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Review on Prevue Chinchilla 495 Earthtone Dusted by Celeste Pagtama

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Spacious with lots of light/air

We bought this for our fold/dwarf rabbit. Firstly, I wouldn't recommend this for a full sized rabbit. Our rabbit is adult and smaller so this works for him. Second, if you're using it on a bunny, you'll need to replace the included wire shelf with something with a little more spacing between the fins to allow the lint to fall onto the tray below. Finally, I always add a pee pad to the tray to make cleanup a breeze. Okay, having said that, we got this because we wanted something significant for our rabbit that offered climbing and lots of light. The cabin he grew up in was literally a luxurious two-story wooden condo; There was little light, however, and since it was a tree, he chewed on the ramps. Cleaning was also much more difficult. I think we're finally tired enough to make this transition. We saw it at our local PetSmart store for $199. We always do comparison shopping to try and save money. In this case, we saved $60 by buying it here at Revain. I put it together last night and the rabbit seems to be adjusting quite well. Here are the cons I encountered: First, it took me TWO hours to figure out how to assemble it. Why? Because there was absolutely NO INSTRUCTIONS. All I had to do was look at the picture on the box. Luckily I'm not stupid. Otherwise I would have been unlucky - if there were no instructions somewhere on the internet. Second, I'm wondering if I received a used, reboxed item because some of the poles were bent (and there were no instructions). Luckily I have a rabbit so he can't escape through the curved bars. Finally, as previously mentioned, if you are keeping a larger animal with large pellets, you will need to replace the bottom with something with large fins or the fluff will not fall into the tray below. Tonight we're going to fix that by improving the ground.

Pros
  • Excellent overall performance
Cons
  • Not sure