Your Chinchilla Needs Exercise

Chinchillas have a lot of energy. Even though they’re small rodents, chinchillas need to get out of their cages sometimes to move around. Their hind legs make them love to jump and even the largest chinchilla cage can’t give them the room they need to get all their energy out.

That is why you need to give your small pet time outside of the cage in a blocked off room and that is set up safely for him to be a chinchilla. You would be surprised how tiny of spaces these guys can go through, so if there are any gaps or cracks leading to somewhere he shouldn’t be plug them up first.

Before letting your chinchilla run around anywhere, make sure you are comfortable with him. You want to be able to pick him up when it’s time to go back into his chinchilla cage without getting attitude. If he isn’t ready to get back in, then just put some food infront of the cage to bait him back in.

One of the best places and the easiest is the staircase. Just use baby gates to block them off and let your chinchilla get a workout running up and down the stairs. If you’re not comfortable with him running and jumping freely then use a rodent ball. He will be able to still run around and explore but when it’s time to get back in the cage it is much easier. Of course still block or close the door even with the ball so he doesn’t go crazy. If he’s running around make sure to remove wires and such that he could chew on.

Make it a regular event to have play time, your chinchilla will learn to expect it and will behave better knowing it’s going to happen again. Plus this is a great time to clean the cage.