Prevue Pet Products Rat & Chinchilla Critter Cage

I've had 2 of these for almost 2 years. It's pretty big, and good for around 4-5 rats. HOWEVER my biggest gripe is the opening. The circular opening makes it difficult to clean, and take items in and out of the cage, you can end up with bruises from just forcing your arm around to re-attach things. I also recommend not using the wire bottom and instead using the tray, since the wire can hurt their feet and bedding is really nice for them to have especially with foraging. If you want to take it a step further you can take out the platforms and use a bunch of things for them to climb on instead. Another gripe I have is how hard the platforms and stairs are to clean. If you don't scrub them daily I've had 2 of these for almost 2 years. It's pretty big, and good for around 4-5 rats. HOWEVER my biggest gripe is the opening. The circular opening makes it difficult to clean, and take items in and out of the cage, you can end up with bruises from just forcing your arm around to re-attach things. I also recommend not using the wire bottom and instead using the tray, since the wire can hurt their feet and bedding is really nice for them to have especially with foraging. If you want to take it a step further you can take out the platforms and use a bunch of things for them to climb on instead. Another gripe I have is how hard the platforms and stairs are to clean. If you don't scrub them daily poop and pee will stick to it like glue and they get gross and smelly very quickly. I definitely recommend this if you're on a budget. … more

I bought this cage 3 years ago. It is rusting where the screws are and on the ramps. Nothing a little spray paint can’t fix. I bought this for a class ferret a few years back, as it was advertised for ferrets. My teaching partner had one for her rats. She also has chinchillas in another type of cage. This cage worked well for the rats, but I would not buy one for ferrets or chinchillas as it is too small for them.

The bottom has rusted badly and the cage has a urine smell that I cannot get out. Actually, I don't think I have had this quite a year. I think next month might make 1 year. I've tried everything and the urine smell won't come out and stinks up my house. My husband is having a fit because this cost so much money and didn't make it a whole year, but it has to be replaced, because it smells awful.

I still think about this cage 2 years later. It was so awful. Began rusting only a few months after getting it. Any urine/water/food/poop that got on the ramp ended up stuck under the small ridges. No matter how long I scrubbed it for, the smell never came out. For the price I HIGHLY recommend just going for Midwest single unit. Much easier to clean and sanitize!

I am very satisfied with my purchase. The transaction was easy and the item came with no damages to it. I would deffinately recommend this company to others. More then enough space for 3 rats.

The first rat I got has figured out how to gnaw on the bars so much that she can bend them and try to get out. She has done it in about 12 different spots and I had to buy wire to wrap around the cage to keep her in. The ramps are super noisy when she zooms up and down them. It is a decent cage but I would NOT recommend it for rats.

Basically. Bought this cage to house my rat babies after the chewed through their last cage while I was a work. This is THE WORST cage I have ever bought. I have at least 3 pieces that are broken right out of the box and the screws will not go in straight. It also came out broken and bent and on top of that... after 3 hours of trying to assemble it, the cage was too broken to put together. Will never purchase from this brand ever again. Do yourself a favor and save the money for an actually good cage rather than this junk.

I have a syrian hamster who outgrew his previous cage. This cage is one of the only ones that I found that was big enough to accommodate a running wheel as well as be multi-story AND have wiring close enough that my hamster would not be able to escape through. It was easy to put together and seems stable and high quality. Hammy loves it!

It arrived fast and on time. Very pleased with it. I seen some have issues of damaged sides but I had none in my box. It was very easy to put together and I can’t wait to get the rest of the accessories and put it all together for my new rat.

I got this for my 7 girl rats and it's large! Plenty of space for a wheel, hidey huts, I added lava ledges, ropes, abd hammocks. Easy to put together and easy to clean. The pan slides out with ease. Nothing arrived bent thankfully (box was a bit damaged so I was worried). Solid shelves are easy to wipe (no groove to hold pee like the critter nation pans). You'll want narrow water bottle nozzles though. Too wide and you end up bending the bars apart.