Chinchilla Pregnant - Cage Cleaning????

[roxyandboys]

Hi

My Chinchillia is pregnant and will drop in about 3 weeks time, how long before the birth should i clean the cage? I know with many animals it normally a week prior to their due date - is this the case with chins? Also, how long after the birth should i leave it before cleaning the cage out again?

Many thanks

Roxy

[akosmyna]

I did that with my degus, about a week before, and I made sure to put her nest back as best as I could. After I waited till the babies were coming out of the nest, running about. then I switched them to a small cage with their parents and cleaned it out. They were about 1 week old.

Hope this helps, even though I only have goos. akosmyna