Cage too BIG for babies??

[nessie]

Hello,

I am getting 3 baby females in a couple of weeks, and have purchased the ferret kingdom cage:

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I was wondering if this will be too big for the little ones when they get home? Should I put them in something a little smaller until they grow up a bit?

[christie]

No that cage isn't to big for babies at all. We put a litter in one half of this cage at 4 weeks old and they did just fine in it. The bar spacing is small enough that they cant fit through it. Though the only thing i would be a little concerned about is its a big fall for a baby from the shelf to the full level. So just place some hammocks around so that if they do fall off the shelf they land in a nice soft hammock.

Oh seeing as its only going to be 3 of them in that huge cage you could also just give them half the cage till they get a little bigger to. Just take the full bottom pan and use it on the top section. That way there is no hole for them to reach the bottom level. Then once they are settled in you can swap the pans around again and give them full access.

[nessie]

Thanks for the advice, Christie! I think i will implement the closing off of one of the levels for a little while at least

[christie]

Man they are going to have a whole heap of room when they get full access to the cage. Its a HUGE cage, they are going to love it

[gabrielleb]

I love the ferret kingdom cages Theres also one called...Critter nation I think.....its basically the same but the bars are horizontal as apposed to veritcal, so the ratties can climb over them all they want

[christie]

Yeah the Critter Nation is a new American cage, it would cost a fortune to get one shipped out here, if they even do ship to Australia.
Also the vertical bars aren't an issue at all for baby rattys to climb. Yeah it makes them work a little harder but that would just help in keeping them fit i think.