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Post by savvy on Nov 27, 2015 22:57:08 GMT
Does anyone have any experience of this cage and would it be suitable for Pixie and Dixie?
I know there is only two of them but I want to give them as much cage space as possible.
Many thanks!
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Post by bouncy on Nov 27, 2015 23:45:27 GMT
Hi, my three spent their first week in a two storey Lazybones, because it's what I had from my last rats. It was fine initially, because they were just getting to know their new home and were out running across the kitchen every day. The cage space guidelines (a pinned thread in this section) made it clear it wasn't big enough, so I put an extension on top, until I got an Explorer cage. I also had two wheels between the three. It's worth checking the calculations, if you can.
The other thing to bear in mind is the floors. Take out the base mesh, then either replace or cover the other levels to protect their feet, as the mesh will damage the paws. I made one shelf, and put tiles across another.
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Post by uglibug on Nov 28, 2015 9:40:48 GMT
Our girls live in 3 joined lazybones cages. We started off with a 3 tier one and it soon became apparent it wasn't big enough so we added on a 2 tier one and a single tier one. We replaced the floors with wood and joined them with pipe and everyone seems happy. They are a good way to build a large, relatively inexpensive cage.
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Post by moletteuk on Nov 28, 2015 15:19:52 GMT
This cage provides about 8500 sq cm of space and we recommend a minimum of 12,000, so is not adequate as a single cage and the length is quite short.
They can provide flexible space if you join more than one, but you need to join them side by side to get adequate length and the cage is about the minimum practical depth at 42cm so still has some limitations.
We normally recommend something like the Aventura, which you can get for £120 this weekend at littlepetwarehouse.co.uk
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