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This is an adequate hamster cage for our needs.

What we like: Fluffy loves the very top part, that is where he makes his bed and spends most of his time. You can attach a separate water bottle if you want. It is open for Fluffy to get exercise and easy for us to see him eating. The doors are secure to prevent escape.

What we don’t like: The placement of the water bottle included is not ideal, I don’t think Fluffy could drink out of it, so we use a separate one. The plastic is too fragile for small children to help much with caring for Fluffy, the top lid cracked during assembly, but it is still useable. Fluffy likes close dark spaces, so he doesn’t like that the cage is completely see-through. I put a small peice of cloth on top over the bed he makes and this keeps him happy.

I looked at a lot of cages and didn’t find anything that I really liked. After reading reviews, I wasn’t so sure about this cage, but I’ve started to like it more the longer I have it. Yes there are pieces that can break, but it’s a plastic cage- what else would you expect if you’re not careful. If anything comes broken you can contact the company and they’ll send you a replacement. It takes awhile, but it’s better than buying a replacement piece. I have a siberian hamster and I think this cage is a good size for the price I wanted to pay. My hamster uses the petting zone as a sleeping area, which I like. He does most of his pooping and peeing in the petting zone so it’s easier for me to clean it everyday- I just scoop out the wet bedding. I put part of a velveeta box in the petting zone so my hamster has a place to hide from the see through plastic. Having the petting zone also provides more space to move around in the main living area. The wheel that came with the cage would eventually be too small for my growing siberian, so I bought a larger wheel. When it comes to wheels they all make noise and the cage tends to amplify it. Plastic and wire isn’t quiet when something attached to it is spinning. I found it works to use a twist tie to tighten the doors closed so they don’t rattle as much. Since I have a bigger wheel, I only use one platform which is ok since my hamster really doesn’t use them. I bought a different water bottle- one with balls inside the drinking part. The one with the cage leaks way too much and it hangs down too far in the cage. I still use it to plug the hole and put rubber bands around it so it’s closer to the top of the cage. Watch out when it comes to the petting zone cap. One night I took the wheel out and apparently my hamster was really bored. The next morning I woke up to find my hamster missing and the petting zone cap on the other side of the room- somehow he had managed to push at it until it came out (hamsters will climb the wire walls by the way!) So now I have it taped down and there have been no more escapes. It takes me about a half hour to do a full cleaning of my cage- that includes soaking the wheel and petting zone in water. I found it’s easiest to leave the solid plastic side walls hooked to the cage and remove the rooftop and wire walls individually. It’s too hard to lift everything off at once. Overall, I’m satisfied with this cage and would buy it again.

Huge cage for its price, and my ratty boys love it. Even with shipping, this cage was cheaper and MUCH larger than any rat cage I could buy at local pet stores. Would reccomend.

I have 2 male rats and they love it. I also got them a hanging tunnel as an accessory and they love sleeping in the tunnel and running up and down the ramps.They have tons of room plus there is a lot of room for accessories. It’s easy to hang their goodies in the cage. Water bottles, feeding bowls, a litter pan, toys, and even a wheel all fit nicely and provide a lot to do for my boys. They love to climb the bars and when we have open cage time they love to climb the outside and explore the top of the cage as well. It takes about a half hour for their weekly cleaning (where I remove the shelves and ramps and dump and refill their aspen) and about an hour for their monthly cleaning–where I take the whole cage apart and clean the bars. I read where someone said their does could pass through the bars. I’ve never had does, only bucks and I’ve never had a problem. I’ve kept ratties for awhile now and of all the cages I’ve had, this one is definately my favourite!

This cage is perfect if you have more than one guinea pig! (Even if you only have one, he or she would enjoy it!). It gives them plenty of room to run around. This habitat is far superior to the kinds you can buy at a pet store. They really kept the piggies in mind when they made this cage.