5 DIY CAGE LEDGES for Chinchillas | Design your Cage with These 5 EASY SHELF IDEAS!

[@ChinVillain]

I LOVE seeing themed cages! Tell me all about your cage themes and what stuff you have that sets the scene! Also, if you would like to show me a photo, tag me on instagram: @ytchinvillain. I will share my favorite cage themes in my story! Anyone interested in a DIY video where I paint chinchilla furniture with food coloring? Let me know by liking this video! Thank you so much for watching! Make sure to download your FREE CHINCHILLA CARE GUIDE in the link below! bit.ly/38nBLVo

[@hacatta]

would love to see this,i am preparing to get chichilla's next year and want to diy most off it.

[@ChinVillain]

@@hacatta You got it! I'll start working on a video where I paint cage accessories!

[@hacatta]

@@ChinVillain awesome! did you also make those hides yourself?

[@ChinVillain]

@@hacatta The castle hides I got from Chintopia on Etsy, but in my other cage I have some huts that we made ourselves. So I can make a video about that as well!

[@hellgavampenstein9906]

From what I know cone wood is toxic like any conifers for chinchillas as other rodents. Safe wood is birch, willow or apple tree. So I don't understand why do You recommend pine tree?

[@JustBeingReagan]

Perfect. This is EXACTLY the video I needed! You rock!

[@ChinVillain]

No problem! THANK YOU SO MUCH! 😁😁

[@ultrarigo6829]

What he said 👌

[@ChinVillain]

@@ultrarigo6829 Thank you!

[@juris075]

Hi, what wood do you was use for shelf thanks.

[@magickaldust1213]

The castle theme is awesome!

[@ChinVillain]

THANKS! I got the huts custom built by Chintopia on Etsy! They turned out really nice! So I decided to run with the theme!

[@welintonmartins5021]

Excelente Vídeo! As dicas foram ao encontro do que precisava!

[@cr-wg4ww]

This is excellent information! Thanks for sharing!

[@ChinVillain]

No problem! Thanks for the support!

[@Alex-ri6yg]

Thank u for this

[@strokeman77]

Question,,, do the hanger bolts need to be stainless steel, or galvanized ones is fine?

[@ChinVillain]

You must use stainless steel as zinc is toxic to chinchillas if they consume enough of it and galvanized steel I believe is zinc coated steel.

[@alih3553]

Love this and wanna try this! Theme's + prompt words to get the creative thoughts flowing haha: - Medieval and/or fantasy (castles, fortress, gates, walls, dragons, magic) - Travel / exploration / location based themes: deep jungle, desert, mediterranean, arctic. - Pokemon - Mario - Modern outdoors (nature, wanderer, forest, mountains, tents, minimalist, survival) - Techy (inspiration can come from the gaming world, or modern tech, and then even futuristic stuff. Space themes could be fun to play around with. even further supernatural / alien themes). - Rustic, historical, western, new world. (Time period focused. current US vs US back over 200+ years ago. Think of a place, and a time, anywhere around the world - and use that to inspire an idea) - Bohemian or a "free spirit" themed - Artsy (painting, drawing, building, creativity, fun, expression, artifacts, modern, museums) - The Andes mountains :)

[@AlphaDelle]

I made some ledges a few months ago and I glued tiles to it. It stuck on some ledges and not on others. I like it because the poop & dirt wipes off easily.

[@ChinVillain]

Yea... They are super nicee! They hold up a lot longer than just a normal wood shelf! ❤

[@RogerThatPetSitter]

Do u take the whole shelf off every time to cool the chiller? *Idea* use your poop guard alternate idea EXCEPT all the way around the sides so it sits in there but can be rotated with cold ones. Make a finger slot to pull it up😁

[@mscaseywilson]

Hi!! Love your vid :) what size is the round saw? Not sure what diameter i should use for my chin. Thanks in advance!

[@ChinVillain]

Thank you so much! The hole saw is 4" in diameter!

[@mscaseywilson]

@@ChinVillain awesome thank you!!!!

[@ChinVillain]

@@mscaseywilson No problem! Let me know if you have any other questions!

[@colew.5744]

It’s so easy and so much cheaper then buying ledges online or in stores.

[@ChinVillain]

So true!

[@prdaigre4739]

wrap a piece of tape around the top of the drill bit at the depth you need to drill to. Now you know how far to drill down.

[@Beigebunnyhunny]

Not pressure treated. Ask for untreated pine

[@KoMar551]

ok kids at 3:40 and also throughout this video you can learn how not to use the drill and how not to drill holes in a thin piece of wood - do not follow this

[@Lostandconfused99]

Hi!! I'm having issues getting my wooden ledges to stop leaning (my chin loves to jump!) Any tips? I'm thinking of building my own ledges too but don't know what to do to prevent this from happening again😅

[@ChinVillain]

If possible, I would try to place heavier shelves on the horizonal bars for support. However, if that is not an option, I would maybe try adding a vertical piece of wood to the bottom of the shelf for support so you can add more bolts. Like the chinovation shelves on etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/624587473/leaping-shelves-extra-wide-ledges-95?ref=shop_home_recs_17 . You may also want to consider having these heavier shelves in corner where the shelf attaches to two sides of the cage. Hope these ideas help.

[@hellgavampenstein9906]

From what I know cone wood is toxic like any conifers for chinchillas as other rodents. Safe wood is birch, willow or apple tree. So I don't understand why do You recommend pine tree?

[@ChinVillain]

Fresh or air-dried pine is toxic to chinchillas because of the sap in the wood. Thus you must use a kiln-dried pine as this removes all of the sap and reduces moisture in the wood. Kiln-dried pine is commonly used for chinchilla ledges and huts. However, Pine seems to also be a controversial material. Another popular wood that is used is poplar.