Oh boy, how did I know I'd get a bunch of rude snarky remarks over that.

First of all, I don't live anywhere that it gets ridiculously hot, and she lives in a basement.

Secondly, it's extremely easy to make wood shelving units that stand up on their own and do not need to be installed. And no they are not nailed together. She also has a wood house that slides together in place.

Perhaps the cord was plugged in too close, yes. But I didn't think she could reach so far out of the cage to get it.

Tons of people have their chinchillas living in big cages that are made out of glass or plexiglass.


Also, there's no point in replying to me. I can see this pet forum is full of rude people just like most others... Thanks for your concern over my chinchilla but she's absolutely fine.