Hello everyone! My new cage arrived today and it's much bigger than i anticipated. The photographs did not do it justice. It had great reviews on amazon and people have told me that their ratties love it!
This is the one that arrived - it looks small due to the tubes, but the tubes are big enough for a ferret to fit through, and the corner shelf is much larger than I had anticipated. I am really happy with it, especially the price. On amazon it was cheap.
At the minute it will remain empty until late july as I am going away for a week and I don't want baby rats just before i go away.
I was explaining to mum that I am concerned about the huge gaps underneath the doors - they seem quite large in comparison to the gaps in the bars. She misunderstood and thought i was commenting that the cage was too big and she wanted me to send it back for a smaller one (she has this odd obsession with tidiness - to the point that nothing should be on any surface at any time) as it would look neater. I refused as I definitely could not get a smaller cage! I like this one. I know there are smaller on the market, narrower and taller, but I read that they need plenty of space.
Anyway, is this gap too large? If so, have you any suggestions? I was thinking I could place some wooden shelves along there to block the gap and provide a space for the rats to wait to come out and play, or I could use something else just to block the gap a little.
I hope the photos are helpful to explain the situation!
I am looking to get two female dumbo rats
Many thanks!
Tim
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This is the one that arrived - it looks small due to the tubes, but the tubes are big enough for a ferret to fit through, and the corner shelf is much larger than I had anticipated. I am really happy with it, especially the price. On amazon it was cheap.
At the minute it will remain empty until late july as I am going away for a week and I don't want baby rats just before i go away.
I was explaining to mum that I am concerned about the huge gaps underneath the doors - they seem quite large in comparison to the gaps in the bars. She misunderstood and thought i was commenting that the cage was too big and she wanted me to send it back for a smaller one (she has this odd obsession with tidiness - to the point that nothing should be on any surface at any time) as it would look neater. I refused as I definitely could not get a smaller cage! I like this one. I know there are smaller on the market, narrower and taller, but I read that they need plenty of space.
Anyway, is this gap too large? If so, have you any suggestions? I was thinking I could place some wooden shelves along there to block the gap and provide a space for the rats to wait to come out and play, or I could use something else just to block the gap a little.
I hope the photos are helpful to explain the situation!
I am looking to get two female dumbo rats
Many thanks!
Tim
