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Hi guys

I am moving on thursday, but their is a problem.

The new apartment isnt totally painted yet. One room, the biggest, is done. What I was planning on doing was move all my stuff in that big room, incluing my 2 chams, and leave them in there, in their cages, while I finish painting the rest of the apartment. They would have a fan going 24/7, and I estimate that the painting will last up to friday, max.

The room they would be in will have no fumes at all, its been done for days and I might even block the door with a plastic sheet or something.

is this dangerous for my chams? I really dont see any other way to do this. Please answer me, any input is help. Im a bit nervous about this.
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Gabriel - Montreal
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Keep them in the room that is finished. Have the window open a crack (i know, it's cold out, turn the heat up, it'll only be for a week!) and have a fan circulating the air. This shouldn't hurt them. It won't be great for them, but a week won't kill them. The kinds of paint you would have to be extreemly careful with would be spray paints or other paints with toxic fumes. Is it acrylic paint that you are using? If it's waterbased you should be fine.

I agree. The type of paint is the key. If it is latex (water based...most indoor painting is done with latex these days unless there is some weird type of wall or woodwork) don't worry about it, just have some air circulation and a cracked window. I would worry more about any type of wall cleaners, surface prep chemicals or repair compounds that were not also water based.

Thanks for the answers. Takes out a lot of stress.

Its all latex based, therefore no problem.

Thanks guys.
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Gabriel - Montreal
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