Kaytee CritterTrail Playpen with Mat for Pet Gerbils, Hamsters or Mice Blue Small

I'll give it 5* because I do like it but 1000% purchase a cover for it because my mice got out within the first 30 mins. They climbed right out no problems.

The media could not be loaded. Love this little play pen. It allows my 8 yr old son a safe way to interact, hands on, with our hamster, without my fear that she'll be dropped or escape. The green mat that comes with it is more of a dollar store table cloth material. Very thin. My hamster chewed a hole in it within the first 10 seconds. Its pretty much useless (I plan to purchase puppy pads). But the cage itself is decent size and seems well build. We also bought some extra toys to add in to truly get that play pen feel. I'm 100% happy with the purchase. My son loves that he can actually play with his hamster now!

I ordered this for my daughters hamster as an alternative to her ball. I specifically ordered this one since it included a mat, so the hamster wouldn't pee on the carpet. The mat was all balled up with the metal and the metal had totally shredded the mat. It's literally full of holes. Waste of money.

It’s a nice idea to be able to get your hamster out and interact with it, but the hamster we have is smart and learned real quick how to climb right up the bars and get out. Not worth the money.

good size for dwarf hamster but not quite tall enough...she figured out how to climb out...will work great with small modification and hope to make bigger by adding on

I needed to create a strong, non-chewable barrier so my bunnies wouldn't crawl under my TV and storage cabinets. This was perfect. It's colorful and provides just the right height so my little darlings don't get into trouble. It's very flexible and turns easy around corners for a snug fit. You can loop several of these together. The mat underneath isn't really that strong - like a plastic sheet - so I wouldn't really recommend that as a base if you were using this for smaller animals - especially if they chew. Otherwise, this is a a great product. Remember to view the height requirements - this is only a playpen meant for very small creatures.Edit: After reading through other comments, I just want to be very clear - this isn't a pen for my rabbits - just a barrier I place along open spaces on cabinets so my buns do not crawl through the decorative spacing. There is no way this would ever work as a play space for a rabbit or guinea pig (or even an active hamster). It is a very small, low cage - it looks like decorative edging that you would use in a garden. It would ONLY be suitable for a very small critter that does not actively climb. Buyer beware - check those measurements carefully before you purchase.

I'm not sure of my hamster is larger then most, but he was able to stretch up, grab hold of the top part of the fence, and climb over. I also had to make sure none of his toys were close to it, so that shrunk the play area considerably. He was able to pull at the plastic sheet and move it- Meaning the metal fencing isn't heavy enough to hold it down on it's own. I had to use heavy objects to hold it down, and a screen on top, to make sure my little escape artist didn't disappear. I think for other hamster breeds this would be suitable, but like a lot of other hamster products, it's not adequate enough for Syrians.

We needed a safe place for our hamster to play. This playpen is PERFECT and I love the pad for underneath since our home is wall to wall carpeting. The pad makes it easy cleanup if our little buddy has accidents while playing. Unlike other reviews, our hamster has not figured out how to climb over top of this cage unless there is a toy beside the wall of it for him to stand on and he is almost the size of a rat so I don't know how others critters are climbing over it unless they have something up against the side for them to stand on. If you have the connection hole the wrong direction, they can stand on that, but if you turn it towards the outside, there is no where for them to stand on it. So for those that are saying their hamster escaped standing on the connection hole (that connects to a cage) you probably have it opened up inside out for your hamster, try turning it around the other direction. Our busy guy stands on the bottom bar and even being as big as a rat (he even looks half rat) he still can't reach the top enough to pull himself over. It give s plenty of room for our friend, his toys, and for him to run and play for 20 minutes a day or more.