Would these be okay?

[Sendra]

Alright, I know that the chin-safe wood is pretty much the bird-safe wood list, but I'm curious if these toys made for birds would be alright for chinchillas.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753436
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753428
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2750670
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2750669
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752738
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754637


And for vet visits and cage cleaning times, would this carrier be alright?

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3073395


Edit: Although this seems really nice too...
http://www.petco.com/product/110731/Komfort-Pets-Climate-Controlled-Pet-Carrier-in-Silver.aspx

 

[menagerie]

The last carrier is a waste of time. It keeps the carrier to a temperature range that is between two pre-set limits ideal for dogs or cats. The temp range is too warm for chins. I ordered one thinking that you could set the a/c to whatever you want, but you can't. It was promptly returned.

 

[alli713]

The plastic carriers are fine for going to the vet and short trips. They don't work for extended use since some chins can and will chew their way out of them. But I've used them on car trips up to 5 hours long with no issues. The second one is interesting in that it's climate controlled, although the only thing I would think you'd have to check is the flooring and make sure there's no way for a chin to chew it's way through it and get access to any of the electrical portions.

As far as the bird toys, the shredders are great for chins, the pinata I think is also fine, probably just won't last long! The bird kabob ones I'm pretty sure are made out of yucca. I've seen them in stores and they're a super soft wood, which yucca is. I carry some yucca toys and the chins really like them, although the yucca doesn't last long since it's so soft. And the manzanita is perfectly fine, it's a super hard wood so it lasts a long time. And the large chunk one would be fine too.

So anyways, yes, all those toys look fine.

ETA: oops looks like she already took care of the climate controlled carrier!

 

[Sendra]

The plastic carriers are fine for going to the vet and short trips. They don't work for extended use since some chins can and will chew their way out of them. But I've used them on car trips up to 5 hours long with no issues. The second one is interesting in that it's climate controlled, although the only thing I would think you'd have to check is the flooring and make sure there's no way for a chin to chew it's way through it and get access to any of the electrical portions.

As far as the bird toys, the shredders are great for chins, the pinata I think is also fine, probably just won't last long! The bird kabob ones I'm pretty sure are made out of yucca. I've seen them in stores and they're a super soft wood, which yucca is. I carry some yucca toys and the chins really like them, although the yucca doesn't last long since it's so soft. And the manzanita is perfectly fine, it's a super hard wood so it lasts a long time. And the large chunk one would be fine too.

So anyways, yes, all those toys look fine.

ETA: oops looks like she already took care of the climate controlled carrier!

Do you know of any NON plastic carriers? o_o All that I saw were plastic. And menagerie, thanks for the warning.

 

[alli713]

For non plastic carriers, those can be bought online. I have 3 different Ryerson's ones and I'm happy with them.

You can find those here:
http://www.ryersonchinchilla.com/arc_010.htm

I know there are other sites that sell metal ones, including those that are larger to fit more than one chin per hole, but I can't think of them right now..

 

[PetProductsByNature]

I don't know about that pinata...it looks like it has cotton rope. The kabob might be loofah???

 

[alli713]

I didn't notice the rope up at the top, good catch! If it's cotton, then obviously no on that unless you remove it.

The kabob is for sure not loofah, as I've seen them in the stores and they're a type of wood. Pretty sure it's yucca.

 

[Cloverr]

I notice you have listed that palm shredder-rope.
In my reading, I've seen people say palm is safe for chins, so I picked up some of that... I have a couple of, what are they called, pet-ka-bobs?, something like that. I pick up that and bought wood chips and stick seperately, and make my own little toys. I was looking into buying them on the reg, but it seems that the toys run $4-$10ish each, whereas I bought 3 bags of wood chips&sticks, and some rope, for $15. I make him new toys every couple of days so it keeps Buddy guessing, and that $15 lasts me a couple of months rather than spending the same amount every 2 weeks.
I also wrap the palm around some timmy hay and use apple sticks to keep it in place, he goes crazy for that. Granted it doesn't stay in ball shape for too long, but he loves to tear at it, so its okay by me

 

[mishellyshel]

i think you would be better off ordering toys from someone online here........the prices are fair and you know it will be chin safe. since i have found this forum the only time i buy from the big chains is for hay and i even order that online.
if i had to get a carrier, i like the ones that alli posted a link to.
i found a cat carrrier at a garage sale for 5 bux and use that for vet visits and day trips and also converted a small bird cage into a chin cage for weekends. but if i had to travel with all 3 of them i would have to buy a nice 3 hole carrier shown in that link.