I don’t write reviews often but I feel obligated to share my experience with others. At a glance, this kit looks great. All in one, ready to go. Seems great, honestly. Upon building it, it’s incredibly flimsy and cheaply made. Getting the cage to fit into the plastic bottom is a huge pain. That alone is a deal breaker given that you have to take it apart every time you want to clean the bedding. The wheel is LOUD. We had to move the cage to another room because we literally couldn’t sleep with the noise. The water holder comes with a flimsy little wire to mount it. Just awful all across the board. Like I said, it seems great because it has everything for you ready to go, but it’s actually complete junk. I found a great alternative at Petsmart for $20 more with a removable tray and it’s so much more heavy duty and convenient. Please save yourself the trouble and steer clear of this cage/kit. Your hamster deserves better

I got this on sale instore for $14.00 and that's about what its worth. It is really tiny and way to small for a hamster. I would be fine for an alternate cage, or a travel cage but not as a main house. In the advice of my daughter I looked up how to make a hamster cage from a storage bin. I was able to make Mrs. Hamilton, my daughters named her, a large enclosure for under $20. I am debating returning this one, but I may just keep it as a safe place to keep her when we clean the large encloser.

Disclaimer: I bought this to use for introducing my two older rats to one I rescued. Have never had hamsters and don’t know how well it would work for them, but please, please, *please* never house rats in this long-term. It says it’s suitable for rats on the box but this is WAY too small for them. It might work as a travel cage and it’s been fine so far as an intro cage, but it is NOT suitable to be their main home. My primary issue with it is the doors. They’re super small, though that might work for hamster toys, but in addition they seem super easy for a smart animal (such as a rat) to open, and I feel like some super small hamsters might be able to get enough space to escape. I have a few lobster claws holding mine shut and it seems to be doing a fair job. Otherwise the cage seems better than some others I was looking at. The bars are sturdy enough to keep my girls in, and the spacing is super tight. One final complaint— half of the stuff that was listed on the box wasn’t actually inside. This is fine for me, since I didn’t need the bedding, water bottle, or chew sticks, but it *is* kind of disappointing. If you plan on buying this and actually *need* those supplies, please keep that in mind.

are you kidding me? this cage is probably smaller than an a4 piece of paper. dont come whining like "but hamsters are small creatures!!!so they should have small cages!!!!" no, thats animal abuse. how would you like it if you had to live in a pantry/storeroom/tiny closet? Would you be comfortable? doesnt matter if theres tubes you can attach or more than one level, they need more UNBROKEN FLOOR SPACE. this product is horrible.

This cage is so small! Hamsters, gerbils, and mice need at least a forty gallon tank. I don’t know why this is a “starter” cage. It doesn’t matter what size your animal is, you should always buy the appropriate size cage for when it is an adult first, before you buy small tiny ones that you end up keeping the animal in forever to save money. I am sick of these small cages. Watch Erin’s Animals on YouTube to see what I am talking about.

The metal cage was supposed to interlock with the plastic base, but it did not. The cage was cheaply made. On the first day the hamster tried to bite his way out, a sign that the Cage is too small. Another gripe I have is that the internet price was $10 less than the store price. Really irritating.

i bought this a month ago and my hamster loves it. this is the best cage in the world. “you and me” did a great job. i absolutely love the cage and so does my hamster. best deal ever!!!!

TOO SMALL FOR ANY ANIMAL DO NOT BUY. THE MINIMUM FOR HAMSTERS IS 450 SQ INCHES. DONT BUY