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Posted by Jennifer Snyder on Mon, May 05, 2008 @ 02:18 PM
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Recently one of my chinchillas has developed a very annoying habit. bar chewing. We try very hard to make sure our chinchillas are well entertained and have fun chew toys and hay balls to keep them happy, but alas he is bored.

Haze thinks it is a TON of fun to sit on top of his wooden platform and yank on the top of his cage...endlessly. He is not really into being held and it was finally the straw that broke the camels back. After a near sleepless night I decided to break down and buy him the flying saucer wheel. It is our hope that if the wheel is as good as it seems to be, it will keep him entertained and break him of his annoying bar chewing habit. We have tried about everything else including letting him play all night in a large room with the other chinchillas, and giving him fun paper chew toys to shread.

Stay tuned for a full review of the flying saucer chinchilla wheel and wish us luck! If you have feedback on this problem, please let us know as this is the first chinchilla we have had that has ever relentlessly done this. Below is our cute little ball of furry.


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i love your chinchilla, he/she is so cute!!!!!!! i have one named pookey:)

posted @ Thursday, May 22, 2008 7:36 PM by alayna


Awww.... how adorable! Have you tried pumice stones and baked apple sticks for the chewing also?

posted @ Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:53 PM by Amanda


I have an abandoned chin. When I first got him, he chewed the bars all the time. The more we bonded and the more toys and treats I gave him, it slowed down. I got him a big running wheel. It took him a while to figure out what it was for, but now he loves it! That has nearly cured the bar chewing. I'm thrilled at how much happier he is now.

posted @ Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:43 by Kelly


hehehhe he looks so guilty!

posted @ Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:40 by Natalie


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