Kaytee Chinchilla Hut

Got this to use as a nest for my parakeets. I like the fact that it's easy to take apart to clean or put away when not needed. Also like that I can make my own base for it and that is has a large opening. It was easy to put together. Comes with clear picture instructions but is easy to figure out without them. Seems well made and doesn't smell strongly. Doesn't seem to have many splinters but I'll probably still sand it down to be safe. Would buy again if it's on sale for $10 like it is now. Most parrot nests are $20 or more and are a pain to clean out. I added a picture of the only real flaw I found which was a corner that looked chipped but it doesn't affect anything it's just cosmetic. Size wise I'd say it's too small for anything bigger than a single guinea pig if even that. Tall enough for a chinchilla but not really wide enough for anything other than a single chinchilla to sleep in. Perfect for a Syrian hamster, rats, gerbils. I'll try to update the post if/when my parakeets start using it.

I bought this same item earlier this year, it was very sturdy especially when putting it together. I needed to buy a new one for my chinchilla since she chewed it to pieces. So I ordered the exact same thing - except this time the wood snapped in half when putting it together, the top wouldn’t fit no matter what, looks like the two wood beams on it were glued in the wrong spot. Very unfortunate and I ended up having to spend more money on a different house since this was was extremely cheap/easily broken this time around.

These are decently priced for what you receive. I much prefer these wooden huts, as I have rats and they constantly chew. I would much rather they chew wood instead of bits of plastic from igloos or sputniks. My only complaints with this and similar products is that wood absorbs urine and will become stained and smelly after long term use. This product does not have a floor, which is an excellent design choice to avoid excessive urine build up on the interior, which could be very detrimental to animals with sensitive respiratory tracts such as rats. They do enjoy lounging on the tops however, so the tops do have this absorption issue and get nasty quick. These huts will also fall apart fairly easily after the rats have chewed the corners where it connects. Once this happens, I simply spread the pieces out and rearrange them when I clean cages. They still utilize the pieces as chew toys, even if its no longer a hut.

Perfect. Easy to put together and very sturdy. My little Bella loves it; she can go in and also jump on top too

So I LIKE this hut, but I don't LOVE it. I have two female chinchillas and It's the only one I found that is OKAY. I thought it would be bigger, but it's only the size for ONE female to BARELY fit in to it (which is typically larger than males) but BOTH want in it LOL -- So I ended up having to rush deliver another one to calm the chinchin storm!! Anyway... The wood was easy to slide into place even though there was NO DIRECTIONS that came with it, I figured it out even though I'm not a typically logical sort of person... I thought there would be a bottom piece though, and if there was supposed to be, I did not get it. I don't like that because my Chinchillas have an all metal cage (as recommended since they chew through EVERYTHING... and so I had to put down plastic (which they promptly started to chew--UGH) because there was no bottom to rest their tiny little feet after walking on the grating all night. BUT they LOVE to be in it (just not to share ;) ) so I can't complain about that... In short... : 1) Should be a little bigger, only good for ONE female to squeeze in to (how she does it, I don't know lol!) 2) No directions, Who does that?? 3) No bottom piece?? 4) BUT my Chinchins LOVE it, so it's a WIN in my book. 5) I LIKED it enough to order another one. Make sure you buy one/Chinchilla or else there will be fights over it!! ***EDIT*** = So these two huts (I purchased two) are SO incredibly cheap, the second one I ordered the wood wasn't cut properly so it didn't sit properly in the cage. Ultimately that made it really easy for my chinchillas to push it around. Both of the huts fell from the first ledge onto the bottom of the habitat safely, but the weight of the chinchillas sitting on top of the side panel cracked them in half. Both of my huts are broken now, being used as platforms to sit on rather than to sleep in. I would not recommend this to anyone, because they didn't even last a week. Coming pre flawed just expedited the inevitable. I wouldn't of minded if the wood was chewed through or what not... With chinchillas that is to be expected... But the flimsy design makes it to where this hut really isn't safe or suitable for any animal, let alone a fat furry-butted chinchin ;) I'm ditching the wood and looking for metal or plastic huts... Anything that is bound to last longer than a week like these.

I love the item some people have told me it's not sturdy I haven't had issues with that some people have told me it's easy to distory haven't had that issue either but I will say you gotta be careful putting it together if you do it wrong it will break the first one I got broke but it was still useable I used it until she chewed it all up this one I have had it for awhile now and again with no issues

There is no bottom, which may be a pro or con depending on your cage. Also my chinchillas chewed the whole thing apart so it is no longer a hut. I wish the basic shape was glued together so he wouldn't be able to take it apart.

The chin didn't take to it immediately, but as she grew acostumed to the hut she started sleeping inside most of the time. Very well dimensioned, the chin fits in more than confortably. No bottom which avoids tough cleaning, and also an excellent ledge over which to take a nap. There aren't building instructions but it is easy enough to figure how to put it together.

Één ervan was al stuk aangekomen. De andere is stuk gegaan bij het in elkaar zetten. Heb het dan in elkaar gezet met lijm maar is het door de geur????? dat ze er niet in willen? Zelfs knabbele' doen ze er niet aan???

Tres belle petite cabane ! Convient pour deux jeunes rats. Un peu petit pour un chinchilla. Belle finition. Arrive en kit a monter. Tres facile a monter mais attention fragile.

Alles prima! Kein chemischer Geruch und schönes glattes Holz. Wurde von unserem Chinchilla direkt gut angenommen.