I'd like to introduce you all to Teddy and George, named after two great presidents and probably a lot more adorable than either :) Anyway, Teddy and George have had to be re-homed twice already :( but this product has the proud title of "their permanent home!" First, we started with a smaller cage, which was great size-wise, but the bars were too far apart to keep the little guys contained. So we tried an aquarium with a screen top. This worked wonderfully for keeping them contained, and there were zero escapes, but mice unfortunately stink a little bit, and I started thinking about how all that stench and lack of airflow was affecting them (and my daughter's bedroom) :(
So, to Amazon I went, and I searched for a new place to give them. I saw this one at the local pet store, actually, but of course the price was not that great, so I took a chance and ordered it even though the reviews seem pretty mixed here. I wasn't sure if the bars were going to be small enough to prevent escapes, but I figured I could just return it (because Amazon is awesome) if they weren't.
Well, Teddy and George are both ecstatic with their new home! It took them a short while to figure out the tubes, but they literally had never climbed anything other than wire before. They are both a lot more active with so many things to do in their cage (prior to this, in the aquarium, they had one wooden two story house and a saucer to run on) and so many places to climb. I think the only "downfall" if it can be called that is that it has made it slightly more cumbersome to try to encourage them to participate in cuddle time -- they like to run into the tubes and wait my hand out, lol -- but I think this can be avoided if I used the petting zone as a petting zone. They also like to bed down in the petting zone, so I like that feature.
The cage includes a plug you can use to keep them contained in the petting zone. It will come in handy for cleaning the cage when the time comes. Also included are a food dish, an exercise wheel, and a water bottle. We did not use the water bottle because we had a nicer transparent one already. The exercise wheel is great and quiet, which I've learned is kind of a big deal (especially in the middle of the night when squeaky wheels can be really annoying!) And the food dish is solid, so no complaints there.
We also had no problems putting this together, my 7-yr-old and I, because the instructions were exact and easy to follow. The mice, again, love it, so I would definitely recommend this for mice. It is pretty difficult trying to shop for the little critters when you're jumping in to ownership for the first time... At least, it was for me!
I hope this review can help anyone else with mice trying to find the proper enclosure. I'll try to post a picture later, but so far all I have is a video of me adoring them and them comfortably grooming each other in the petting zone :) It's cute but doesn't really show how great the product is so I am not posting it!
| 商品モデル番号 | 100079217 |
|---|---|
| メーカーにより製造中止になりました | いいえ |
| 電池使用 | いいえ |
| 電池付属 | いいえ |
