Review by S. Rezac:

This cage is great! Super easy to clean and so far – escape proof. We have a Siberian Hamster (very small) along with a cat and dog. Needless to say if the hamster gets out she will be a late night snack for the other pets.

Wheel is not too noisy and since the cage is “open” there has been absolutely no smell.

Review by Julia:

I did quite a bit of research and shopping around for a home for my 2 rats, and I might add that I am a first time rat owner. I read books, looked on the internet, and shopped at pet stores near my home to see them in person. I highly recommend this cage for rats. It offers them plenty of space to run around and they love the levels. It is really neat looking too and encourages me to keep it clean (dailty cleaning) as I love the look and design of it. Originally I was concerned about the spacing of the bars, but my rats are only half grown and the bars are close enough that they cannot escape. As with other cages with the plastic shelves, you might find that they are urinating on the shelves which can be messy if they walk through it. I have found that if I add more bowls, toys, boxes, etc. to the shelves that they will more likely use the bottom part where the litter is. I keep a bottle of Nature’s Miracle nearby for daily wiping up, another product I’d recommend as it’s safe for use around pets.

Review by John Smith:

I was really disappointed with this.

The Good:

– only took about 20 minutes to put together, all the tools you need are included

– good size, small footprint

– very good door placement, all the spots are easy to reach

– easy to remove cage part for cleaning the bottom

– you don’t need them, but the instructions are very clear

– looks like it’d be fun if it worked

– the solid bottom with deep sides is an excellent design for cleaning, you can’t really appreciate this until you’ve tried anything else

The Bad:

– super-cheap plastic, my ramp was broken in the box

– maybe okay for rats, but all the holes were almost too small for my baby ferrets to get through (they’re chubby but not THAT chubby)

– my ferrets might be dumber than most, but they couldn’t figure out how to use the tunnel or spiral stairs, i think mostly because the turns were too sharp and the passage too narrow. they resorted to climbing the cage wall to get to the next level

– with the cheap plastic, the ramps/tubes/spiral are not sturdy, they shook horribly, even with my tinniest ferret, this made them very nervous and reluctant to even try using them (the fastening mechanisms were fine though, i don’t think there was actually any chance of the ramp/tube/spiral actually falling)

– the cage just sits on the wheels, i feel like if there were little kids around they could easily accidentally knock the whole cage over

– my ferrets could open the doors, i had to adjust the latches myself with pliers

– again with the cheap plastic – the cage fastens to the plastic bottom with 2 small plastic fasteners, which are on the verge of breaking after only taking them off twice (you’ll probably want to take them off weekly to clean the cage)

– the deep sides on the bottom make it hard for things that latch to the cage bars to reach the floor – litter box / water bottles / food dish were all too high off the ground

Conclusion:

as it is, it’s unusable (for ferrets). i scrapped mine for pieces to build a new cage myself

Review by Morgen:

All summer long we had a daily stream of chipmunks, mice, and birds flowing into the house courtesy of our cats, which brought them in through the dog flap. The chipmunks often took up residence under the refrigerator and one was under there so long that I started feeding it, too. I tried for weeks to catch it with the mouse-sized Havahart trap, but it never worked. I finally realized that the chipmunk was probably so large for that trap that when the door shut it never shut entirely because the chipmunk’s body was in the way. I went online to see if there was a bigger trap and I found the chipmunk-sized one. I ordered it and within 30 minutes of getting it and setting it up I heard the “Snap” of the trap. Sure enough, I finally had safely trapped the chipmunk. I delivered him to the arboretum across the street, where I hope he lived happily ever after.

Review by Schmedley:

This device works like a charm once you get it tuned. The trigger plate’s rod was a bit too long and it took too much force to trigger the trap. After I filed the rod down a bit, a chipmunk’s sneeze was enough to spring the trap and I’ve been able to catch 2 -3 critters a day. I live in a high chimpmunk zone, so I’m ordering another trap.

One other thing: squirrels tend to like the same bait as chipmunks, so I’ve caught a few of those too. These guys are capable of bending the door lock, so be prepared to have to bend it back (a long screwdriver works) before you can release the squirrel. Also, one chipmunk was smart enought to roll the trap in order to shake the bait loose. A heavy rock or tent stakes solved that problem.

Review by Karen A. Hunter:

Well, we got this cage as a christmas present for our daughter. I decided to put it togeher a week or so before christmas eve, and BOY am I glad I did…those tubes are incredibly hard to snap together, and then even hard to connect through the cage opening. Keep in mind that the tube extensions you can buy at the store are a bit smaller in diameter and as a consequence aren’t interchangeable. So far our little hamster is enjoying his new habitat, and we were able to make the “extra” tubes work. Also, the water feeder had to be replace since the one that is included is really cheesy and leaked. Also, we bought our own “silent” wheel since the plastic one wasn’t that great.

Review by E. Buck:

This cage was bigger for our hamster but two problems. 1. It came with no directions to put the cage together. 2. The wheel is in a tight spot and it is hard for the hamster to use the wheel. Over all though alot more room for our hamster and she seems to like it.

Review by Michelle:

There were no directions included with the cage, but if you look at all the peices and open them up, its pretty easy.

Our kids (4 and 7yrs) are quite happy with the new cage, and so are the rats. The bar spacing is to far apart for mice or dwarf hamsters, but anything bigger should do quite well.

The bottom tray snaps out for easy cleaning, which is a big plus over the other cage design we have that requires the whole cage be torn apart each time you want to change the bedding.

Check all plastic for chew damage. Some hamsters, mice, rats will chew on plastic and find a way out.

Review by Mara Monroy:

I ordered this cage because it said rat cage, I even looked at the dementions to see that it would be big enough for one rat. I got the cage in the mail and it was cracked and a third of the size of its advertisement, not evenclose enough for the size of a rat. I have sence sent them two emails because the return policy said that I needed to do so to get some routing number for the returned package. Both e-maild were sent back with the explanation that the e-mail they gave me no longer existed. DO NOT GET THIS CAGE

Review by S. Corum:

I would have given it 5 stars but my gerbils chewed the house up within a week or two and now after a couple of months they no longer have ramps. Currently, they’re working on chewing up the shelves.

So I’m off to buy one that’s entirely wire. Wish I had done that in the first place!

Review by Vera R. Boals:

Great idea, but the plastic in the ramps and platforms isn’t going to last much longer with my gerbils…they have chewed completely through one ramp and one platform. This would be a much better product if the ramps and platforms were made of a different (harder) material, or of wood. (The wood to give the gerbils something HEALTHY to chew on) Would be better if it came with an extra set of ramps and platforms until then.

Review by Daniel L. O’Brien:

I got this cage from Petsmart and it does look really nice and it is easy to set up BUT it’s very cheap. Apparently they haven’t taken into consideration that rat’s like to chew. The bottom is made out of very cheap plastic. The stairs are actually better quality or maybe just thicker plastic than the bottom. After only about a month in a half of having the cage I woke up to my roommate screaming OMG YOUR RAT IS OUT. Go with a better quality cage or wake up and find your rat having a little mini vacation of her own.

Review by Anti Looter:

This cage is excellent!! Plenty spacious for two normal or one dumbo size rat! (I wouldn’t stick more than that in) I only put two of the three ramps in to give more space (one to the bottom, one to the top, they have to climb the middle), but even with all three ramps there is ample room! My favorite thing is how easy it is to clean, rat & hand access and to re-arrange to keep them interested! I would recommend this cage to everyone looking for a rat cage! Excellent quality, and I have bought two of them now for my 4 rats!