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| Brand | Prevue Hendryx |
| Color | Black Hammertone |
| Material | Alloy Steel, Plastic |
| Item Weight | 23.6 Pounds |
| Gap Size | 0.87 Inches |
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- Spacious: This ferret home offers plenty of space for even the most energetic adult ferrets to run, jump, and play. The steel metal cage includes ramps, shelves, and a hammock to keep your fuzzy friend entertained and happy.
- Easy Access: Two large doors means easy access to your small pet. The large hinged cage doors are escape-proof and ferrets cannot open the doors. This opening can also be closed off to create two separate spaces or be left open for full cage access.
- Easy to Move: Our portable ferret crate with stand features easy-rolling caster wheels to move the ferret cage from room to room. You can store toys, ferret treats, and supplies on the space-saver storage shelf stand.
- Easy to Clean: The platforms, grille, and bottom tray are easy to remove for convenient cleaning. Your pet ferret will enjoy a fresh, open metal crate home with this secure animal cage in a stylish hammertone finish.
- Dimensions: This ferret small animal enclosed pen measures 31 inches long, 20 inches wide, and 41 ½ inches high (54 inches high on the stand) with ⅞ inch wire spacing. Our ferret pet enclosure is comfy, spacious, and fun.
- Age Range Description: All Stages
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METAL HOME PET CRATESmall wire spacing and solid metal ramps and platforms make this an ideal cage for small animals like rats, chinchillas, or baby ferrets. |
FEISTY FERRET HOME CAGEThis ferret home offers plenty of space for even the most energetic adult ferrets and includes ramps, shelves, and a hammock to keep them happy. |
SMALL ANIMAL CAGE WITH STANDOur small animal cage is ideal for a variety of small animals including rabbits, guinea pigs, and more. It features a chew-proof all-metal platform and ramp. |
UNIVERSAL SMALL ANIMAL HOMEThis cage is a spacious pet house for a wide variety of small animals like baby ferrets, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, small rabbits, chinchillas, sugar gliders, Syrian hamsters, tortoises, lizards, and more. |
Product Description
Our ferret home offers plenty of space for even the most energetic adult ferrets to run, jump, and play. This spacious cage includes four levels of living and play space for a comfortable ferret home. The metal cage comes complete with ramps, shelves, and even a hammock to keep your small pet entertained and happy. Talk about a sweet, balanced life! Two large doors with escape-proof locks make your pet ferret easily accessible, while your pet animal stays securely inside and can’t open the doors. There’s the option of keeping the full ferret cage open for your pet ferret or having a mid-level floor that separates the cage into two halves. Maintain a clean metal cage with removable platforms, grille, and a bottom tray for convenient cleaning. You can also keep your pet animal’s space neat with a space saver shelf for holding toys, treats, and ferret supplies. This small critter cage complements any room in a dark gray hammertone finish. Our metal wire cage with caster wheels means better portability so you can move the ferret crate from room to room as needed. The dark gray animal cage is made of powder-coated steel construction for a durable pet home you can trust. Dimensions of this ferret home are 31 inches long x 20 inches wide x 41 ½ inches high (54 inches tall on the cage stand) with ⅞ inch wire spacing. Our multi-level cage for ferrets is the perfect critter den for your small pet. From pet housing to rehabbing, find the best animal cage with our other specially made animal homes for different pets like a chinchilla, guinea pig, rat, mouse, hamster, cat, bird, and more. Established in 1869, we’re on a quest to improve pet living and the pet ownership experience. Prevue creates stylish, functional, reliable, and pet-friendly products for domesticated animals and their families. Our products and accessories include toys, activity centers, crates, kennels, cages, and more. Simplify your life while improving your pet’s - with Prevue!
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 31 x 20 x 54 inches; 23.6 Pounds
- Item model number : 485
- Date First Available : June 28, 2007
- Manufacturer : Prevue Pet Products, Inc.
- ASIN : B000QFMYWQ
- Country of Origin : China
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- Best Sellers Rank: #25,492 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
- #45 in Small Animal Cages
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> The Prevue 485 is a well-designed, well-built general purpose cage, suitable for medium size birds and other animals. It compares favorably to $400 cages in pet stores.
> Especially notable features are that all 3 cage shelves are "lift-out-able", and two very large doors (on the right side of each level) provide easy access.
> The cage is an attractive almost "wrought-iron" pewter color. This "night camouflage" color scheme is also perfect for hiding droppings.
> The legs of the cage are rubber tipped--a nice feature if you decide not to use the rollers.
QUALITY
Very good construction quality. Fair quality-control and sub-assembly. Mine arrived in perfect condition, except for a few barely noticeable dings and a few bent bars (easily straightened). However, the "flanges" which hold up the "lift-out-able" shelves were not well spot-welded. I suspect that after several years of use (and rust) one or more will fail and will have to be reinstalled with screws. Note that this is a moot point with the middle and top shelves anyway, because these shelves are also (optionally) secured with screws.
HEIGHT
> Some reviewers complain that the cage (at 54" tall) is not as tall as it looks. Actually, the height may be ideal, particularly for parrots. If your parrot is lower than your eye-level, then you are "dominant", and he/she is likely to obey you, otherwise not. It might be coincidental, but my Senegal, which bit me at least once a month when living in a taller cage has not bitten me since I moved him to a similar Prevue FO40 cage a year-and-a-half ago.
> The vertical design is convenient for home-owners, but not ideal for birds. Height (elevation) is important to all birds, and socially significant for parrots. Parrots (particularly) will make little use of the bottom half of the cage--unless you place all the appealing toys down there. (But, if you do that, they'll quickly become covered with droppings and therefore become unappealing).
BAR SPACING
> The horizontal bar spacing of 7/8" limits the cage to medium or larger animals. In the case of birds, that means adult parakeets (budgies) or larger. An great advantage of the larger bar spacing is that you can feed your critter snacks by hand, or scratch its head without opening the cage. I suspect also that your pet has a more pleasant view outward.
> The vertical bar spacing of 4 1/2" limits the potential placement of perch poles, and is too far apart for critters (including birds) who like to crawl up the sides of the cages. I'd have preferred a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" grid.
TOP SHELF
Like the bottom and middle shelves, the top shelf is "lift-out-able", that allows easy access for cleaning, installing large platforms, etc. The top shelf shelf contains a closable hatch with a 6" x 6" opening, supplied with a sliding door which snap locks closed (if desired). The small hatch provides access for medium size animals to the top, if for example you want to install a playground on top of the cage. The top shelf can very easily be replaced by a 3/8"--1/2" thick sheet of plywood if desired, which would also be "lift-out-able", and could be customized to any design the user desires. Both the middle and top shelf are (optionally) secured in place by two screws each.
MIDDLE SHELF
> The middle shelf contains a hatch with a 6" x 6" opening, supplied with a removable door. Simply by closing the door, the cage can be converted to two cages (albeit waste will fall from the top to the bottom cage). The size of the hatch which limits the upper size of your pet to ferrets, hamsters, or medium size birds (such as conures, Senegals) etc. The hatch is a bit tight for Amazon parrots, cats, etc.
> For larger critters (cats, dogs, rabbits, racoons, Macaws, etc.), you can simply lift out the shelf, but then you'd probably need to add additional platforms or shelves. Alternatively, the shelf can very easily be replaced by a 3/8" thick sheet of plywood (with or without hatches), which would also be lift-out-able, or you could cut a larger hole in the supplied wire shelf.
BOTTOM SHELF AND WASTE TRAY
> A black plastic waste tray in the bottom slides out for easy cleaning.
> The bottom shelf (just above the waste tray) is "lift-out-able", but does NOT slide out (as does the bottom shelf on the very similar Prevue F040 cage).
FEEDING TRAYS, DOORS, ETC
> The cage is NOT supplied with any feeding/watering trays, so you will need to purchase these separately. (But see "Other Recommended Accessories" below.)
> The 485 cage is NOT equipped with feeding doors. However, you can use a skinny spoon to fill feeding trays though the bars.
PLATFORMS, PERCHES, AND LADDERS
> Some reviewers report that their cages came with metal platforms--but my cage came with plastic platforms. I do not know how well the plastic platforms will stand up to chewing animals (including parrots). The platforms with my cage did NOT have the circular holes shown in the photo.
> Perches (20 1/2"-long) can be made from ordinary dowels. I use "Home Depot" "48-inch hardwood dowels". Softwood dowels are quickly destroyed by parrots. Indeed, my Senegal parrot's favorite "chew toys" are 24" softwood ladders. It is best for birds to use a variety of sizes of perch poles, or natural branches which vary in diameter. Caution, many natural branches contain toxins; in general fruit tree wood does not.
> Two or more perch poles installed parallel to each other made good platforms. Alternatively, solid platforms can be made with 20" lengths of board, with nails at the corners to act as prongs.
> Three plastic ramps were included with the 485 cage, which are probably fine for rodents and ferrets. However, for birds, 2 or 3 standard 24" wooden ladders are good replacements for the ramps.
DOORS AND DOOR LOCKS
> Some reviewers mistakenly assumed that there are two doors on each of the two levels (a left and a right door). But as the photos clearly show, only the right side on each level is a door. The one large door (on each level) provides excellent access, and the fixed left side provides needed placement points for the platforms (or perch poles) on the left side of the cage.
> The stainless steel door locks are a cleaver critter-proof design. However mine did not initial work as designed, mostly because they were poorly manufactured/installed. Simply tightening the screws is a great improvement (so that the screw heads do not interfere with the action). Then a little fiddling with a hammer and pliers restored the locks to their designed functionality. Note however that the locks are NOT childproof and cannot easily be made childproof.
ASSEMBLY
> As in assembling all such "furniture", initially install the screws loosely (i.e., with perhaps 1/4" remaining to be screwed in), and tighten all when finished.
> The instructions are fairly good, and assembly is very simple, but requires some talent at assembling such things.
Steps:
-- screw leg frames (F1 & B1) to base shelf (C1), and optionally insert the wheels
-- insert lower door panel (F2) into top of front leg frame (do NOT install screws)
-- insert lower back panel (B2) into top of back leg frame (do NOT install screws)
-- install side rails (L1 & R1) with screws (which also secures the bottom of the lower door panel (F2) and the lower back panel (B2))
-- place lower side panels (2 of L1, L2, L3 or L4) in place and install screws in bottom of the lower side panels (do NOT install the upper screws)
-- insert upper door panel (F3)into top of lower door panel (do NOT install screws)
-- insert upper back panel (B3)into top of lower door panel (do NOT install screws)
-- install upper screws in the lower side panels (which also secures the bottom of the upper door panel (F3) and upper back panel (B3))
-- install (with screws) the upper side panels (2 of L1, L2, L3 or L4)
-- install the three cage shelves (C2, C2, and C4), then slide-in the plastic waste tray. The shelves can be "dropped" in place as you build upward, but you should wait on installing the retaining screws on the sides until the last step.
> No tools are needed except for the included allen wrench. However, there are alot of screws. An electric screwdriver with a hex bit the right size makes the project much easier.
> The cage can be assembled by one person, but a helper can make it easier.
> It can be a little difficult to align the screw holes for the top and middle shelves. A large screwdriver can help, to pry the shelf into alignment, so that the holes match up
HOW TO IDENTIFY THE COMPONENTS
> BASE
--The leg frames are [-shaped pieces. The one with the dangling "bell" goes in front (F1), the other is the back (B1)
-- The base shelf (C1) (at the very bottom, above the wheels, is the only shelf with holes at each of the 4 corners.
-- The side rails (L1 & R1) are the smallest pieces in the box and are obviously rail-line. They are NOT interchangeable. The forward end of each is open; the back end of each is closed.
> CAGE SHELVES: The large simple (without plugs) panels are the shelves.
-- The middle (C3) and top shelves (C4) have holes on the short sides, the bottom shelf (C2) has no holes.
--- The top shelf (C4) has a sliding door built in.
--- The middle panel (C3) has a removable swinging door built in.
> FRONT DOOR PANELS: Obvious because they are the only panels with doors. Note that the upper and lower door panels are NOT interchangeable.
-- The top of the lower door panel (F2) has sockets in the top edge.
-- The upper door panel (F3) does not have sockets.
> BACK PANELS: The large panels with "plugs" on the bottom side. Note that the upper (B3) and lower (B3) back panels are NOT interchangeable.
-- The top of the lower back panel (B2) has sockets in the top edge (into which the "plugs" of the top back panel (B3) fit).
-- The upper back panel (B3) does not have sockets.
> SIDE PANELS: The small panels (L1, L2, R1 and R2), all are interchangeable, but must be installed with the flange toward the top.
> SCREWS: All the screw, except 4 short screws, are the same and interchangeable. The four short screws are to optionally secure the top and middle shelves (which is the last step in assembling the cage).
COMPARISON TO THE PERVUE FO40 CAGE
I have had a Pervue FO40 cage for several years for my medium-size Senegal parrot. Recently I inherited a Yellow Napped Amazon, and purchased a Prevue 485. The smaller Senegal got the new cage because the platforms and center-platform hatch are a bit small for the Amazon. The 485 is 1 inch taller than the FO40, but otherwise the same dimensions and of similar construction.
PROS
> The middle shelf of the 485 makes a nice needed large platform (no middle shelf is included in the FO40).
> The "lift-out-able" top shelf of the 485 is makes access for cleaning and installing large items (e.g. tree branches, breeding boxes) much easier.
> The sliding hatch in the top shelf of the 485 makes easy critter access to the top for playgrounds etc.
> The huge front doors of the 485 make easy access or cleaning and installing large items (e.g. tree branches, breeding boxes) much easier.
> The small plastic (or maybe metal in some shipments) platforms of the 485 are nice accessories.
> The larger bar spacing of the 485 makes it possible to pet your pet's head, and hand-feed him/her without opening the cage.
CONS
> The slide-out lower platform of the FO40 is much easier to clean.
> The feeding doors of the FO40 provide more options for placement of feeding watering dishes (NO feeding doors are included in the 485).
> The included perches and feeding trays of the FO40 are a bonus for owners of small birds.
> The closer bar spacing of the FO40 is more suitable for small birds (such as finches or lovebirds).
OTHER SUGGESTED ACCESSORIES
> For feeding/watering cups, I recommend ProSelect ZW991 Stainless Steel Pet Coop Cup Size: 8 oz , which are particularly easy to clean and are parrot-proof. In my experience the best place to install them is on the lower edge of the upper door. Consider installing three, 1 for water, 1 for dry food, and one for wet food (such as fruit and vegies)
> I use terra cotta plant dishes as "swimming pools" for my parrots. The terra cotta dishes is actually ideal for the purpose---1) they are too heavy for parrots to lift and dump, 2) evaporation from the sides and bottom keeps the water cool and fresher, and 3) the rough surface is easy for bird feet to grip.
> I use a cardboard boxes (with a hole cut in front) as "breeding boxes" in which my parrots can hide in to sleep, or to get out of the wind, (or destroy for fun) etc.
> Several 24" wooden ladders are a good addition
> I suggest covering the top with a green or black towel---birds instinctively fear attack from above---and are most comfortable with a ceiling.
GENERAL ADVICE TO PARROT OWNERS
If your parrot is in a particularly uncooperative mood, stand on a short stool---the taller you are, the more "authority" you have. Once you've got the parrot, tightly wrap him up in a towel for at least 15 minutes while holding, stroking, and cooing to the towel---that regresses your parrot to the "baby" mode (smothered under mama's wing), and will make him/her more compliant. Even if your bird does not have the opportunity to fly, he knows he can (or not)---a wing-clipping can also regress an aggressive parrot back to "helpless" baby mode.
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DESIGNS
> The platforms (and cage shelves) would be better redesigned as smaller versions of the shelves (for example, 1/3 the width of the shelves), which would allow waste to fall through and the metal construction would make them chewing critter-proof. Three 1/3-width "platform shelves" could also replace the cage shelves, and make the design much more versatile. Such "platform shelves" would eliminate the need for hatches. For example, 1 (of the three) platforms forming a shelf could be lifted out to serve as passageway between levels. This redesign would reduce the number of different shelf and platform components from 4 to 1.
> The "flanges" could be replaced by projecting "prongs" at the corners of the platform-shelf units, which would allow them to be placed anywhere there is a horizontal bar in the cage (6 potential levels), eliminating the need for the "flanges", which seem to be a manufacturing problem with the 485 anyway. Such a design would increase the versatility, the cage could be divided vertically at any level desired.
> Both cages (the FO40 and 485) could be improved by redesigning them with slide-out waste trays at BOTH the middle and bottom positions (even if the middle waste tray is an optional accessory). That would allow either cage to be instantly convertible into two complete cages.
> The "side rails" which support the waste tray should be replaced with a single "retainer" element. This would allow the construction of the upper and lower portions to be identical, reducing the number of different components from 6 to 3. Assembly would be easier and more logical. The extra waste tray and extra waste tray retainer could be optional accessories.
> Plugs (up and down) built into the corners of the "retainer elements" to connect the upper and lower levels would allow the side and back panels to be vertically symmetrical and interchangeable, greatly simplifying assembly. The door panels would also be interchangeable, albeit obviously not vertically symmetrical.
> If (using the suggestions above) the levels were designed to be identical and interchangeable, essentially identical cages could be sold with 1 level, 2 levels, 3 levels or more---or additional levels could be sold as "accessories" to a base 1-level unit.
> Click on “Stoney” just below the product title to see my other reviews, or leave a comment to ask a question.
CONS:
- absolutely the biggest disadvantage is the wire spacing. it’s very wide, way more than 1/2” which is recommended. my male rats are full grown and can still fit part of their head through the space. IF YOU HAVE FEMALE OR BABY RATS, THE SPACING IS TOO LARGE AND THEY WILL GET OUT.
- having wire floors to the cage is mad harmful on an animal’s feet, especially if they’re small. this is an easy fix, though! i cover the floors with towels or fleece which covers the wire and since i have rats who love to burrow, they can sleep under them if they so choose.
- only the right door opens. why? who knows.
-the instructions are difficult to figure out on your own.
- theres no way (that i found) to attach a latter to help maneuver them to the next floor. it takes my boys (who are only 1) awhile to get from the top to the bottom because of this. they have to jump into the safety of a high hanging hammock in order to come down or get up. and because of the wire spacing, it’s hard for them to climb.
- vertical wires seem strange to me. i much prefer horizontal because then the rats can climb easier and are more secured.
-there’s a weird door at the top. it makes no sense on why it’s there or how you could even go about opening it.
- plastic shelves. every cage will have these, but they’re annoying. they’re basically pee magnets for rats. (covering them will solve this though!)
- the stairs themselves are flimsy in that they don’t attach great. they’re still very usable , they just come off sometimes because of the way they’re set up.
PROS:
- it comes with the hammock!!! it’s really low-hanging which makes it easy for my smallest boy to get in and out of without hurting himself!
- IT IS HUGE. as i mentioned, i have 4 full grown male rats (who are admittedly, quite chunky) and they all have so much room that it’s crazy. words cannot describe how huge this cage is. i have 2 extra large huts that i can easily fit in there. not only is it stupid tall, but it’s stupid wide as well!
- it’s inexpensive! compared to other cages, this one is mad cheap. and for it’s price, i’d say it’s wonderful!
- the material it is made out of is MAGNIFICENT. it is VERY sturdy and powder coated which is good for rats specifically! i can tell because my rats have been sneezing a lot less since being moved.
- the shelves are sturdy!!! i’ve had plastic shelves with the same hook mechanism that would always fall down. but these shelves can’t fall down even if i put a lot of my weight on it!
- the storage shelf is neat!! it helps me keep my room tidy :)
- you can fit SO much in there. so many toys, hammocks, and houses! it’s like there’s no limit, really.
- if you have another person to help you, this could take about 30 minutes to build!
- your rats WILL be satisfied. they absolutely ADORE the space and since they’re natural explorers, they have so much to do. this cage is a serious competitor of the double critter nation.
- this is the second best cage in the whole entire world that i’ve seen and the fact it has such a comparatively low price? amazing. the happiness it gives my rats is so heartwarming.
- this is a little weird, but i LOVE how the manufacturers listen. i’ve seen reviews of this cage in the past and it’s changed a lot. a ton of improvements have been made in the span of 5 years and man, it makes me feel so good that the people making this actually listen! that being said, always check the date of the other reviews.
- it was VERY well packaged. not a scratch was made on the cage and the packaging was clever and excellent.
overall, this cage is quite good! it definitely has its flaws, but i really do recommend it for full grown male rats! i’ll update everyone if my rats somehow escape overnight, as that’s my biggest concern. but as of now, they’re all good! i hope this helped!
By Fern Dimick on April 10, 2019
CONS:
- absolutely the biggest disadvantage is the wire spacing. it’s very wide, way more than 1/2” which is recommended. my male rats are full grown and can still fit part of their head through the space. IF YOU HAVE FEMALE OR BABY RATS, THE SPACING IS TOO LARGE AND THEY WILL GET OUT.
- having wire floors to the cage is mad harmful on an animal’s feet, especially if they’re small. this is an easy fix, though! i cover the floors with towels or fleece which covers the wire and since i have rats who love to burrow, they can sleep under them if they so choose.
- only the right door opens. why? who knows.
-the instructions are difficult to figure out on your own.
- theres no way (that i found) to attach a latter to help maneuver them to the next floor. it takes my boys (who are only 1) awhile to get from the top to the bottom because of this. they have to jump into the safety of a high hanging hammock in order to come down or get up. and because of the wire spacing, it’s hard for them to climb.
- vertical wires seem strange to me. i much prefer horizontal because then the rats can climb easier and are more secured.
-there’s a weird door at the top. it makes no sense on why it’s there or how you could even go about opening it.
- plastic shelves. every cage will have these, but they’re annoying. they’re basically pee magnets for rats. (covering them will solve this though!)
- the stairs themselves are flimsy in that they don’t attach great. they’re still very usable , they just come off sometimes because of the way they’re set up.
PROS:
- it comes with the hammock!!! it’s really low-hanging which makes it easy for my smallest boy to get in and out of without hurting himself!
- IT IS HUGE. as i mentioned, i have 4 full grown male rats (who are admittedly, quite chunky) and they all have so much room that it’s crazy. words cannot describe how huge this cage is. i have 2 extra large huts that i can easily fit in there. not only is it stupid tall, but it’s stupid wide as well!
- it’s inexpensive! compared to other cages, this one is mad cheap. and for it’s price, i’d say it’s wonderful!
- the material it is made out of is MAGNIFICENT. it is VERY sturdy and powder coated which is good for rats specifically! i can tell because my rats have been sneezing a lot less since being moved.
- the shelves are sturdy!!! i’ve had plastic shelves with the same hook mechanism that would always fall down. but these shelves can’t fall down even if i put a lot of my weight on it!
- the storage shelf is neat!! it helps me keep my room tidy :)
- you can fit SO much in there. so many toys, hammocks, and houses! it’s like there’s no limit, really.
- if you have another person to help you, this could take about 30 minutes to build!
- your rats WILL be satisfied. they absolutely ADORE the space and since they’re natural explorers, they have so much to do. this cage is a serious competitor of the double critter nation.
- this is the second best cage in the whole entire world that i’ve seen and the fact it has such a comparatively low price? amazing. the happiness it gives my rats is so heartwarming.
- this is a little weird, but i LOVE how the manufacturers listen. i’ve seen reviews of this cage in the past and it’s changed a lot. a ton of improvements have been made in the span of 5 years and man, it makes me feel so good that the people making this actually listen! that being said, always check the date of the other reviews.
- it was VERY well packaged. not a scratch was made on the cage and the packaging was clever and excellent.
overall, this cage is quite good! it definitely has its flaws, but i really do recommend it for full grown male rats! i’ll update everyone if my rats somehow escape overnight, as that’s my biggest concern. but as of now, they’re all good! i hope this helped!





















