3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as it looks, 15 Oct 2010
This review is from: TOPAZ CAGE RAT DEGU FERRET CHINCHILLA RODENT CAGES
I own a slightly different cage to this made by the same company, the only difference is the base on this one has wheels. OK, it's a good cage for the price and it gives my 2 rats a decent amount of space to run around in. There's enough room to fit a giant wheel for them, toys and housing. The downsides are:
The bars are chrome - this rusts very easily. It can be cleaned off but it's a pain to have to do it every week.
Again because of the bars the rats will chew them, and because they aren't plastic coated it will make a horrendous noise when you're trying to sleep. If you keep the cage in your bedroom like I do then this is a problem.
The wooden platforms supplied are nice, but eventually they will become saturated with urine and you can't do anything but throw the platforms away. I found a good alternative to this was to cover the platforms with something like lino which is wipe clean. Also the wood isn't very nicely manufactured, it could do with sanding down before you put it in the cage.
The bars on the bottom of the cage should not be there in the case of rats. rats need a base where they don't have to worry about trapping feet or tails when they bounce about, and not having a flat surface to rest their feet can result in them getting something called bumblefoot.The solution to this is simply to remove the bars in the base as the plastic is fine. And the rats won't chew through this like it says in the description.
Some good points - easy to assemble and easy to take down again. A decent size for 2 female rats, males might find it a bit of a squeeze. A decent price (although you can get it cheaper elsewhere).
All in all, if you can afford it, go for something better.
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