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#11
12-30-2011, 05:19 PM
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I don't know a great deal about rats, just that they really need a companion, as you've been told. They are gorgeous little critters though, and I'd love a pair someday.
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#12
12-30-2011, 06:27 PM
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There are other brands of cages that are nice, some of the Super Pets are pretty good. It would depend on how cold the basement is.. if you gave them lots of places to burrow into, they should be okay.
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#13
12-30-2011, 06:55 PM
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I bought the 5' tall Martins cage, shipped it from Illinois (I think?) to BC, I didn't like it. I think it's currently serving as lattice for brambles. lol
I'd go for a Critter Nation cage if I was doing it again. Those look great! Martin's cages are powder coated woven wire mesh, so there are MANY welded joins. The joins are harder to clean really well, you really need to get around each and every one of them. The rat takes a leak on the top shelf, and the pee runs down alllllll those little wire intersections. I did wipe it down regularly but there were spots I missed and the pee ate through the powder coating. Also, my cage got a bit deformed over time--after all, it's only made out of woven wire. Another thing is that the doors are a bit small and make cleaning the floors pretty awkward at places (like behind some ramps). The CN cages have much nicer, mostly horizontal bars, the vertical bars are sparse, so fewer joins and way easier cleaning. The also look thicker and as if there are fewer of them. The structure is rigid. The doors completely open up the front. The solid floors mean that pee doesn't drip down the entire height of the thing. I've never seen one in person but they look awesome! The only problem I see with them is that the pans are pretty shallow. Last edited by Xandra; 12-30-2011 at 07:09 PM.
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12-30-2011, 07:05 PM
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I LOVE my critter nation...have the double one. However, if one wants to use litter in it (like carfresh and the like) you have to special order deeper pans. I just use fleece liners but it is a bit of a pain because my girls are not litter trained so it gets stinky faster as the poop is just on the fleece.
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12-30-2011, 07:10 PM
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12-30-2011, 07:12 PM
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yes, you have to get them from somewhere else. Honestly though the cage is so awesome and easy to clean its not really a big deal...just something to be aware of
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12-30-2011, 07:41 PM
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They are a lot of fun to decorate
      
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12-30-2011, 09:03 PM
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I had a FN & a CN, really wasn't a fan. Mainly because all of my past rats were HORRIBLE chewers, so when I tried using fleece and/or towels for bedding, they ended up burrowing underneath, and just driving me nuts. I did have the Bass pans in my CN, which were nice for the bedding though.
I greatly prefer the Martin's. But, everyone is different! I put those sticky tiles you can buy at Lowe's on the levels of my Martin's, so no pee runs through the wires  Just wipe it down daily with a baby wipe and you're good! Plus, you can throw them in the tub to do a full clean, can't really do that with the FN or CN.
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