Just to explain what a chinchilla actually is, it is a small animal commonly kept as pets. Chinchillas are something of a cross between rabbits and rats and mice.

Chinchillas must be kept and confined to a fixed space otherwise known as a chinchilla cage. We are here to assist you in providing advice tips and practical information on your chinchillas cage and its ability to move around. Keeping your chinchilla is quite simple as long as you are willing to buy accessories such as chinchilla toys.

Exercise is vital to the health and happiness of your pet and so every two to three days you should allow your Chinchilla out of its cage so that it can run, jump and climb outside of the confines of the cage.

When your chinchilla is in its cage it is vitally important that it feels at home with many creature comforts.

Probably the most important accessory you can buy for a chinchilla cage is the chinchilla exercise wheel otherwise known as chinchilla wheel for short.

These exercise wheels enable your Chinchilla to run as much as it possibly wants to while remaining inside the cage. A chinchilla wheel is a device fixed in the cage which spins or rotates with the chinchilla either inside or on top of the wheel.

There are a variety of different sorts of chinchilla wheels but effectively they all serve the same purpose. Many reviews of chinchilla wheels note the flying saucer as the best type of exercise wheel. This is a flat and round shaped wheel similar in looks to a bowl or plate. The chinchilla flying saucer requires a bit of training if you're your chinchilla is not to keep falling off with the centrifugal force. As well as being healthy for your chinchilla, the wheel is great to watch. Chinchilla flying saucer wheels to take up a fair bit of space inside your cage so allow for this when purchasing your chinchillas home.

The upright cylinders are another popular type of chinchilla wheel. Examples of Chinchilla wheels include the Giant Comfort Wheel, the Chin Spin exercise wheel, Home Made Wheel, Ed Wheel, 12" Leo Braun exercise wheel and Silver Surfer wheel.

Always buy a chinchilla wheel that will last because it will be very heavily used. Plastic chinchilla wheels are a poor investment as they are not as strong as other types. If the Chinchilla is not chewing on the wheel then it is giving it a real bashing through hard use and the Chinchilla wheels get plenty of hard wear so buy a solid, stable one.

The best type of Chinchilla wheel is a metal wheel which is easy to clean and does not wear out. These are usually about $50 to buy but it will be used every day.

Chinchilla wheels allow for the fact your chinchilla is very active in the wild. A chinchilla which is healthy and well exercise is more liable to be a more entertaining pet. Think of your chinchilla as a human being, if you were in a house without things to do to keep you entertained you would soon get bored and sad.

Chinchillas are very sociable animals if you bring the best out of them. If you are going to keep a chinchilla as a pet please provide a large cage and plenty of accessories and toys.