WHEEL?!?

[vegandegugirl]

I know that chins should have wheels but I only have access to amazon and P@h, the p@h wheel seems way too small and on amazon they are all plastic, I heard that they should not have plastic. 
My one little chin has just regular playtime but she could do with a wheel, she dosent chew anything so should I order a large wheel for her or will it start her chewing?
she seems so bored, I'd do anything to make her better, I cannot build a wheel due to lack of resources (I tried and failed with my goos wheel) what can I get, could you possibly give suggestions?

[anita]

Hi I bought this wooden wheel from Amazon for my goos and it does say for chins on the box it came in although not on the add hope this helps!
Karlie Wonderland Bogie Wheel for Hamster, 29 cm
by Karlie
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
RRP: £29.99
Price: £9.99 & Free Delivery with Amazon Prime
You Save: £20.00 (67%)
In stock but may require up to 2 additional days to deliver.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Made of Natural Wood
Suitable for Hamsters.
Can be used in cages and open air pens
Suitable for Playing, Running.
Dimensions - 29cm
› See more product details

[natnat899]

If the wheel is suitable for hamsters it won't be at all suitable for chinchillas. You need a wheel about 16" I believe (defiantly no smaller than 12"), this is to avoid the chinchilla arching it's back, when I was looking for wheels, I found that they were incredibly hard to find (a decent metal one). John hopewell used to make highly recommended chinchilla wheels, though I think that he has stopped making them. I chose a flying saucer from shelfridges:

www.shelfridges.co.uk/flyingsaucerwheel/

>> It was £80, they do deliver to the UK and Ireland, so you should be able to get it delivered to you. You will have to wait for them to get back in stock though.


There was also this one that a forum member on chinchillaworld.com recommended:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161185137062

>> it is slightly smaller, so it just depends how big your chinchilla is I suppose, but it's cheaper


And here is a helpful thread in chinchillaworld.com:

www.chinchillaworld.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10108

[anita]

Yep doesn't look like it would be big enough then at 11.5" for chins but great value at £9.99 for degu's my boys are loving it

[vegandegugirl]

I have found this on amazon, I know it's plastic but she has never chewed anything so would it do until I make her a flying saucer, I will do some changes to a p@h wooden wheel for degus to make it into a flying saucer for her.

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[natnat899]

If she doesn't chew it, then I'm sure it will be fine. Though I have to say, mine is a 13" flying saucer and I do sometimes wonder if it's slightly too small for one of my chinchillas (peanut), as he does run fairly close to the edge, but I have never seen him fall off so it's probably just me worrying