange your place to be chin-ready all the time, so that chins are ok when they escape from their cages? What are the MUST DO for those encidents? My chins run away a lot, but I cannot do everything because I need to live my life, too, which would be to EMPTY the apartment... Thanks!:hmm:

 

[Jenn]

I used to let my chin run around the house, and she did plenty of damage, even with me right behind her the entire time. I would then confine her to just the bathroom, and she still manage to do damage to my cabinets. For me, the best solutions was to get a couple of playpens, attach them together for a larger play area, and then attach the pens to her cage. I can leave her cage door open and she can go in and out of her cage, into the playpen, whenever she wants. Chins can jump over the playpen, so some have covers over their pens, others have tall sheets of cardboard attached together to make very tall walls for their pen.

Otherwise, I don't believe there is anyway you can totally chin-proof a house for a chin on the loose. Too many dangers. Your chins shouldn't be escaping from their cages, but if that is a problem, can they be moved to a room that can be shut away from the rest of the house and chin-proofed?

 

[ABBY W.]

They are escaping from their cages a lot? Or getting away form you during playtime?

If they are escaping from their cages a lot then you need to alter the cages or get new ones to prevent that. If it's during playtime, you can confine them to a chin-proofed room, or get a playpen.

It's important that they not be able to get out unattended. They could damage your apartment, and could eat something bad for them, including chewing electrical cords, which can obviously kill them.