Advantages:
                Large and spaceous Chinchilla home. Easy to clean. Chinchillas
                Love it

  Disadvantages:
                None

   I have now kept Chinchillas for seven years, and during this time have had four
   cages. This is a review for the various people who I have made friends with via
   Chinchilla Forums over the years and for people I dont know, but who are
   looking for a new home for there fluffy friends.

   I hunted high and low for cages in my local pet shops without success. Nothing
   was big enough even on special order that would be an improvement on our
   present cage. I hate buying on the internet as things never go right for me, but this
   time I had no option but to go looking via the Internet.
We ordered the Chillavilla Cage which is expensive at £120.00 plus £35.00
   delivery . But is it worth it??

   I hope this review will answer this.

The Cage Specification: 36"long x 18" wide x 48"high. Two Levels, ramp, four
   wood shelves, built-in hayrack, water bottle holder/protector, slide-in galvanised
   steel droppings tray, two doors. A picture of the cage can be found at
   http://www.chillaquip.freeuk.com/chillavilla.htm

   There were other sites that I was put off buying from for various reason, but the
   most serious was unsafe cages. One of the big things to look for is the highest
   distance the Chinchilla can fall before he hits the bottom. Some were as much as
   three foot and therefore they could cause serious injury or worse death. The
   biggest distance is 18 inches with this cage, but normally no more than 10 inches
   drop depending on where the Chinchilla is.

   One thing to watch for is that the Chinchilla has easy access into the cage when
   they come out for a run around the house? We had a cage that the Chinchilla had
   to jump about two foot to access the cage. Easy when they had learnt how to do
   it, but a pain to get them in again. The Chillavilla is very accessiable with the door
   opening downwards to touch the floor, therefore it makes a handy ramp for the
   Chins to run up and down.
 

   Another safety point is the size of the mesh the cages are made from. Too Big a
   gap and the animal could hurt itself by catching it legs and perhaps break its
   limbs. Two small a gap would spoil the fun for the chins as they like to climb. The
   mesh used on our cage is perfect.

   The doors on the cage are big enough to get nesting boxes and sand baths in and
   out without any problems.

   He answered my questions sent by email within 24 hours and was always very
   helpful. I ordered by telephone as he does not have a secure web ordering site,
   but he does mention this on his site and asks for no Credit card numbers to be
   send via email.
Whats the Chins say!.
   *************************

   They love the cage. They have never been so happy. They have so much space
   to either be together or be apart when they fight. The space is unclutted so they
   can dart about the cage without running into things. If fact for the first week they
   did not want to come out and play at night, they prefered to stay in their new
   home.

   What the cleaner said!
   **************************

   Jill loves cleaning it as its far simpler than our past cages as its a case of pulling
   out a sliding tray rather than pulling the bottom off and hoping the chins would not
   escape.
   This cage is far cleaner and therefore heathly for our Chins than past cages.
 

   Verdict
   ********

   The cage is well built, strong and becomes stable when saw dust is added in the
   bottom of the cage. The price is expensive but the cages are handmade to order.
   On his website he says " You may find cheaper chinchilla cages than ours from
   supplies who use inferior materials or dont understand the correct requirements
   of the Chinchilla. In 100% of cases where our cages are compared with others,
   our cages are chosen". I am in total agreement as this product is far superior than
   anyone elses. Other than the slight problem on delivery when I managed to sort
   myself without returning the cage I cannot see any problems or downsides to this
   cage. The cages are send with insurance built into the postage charge against
   damage on during delivery.

   Paul Spooner is a well respected Chinchilla breeder with over 200 Chinchillas. I
   found him great to deal with and will be more than happy to deal with him again.
 

  Value for Money*
                                     Excellent
  Quality*
                                     Excellent
  Price
                                     £155.00 including delivery
Comfort level
                                    highly comfortable
  Recommend to potential buyers:
                                     yes
  Overall rating:    * * * * *
 

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