I like my critter rat cage, but I am not satisfied, I mean it does the job but it is not the cage I want.

I have a critter 3 (technically its a 2 + the sides of a 1) and while I am happy with the area my girls have to explore and climb, I do not like the small (ok, medium if compared to p@h rat cages) off centre doors! I find it very hard to reach into the opposite corner and I have to leave a large area away from the door clear so I can get food bowls in and rats out easily.

I also find it too heavy to lift the cage out of the base for cleaning.


So after xmas I am going to put my money towards something better.

Ideally I want something with large doors and plenty of space to hang hammocks etc.

If it didn't have full doors on the front I would want a pull out tray for ease of cleaning.


SO.... reccomend me, post pics, tell me what you love and what you hate about the cage etc ... help me find my girlies a new home

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Explorer or an abode (upto 6 rats)

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Owner to-
lots of rodents
2 monster dogs
1 slinky cat

I've had in the past a Jenny cage which I hated.
I've had a freddy 2 rat cage and still have it for emergencies and it's great for 2 rats.
I've had a ferplast furet which was ok!

I've had the abode cage which was a good cage but I did find it awkward to hang hammocks but maybe that was just me.
It does however have plastic tray but a big lift up door at the front only. And the tray slides out.

Now I have an explorer and I love it, so much space to Hang hammocks and I have tons of things in it.
It has 4 doors that open as 2 double doors so basically the whole front opens out. The trays slide out BUT there plastic and for that reason I have bought 2 metal trays from rattieangels web site there coming tomoz. I've had the top tray with the right corner cut out so they can still get down to the bottom and the bottom meta tray. That's the only bad thing about it though! I wouldn't have bothered but my boys wee right in the corners and it's dribbling down the bars so I needed depth too and the metal trays are 4 inches deep.

Plus if u get an explorer u can always help rescue more ratties

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I'm Amy I have a
German shepherd-blade.
10 male rats.
2 male mice.
1 Syrian hamster.

Pics please!

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I agree with either abode or explorer. Both are very good cages. I'm downsizing so I recently sold my explorer and bought an abode for my four lads and they're doing really well in it
Explorer:


Abode:


The Explorer was mighty though...my last group of five boys moved in there from a critter three and it was like moving from a bungalow to a mansion!
Tons of space to run about and wrestle Lovely ledges for snoozing and pancaking out on.



Another good thing about the explorer is it's big enough to do this....



XD

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http://kaedianmori.tumblr.com/ <--- NSFW





RIP - Marsh, Hugo, Mako, Rufus, Seamus, Lavender, BigBoy, Tetley and Fitch <3

The Abode is a lovely cage.

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Cara,
Owned by Fern, Heidi, Asteroid, Bubbles & Fizz
Missing Snippet, Frost, Willow & Nix


Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, and some stink.

My modded double abode

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Owner to-
lots of rodents
2 monster dogs
1 slinky cat

Thanks, they are definitely what I am looking for.

Do the wheels/legs come off?

My rats cage is on a chest of drawers, can't have it on the floor cause of the dogs and children!

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Yep, you have to construct them, so you can just not put the wheels on

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http://kaedianmori.tumblr.com/ <--- NSFW





RIP - Marsh, Hugo, Mako, Rufus, Seamus, Lavender, BigBoy, Tetley and Fitch <3

This is my explorer cage minus the metal trays until 2 moz

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I'm Amy I have a
German shepherd-blade.
10 male rats.
2 male mice.
1 Syrian hamster.