Little Friends 140cm Cage.

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Hi there, I was wondering if anyone has the little friends 140 cm cage from little pet warehouse and, if so, can they tell me what access is like. Their other cages have a single large door on top and the descriptions give measurements, but the 140 cm cage picture isn't very clear and there's no description. it looks like there are two small doors on the top and two small on the front but I'm not sure.

My guinea pigs (sow and neutered boar) are currently in a 120cm skyline maxi and I'd really like to upgrade, but I need something with good access as they're quite skittish and difficult to catch.

I can't do C&C because of our cat.
 
found a picture of the little friends it does look like two small doors on front :

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PiggieWigs12 said:
I prefer the cages from zooplus. cheaper, bigger and better quality. the massive one is currently on offer and opens front and top.

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/hutches_cages/guinea_pig_cages/120_cm_cages/83034

just to add I think the measurements are wrong, I have one sat on top of the skyline 140 and its the same.
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I have this cage also. I love it and my 2 boys are very happy. I'm going to purchase another soon to house my pregnant female post birth and a baby girl.
 
Briony_S said:
Have you tried looking for ferplast 140, the whole front opens in three separate parts :

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/rabbit-140-guinea-pig-and-rabbit-cage-(online-only)
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I did look at the Ferplast 140 when there was 20% off last week on PAH website, but I hadn't realised that the whole front opens. I read a review on AMazon wher someone said the access was poor and they had to take the whole top off to get their rabbit out, and that put me off. Maybe I will look into it though, thanks. Shame I missed the 20% off but could keep an eye out on ebay.
 
Briony_S said:
found a picture of the little friends it does look like two small doors on front :

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I wouldn't mind the two small front doors if it had a large single door on top, like their other cages, but looks like 2 small doors on top too.
 
PiggieWigs12 said:
I prefer the cages from zooplus. cheaper, bigger and better quality. the massive one is currently on offer and opens front and top.

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/hutches_cages/guinea_pig_cages/120_cm_cages/83034

just to add I think the measurements are wrong, I have one sat on top of the skyline 140 and its the same.
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I have that cage already (Skyline Maxi XXL) and really like the huge top opening, but the cage is 119cm. Really wanting a 140cm as the piggies look a bit cramped to me, although that may be because my Syrian hamsters have bigger cages than they do.
 
PiggieWigs12 said:
Also have ths one, again the measurements are wrong.

http://www.littlepetwarehouse.co.uk...oor-rabbit-cage-with-stand-120cm-p-16519.html

Cant recommend this one enough, its absolutely massive. I have four in here and they have no trouble with the ramps to the extra levels
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I like the look of the extra levels in that cage. That's something the Skyline Maxi XXL is really missing. However, I think my piggies would just hide under them and I wouldn't be able to catch them. At the moment, I have to lift the wooden shelter and fleece hammock they have in order to catch them. I hate doing it as I know it probably scares the living daylights out of them, but I'd never get them out otherwise.
 
Wispa said:
I like the look of the extra levels in that cage. That's something the Skyline Maxi XXL is really missing. However, I think my piggies would just hide under them and I wouldn't be able to catch them. At the moment, I have to lift the wooden shelter and fleece hammock they have in order to catch them. I hate doing it as I know it probably scares the living daylights out of them, but I'd never get them out otherwise.
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It's not to bad for getting them out, I can literally put the top half of my body IN the cage and shimmy them out!
 
Wispa said:
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone has the little friends 140 cm cage from little pet warehouse and, if so, can they tell me what access is like. Their other cages have a single large door on top and the descriptions give measurements, but the 140 cm cage picture isn't very clear and there's no description. it looks like there are two small doors on the top and two small on the front but I'm not sure.

My guinea pigs (sow and neutered boar) are currently in a 120cm skyline maxi and I'd really like to upgrade, but I need something with good access as they're quite skittish and difficult to catch.

I can't do C&C because of our cat.
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You can do a C&C and build a lid. Very easy if that helps :)
 
cagedoubletopopening.webp you just build the lid with grids and you can buy hinges little 8 shaped plastic things that just snap on and enable the grids to fold like a door :) say you make a 4x2 cage. Then all you do is attached 8 grids together in a rectangle shape. snap hinges 2 to a grid down the middle and attached to the cage on top. There is your lid. I will try to find a video or something for you :) with the the little plastic hinges it will open like a lid yes :)



http://www.candcguineapigcages.co.uk/cages-with-lids/

Picture from @Lisajazz on TGPF :)
 
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That would be great. I already have loads of correx, which I bought for another purpose but didn't use, so that would save on cost.
 
Thanks for all the replies. Unfortunately, I realised that 2 C&C grids was slightly too deep for the space where the cage needed to fit. One end of it goes under a cabin bed and the bed leg was in the way. I went ahead and ordered the 140cm little friends cage on Thursday and it came yesterday. Quite pleased with it for £69.99 and I got a free large double decker hammock too, which will come in handy when I'm washing the one they have. There are indeed 2 roof openings rather than one, but they are a decent size so access is fine...no more difficult than my Skyline Maxi. I think my next project is to move from fitch to fleece as I am getting through so much fitch that I can't fit any more waste in our wheelie bin.
 
Out of interest, how does the door open? Is it a pull down door like on a hamster cage or does the mesh pull up off the base? :)
 
There are two pull-down, hamster cage- type doors at the front...large enough to pass a piggy through, and two lift-up doors on top.
 
It's not dramatically larger than my skyline maxi but they do look a lot less cramped and don't seem to be in eachother's faces all the time. The bottom is quite tapered....I measured it and the usable space is 133cm rather than 140. My husband didn't notice the larger cage....funny he didn't even ask why there was a massive coffin-sized cardboard box in the middle of the kitchen! If anyone's interested, I can post a photo of the cage tomorrow.
 
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That would be GREAT if you could please, I'd hoped my measly 100cm would be a good monitoring cage for the babies until they reached 5 months, but they're growing fast and neither can escape being chased and mounted if they're not in the mood...so they need to move as soon as I can possibly find an upgrade cage...120 won't be enough judging by their habits...
 
Thanks xx it looks amazing. Where did you get that hammock from please? My boys would love one of those each!
 
I got the hammock on eBay. Search 'giant double bunkbed hammock'. They love it. Sometimes I find them both inside. They like to hide under it too. Got another one free with the cage from little pet warehouse too.
 
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