MidWest Homes for Pets Ferret Nation Lower Scatter Guard for Ferret Nation & Critter Nation Small Animal Cages

Trying to find a replacement for the one the chinchilla's chewed ujp was very difficult. this is the right size and it works really well.

Definitely keeps the closure dark for the ferrets. Very easy to use. It's definitely worth the value

Sturdy, exactly like original. My chin was a rescue and came with his cage. He had chewed through corner of his shelf. I had to leave it bc I couldn’t afford a new shelf. He kept chewing it so I put a pillowcase over it. After buying the new shelf, he doesn’t chew and I got rid of the pillow case! Love the new one!

This very much does the job I need it to do. It keeps my ferrets from pooping over the edge of the tray since they think they must aim for the sky each and every time giving my newly painted wall a fresh crusty paint job. I do have a couple that pull on the edges and try to get behind it which is a bother, cause the sides come unattached easily. The clips go over and under the tray which is what holds it into place on all sides. The food that they spill out gets trapped under the edges so I have to be sure and lift when cleaning to get all the bits out. And once a week I remove the tray to clean trapped hair and mess behind and under. But the clips catch on the bars of the cage making it difficult to get out. Although I'd rather it be difficult to get out than easy for them to disassemble. I clean the cages daily with a vinegar, bleach and water spray and after time the coating is coming off and it rusts. This is becoming a big issue and I'm worried they are going to lick the rust. May try another option or brand of I can find one. I'm fine with it being flimsy, I just rather it not rust. I have 4 cages so the cost is up there for these. Please find a fix for that. Be sure to measure your tray. It fits well if you do. All in all, I much rather have these than not.

the top scatter guard works amazing for ferret nation 183 this one was super easy to install and was easy to put on the tray(btw) it's easier to install the panels with the tray outside the cage .. I think I read something that someone was trying to do it while the pan was in the cage.. I'm pleased with the fit. When putting together they're a tab you bend it to help secure it. The bottom scatter gaurd I had a slight issue with the first one Item side gaurds are too big by a half inch to 1/4 inch on the sides can't install it to my pan for my ferret nation 181. some of the pieces were slightly damaged but the boxes are not. Was returned before Im thinking? for the same issue because of the damage on the part that snap together. I ordered another one it was slightly better but still a little too big on the side, it doesn't fit in the pan on one side and sits up causing a gap. Maybe I'll order another and see if I have the same issue for the bottom scatter gaurd. If so I'll probably modify it to fit correctly.

Eh this product is ok. It gets the job done ISH and I don’t feel like searching for something better. It’s kind of a pain to take out of the cage and break it down for cleaning. I wish it was one piece but it’s actually 4 metal pieces that fit together. It’s loud and clanky getting it in and out of the cage. The yesterdays news bedding I use still falls out but not nearly as much. My rats manage to push a lot of bedding under neath this thing. So it goes under this and out the cage and onto my floor. BUT it is better than nothing. I’ve heard some people use cement tubs from Home Depot as an alternative but I feel like those would be more unsightly than this.

I don't know if this is going to help keep bedding in, it doesn't really fit right down to the bottom, which is why i don't think this is going to work well, the bedding gets shoved under the guard and spews along the side, which is really making it hard to clean, that, and it doesn't hold together well. It might help a little, maybe, it's gotta be a lot better than what I had before, which was nothing, so there's bedding all over the floor, but I'm not going to hold my breath. Trying to get the tray in after putting this on was a pain, the door wouldn't shut, so I really had to squish it back in order for that to close. I gave it 3 stars only because I am hoping that it will at least cut down on the 'shedding' so I won't have as much all over the floor. UPDATE: dropped it down to 1 star because it does not help at all! know my rats have had a fabulous night of playtime, when i get up and find more bedding on the floor than in the cage. (it is cute when they look at you and go, did we do that??) but it's a waste of $, wish i had kept the box and everything else, maybe i could have gotten a refund, and the bedding does get stuck between the cage and guard, which makes it a pain to clean. Try a different method, this does not help!

Ok. I do have Ferret Nation cage and it was horrible because the pan was shallow and bedding was always around the cage. Plus everyone knows that the ferrets do they pooping stuff in the corners so when the ”parking back” they can miss corner, like overflow it and sometimes stool get between the cage and the pan. Sorry for all this details. So I was looking for something to make some kind of pee guard around and to keep bedding at least 90% in the cage. Of course better to buy special metal pans, but they do expensive. Unfortunately I didn't have extra $250 to improve my cage. So.... Some one show me this one guards. Of course it’s not exactly fit my cage but still it's fit and now my life is much easier. The majority of the bedding is inside the cage and all ferrets pooping inside too. Easy to clean, especially if you do it at least one's a day. You can see on a pictures that there is still space between the pan and this guard. And one more thing- I didn't realised how it supposed to be connect to existed cage so I simply used zip ties.

LOVE IT!!!!No more messes on my floor, fits cage well. This is a must have for small fur baby cages.

The Critter Nation cage itself is fantastic, almost perfect except for the rubbish "tray" it comes with. A tray that allows the substrate to fly off everywhere. This item they have designed to be sold separately for a problem they themselves have manufactured, but it works, and works really well. A little flimsy but your pets (or your negligence) shouldn't break it any time soon.

Très pratique pour éviter de retrouver de la litière partout 😅

Same as the bottom guard. Its super sturdy and keeps mess from falling out. Easy to put on and take off. Make cleaning super easy

Fantastic replacement. They add extra shelves for my senior rats to make it easier for them to get around