| | |  | Cages | Home » » » » Super Pet My First Home for Exotics, Large | | | | | | | Description: | | Deluxe living for more exotic smaller sized pets. Half inch wire spacing is ideal for keeping smaller sized pets safe and secure. Great for sugar gliders, mice and dwarf hamsters. Multi level habitat with plenty of room to roam. Over 8 cubic feet of living space. Quality construction with chew proof coated wire and stain resistant plastic parts. E-z clean deep scatter-less base can be removed and replaced easily. E-za assembly with snap together setup and no tools are required. Includes 3 comfort shelves and 3 safety ramps; a hammock, exercise wheel and food dish. | | | Features: | |
• Complete home starter kit for first-time owners of small exotic pets
• Made using chew-proof coated wire and stain-resistant plastic parts
• Ideal for chinchillas, rats, sugar gliders, and other small exotic animals
• Snaps together easily with no tools required
• Includes home, 3 Comfort Shelves, 3 Safety Ramps, food dish, hammock, and large 11-inch run-around exercise wheel
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 18.12 inches | | Product Width:
| 30.12 inches | | Product Height:
| 29.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 16.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 31.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 18.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 11.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 31.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 75 reviews |
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22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
Good basic cage for ratsAug 18, 2010
By Sarah B. Mace
I have had this cage for 3 years and have used it for up to 3 rats. Overall I have been pleased with the cage. It is a good size and you can arrange the shelves to your needs. I did replace the wheel with a Wodent wheel, which is safer for litle rattie toes. I did find the shelves difficult to remove and replace so I try to clean the cage with out removing them. Since they are plastic, the rats do chew the food cup, shelves, and ramps. I had one rat that chewed a hole in the bottom that was large enough for her to escape! It did take her a while to complete the project, the bottom is made of hard plastic. After that happened I thought for sure I would have to purchase a whole new cage. We do not live in a time where manufacturers make it easy to repair something instead of throwing it away and buying a new one. I checked the Super Pet website and was surprised to find that I could not only order replacement shelves and ramps but I could also replace the bottom. The cost to replace was much cheaper than a new cage. I hope to upgrade to a larger cage for the ratties soon, but I would recommend this cage as a good starter cage for rats.
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent Cage for RatsApr 04, 2011
By SamVA
I would highly recommend this cage as a starter for new rat owners. I purchased it as an extra cage while I was waiting on my Midwest Critter Nation (which was on back order for quite awhile). My rat was an unexpected rescue. For the first couple of weeks he was living in a single level Super Pet cage (a medium starter for Guinea Pigs or Rabbits). I really needed an upgrade while waiting on the CN so after looking at my options, I chose this cage. I was attracted by the appearance, as well as the reviews (more good ones, than negative ones)!
Naturally, rats chew! Their teeth are constantly growing so they have to find ways to keep them trim. Usually if I provide enough things for them to chew on, my rats would leave the bars and the plastic levels alone. Sometimes you just have big chewers who like to chew everything in sight. Plastic is definitely an easy thing to chew through, so if you have these types of chewers, then you might want to invest in a non-plastic cage. However, I haven't had any problems so far, and if anything were to be chewed, you can buy replacements for the levels and the base (which is cheaper than buying a brand new cage).
I read a couple of silly reviews regarding pets urinating on the levels, causing them to smell. That should NOT be a reason to avoid this cage because you will have the same problem with any other cage. Rats, for example, scent mark. You may have to wipe down the levels often (a couple times a day if necessary). That is part of the responsibility of having pets. My dog poops in the yard at least twice a day after she eats. Just because I hate cleaning it up every day, doesn't mean I will disown my dog! If you want pets, you have to get over the fact that they REQUIRE daily or every-other-day maintenance.
I used to clean my hamsters and gerbils once a week. When I first got my rats, I was cleaning them out 2-3 times a week to keep an odor from building up. Now that they use their litter box (most of the time), I only clean them once a week (with spot cleaning EVERY DAY - meaning, I wipe down the bars and the levels, and anything else, like toys and houses). If I use fleece liners (such as on the levels in this cage, or in the Critter Nation) I wash them and/or replace them at least twice a week so that they aren't running around on absorbed urine.
I think this is a good cage for 2-3 male rats, or 3-4 females. I have had two adult males in mine, with plenty of room to share. In comparison to other cages (such as ferret cages), I really liked that the ramps are not too steep. I know rats love to climb anyway, but I didn't want nearly vertical ramps like in some Super Pet ferret cages.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Super Pet for RatsFeb 25, 2010
By P. Miller
This is a great cage - not as big as the ferret cages but large enough for my 2 young rats. I'm worried that they may outgrow it depending on how large they grow. For now, they love climbing the wires and flying from one shelf to another.
The assembly instructions tell which exact wires to hang the shelves from. I used some nail polish to mark these so when taking the shevles in and out to clean is easier. Not sure about the hammock. My rats had it torn down and in there bed house the first night.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Rats love it!Aug 03, 2010
By Livideum
I got this cage last week for my 2 nine week old female rats, the bar spacing is perfect for them and they have a ton of space to run, climb and play. My girls are litter box trained but I line the levels with fleece anyways to make it more cozy, this also helps a lot if your rats are not litter trained because then you won't have little urine rivers along the edges. So far they will not touch the wheel as they have never had one before but I will leave it in there a while just in case. They basically use the hammock as something to jump and run on because I make them much more comfortable fleece/flannel hammocks myself for them to sleep in.
I would recommend this cage to any rat owner though for groups of 2-4 rats =D
12 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Not for ChinchillasMar 26, 2011
By Teresa
While this is a great first home for most exotics, I do not recommend this product for chinchillas.
The wheel: My chinchilla almost lost his leg in the wheel - the wheel's construction is almost "mesh" like, and the chinnie's little feet easily get caught in the holes and can possibly get broken. Another thing I was told later is that the bars on the outside of wheels like this can also break the neck of the creature running on it if they move the wrong way.
The plastic: By now, I've learned that plastic is a BIG no-no with my (or any) chinchilla. Any kind of plastic, they chew up (and they do it so inconspicuously, you don't know until they've taken a whole chunk out of the construction). I had to purchase an entirely different cage, and buy new non-metal accessories for him because plastic causes intestinal blockages and is a frequent culprit in many chinchilla deaths.
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