Finding Your Ferret A Cage
Ferrets are not small creatures, but they do have to be kept in cages. It is important to explore the many different types of cages that are available for your ferret. It is important to choose a cage that is large and well designed. You should think about getting a cage that has solid floors and shelves with ladders for exercise. To give them even more room you can get cages that have two levels to it. Here are ten different cages to consider.
The ferret nation is an expandable cage, you can start with one or two main levels, each level having a full solid floor and a ramp (unfortunately wire) to a solid surface half floor. The bases are on stands with locking casters and a storage shelf. An add-on level can expand the cage further. The doors (with dual locks) are unique: they open up the full width of the cage front, and the solid floor slides out for easy cleaning. Each level measures 36″ x 25″ and 24″ tall. Pricey cage, but good reviews.
The prevue deluxe ferret cage at 42″ x 31″ and 55″ tall, with three full floors this large cage offers plenty of room. Nine doors offer lots of access and the removable base is on casters. The interlocking floors can be kept as full floors or changed to other configurations. This cage is also quite expensive but one of the largest, safest, and most attractive ones on the market.
The super pet multi-floor funnel home is a unique cage that is large (47″ x 20″ x 65″) and colorful. It features a translucent Bubble-Wave system that makes a loop over the main part of the cage. With the tunnels and the 9 fully adjustable shelves there is plenty of room to move in this cage. Also on a rolling base. Careful on the arrangement of shelves to prevent falls from high shelves (or add hammocks). Cleaning this cage can be a bit of a challenge.
The super pet deluxe multi floor care home at 32″ x 20″ and 58″ tall, is taller then the Deluxe Multi-Floor ferret home. Advantages include its nine adjustable solid shelves that provide flexibility in the cage layout, and its price given its size. The shelves can be combined to make full floored levels to avoid concerns over falls. The ramps are plastic and the cage includes a small Fun-nel Climbing Tube, a Ferret Hammock and an “E-Z” Roll Stand.
There are a few different configurations to the marchioro ferretville cages, but they are all fairly spacious (range from about 32″ x 20″ and 39″ tall for the Ferretville 82 C2 to about 40″ x 20″ and 60″ tall for the 102 C3). All have adjustable solid shelves and tubes for climbing between them, a Hide-Away-Hut, covered litter box and other accessories, and are on casters. Due to the height of the cage, be careful about the arrangement of the shelves and add hammocks to decrease the danger of falls.
The super pet 4 story funnel home is a unique cage that is a decent size (47″ x 20″ and 37″ tall). With ramps and shelves as well as translucent Bubble Wave tubes (with one loop over the main cage), there is lots of exercise opportunity in this cage. The cage comes with a raised, wheeled stand. The tunnels might be a challenge to clean but definitely add interest to the cage. The cage isn’t terribly tall so falls are not as much of a concern as with taller cages, but adding a hammock or two will increase the safety.
The Mini Mansion, marshall ferret mansions, (37″ x 24″ and 31.5″ tall) is a decent size for a ferret and has two ramps and balconies. The larger Mansion is a spacious 37″ x 24″ and 56″ tall, with three adjustable ramps and balconies. Full height falls are a concern with this cage so add hammocks for safety. Features a slide out pan for cleaning, which locks to foil crafty ferrets. Also has decent sized doors (two on the Mansion and one on the Mini-Mansion) and casters.
The ferplast furet tower cage is only available in Europe but features a unique design. It is basically two stacked cages connected by plastic tubing. Not sure how easy it would be to clean, but provides lots of space and climbing without what amounts to a full floor in the middle. Unfortunately the shelves are just small corner shelves so do not provide a whole lot of extra floor space, and a hammock would still be a good idea to prevent falls from the highest shelf. 32″ X 30″ X 64″ tall.
The super pet x-large deluxe multi-floor is not a huge cage, but decent enough for a ferret that gets plenty of playtime out of the cage. The mulitple levels are interesting for the ferret, and the cage is not tall enough that falls are a real concern. The shelves and ramps are all plastic. A major drawback to this cage is the very small single door, and it would be next to impossible to get a litter pan in through the door. Cage dimensions: 40″ x 18″ and 32″ tall.
A variety of configurations are available for martin’s ferret cages. Many have wire multi-levels or carpeted balconies which require caution. Cover the wire levels with linoleum or some other solid surface as walking on wire flooring is too hard on their feet. The Townhouse (36″ x 30″ x 60″), Condo (30″ x 24″ x 48″) and Hotel (48″ x 18″ x 48″) are good choices, but some of the others are too small, and some have balcony arrangements for which falls might be a problem.