Just Wondering ..

[clairebee1]

Well i have a SAVIC FREDDY 2 cage for my 2 boy rats who are still growing ..
here is a link to my age atm ..
http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sta60203at0.jpg

i was wondering if this cage is large enough ?
and how many rats would it hold ?
or should i get a new cage for my boys ?

it cost me ALOT and i aint really happy with the size personally
but im just wondering what you all think .. ?

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[jessicakfifield]

It is big enough, but your ratties would probably be more comfortable in a bigger cage. It will do. But like i said if you want them to be comfortable. I beleive in going all out when it comes to cages so maybe somebody else could help a little better. *luck*

[clairebee1]

Thanks again for replying
we are goin to look for a bigger cage soon LOL

[mtmaughan]

Yes, cages are ridiculously expensive. It's unreasonable. Good luck finding a new one.

[luvboyrats]

I'd say it's probably fine for two boys. Boys aren't terribly active, and especially if you have them out a lot they should be fine. But bigger is always better so if you're looking for one you can afford think outside the box. I don't know what you have there, but here we have local websites that sell or auction used pet items. We got a huge four foot bird cage really cheap off of a website once. All we had to do was add a couple of $2.00 baking sheets as comfort shelves and a couple of $4.00 bird ladders and it was an awesome rat cage for way less than it would have cost me to actually buy a commercial rat cage that large. Check newspapers and garage sales too.

[clairebee1]

Yeah me and the boyfriend defently want a bigger cage because even tho my boys are VERY lazy we ain't in during the day alot but we have them out for bout 4-5 hours every night so yeah they are out alot.
But we would like a bigger cage for them because i think bigger the better i have tried alot of sites and i cannot find any at all
ive tried Ebay, amazon, and all of those sites are pet shops only sell the savic freddy 2 as the biggest and it cost me £85 which is very dear .
So i am asking please if anyone finds any cheap cages in the UK to please send me the link as if i cant find any they will have to stay in this cage .
thanks for your replys xxxx

[mulder]

freecycle.com is where i found my cage, it's worth a shot for you!

[clairebee1]

Thanks i duno how to Work it LMAO

[shinystar]

Zooplus.co.uk sell some decent sized cages, one of them is called Jenny I think but it costs about 90 pounds (sorry, have 'lost' pound symbol from our keyboard!) I think they also sell it at Pets at Home for about the same price. I wouldn't rush out to buy another one if I was you, keep trying Ebay etc and I'm sure something will come up. You give them plenty of exercise when they come out, so you can afford to keep looking/ saving for something that will be perfect.

[clairebee1]

Thanks Very Much Shinystar!!

How much floor time do you think rats should get?
im just scared because we arn't in much during the day!
but we are there every night for hrs!
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