I want a Syrian...

[Faye]

... officially on the look-out!

Would a Zoozone 2 be ok without the bars meshed? I had Beau and Joe (dwarfies) in it unmeshed and just made sure that there was nothing too high for them to climb on.
I have my mice in a Zoozone 2 and meshed the lid cos I know how high they can jump! however, the mesh makes it more of a pain to open and close & I'd want easy access for loads of handling etc.
so, anyone know how high a Syrian can jump!?

[I_am_plankton]

Lol I have only ever seen a syrian jump down not up, but I would probably mesh it to be on the safe side since wheels are quite high and if you have high-ish toys they might be able to get out

[Faye]

Originally Posted by I_am_plankton

Lol I have only ever seen a syrian jump down not up, but I would probably mesh it to be on the safe side since wheels are quite high and if you have high-ish toys they might be able to get out

I don't ever remember my previous Syrians jumping up either
The thing is, if I did mesh it, it'd be harder to open and close...

this is my mouse's cage meshed:
secured with wire


taped around to protect my fingers!


as you can see here, I have nothing high in there


Although I do now have 2 silent spinners in there... can they climb on top of wheels?

Anyway, it does make the lid more difficult to open...

[I_am_plankton]

Mine all seem to be able to get on top of the wheels :S

Quite a lot of people mesh the zoozones over, maybe they have trouble opening and closing too? That's one for thought. What about a lower grade mesh that might be thinner?

[Faye]

Originally Posted by I_am_plankton

Mine all seem to be able to get on top of the wheels :S

that's impressive!

I'll have a look at how it can be done differently... thanks

[DonnaB]

Faye when I was looking for a Syrian home I narrowed it down to the ZZ2 or the Rex, they were both in the same shop, so I could put then together to measure them. The ZZ was a wee bit higher but not really enough to be much of a bonus and it was pricier too. Theres no extras, (dish, shelf, house etc) with the ZZ and no need to wire the Rex, so I opted for the Rex.

I'm really really pleased with it, and now Luna has one of Julies' (Holly) fab Wodent Wheels, its perfect. If you can go and see some I would, it definatley helped to make my up.

Look forward to seeing your future addition.

[Faye]

I think I'll be putting an order in with Julie too!
I already have the Zoozone 2, I picked one up at a car boot sale for £15 and another off ebay for under £10 (plus it was local, so no postage!)
They both scrubbed up well, so I'm well pleased!
The rex does look great though, and if I was buying from scratch, I'd have gotten one!

[DonnaB]

Originally Posted by Faye

I think I'll be putting an order in with Julie too!
I already have the Zoozone 2, I picked one up at a car boot sale for £15 and another off ebay for under £10 (plus it was local, so no postage!)
They both scrubbed up well, so I'm well pleased!
The rex does look great though, and if I was buying from scratch, I'd have gotten one!

What a bargain, that sounds perfect then!