Two-Level SuperPet Large Guinea Pig/Dwarf Rabbit Home

If you're looking for a pet, one of your first considerations is probably the cage. If you're considering adopting or buying a guinea pig or rabbit, you'll probably run across several of the SuperPet brand cages. Many of the SuperPet homes are called "starter homes." The 2 level SuperPet Large Guinea Pig/Dwarf Rabbit Home however, is made to be considered as a home that you could use for the lifetime of your pet(s). Well, at least that's what it's intended for. For the most part, I was rather disappointed with this cage.

Price

The price is the first disappointing factor for me. I can build a guinea pig cage for $30 or so, $50 at the most. This cage costs $80 in most pet stores, but can sometimes cost more. This cage is hardly worth $20, much less $80.

Size

The cage is roughly 2.5 feet by 1.5 feet, so that's 3.75 square feet. A single guinea pig should have at least 6 square feet, but these aren't even solitary animals. I'm not sure what people were thinking when they put the word "large" in the name of this cage. At under 4 square feet, this cage is anything but large! You would not be able to comfortably house a pair in this cage at all.

The Second Story

Okay, so the cage is small. It has a second story though, so it's still okay, right? Wrong. Even if the second level actually could be used, the cage is still too small. With the second level in, you can't fit a hidey house anymore. The guinea pig ends up hiding under the ramp. If you're getting this cage for a dwarf rabbit, you can just forget the ramp for sure. The rabbit won't even be able to stand up in the cage from the floor, much less fit on top of the ramp. The ramp has no guards along the side either, so if your guinea pig even wants to get up there (and can make it up the poorly constructed plastic ladder), they may fall and injure themselves. So needless to say, the second story is useless and you can throw it out as soon as you get the cage.

The Good Features

While I would never recommend buying this cage to permanently house a guinea pig or dwarf rabbit, there are actually a few uses for this cage. I'm not sure that these uses would warrant the price to most people, but I'll list them anyway.

1. This is a good quarantine cage. The cage is very easily bleached and disinfected. After the quarantine period is over, you can introduce the new animal to your others and put this cage back in storage.

2. Since the cage doesn't take up much space, it's a good cage for animal shelters to have on hand. If you used yours for quarantine already, consider donating it if you won't need it again. Animal shelters won't have the animals long, so they won't have to live in the tiny cage forever.

3. Sometimes you need a travel cage for your pet. Let's say you're taking your guinea pigs to the motel with you. This cage can work for a short amount of time (with animals that get along very well). You could even use it just for the car trip, then put the animals into a larger cage when you reach your destination.

4. The bottom works nicely as a litter pan for rabbits. If you happen to already have this cage and need a use for it, try that. Otherwise, I don't recommend spending $80 for a litterbox.

5. The top is fairly sturdy, so it can be used for guinea pigs grazing on untreated grass. Just place the top on your grass and carefully supervise (always supervise!).

Overall, I would say this cage is a waste of money. Worse than that, it offers a very insufficient amount of space for your pets. Save your money and build a cage yourself or buy a larger cage. This cage has its uses, but it is a rather expensive temporary cage. I would definitely not recommend this cage as your pet's permanent cage.