MidWest Homes for Pets Guinea Habitat Cage, Washable PVC Canvas Bottom, Secure Sides, Tool-Free Setup, Expandable Small Animal Cage for Guinea Pigs, 171GH

I got this as a second cage for my new guinea pig so that she can be housed separately from my other little one for a while. After debating whether or not I should get this cage, I am so glad I just went ahead and bought it. I have found that it was worth the very reasonable price. The set up was fairly simple and it's held together really well. I didn't have to measure, cut out, or superglue any materials, drive home any massive plastic boards from home depot in a small car, or worry about ordering/finding the right number of storage cubes and compatible connectors. This was a major plus for me. Although my other cage is a C &C cage, I've debated just putting both cavies in a midwest cage evenutally, because it's worked out so well. The dimensions just feel right, and I like that it's a litte longer. It's been a breeze to clean in this cage and interact with my guinea pig. She loves to run over to the little door to say hello, receive pats, and treats. I didn't end up getting the deluxe cage- I just use a guineadad fleece at the bottom and a coroplast litter box at one end filled with critter care. It seems to get the job done! Things to note if you currently have a C&C cage- the bottom of this cage is a soft tarp and doesn't have much structure, so you're going to have to put it over something flat with more structure. I don't think it would go well directly over metal storage cubes, for example. The buckles keep the tarp fastened to the bars at the side and tout so that it does maintain a cagelike shape with corners and no wrinkles. I've been able to move the cage around occasionally by gently sliding it across carpet, and it's held up without falling apart or anything.

i've had my 2 pigs in a bunch of homes. i had them in a c&c cage (2x3) and i decided i didn't like it. it was really annoying for me to build and it's hard to be able to move the cage around, mostly because the cubes come apart for me. if i snap one in one side, a part in the middle comes apart. it was just driving me insane. maybe i'm just bad at building them. i do like c&c cages because of the space they offer and it's easy and cheap to put together, but i made my own coroplast bottom (which you can get at home depot, sheets of it) and i just couldn't get the cut right. this cage is a TON of space for a great price. i personally like that the bottom is canvas. i don't have a problem with it. i spot clean weekly, and sometimes don't have to FULLY clean the entire cage for about 2 weeks. i just line my cage with the carefresh expandable bedding and a ton of hay. i do like to keep the pigs eating area on one side of the cage (that way their poops are more localised there) and their toys and hiding areas on another. i noticed that doing this, they BARELY poop in the sleeping area. it's easier for me to spot clean this way. anyway, i honestly just get a bag and use a dustpan to scoop the bedding out and then dump it into the bag. the stray stuff, i just pick the cage up from one side and then hit the bottom of the canvas so it can all just slide down. when it's all empty, i spray a dilute of vinegar and water on the canvas and wipe it down. then i wipe it down again with a wet rag. the vinegar mixture is SOOO strong and stinky so i think wiping it down with a wet rag afterward should be recommended. everything wiped down. any little white calcium deposits wiped away too. i think you just need to keep up with cleaning and wiping it down and it won't stain. i also didn't use puppy pads as suggested by some reviewers, and nothing leaked through the canvas at all NOR was there pee just floating around on the bottom. i think using the puppy pads would cut down cleaning time a bit since you can just roll the pads up and throw them away. i didn't want to use them because i think my pigs will bite them and i don't want to deal with that. i was really surprised when i read all of the negative reviews, and was worried this cage would be terrible. it honestly isnt. it took me about 10 minutes to clean everything. this cage is great for someone that doesn't really have the time to get all the parts together to build a c&c cage and for a good price. i do like the cages that you can buy off of the actual site, they're great, albeit a little pricey. but they're made way better than the one i did lol. so it's great if you don't feel like building something and getting stressed out over it. there's a lot of room (about a 2x4 c&c cage) i have 3 hidey things in there for them on one side and their food stuff (hay area, food dishes with veggies and pellets) on another and they still have soome xtra space in the middle. they're visibly happy. they run around and chase each other and they get inside of one of their wicker hidey things that they turn upsidedown and rock each other in it. it's really cute. i also read people complaining that it's impossibly flimsy and it caves in ??? this cage is so easy to put together that i hav eot assume that other people maybe got defective cages? yeah it caves in because the bottom is soft and if you fold a side in, its going to do that. but when you put the canvas in and tie the velcro straps, it stays pulled taut. i have mine on the floor and it's fine. you also can put it on a table.. just make sure the table is bigger than the bottom of this cage and no edges of the cage are hanging off. the bottom is SOFT. it is not a hard plastic. you're not really supposed ot be moving it around anyway so unless you have incredible hulk pigs that slam against the sides or something or ACTIVELY try to escape, you're fine. the walls don't need ot be made out of steel if your pigs don't bother with trying to escape their cage. i have 2 female pigs by the way. they have been bonded since i got them. i think they were about 3 months? anyway, i really like this cage.

This is a great starter-kit for those who have neither the time, inclination nor resources for a C&C cage but still want to give their guinea pigs a good amount of space in which to live. My two sows did racetrack laps when they were first put in here after years of living in a cramped undersized petstore cage (I had acquired them second-hand and the cage came with them). I do not use a fleece bedding and instead just line the edges and corners with Carefresh, with extra bedding in the corner litter pans that I bought separately for ease of cleaning. The canvas is easily spot-cleanable during the week with a dustpan and small brush, and has held up well with a once-weekly strip-clean involving vinegar, Krud Kutter and a bleach cleaning spray that is thoroughly rinsed away and allowed to dry. The canvas bottom allowed me to easily put a medium-sized K&H pet-bed warmer underneath it to provide an extra heating source during winter since I like my place a little colder, and the girls love to lay on it (it is also very safe for them since the temp only goes up to 102F max, and they have the option of getting off of it in case they get too hot). There is ample room for two piggies, but a 3rd/4th would definitely require an additional or separate cage. I prefer the type without the lid since it helps with ease of cleaning and also just being able to reach in and pet/handle the piggies is a plus. If I ever acquire more piggies, another purchase of this product will happen. The cage divider/separator was not included in this set, which was fine because I have no need to separate anything in the cage. They have their preferred bathroom corners, chew log, plastic hidey-hut and hay area all the way they like it. They have space to run laps, popcorn, meander, sit and ponder their existence, nosh on fresh hay...they love it! The first picture is the basic cage layout and the second is the setup. It is really nice to have the extra storage space underneath the enclosure if you have swing it.

I am most happy with this cage. It is the best 'ready made' cage for guinea pigs. The pros of this cage are Easy to set up Bottom attaches securely to cage Can be used to link to other cages Large enough for one pig and accessories Nice air flow Bottom is tall enough to prevent bedding spillage Over all nice looking The cons of this cage are On the flimsy side I bought a top for the cage and the design of the top is a good one. The top is easy to use and get access to the cage, by folding the top back 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 or all the way. While this design has a lot of advantages, the folding top can be flimsy, too. If you have cats or kids you do need a top to protect the pig. I will be making a more sturdy cage soon, but, I am sure pleased with this cage and recommend it for anyone who cannot make a cage themselves or someone who thinks they cannot put one together. You will be able to assemble it easily and this cage can make a better cage than any other I have seen on the market.

Easy setup. Easy to clean. Good quality. This is the second one that I bought. I put two of these together because I got another guinea pig so now I have three. And if I get more in the future you can still add on.

This is a fantastic guinea pig cage! It's much larger for Mayo (my guinea) to play in than her other cage. The bottom is very easy to put on; you just have to put the cage over it, lift the corners up, and then velcro it to the cage! This makes it very easy to take out and clean. I also like how you can take the bottom out, and use the cage as a place for your guinea pig to play outside in! Another neat feature is the locking cages. There's a moveable rod which you lift up, then you close the door, and finally you bring the rod back down. It makes me feel better that the doors are secure to my piggys cage. The only thing that I do not like about this product is that in the center of each side of the cage where one side connects with the other, it won't stay straight, so the cage is more of an hourglass shape than a rectangular. However, it's not that big of a deal, as you can't really tell. The only thing I'm worried about is Mayo getting out of the cage. I don't think that she is going to fit through the spaces of the wire (obviously) but when I had my hamster, Snack, she moved the wires with her teeth? I don't know how to explain it. Unfortunately, I was not home at the time, so when I returned, I found her in front of the bathroom... one of my other pets had gotten to her. She's safely buried now in one of my many gardens in my yard. (sorry that part was was unnecessary, but I felt like should have said it). I'm not too worried though because the wires are quite thick, but you can never be too sure. Sorry for the long review!

I've had guinea pigs for almost 6 years. I started off with the C&C cages, but then discovered these cages and would never go back. I bought 2 of these cages for my 2 girls, and they love the space. Putting the cage together is easy, but it's time-consuming. Suggestion, though, if you are getting two, make sure the doors line up; otherwise, you'll have to take them apart to make them match also have 2 cats, and there is a top that fits on top of these cages and works perfectly. These cages provide more security than the C&C cages! with that being said if a 10 pound cat can walk on top of the cage without collapsing I'd say its pretty sturdy! My Piggies and I are so happy with the purchase I made 6 years ago!

I purchased this cage to use as a quarantine habitat for a guinea pig we recently adopted. All of our current guinea pigs live in "cube and coroplast" cages that I made myself (do a Google search; you'll find websites and instructions on how to build these), but I wanted something that would be easy to clean and easy to store once it was no longer needed. The cage is very lightweight in the box, and sets up quickly and relatively easily (the velcro tabs that affix the canvas bottom to the grid panels take a little practice). Took me maybe 10 minutes to have it ready to go. A detailed instruction guide comes with the MidWest Habitat that includes some basic care tips for guinea pigs, which is a nice plus for new owners. It provides plenty of room for a single pig (the general recommendation for one guinea pig is roughly 7.5 sq ft) and can be easily expanded by adding additional cages to accommodate 2+ guinea pigs. One downside to the MidWest Habitat, is that the grid panels do not have a lot of stability. Unlike C&C cages, there are no connectors at the top to help give the panels extra support. Overly rambuctious pigs might make a lot of noise rattling the sides (and I'd be particularly cautious about using it with a very young/small guinea pig, which could try to squeeze through the gaps between the panels and get its head caught), but I haven't run into that problem so far with the adult I'm currently using it with. My suggestion would be to use zip-ties if more stability on the sides is needed. Another downside is that the sides of the canvas base are only approximately 4.5" tall, which makes it easy for loose bedding (like CareFresh) to get kicked out and make a mess on the floor. I don't really see a work-around on that, other than to use fleece & towel bedding instead. Or keep a broom handy. Do watch for signs that the canvas is being chewed. I haven't run into that, either, but the potential is there. Another issue (not major, but worth mentioning) that I've had with the cage, is that the neither of the two horizontal rungs on the grid panels is where I would normally choose to hang a water bottle -- the top one is too high (in my opinion); the lower one might be okay for younger pigs, but larger guinea pigs might have a problem with it. I solved this problem by using a zip-tie to create another 'ledge' where I wanted the water bottle spout to rest. The canvas can be wiped down with a mix solution of white vinegar and water. Replacement canvas bottoms are available from the manufacturer. There is a limited 1-year warranty on the product, and extra accessories such as a lid and connecting grid w/ ramp (for combing two cages) are available. I gave this habitat 5 stars because, even though cube & coroplast cages are still my first choice, I think this product is a huge improvement over almost all other commercial cages, and because it is versatile -- easy to set up/take down/store; would make a good 'travel' cage; can be easily expanded and re-configured. It's also very reasonably priced compared to other commercial products.