Customer Reviews

Bought this in May for 5 young hens to move into from being raised. Think a bit about where you are when you start assembling this. Its not easy to move around corners or obstacles as it is so long. We have Racoons, Foxes, Hawks, Possums, Snakes and Neighborhood dogs (and our own) so lots of potential dangers. So far I have only lost a couple of the side plastic snaps. However, based on what looked like a probe I did reinforce the sections to the tubular structure with many zip ties. This has minimized gaps. We ordered the pegs to secure the skirt and they work but they are a bear to screw in when the ground is cold or dry, so I supplement them with tent pegs that are much easier to push in with my feet and remove with a hammer. Optimally with 5 hens I need to move about every 3 or 4 days but I usually wait a week and it will be dirt, so I just dump the cleanings on the ground and cover the patch with new soil. The grass seems to grow back stronger and this spring I will seed when I move the run. The coop is VERY easy to clean. After a while I think they only poop in the coop. 5 hens seems perfect for this large run. Im not sure they would be so happy if there were 10 in it but I think its doable and humane. I did find the green cloth cover to be usable, but not enough for rainy, stormy or cold/windy conditions. I bought two huge tarps for the winter and use one to create shade in the summer. It was kind of expensive to buy heavy duty large tarps but man, they work. I have a photo of the nice weather configuration, the hot 100 degree sun configuration with the tarp oriented toward the sun, and the cold weather two tarp protection tunnel configuration. I did spring for the blanket for the coop and covered the coop with tarp to keep dry. It got down to 2 degrees with 15 knot winds and snow but the hens seemed pretty well protected, and dry as they kind of stayed in the wind buffer tunnel. The supplied water bowl freezes quickly and freezes solid so had to change it and break out a solid block of ice at least 2-3x daily. We have several neighbors who have chickens and I think they envy how easy we and our chickens have it. The main compliment I hear is that it is easy to keep clean.

So I bought two of these for our guinea pigs and they LOVE them. To clean, we can take the tunnels out, shake the poo free, and rinse. Due to the way the tunnels give them good footing (necessary), poo can be a bit harder to clean out of these, but you can run a hose thru them easily. The one thing is that these are the ONLY Omlet product that the guinea pigs have managed to chew on. I need to buy the rings for the end because I think those should prevent this issue.

The two way exit makes it difficult to use the run in order to catch the guinea pigs, but overall I like these. My one suggestion for an upgrade would be to remove the lip at the bottom, if possible. Poop tends to get stuck there- it can be easily shaken out, but it makes cleaning a bit harder. I customized these using vinyl. I like that they can be washed down and my guinea pigs haven't chewed on them yet (they DID chew on the tubes).

This works REALLY well for kids to clean and care for their pets. My son, 11, is able to move the hutch and run on his own, and he moved his rabbit daily. Our rabbit has much more space this way and she loves sitting in the sunshine and eating fresh grass. The hutch is easy to clean and rinse out if needed, but the best part is that we can close the rabbit easily in the run while my son cleans the hutch- no escaping animals! Tip: Do not feed your rabbit in the hutch initially. Feed in the run portion until your rabbit establishes a potty zone inside the run. Once the rabbit has an established spot to use the bathroom, you can do whatever. This will cut down on how much cleaning you need to do by a LOT. Our rabbit doesn't soil the bedding inside the hutch and my son moves the run/hutch daily using the wheels and handles kit. She gets fresh grass, she mows our lawn, and the poop fertilizes the lawn (although I need to rake it out because there's usually piles in one spot in the winter when we aren't mowing). The lock on the back works, but you need to make sure the door is properly in the "hinge" and that the knob is turned. I'm tempted to get a secondary child proofing lock to install to make double sure, but we usually recognize the issue immediately if it's not on properly and fix it.

We have the 6x9 run for guinea pigs and we LOVE it. It is time consuming to put together, but using zip ties in lieu/as well as the removable brackets they give you will speed things up considerably. I like the clear covers for winter but the darker covers for summer so it doesn't get too hot. Things to note: • This has a "skirt" that goes on the ground to keep predators from digging under. I am not sure if this would be enough if you had a motivated fox. Our run is inside our garden which is surrounded by no climb horse fencing. On the outside of the garden fence, there's electric chicken netting. So we are unlikely to have a predator issue inside this area. But I would have done further predator-proofing if I was placing this in another area. • I purchased the Eglu and connector so the guinea pigs would have a warm zone to go if the weather gets cold (we're in Maryland). • The Zippi platforms don't work with this- I wish they did! • The roof is strong, but it's not strong enough to hang a waterer from (I wouldn't attempt to do this). If you have a heavy snow load, you'll probably want to brush some of the snow off. We don't get much snow so I haven't tested this yet.

I love that this hutch doesn't have any wire or holes for them to hurt their feet on. It's easy to clean and it provides a dry, warm space for our guinea pigs in the winter. We attached this to their larger outdoor run, and I stuff it with fresh hay for colder days so they can snuggle into the warm area. You do need to be careful to get the hutch door on properly... this is worth double checking if you have kids who help with cleaning. The bottom of the hutch door fits into a hinge like gap at the bottom. It's not complicated, but occasionally we don't get it on correctly. I always double check the door before we are done. This isn't an issue with guinea pigs (and ours are inside a garden and surrounded by electric fencing), but a larger animal like a chicken or rabbit might push the door open if it wasn't properly closed). The swinging door is easy to open and close. We close the guinea pigs out of the hutch (and in their run) while we clean the hutch. This helps so we don't accidentally have an escapee. Putting this hutch together initially isn't my favorite job (I've done it twice as we have a hutch for our rabbit too), but I'm getting faster. This is the BEST hutch for kids to clean honestly. It's easy and straight forward. It's easy to wash down.

I bought this to connect an Eglu to the guinea pig run. It worked well and keeps everything connected. My only issue is that the screws sometimes come loose from my kids being rough, getting the tray in and out of the Eglu. But it's easy to screw the piece back on if it comes off.

Simple, works well and is easy to store!

Best cage I ever had and will ever have!

This is the best Cat Litter that I have ever used, it doesn't smell, is easy to clean and I LOVE the fact that it is made form recycled newspapers!! Would definitely recommend to anyone trying to be more conscious :)