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right 1stly, i got a wooden block thing for ma gerbils but they dont use it n always kick saw dust init so they cant get init n tht so i wa gonna give it to ma chinchilla to chew and play with but i dont want it to catch anything (cross contamination) so i was gonna wash it but its wood? and i wa also gonna disinfect it bt will it poison ma chinchilla, or will it jus be fine to jus give her it straight away, jus that i used to do animal care in college n ma teachers wa tellin mi all this stuff about cross contamination...

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my chinchilla maults everywhere all the time, she is not tame so i cant pick her up and brush her or anything and the hairs are white so they are goin absolutely everywhere..,. any ideas of what to do ?

sensible answers please

thnx xx

Answer 1

The safest thing to do is to just buy a new one. However, if you don't want to do this just buy a bottle of "Clean & Safe" or something similar, infact you should already have a bottle. It's for disinfecting hutches/cages etc. when you clean them out (this should be done weekly) to prevent bacteria/diseases from developing. So just use this, spray it thoroughly then leave it for a couple of days to dry. Should be fine. But for what the wooden blocks cost, I'd just buy a new one. :-) Hope this helps.

As for your chinchilla, the word is "moult" not "mault" (whilst we're on grammer/spelling, I think you want "my" not "ma" - it's really annoying) Well.....all I can say about that is you should have hand-tamed your chinchilla, or you should start to do it now.

Answer 2

The only thing I can think of is to put it in a 250 degree oven for a while-I can't remember how long though.

Answer 3

Is your name PriPri-yanka? And also, are you chung? And have you ever dashed anyone in the face?

Oh, don't give it to the chinchilla cos it might die.

Answer 4

I wouldn't risk it......Cause you wouldn't want your Chinchilla to catch anything from it.

Buy a new one and leave the old one in the Guinea pigs cage