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Why do stores still sell hamster and rat cages with wire grilles2007-11-24 22:19:49

They are so cruel and a grille broke my cousin's hamster's foot. I know I wouldn't want to walk on a grill with bars smaller than my toes and gaps between the bars wider than my foot. Not to mention most of the cages that have these do not provide any place for the hamster to rest except for perhaps the food bowl. what a sad life. All for "ease of cleaning" with a pull out tray beneath the grille.

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I think its because people are more at ease with the idea that the pet will not escape. I've known a few people that had rodents in plastic caging, and they escaped by chewing their way out and weren't seen again. It really just depends on the quality of cage you get though.

I do agree with you though, metal wire is not exactly something I'd want to walk on either. I've even heard of it causing something called bumblefoot that affects the rat/rodent's feet and this can be quite painful for them.

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Because they are probably big sellers, I know that the petstore where I work they dont sell them. And my boss hates dose because they are dangerous.

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Ya I prefer the plastic ones with tubes and all that

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Not a clue. When I had to address the plastic-cage-being-chewed issue, I got a wire one that clipped onto plastic, with plastic shelves. My current rat cage has plastic bottom, but wire shelves.. but the gaps are about 6mm, and it's not squares, so no caught feet :) Actually getting 1 with plastic shelves, upgraded room for my "little" baby.