PH Prevue Hendryx 485 Feisty Ferret Home, Black Hammertone

Je suis très satisfaite de cette cage! Très pratique pr le nettoyage et spacieuse. Mes rattes sont heureuses de courir partout dedans et d’escalader partout!
J’ai abandonné la savic zeno2 pr celle-ci et c’est franchement sans aucun regret! Je la recommande!

This cage is great! I currently have 3 rats in there, but I previously had 4, and they fit pretty well. This cage is a lot smaller than the Ferret nation cage, but they do have their similarities. I bought this cage because my last cage was incredibly hard to clean. I don’t have any problems cleaning this one! The bottom slides out which is PERFECT because it is sometimes difficult to get in there. One thing I don’t like is that only one door opens. This sometimes can make it difficult to clean, and it’s just a little annoying. Another thing that I don’t like, is that the bars are vertical, which makes it difficult for them to climb. another thing I’ll add is that this cage was hard to assemble at the beginning, but once everything started to get together, it wasn’t that hard! All in all, I really like this cage, and I am happy that I bought it! 🙂

I’m a first-time ferret owner and did a lot of research before purchasing this cage for the two ferrets I adopted from a rescue. At the time I bought it, Amazon was offering a $50 gift card if I applied for their credit card. I did and received the cage $50 off, which made it really affordable. When the cage arrived, the bottom pan was broken (edge chipped off.) I contacted the seller, who contacted the manufacturer, and a new one was mailed promptly.

The cage is roomy enough for my two boys and I plan on adopting another. There are a couple of negatives. The floors are wire, which is not good for little feet. I had a stack of floor tile in the basement. It’s not the hard ceramic, but the kind that you can score with a knife and break. I cut the tiles to fit the cage floors and now my boys have pink tiled floors. It’s very pretty and if they get too hot, they can cool their little bodies on the tile. I’d also ordered two chinchilla chillers for them to lay on if they become hot, but have never even used them because the floor tile is adequate. Only the right side cage doors open because the floors attach to the left. That’s not a problem for me, especially since one of my fuzzies loves to jump into my arms. This gives him less room to launch! I clipped plexiglass pieces where the food bowl and water bowl is located to keep the residue off my wall when they take a drink and sling their heads. The ramps are metal (the older version of the cage had plastic ramps) and they’re a little slick. I solved this problem by making my own ramp covers with some fabric I bought on sale at walmart.

The cage is excellent for the money, but a pain to assemble. I’m a female and did it by myself, but it took over two hours because I had to take several sections apart and redo as I went. One thing that I did wrong that I’ve not fixed and won’t because it takes too long is that my pan slides out from the back of the cage instead of the front, so watch out for that when assembling. It makes no difference to me because I don’t use it anyway since I have tile on the floor. It’s all a breeze to clean with a little vinegar water on a paper towel and doesn’t hold odor like some cages. Would I buy it again? In a heartbeat.

UPDATE TO ABOVE REVIEW
I’ve owned this cage for a year now and it’s time for an update. I have very active male ferrets. This cage may be okay if you have mild mannered or older ferrets who just putter around. My boys have broken two of the cage bars and escaped. The bars are flimsy on this cage and I can no longer recommend it except for the most docile ferrets. I’ve ordered a Ferret Nation cage, which is what I should have bought to start with but I was a new ferret owner and it’s so expensive getting started.