Savic Rody (including Deluxe) ~ Cage Review

[jayne]

I thought i would do a review on the Savic Rody cage. This was the first cage i bought for my chinese hamsters and i would like to start by pointing out that this cage is really only recommended for dwarves. I would say 2 maximum to allow more floor space for burrowing which mine certainly loved to do

So here is the basic picture of the Savic Rody Deluxe



Size: 55 cm x 39 cm x 26 cm without the tubes being built up.
With the tubes, the cage becomes 47cm high.
Hamster cage equipped with platform, drinking bottle, feeding bowl, tubes and hamster wheel.

This cage was perfectly fine for 2 dwarves, however i did have to separate and ended up buying the standard Rody. Over a few months i made myown variations to them.

Here is a picture of Sweets cage, I removed the original wheel that came with it as it squeeked too much for my liking and replaced it with a silent spinner (regular). In this photo, the green platform is still there to hold the water bottle and bowl in place and also as an extra hidey hole which is good use of space.



As with a lot of other cages you can make your own variations to adjust to your own taste or your hamsters. In the end i ended up getting rid of the green platform, but..... cut it so that i still had the end for holding the water bottle. This allowed more space for a separate bed and other toys

You can see the green bit with the bottle in the right hand side of this photo


After Sour died, i decided to make use of all of the tubes and connected the two together allowing much more space for Sweet and her toys.


Play cage

Sleeping/eating/drinking cage



So, overall here is what i think

Pros -
* Great cage for making sure your dwarves don't escape
* Tank style making it easy for interacting with your hamster for taming etc.
* Priced around £24.99 (from Pets @ Home) making it affordable
* Additional tubes can be purchased from some pet stores and online.
* Great for cleaning, remove the lid and all you need to worry about is the base, unless you use tubes that is.
* Secure clips on both sides of cage
* you can easily move everything around to give more variety for your hamster

Cons -
* if using tubes, can be awkward to tame hamsters as they tend to hide away in them
* tubes are a bit time consuming to clean/dry
* the wheel that comes with it, squeeks quite a bit, hence the reason i had to replace both of mine with silent spinners (worth it though!)


Ermmmm... cant seem to think of any other cons, feel free to comment if you have had any other experiences or comments. If i think of anything else i will edit and notify

All in all, a really good cage for the price and everything you get in it. Spares are easy to find too, some websites sell spare bases/lids/tubes etc.

Hope this is ok and everyone can understand it, i tend to get carried away when i type!

[fluffymunchkins]

i've spotted a load of these on ebay atm, most starting at £0.99!
I really like them, but would probably attach two together.

£10 is a great price, good your mice like it

[fluffymunchkins]

so i'm a big fan of the rodys even though i've never owned one, i would love one!
Atm there are two on ebay that i could get, one being 0.99 start and close enough to collect. The other also 0.99 start not close enough to collect, but they will post for £8.
Just wondering because they are just the standard ones has any one connected two together before?
I would like it if i could stack them on top of each other

[shazzy]

Fluffy, I though u weren't allowed any more cages ?! tsk tsk

[Hope]

There is no stopping a determined Fluffymunchkins on a hamster mission!

[fluffymunchkins]

LOL i know i'm terrible aren't I!!!
But i just love teh hammies soooo much, and hamster cage buying has become an addiction XD
My mums going to have to give up soon, cause like hope says, i certainly am not

Plus she made the mistake of giving me money so i can actually afford them.
Then saying its your money buy what you want, then i stopped her before she could say except hamster cages.

I won't spend it on anything other than them anyway!

[debs]

Originally Posted by fluffymunchkins

LOL i know i'm terrible aren't I!!!
But i just love teh hammies soooo much, and hamster cage buying has become an addiction XD
My mums going to have to give up soon, cause like hope says, i certainly am not

Plus she made the mistake of giving me money so i can actually afford them.
Then saying its your money buy what you want, then i stopped her before she could say except hamster cages.

I won't spend it on anything other than them anyway!

Me too :P am aways on ebay looking for hamster cage/ toys even when i dont have Money or needing them :P

[ameyjaney]

What are you going to be like when you get your own place?

[fluffymunchkins]

like a mad woman who can't be stopped!
Hopefully i'll still have you guys to keep me tame and in control
otherwise there will be no more room left in my house for me.

[Vectis Hamstery]

I keep most of my Chinese in savic Rodys.
Pros:
-easy to clean
-easy access to all parts of cage
-plenty of space to put hidey-holes/toys and larger wheel
- difficult (not impossible though )to escape from
-easy to store (I wouldn't recommend stacking as the ventilation grille and only access in on top. They fit nicely on shelves)
-suitable for litters
-cheap secondhand

Cons:
-the supplied shelf and waterbottle system is daft. I ended up with substrate piled under the spout and soggy hamsters. I now use bottles hanging from the grille or velcro'd to a corner
- determined beasts can still access the bars and get bar rub
-around the clips and where the shelf fits are common places for chewing. I have had a chew-y syrian make a 3-4cm hole in the side of the base.
- if you are careless like me and lean on the grille when its open you can snap the plastic holding it. It still works, just needs a bit of sticky tape

Cage size is a contentious issue, but in my opinion it is a perfectly adequate size. I have housed syrians in it before (usually those who aren't suited for barred cages for various reasons).