MidWest Critter Nation Deluxe Small Animal Cage

My fiancé bought the double story cage for our 5 rats and i helped put it together. Some pieces were bent out of shape and we had to use pliers to get the pieces to go in. There are design flaws and im not sure this product is worth almost $300, however it's sturdy, spacious, and our rats love it. Cons: Some pieces bent out and we had to use a lot of force to put it together. Bedding ends up on the floor due to the pans not having great sideage (which isn't a huge deal to us but might be for someone else). Pros: Seems pretty sturdy. Rats love it. Spacious. *hammock, beds, bottles, dishes, and bedding are not included in the cage. Thats our stuff

So, After looking on FB MarketPlace & LetGo/OfferUp, I ended up just purchasing new. Some reviews stated the cage was bent on arrival and very difficult to assemble. My wife, however, decided Not to wait for me to get home and proceeded to assemble while i was at work. It was complete when i got home. save the fact that the bottom tray was installed upside down, she said it wasn't too bad. (for her that's something). Overall Love the cage, The legs seem just a bit weak to me, but since i dont plan on moving it too often, eh, ok. I like it and whats better, Wicket, our ferret Loves the space, well, he didn't actually say that, but i would if i were a fuzzy critter with tons of room. Glad i got So, After looking on FB MarketPlace & LetGo/OfferUp, I ended up just purchasing new. Some reviews stated the cage was bent on arrival and very difficult to assemble. My wife, however, decided Not to wait for me to get home and proceeded to assemble while i was at work. It was complete when i got home. save the fact that the bottom tray was installed upside down, she said it wasn't too bad. (for her that's something). Overall Love the cage, The legs seem just a bit weak to me, but since i dont plan on moving it too often, eh, ok. I like it and whats better, Wicket, our ferret Loves the space, well, he didn't actually say that, but i would if i were a fuzzy critter with tons of room. Glad i got the double since we are def planning on a second soon. Had ferret many, many years ago and could not wait till my kids grew up a bit. So yeah, Critter/Ferret Nation - GOOD, OH, By The Way, I got the Critter Nation vs Ferret Nation just in case we decided to split the cage and use half for rats, not likely but i like options and its always better to have smaller bars than too big. Anyhow, Very satisfied with my purchase. … more

Size of the cage is great love how spacious it is and im sure my chinchilla is happy with it, although for as much money that I paid for it, it could have been a little on the better end when it arrived the box was torn open and im guessing it wrapped a little because when assembling it no matter how aligned i had it it still was a struggle to get everything snapped into place and also one of the doors somehow was stuck behind the metal tab so that had to be gently forced to place and it has to be pushed a little more to ensure it locks now

Easy set up but is a heavy lift. No tools needed everything is included. Super secure and spacious, being mobile is an awesome plus! My chin loves to be in whatever room we are in without being handled or out all the time, so this is definitely a plus!

Cage is great, very fun and easy to decorate. Easy assembly, doors are both a little wonky with fit but manageable. My 5 female rats live very comfortably. Bar spacing was the biggest thing for me, i was able to put young babies in the cage without any issues. 4/5 because the pans are easily chewed on and the pieces don't fit perfectly but it's well worth the price.

This cage is beyond my belief for the price and size ! I'm truly stunned. My 2 ferrets have so much room to move around and eat. Definitely will recommend to any ferret owner. Yes they can climb it but I only see them do it from the inside. Although there us one flaw but it ensures the tight fit and that you will need 2 people to help. Bars are bent so you have to hit with a mallet to bend them into place. It quite common but again it makes it to where they cant lift and escape from any corner. Easy maintenance for cleaning and easy for removing ferrets from cage for play time. Plus you can add on to make the cage even bigger! Thank you chewy its flipping awesome.

Was a little pain in the but to get everything to line up right, but once we did it was a breeze to put together. My two rats love it, lots of room for them. I love the fact that it completely opens, making it super easy to clean.

The cage is nice, I like it except you can't put bedding it it because the bottom is just a flat pan do you will need to put a bin foe them to have bedding but im very unhappy with chewy. Tbey said 1-3 day shipping. I chose this company to order feom rather than other companies becausw of that 1-3 day shipping. I needed it immediately... anyway I didn't get it for 2 weeks. And somsthinf bad happened because I didn't have this cage so im a little sad that it didn't come in the time frame I needed it. Chewy has a great selection, good prices and that fast shipping, im just so sad it wasn't fast this time. Lost our on money because of this.

I love the cage and so does my rats.When it came it was a little bent. So who ever shipped this order should have been more careful with what they were shipping.I have problems with the wheels locking other than that this cage is a good cage.Love how the doors open and shevles our plastic making it easy to clean.

CONS: There are serious design flaws in this cage (considered top of the line for pet rats). The bottom pan has no siding around it to prevent bedding from flying out and all over the floor. Same for the top shelf. So all rat owners know they have to purchase a mortar bin at Home Depot to replace it (and painstakingly trim hard plastic to get it to fit) or buy an expensive "bass pan." Also my top shelf came warped so I had to contact the company to get a replacement. I also wish that the top of the cage was designed to be easily removed so that you could do things from the top. The front doors also don't align perfectly. So this cage is way too expensive for its problems. PROS: I do like that CONS: There are serious design flaws in this cage (considered top of the line for pet rats). The bottom pan has no siding around it to prevent bedding from flying out and all over the floor. Same for the top shelf. So all rat owners know they have to purchase a mortar bin at Home Depot to replace it (and painstakingly trim hard plastic to get it to fit) or buy an expensive "bass pan." Also my top shelf came warped so I had to contact the company to get a replacement. I also wish that the top of the cage was designed to be easily removed so that you could do things from the top. The front doors also don't align perfectly. So this cage is way too expensive for its problems. PROS: I do like that the cage has wheels and that the whole front of it opens. … more