Alright guys, which cage should I get?

[Uabassoon]

I'm not a huge fan of those cages, a fews years ago back when Alexa and I had some ratties we decided to buy them a huge super pet cage. It was great until they figured out that they could squeeze out of the bars! All the ramps were also a HUGE pain to clean. We switched to a Martins cage and loved it a million times more.

[Miss Z]

Flossie's cage is like this and I wouldn't say it's a pain to clean, taking me the best part of 15 minutes on average. I must stress to watch out for cages with plastic shelves in place as many can so easily break whilst you're scrubbing them (saw you mentioned that as a con for the second cage - that would mean BIG no-no for me). Make sure the shelving is thick and sturdy, as if your rat pees on them, they do need to be scrubbed quite hard to get clean, and there's nothing worse than having them break on you!

Good luck in your decision.

[Christmas_Hamster]

Rats do good in wire cages. In tanks they become more prone to respiratory problems.

Ferret Nations are highly reccomended but also very expensive and the bar spacing is apparently easy for young rats/small females to get out of.

The first SP cage you posted can hold ten rats. It is the cage that I wanted but the store hadn't carried it when I went to buy a cage. I instead got the second one that you posted. It can hold 6 rats. If you have young rats then they can slip out. I find it easy to clean and I like it alot. My rats also like it. On a scale from 1-10 I would say 9.5!

Good luck!

[inlovewithanimals]

i think you should get number 2

[Christmas_Hamster]

Oh and I forgot to say I think number one would be fun because you move around the shelves and do lots of different things with them. But the second one has more room for wider toys then the first one does.

[mousie]

Thanks everyone for the responses! I've looked at Martin's but didn't really know if I wanted a cage from there, as I want solid floors. Right now their cage bar spacing is 7/8" so I know the two cages I narrowed it down to would work. I also looked at ferret nation, but I kind of want to stick with super pet as their brand has worked for me so far. I kind of wonder if the first cage is almost too much space, but I like how I could fit so many toys in. I like the second too, but don't really like how there's not that much floor space. I don't know, this is a hard decision!

Christmas Hamster: Would a 12" wheel look awkward in the second cage, the one you have? And also how many doors are there?

[Christmas_Hamster]

Oh no the wheel would fit just fine! I personally think so at least. There are three doors. One closer to the bottom, one closer to the top and a big one right on top. I think the first one looks fuller but my rats love their's and so do I.

If you really nated to spend the money on Ferret Nations I heard they were great but they are very expensive IMO. There may possibly be a Rat Nation if the company decides to go forward with the idea.