The 8 Best Critter enclosures (2023 reviews)

If you often find yourself scrambling for good enclosure, midwest home for pets ramp cover is your end point. Critter Nation was designed to keep your critters happy and healthy, while providing accessibility and easy cleaning for you. It comes with soft fabric covers making it easier for the little ones to go up and down. The wide expansive shelf and full-width plastic pan floor provide a generous play area for your critter and helps prevent dangerous falls. The convenient full width double doors provide maximum accessibility for easy cleaning and feeding and the critter-proof dual locking door latches allow you to open with one hand.

The placement of the bars make customization so easy as well. It is good for climbing and the doors are huge so it's easy to clean. There are plenty of great accessories, trays and ramps to give your animals more surface area. The unit is easy to clean and it also gives the rats ample room to run and play.

Why We Like This:

Sturdy, well built cage that can house a number of different species
Spacing is perfect and more than enough room to run around
Good brand reputation

Best For ginepigs: Prevue Pet products Critter enclosure

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate enclosure. The prevue pet products critter enclosure is exactly that - it's a simple enclosure that hits all the right notes. Great little playpen, it's nothing fancy but works when you want to keep track of your small pet while cleaning their cage. It is the safety of your pet. It is ideal for hamsters, mice, gerbils or other small animals. It is a perfect height for a small critter and big enough they still have enough room to play around. It is made with non-toxic, pet safe material.

This works well, easy to put up anywhere and doesn’t take up much space when folded down. It gives your critters lots of fun time.

Why We Like This:

Excellent for keeping little critters in
Very durable and sturdy and keeps them in one spot
Sturdy enough for a small enclosure for a bored pet
Great to give your small pet some stimulation

Best For All The kittens: SONGMICS Critter enclosure

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The songmics critter enclosure's high-end materials makes sure that it ages well with use. The floor of this hamster cage not only enhances the stability but also offers effective protection for your floor. It’s ideal for small pets like hamsters, Guinea pigs and others. Arrange this flexible pen in an l-shape to fit your corner space or stack them into a 2-story pet house within the limit of the included parts. The plastic panels and connectors are firmly connected to prevent small animals from burrowing their way out.

It is great for kittens when weaning. The plastic is easy to clean if a leg is lifted on it and replaceable if broken. With this cage, you can push the decor, tunnels, right next to the flat panels so there’s a ton more space.

Why We Like This:

Easy to set up 30 mins and is also easy to clean
One of the new comers and featured product

Best For birds: Midwest Home For Pets Critter enclosure

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The midwest home for pets critter enclosure should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. Because it is longer, it isn't too steep for clumsy ferrets. It is made of metal and is far easier to clean bird poo off of with a grill brush. It includes a large level and a smaller level with a ladder.

It is easy to clean, very easy to install toys, hammocks, etc. It fits loose enough pellets, fluff and hay gets stuck under and behind it. There are urine guards available for purchase for the Wabbitat cage.

Why We Like This:

Takes up alot of floor space inside the cage
Definitely helps to get bedding in the
Even easier to take off to wash
Nice ramp, easy to use, fits ferret nation

Best For holding mice: Lee'S Critter enclosure

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We would, of course, be remiss if we didn't mention lee's critter enclosure for regular usage. This type of container is only suitable as a travel carrier for hermit crabs. This plastic container is best for insects, spiders, small reptiles or individual fish such as beta. They also come in medium, Large & X-Large 15.9 x 9.4 x 12.5 inches.

This is meant to hold live animals for travel. It is great for getting little kisses and belly tickles. These are meant to be temporary transport carriers or used for animals while you clean their actual habitat. It's also really hard to open and close.

Why We Like This:

Perfect for keeping feeder crickets in
Perfect for the hermit crab won at the county fair
Lot of satisfied buyers

Best For Putting together A Cage: Tespo Critter enclosure

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If you often find yourself scrambling for appropriate and satisfactory enclosure, tespo critter enclosure should be your first option for buying. This playpen is good for its "DIY" attribute, which means you can only figure out how large the tray you need until the assembly finish. It features like doors or ramps. It is designed for small furry friends like rabbits and guinea pigs. It’s really short for a top but you might be able to put landscape fabric over one end. It’s definitely not for rabbits but it also makes a good shelf.

This case allows for more space than your average small pet cage. It is easy to assemble and the bunnies you will love the space to run. This item is made well and very sturdy.

Why We Like This:

Sturdy for rabbits and easy to move around
Makes a great guinea pig enclosure
Great for small pets, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs
Great for door ways or just making a large enclosure

Best For Hedgehog: GUTINNEEN Critter enclosure

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate enclosure. The gutinneen critter enclosure is exactly that - it's a simple enclosure that hits all the right notes. The Rat cage with 1/2" wire spacing allows your pets to fulfill their instinct to climb and explore in a secure environment. It is great for rats being that it is an absorbent wood and the rats waste stains everything and gets caught in places that are difficult to clean. It's sturdy and great design as well.

The wire is small and close together, no escaping it at all. It is easy to clean with the pull out on the bottom for bedding changes. The cage is made from wood. Love the look of the cage and there is plenty of room for them to climb and jump around in a secure environment. It is great home for baby ferrets.

Why We Like This:

Looks great, easy to assemble, nice size but
Plenty of room to climb and play
Plenty of room and because it's vertical doesn't take up a lot of space

Best For slowly introducing Two Rats: Polar Aurora Critter enclosure

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Polar Aurora is known for creating pragmatic and minimalist enclosure for people on the go, and its line of polar aurora critter enclosure definitely falls in line with that reputation. It is excellent for 2 ferrets who spend most of the day outside the cage. It comes with a hanging hammock, your small pets will love to play in the cage. It is equipped with 4 amusement platforms of different heights, with slopes and blue flannel, to facilitate up and down and avoid their injuries, and a hanging hammock on the top of the cage. It comes with 4 universal wheels, two of which have brakes for easy movement and transportation, and can be fixed in place when not in use.

The plastic tray is the very bottom of the cage (it slides out for easy cleaning), and the wire cage floor sits ON TOP of it. The shelves are so far back you need 5 ft arms to reach to clean them. It will injure themselves climbing bars and may fall off of ramps without sides. It is easy to set up, and super easy to clean.

Why We Like This:

Very nice and durable but very hard to clean for rats
Ramps and levels are easy to pop in place
Perfect size for 2 full grown rats