MidWest Critter Nation Deluxe Small Animal Cage

This cage is amazing! And definitely the upgrade my Chinchilla deserved. I give this Cage 4 stars only because it took almost an extra hour to try and get the last two sides in due to an alignment problem during production which has nothing to do with Chewy.com and is 100% a Manufacturer Error. My first cage never ended up making it to my door but a quick call to Customer Service and they fixed the problem immediately, sending out a replacement cage that arrived the next day, HOLY COW! After getting the sides to fit properly after A LOT of elbow grease, thankfully I had a strong man with me to help set it up since I’m a 5’3’ 19 year old female and couldn’t have done it by myself. The cage took This cage is amazing! And definitely the upgrade my Chinchilla deserved. I give this Cage 4 stars only because it took almost an extra hour to try and get the last two sides in due to an alignment problem during production which has nothing to do with Chewy.com and is 100% a Manufacturer Error. My first cage never ended up making it to my door but a quick call to Customer Service and they fixed the problem immediately, sending out a replacement cage that arrived the next day, HOLY COW! After getting the sides to fit properly after A LOT of elbow grease, thankfully I had a strong man with me to help set it up since I’m a 5’3’ 19 year old female and couldn’t have done it by myself. The cage took about 2 1/2 to 3 hours to fully complete with two people. I went to put the shelves in and noticed two of them were broken, after a bit of emailing back and forth with ChewyC.S. I was sent another replacement cage and was told to take what I needed for my cage from it and to donate the rest to a rescue or shelter. The cage is extremely sturdy and very strong, it has a striking appearance and I feel would look good in almost any home. The top right door doesn’t always close properly so you do have to push it closed sometimes, might be another manufacturer error but none the less I do highly recommend this cage if you’ve been thinking about it think no more because I’m telling you, you won’t be sorry with your purchase. Thank you Chewy.com from Alexis and Stewart … more

The cage is great. I got it for my 2 male rats and it is enough room for them and way more. The bar spacing is perfect for rats. It would be fine for males or females and the double can hold 8+ rats comfortably. There were just a couple of issues. The plastic tray for the top layer came damaged, one of the small trays has broken corners, and one of the doors doesnt sit quite right. The door may become a problem but we are pretty handy. All things I can fix but that could be avoided. I have seen may other reviews places with the exact same issues so it is fairly common. I bought it on sale so the problems do not bother me so much. That said, the cage its self seems VERY sturdy. The small levels The cage is great. I got it for my 2 male rats and it is enough room for them and way more. The bar spacing is perfect for rats. It would be fine for males or females and the double can hold 8+ rats comfortably. There were just a couple of issues. The plastic tray for the top layer came damaged, one of the small trays has broken corners, and one of the doors doesnt sit quite right. The door may become a problem but we are pretty handy. All things I can fix but that could be avoided. I have seen may other reviews places with the exact same issues so it is fairly common. I bought it on sale so the problems do not bother me so much. That said, the cage its self seems VERY sturdy. The small levels have special bars made for more places to hang things. It is very easy to move with the wheels. 2 adults can have it assembled in no time at all. … more

This cage is so easy to put together, took less than 15 minutes by myself! It's huge so I have lots of room for toys and litter boxes for the 3 rats. The doors open up wide and fold all the way back so it is super easy to remove the bottom pan for cleaning and it's nice to be able to open the doors for easy reach and sit on the floor to socialize with the rats while the are still getting used to us. My only complaint is the bottom of the doors will not latch into the hole. For now it is okay but I am scared the rats will learn how to push it open. Shipping took 4 days although it said 1-2 days so be prepared in case you need it sooner. Overall it is a great cage and I will continue to order This cage is so easy to put together, took less than 15 minutes by myself! It's huge so I have lots of room for toys and litter boxes for the 3 rats. The doors open up wide and fold all the way back so it is super easy to remove the bottom pan for cleaning and it's nice to be able to open the doors for easy reach and sit on the floor to socialize with the rats while the are still getting used to us. My only complaint is the bottom of the doors will not latch into the hole. For now it is okay but I am scared the rats will learn how to push it open. Shipping took 4 days although it said 1-2 days so be prepared in case you need it sooner. Overall it is a great cage and I will continue to order from chewy.com! … more

I bought two of these for my child for Christmas. They were perfect in every way EXCEPT all four plastic trays (2 in each cage) had cracks/holes/broken corners (see photos - just some examples). All Chewy could offer was to replace the entire unit, but at 60 lbs. each, my back not being what it once was, and the thought of repacking these beasts, I said no thanks. I had hoped they could just send new trays but no luck. So, a little duct tape (man's best friend) and we decided to live with it. You can see in the "ta do" photo that the cages are fine. My child is pleased. And I'm glad it's over, albeit slightly disappointed. Chewy did have the best price and shipping was quick.

Great cage so far! Came in a reasonable amount of time considering I ordered on Christmas day and received it on Jan 2nd. Only took a couple extra days because fedex doesn't work holidays (so Xmas day, NY Eve and NY Day) which is totally understandable. Packaging was good, assembly was simple enough. Needed one other person to help hold things in place while putting it all together, and we struggled to fit the side pieces in, but only because it's all tightly fit together, which is fine by me. Full size doors are awesome for ease of access to everything! There is a side on each door where you have to push the corner to get it to click into place, which isn't a big issue to me personally, but Great cage so far! Came in a reasonable amount of time considering I ordered on Christmas day and received it on Jan 2nd. Only took a couple extra days because fedex doesn't work holidays (so Xmas day, NY Eve and NY Day) which is totally understandable. Packaging was good, assembly was simple enough. Needed one other person to help hold things in place while putting it all together, and we struggled to fit the side pieces in, but only because it's all tightly fit together, which is fine by me. Full size doors are awesome for ease of access to everything! There is a side on each door where you have to push the corner to get it to click into place, which isn't a big issue to me personally, but worth mentioning. When it's all put together, it looks very nice. I'm just in a room right now, but when I have a livingroom, I genuinely won't mind this cage out there for everyone to see. Paint job is nice, feels like it's not going to chip or have issues. Oh and the bottom shelf is great for storage! My rats love the cage, they love the space. They used to be in a 'You and Me Rat Manor' cage, which was ok, but starting to fall apart and a hassle to clean. Even as a single, this is larger than that cage (perfect for my two male rats) and it's a great step up for the rats /and/ me. Lots of room to run around, but still lots of room to be cozy on the shelf. Just make sure to fill with lots of fun stuff! Side note: there are three slots at different levels to set the shelf into, my pictures show my shelf set at the top slot, so it can go where mine is, right in the middle, or a little lower than midway up, on either side. … more

So this is a REALLY nice cage. Very sturdy and being able to pull out the trays makes cleaning SO easy. As others have said, this is most easily assembled using a rubber mallet. The only reason I gave it a 4 is that the bottom pan is SUPER shallow, so if you use any bedding other than cloth, it will make its way out of the cage very easily. I used a large cement mixing pan (you can get it at pretty much any hardware store), cut it down slightly, and then switched it out. Works PERFECTLY.

I bought this single story cage for my two rats and it is more then spacious enough for them, Its an awesome cage and this price can not be beat. It was easy to assemble and is very durable, with excellent and fast shipping! I would highly recommend this cage to anyone seeking a great cage for their critters. Michael J Katt

We bought this cage for 3 of our female guinea pigs, and soon enough we relized it was a HUGE mistake. When we opened the cage box everything seemed like it was fine. We started to build the cage and ran into a problem. The bottom tray did not fit into the cage and would just fall right out. Then we disided to try the middle part and noticed a giant crack in the middle level tray. Then we looked further and the ramp was bent.

Purchased the 2 layer set for 2 sugar gliders. Box was delivered with no damage. No need to alter any parts to make them fit. I did need to use a small mallet, to get the final top corner of the second story finished on the top layer, and it does mention this in the directions even though it says no tools required. Glad I made the investment into a good quality cage. I know the gliders are happy, and I'm happy knowing this is solid and that the gliders can not get out. Plus, being on wheels makes it easy to move if you need to clean under the cage.

I have 2 ferrets, one baby and one 3 yr old and this cage works so well. It is super easy to clean with the way the doors open and its very roomy so I can fit a lot of beds and hideaways for them as well as their litter boxes. Very glad I bought it