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It might have gone faster if I wasn't afraid of breaking everything though. I just take him out of the loft and put him in the bottom, and he's able to clear it out from the bottom up fairly quickly.The tubes to the shelves were never actually used and took up a lot of floor space. This makes it pretty easy to clean, just lift it out, empty it and wash it. The only problem is that sometimes he kicks all the bedding down the tube like a trash chute and it jams up the tube at the curve at the bottom. For the $50 I paid for this at Petco, I was expecting somewhat better quality.
The plastic pieces are very brittle and you have to be very careful putting it together.Assembly took about 30 minutes, and you actually have to read the instructions. The water bottle is positioned very close to the shelf and difficult for our teddy bear hamster to drink out of. He's been trapped up there a couple of times this way. He would just climb the bars instead, so I just took them out so he had some more space to run around downstairs. When I first unpacked it, 2 of the plastic tabs were already broken off.
He has to crane his head around to actually drink out of it, and the first night we had the shelf up too high and he couldn't drink out of it at all.The loft is where he spends all his time, and the carries all his food and bedding up there, so that's where most of the poop and urine goes. I've also added the outhouse attachment and a small side cage for additional room, but he spends nearly all his time in the loft.All in all, a colorful, functional cage that is a bit difficult to clean and on the cheap side for the price, but for the amazon price, it might be worth it. I do this 2 or 3 times a week and it contains the smell very well and I don't have to empty out the bedding in the main part of the cage very often.
You can attach a separate water bottle if you want. What we like: Fluffy loves the very top part, that is where he makes his bed and spends most of his time. Fluffy likes close dark spaces, so he doesn't like that the cage is completely see-through. The plastic is too fragile for small children to help much with caring for Fluffy, the top lid cracked during assembly, but it is still useable. This is an adequate hamster cage for our needs. It is open for Fluffy to get exercise and easy for us to see him eating. I put a small peice of cloth on top over the bed he makes and this keeps him happy. The doors are secure to prevent escape.What we don't like: The placement of the water bottle included is not ideal, I don't think Fluffy could drink out of it, so we use a separate one.
DO NOT WASTE MONEY ON THIS CAGE. ALSO THE WATER BOTTLE KEPT LEAKING WATER AND WET THE 2ND LEVEL. THE PLASTIC LATCHES WERE BROKEN AND FELL OFF THE 3RD DAY. NOW, I HAVE TO TAPE THE COVER TO THE CAGE.
GREAT CAGE.Keep ONE thing in mind. (so far.). The cage will get mad and snap/crackle and pop.I was so afraid that my hamster would chew the cage bars.but to my surprise.he never did. Very good cage, Plastic quality could be better, but over all. Be VERRRY gentle when putting it together. >_ Do not attempt to force parts together.
we have only one of the second-level units up, but we could add it back if we wanted to.It is hard to disassemble for cleaning, but the compact size and many good features meant that it was a worthwhile buy for us. our hamster likes to climb the bars to get from place to place sometimes. We bought this cage at another store, and the amazon price is a very good one.The cage is a bit tricky to put together, but it's great for the hamster for several reasons, including:-the mixture of little bars for good airflow and plastic for easy cleaning. we also have a little hammock that is suspended from the bars.-the wheel is great, very smooth. Our hamster, Hummus, is happy, and he doesn't seem bored or cramped. having a side-mount saves space in the cage.-our hamster likes to climb around in the tube and hang out in the "petting zone" area.-in general, there are many places where you can reach your hand in to give him food, pet the hamster, etc.-the water bottle is handy and does not make too much noise.-it's very customizable.
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