Things You'll Need
- Rat litter box or plastic tray
- Cat litter tongs
- Two types of bedding
Instructions
Fit a rat litter box in a corner of the cage, ideally in a spot where you have already noticed your chinchillas urinating or defecating. A plastic tray or wide box a few inches deep also works as a litter tray.
Fill the litter tray with a material different to the chinchilla's normal bedding. For example, if you normally use a commercial bedding, fill the tray with torn cardboard. Leave some space at the top.
Pick up urine soaked material from the cage with the tongs and place it in the tray. The smell is a cue to your chinchillas where to urinate next. Continue for a few days, letting the tray get quite messy.
Empty the tray and replace the litter substrate once a day thereafter, retaining a small amount of the soiled material each time.
Take the tray out when you let the chinchillas out. Place the tray in their exercise pen.