freyashamsters
04-05-2016, 11:56 PM
Ferplast Criceti 15 Hamster Cage
Cage size: 78x48x39cm (lxwxh)
Suitable for all species of hamster, but may be a tight fit for Syrians.
PROS
• Fairly spacious
• Easy to clean
• Good quality bars
• Thick, good quality base (great for chewers!)
• Great price (I saw it on Amazon for £30 I think :))
• Can be extended with tubes - one of the only extendable cages that it adequate as a stand-alone cage
• Big top door allows for easy access
• Comes with shelf and accessories - I can't test these out unfortunately as mine was second-hand and came without accessories
• Flat-packs for easy storage
• Tall enough to fit a 12" wheel (just don't make the substrate deep in that area!)
• Relatively deep base - can fit an appropriate layer of substrate
CONS
• Clips that hold the roof down snap quite easily - I don't know if it's just mine but one of mine snapped within two weeks but goodness knows how long it has been used before that as it was second hand
• Raised grid-like texture on base that rips and bobbles cleaning cloths!
• 1cm* bar spacing - not good for smaller dwarves. I'd say you could house an adult Winter White or Campbell's but no smaller. It's good for water bottles though as they can't bend the wire!
• Wheel supplied is too small for most species of hamster - you have to purchase your own.
• Thinner plastic than base on top structure with pre-cut holes. Willow has got her head in one and started to chew away at it! It can't have been too comfortable so she stopped quite quickly!
Overall I'd give this an 8/10 rating. Nothing's perfect and surely if you get the cage for £30 you can spend a little extra money on accessories?! Probably suited to dwarves and most Syrians however the more boisterous Syrians who think they are entitled to acres of ground space (Willow, I'm looking at you!) may not be suited to this cage.
Cage size: 78x48x39cm (lxwxh)
Suitable for all species of hamster, but may be a tight fit for Syrians.
PROS
• Fairly spacious
• Easy to clean
• Good quality bars
• Thick, good quality base (great for chewers!)
• Great price (I saw it on Amazon for £30 I think :))
• Can be extended with tubes - one of the only extendable cages that it adequate as a stand-alone cage
• Big top door allows for easy access
• Comes with shelf and accessories - I can't test these out unfortunately as mine was second-hand and came without accessories
• Flat-packs for easy storage
• Tall enough to fit a 12" wheel (just don't make the substrate deep in that area!)
• Relatively deep base - can fit an appropriate layer of substrate
CONS
• Clips that hold the roof down snap quite easily - I don't know if it's just mine but one of mine snapped within two weeks but goodness knows how long it has been used before that as it was second hand
• Raised grid-like texture on base that rips and bobbles cleaning cloths!
• 1cm* bar spacing - not good for smaller dwarves. I'd say you could house an adult Winter White or Campbell's but no smaller. It's good for water bottles though as they can't bend the wire!
• Wheel supplied is too small for most species of hamster - you have to purchase your own.
• Thinner plastic than base on top structure with pre-cut holes. Willow has got her head in one and started to chew away at it! It can't have been too comfortable so she stopped quite quickly!
Overall I'd give this an 8/10 rating. Nothing's perfect and surely if you get the cage for £30 you can spend a little extra money on accessories?! Probably suited to dwarves and most Syrians however the more boisterous Syrians who think they are entitled to acres of ground space (Willow, I'm looking at you!) may not be suited to this cage.