Crate or Cage?

Advantages: Helps toilet training, secure and safe place for your dog
Disadvantages: Could be misused if you leave your dog in it for a long time, takes up quite a bit of space

...When you are preparing to bring a puppy home there are lots of things you need to have a bed, food and water bowls, toys, collar and a lead. Alongside all these items we also bought a Dog-it Animal Crate made by Hagen when we brought our puppy home in July. Why a crate? = Our breeder recommended a crate both for toilet training and also for providing the puppy with a safe area so he wouldn't come to any harm when we weren't there and also so he couldn't damage things when we were out. A crate is basically a large cage designed for your dog. The crate we bought We bought a Dog-it 2 door wire crate, our breeder was kind enough to take us to a pet cash and carry and these were the ones available there and we got it for a lot cheaper than it retails in the shops or online. The Dogit 2 door crate...

AJ26 03.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hagen Wire Cage for Dogs

Cage the dog or the house

Advantages: Protects your house and belongings
Disadvantages: Other people's views

...This op comes, following the one I have just read, written very well by Trampus. I have to say, I fully share her op on these cages. So, apologies if any of my op is repeating some of hers. If it does overlap, it will be because she has put the same recommendations that I always give. When working in the pet shops, I used to fully recommend these cages for use in the home and in the car. In the car, the cages are a great idea. As you are all probably already aware, it is illegal to have a dog jumping around in the car. The fine for getting court with a leaping dog is very heavy (I'm not sure what it is these days). Whereas, a cage in the back of the car, restricts the height and length a dog can jump. The dog still has enough room to stand up, turn around and sit down again, whilst at the same point, isn't trying to get into...

Katenray 04.05.2002 · Read review
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Review of Hagen Wire Cage for Dogs

Safe Home For Your Dog

Advantages: safe, trains your pet, your pet being Happy
Disadvantages: price, peoples thoughts and reactions

...**INTRODUCTION** This is something I feel I want to write on as I know people will get the wrong end of the stick about this type of product. I recently bought a boxer dog, and I wanted her to have a safe home where she could go when I needed to go out and also for night time sleeps. Now when I first saw the cages for dogs I was like that is cruel until someone explained why they used it, then it didn?t seem so bad, so then I purchased one. **WHAT IS A HAGEN WIRE CAGE** The cage usually comes in a metal frame although the frame is covered with black plastic, and a aluminum bottom, yes it does sound uncomfortable and no I would not sleep in there either. Which is why you make the cage your dogs little home, Missi as her bed in there and also all her toys and she is happy and content when I leave her there when needing to go out...

Unicorn76 03.08.2004 · Read review
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Pink Palace Rotastak Cage

Advantages: Bright and spacious
Disadvantages: Fiddly to clean

...I bought my daughter a hamster for her birthday along with one of the small Rotastak cages. We then discoverd that the cage wasn't really big enough for the hamster. Whilst in our local garden centre I came across the Pink Palace cage. It was also half price so cost me £25 (£5 less than the original cage I bought). Of course, as soon as my daughter opened the present she wanted it assembled. The cage itself wasn't a problem, the spiral tube was what caused me a nightmare. The pieces are quite tight (which obviously stops them coming apart at a later date) but this did mean they were very hard to put together in the first place. The cage probably took me about 40 minutes to put together in the end (which doesn't seem too bad but feels like an eternity when you have an 8 year old nagging you to be quick). The end result...

zoe1zoe1zoe1 30.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Standard Rotastak Cage

a must have piece of equipment for any dog owner

Advantages: a great house training aid and safe haven for dogs!
Disadvantages: some people dont like the idea

...I bought this dog crate for my puppy 3 weeks ago after reading about the correct way to housetrain a puppy. It cost me £56 as my pup will only ever be a very small dog, so I didn?t need a very large one. Its very sturdy, with a washable plastic tray inside and made of very strong metal on the outside. The first night we bought the pup home we got up in the morning to find puppy wee and poop every where despite trying to enclose him and doing the usual things such as a ticking clock a radio and hot water bottle on his bed. We were chasing the poor little thing round all day and taking him to the garden to get him to relieve himself. The second night was similar but we were able to contain the pee and poop in a smaller area, but I still wanted to search for a better idea, so I took to the internet. I was reading pages and pages about...

darky2005 26.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Hagen Wire Cage for Dogs

Why dogs love them

Advantages: like a den, safe, can be folded
Disadvantages: maybe not so good for bigger or really active dogs

...At first, when a friend recommended getting a dog cage for our Cav. King Charles Spaniel, Monty, i thought is sounded a bit cruel but now, i'm so glad we got one! Dogs in the wild would naturally sleep in a den and dog cages immitate that den. These wire cages come in a variety of different sizes for all breeds of dogs. These cages are basically made up of a strong plastic tray for a base (so it's really easy to clean) and then, a wire cage over the top. The really good thing about these is that they fold up really compactly so you can take them on holiday with you. To make it really snug and comfy for your dog, you can buy 'Vetbed' which is made especially for dogs, out of a fleecy material so you can line the base of the cage with it. It is also machine washable, which is useful! Alternatively, you can use an old...

laurajones 12.05.2001 · Read review
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Ferplast Furet - Ferret Cage

Advantages: very large so loads of room for your pet to run around
Disadvantages: mainly bars so if your pet is messy your floor may be too

...I have not personally bought this cage, however my friend has a very simular furplast furet cage, just the layout is a little different. Also, it is simular to all other furplast cages, including a furplast hamster cage that my boyfriend bought for our hamster. Furplasts are a very popular italian manufacturer of pets' products including cages, aquariums, leads and collars, bedding, apparel, accessories and toys. It sells a lot of it's products in pet shops all over England. So what is so good about this furet cage? well it brings an environment that's full of fun for your pet ferret with lots of levels and areas for playing. It also has a number of tunnels, ladders and finally a very relaxing comfy hammock! This cage just has all the stimuli your ferret needs and it is all in a safe and comfortable place for your little furry...

jess--fox 20.07.2007 (04.12.2007) · Read review
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Review of Ferplast Furet XL Cage

Attractive cage, good size and quality

Advantages: good price, comes with accessories, large size
Disadvantages: cage bars discolour slightly over time

...I bought this cage several months ago when I purchased 4 pet rats - I wanted something that was large enough for them all, looked decent and didnt cost the earth. After extensive searching in shops and online I settled for the jenny rat cage. The cage is big enough to house 4 rats, it comes with food bowls, levels and tubes which all helps to cut down on the cost of buying accessories! There is also enough space to add more accessories if needed. There are 3 'doors' - a large one on the top and one near the base of the front and back which helps when taking rats out and putting them back in! The top of the cage also lifts off from a plastic base which makes it very easy to wipe down and clean out. The cage bars are of uncoated metal which does start to discolour over time due to rats climbing on and gnawing the bars but this is...

Huomenna 23.09.2009 (24.09.2009) · Read review
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Review of Ferplast Jenny Rat Cage

Rotastak cage, Nice to look at but has a few problems

Advantages: Attractive, Fun
Disadvantages: Fiddly, Problems with water bottle and wheel and Expensive

...The Rotastak Pink Palace cage is wonderfully bright, interesting to look at and is perfect for any little girls small animal. The cage itself is made of very thick plastic which is hardwearing and doesn't scratch easily. I initially bought this product because it looked as though my hamster would have a lot of fun with the tubes and the different sections. I will begin with the main advantages of the cage. The tubes are tons of fun for the animal and great exercise, you can position them however you want and they don't even have to be attached at all. It comes with several plugs which you can use on the exposed holes if you wish to remove the tubes from the cage. It comes with a feeding bowl made of very thick plastic, an exercise wheel and a water bottle. It is an excellent starter kit and there are many attachments and units you...

Supergirl2022 13.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Standard Rotastak Cage

Habitrail Cage

Advantages: Adequete ventilation, attractive, fun for pet.
Disadvantages: Quite small, additional tubing etc can be expensive.

...I recently brought a habitrail playground although it is basically the same as the safari but in different colours. I purchased it from Pampurred Pets for only £19.99. My first thoughts of this hamster cage were very good, i liked the fact that it came with a wheel, water bottle and food bowl. I also like that although it is a plastic cage, the hamster will still get plenty of ventilation as there are still some bars unlike many other plastic hamster cages. If you are thinking of buying this cage, you would be better off getting soem of the additional tubing as well to make the cage more interesting and to give your pet more to do. A disadvantage of this cage is that it is fairly small. After buying one of these cages i felt that it was too small for my hamster, and therefore bought another one the same and connected the two together...

Xx_Emzzy_xX 21.07.2007 · Read review
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