Comments on: HAMSTER CAGE CRITTERTRAIL X

By: wend

wend — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:37:00 +0000

Super Pet Crittertrail X Cage

My hamster loves it, the petting area is a great idea, easy to get the hamster out. When i first got this, assembling it wasnt too bad. Hamster wasnt sure of the tunnels and slide at 1st, but soon got the hang of it. I couldnt believe how quiet the ball was when he was in it, that was till after a few days. He decided to move his food and bedding in there, then runs round in it. Well you can imagine what noise you get when its going round. Everyday i empty it back into his bedding area, which isnt too hard to do. Despite this I do recommend this cage, if u have that extra bit off time to keep it maintained, as it keeps your hamster very active, but not if its for a childs bedroom.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: Robbie

Robbie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:07:33 +0000

I bought this item from Acorn, thinking it looked like a fun cage for my Hamster. My assumption about the fun factor was right, but the wheel (which moves around the blue ring as the hamster runs!! How cool is that?!) is so noisy! I didn’t realise until I went to bed, that the wheel moves around the blue bit and shakes the whole cage! Apart from the noisy wheel, the cage is awesome. The eXtractable petting area is great, giving me easy access to my Hamster. The slide seems to be good for the Hamster, but I’ve seen my Hamster jump from the top of it once or twice… But that might just be my Hamster! I’d recommend this Cage to anyone who wasn’t keeping it in their bedroom, because of the noise of the wheel.
Rating: 2 / 5

By: Andy C

Andy C — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:58:29 +0000

This cage is really not suitable for anything other than dwarf hamsters.

We initially bought this cage for a Syrian hamster, with the intention of housing it in it for life. It became apparent that this would not be appropriate after only a few hours. There is not all that much ventilation in the ‘petting zone’, and our hamster decided that that was where she wanted to spend most of her time, resulting in her getting very hot. The floor space is limited, and there are no bars on the roof of the cage to allow the hamster to climb.

Fine for dwarves, but definitely not for Syrians.
Rating: 3 / 5