Make your chinchilla's cage bigger.

Step 2 Assembly

The luan was used as a cover over the top of the existing cage so he was not stuck walking on the exposed wire which could hurt his feet.  The 24" pieces were the uprights, the 16" pieces formed one side and the 28" pieces formed the other side.  I fastened them together as shown in the picture to create a nice box shape that would accommodate 2 levels.  From there I added the wire.  A 24" x 10' roll was just enough to wrap the sides, so I just had to figure out how to cover the top or make an access door.  I didn't want to go out and buy more materials so I was forced to scrounge and improvise.  I found 2 pieces of 12" wire closet shelving cut to 24" lengths which would serve as two doors.  I could only find three of the four brackets, so I had to raid one from our bedroom closet shelving which I replaced with something else I found in my junk box. (This always makes my wife nervous when I have to do these things - which is quite often!)