How sturdy is this? I have ferrets that like to climb into the bowl and use it as a stool and often dig around in the food. Can it handle it?
1001763
It is not real sturdy on the cage. If your pet steps on it, will likely tilt or come off the crate. It attaches to the crate by two inverted "V" hooks and basically sits on a rung on the crate. I love this bowl for water for my Pomeranian on trips. It works perfectly for us. If your pet climbs on things and digs around in bowl, may not be ideal from a sturdiness standpoint.
1001764
Not sure, we use for large and small crate trained dogs. Good quality, don't know much about ferrets, sorry!
1001765
I think it will depend on the size you get. The 24oz actually screws on to the cage, were as the 16oz just hooks over the bar of the cage.
1001766
We have had ferrets and they are quite smart! I would take a small plastic slip tie and thread it around the holder which the bowl sits in then around a rung of their cage if the cage has a wire mesh to secure it. It would hold up quite well but attaching it to the cage would secure it. Hope that makes sense.
1001767
It would depend on how big your ferrets are but in my personal opinion no. I purchased several of these the 48 & 64 oz size and all were broken within 1 week except for 1 which came lopsided and broke the first day! These are junk!
935817
I believe it would be fine for a ferret of that age, but I probably wouldn't use it for a full grown ferret. I have four rats in mine comfortably. The cage is easy to clean and maintain, my only complaint are that the bars are a little weak. I broke one loose just picking up the cage. Hope this helps
2113203
It is very sturdy. We hang a bird feeder with several pounds of food and it is fine.
935818
I've never had a ferret as a pet but I think it would be. It's plenty big for our two grown guinea pigs.
902211
The netting is very strong. My ferrets have strong nails and like to scratch at the netting, they climb in it themselves. So far it has held up wonderfully.
391950
Agreed, mine has never toppled, and that's with two big 95 lb. dogs eating out of it at the same time. The legs lock into place very securely and the whole thing is pretty robust, it's not some flimsy, cheaply made stand. It's really great for traveling too.
39967
We have a 100+ pound Rottweiler and he does not knock over this bowl although we give him 4cups of food in this bowl if your only doing 1cup you could probably do the next size down.
240951
I love this bag. I have a 8 lb toy fox terrier and she does have enough room to turn around in it. It has a zipper top along with a Velcro strip and a clip to snap it shut for reinforcement so a dog or in your case, a ferret should not be able to open it.
1253378
Unless you have a 40lb cat it should hold up. This is not made from any thin mesh, it's pretty rugged!
975355
I wouldn't recommend it, rats would definitely chew it to bits (I used to have several rats) and I'd be concerned about a ferret trying to crawl inside and getting stuck, the holes are large enough for a cat to easily fit it's paws in to move the food down the maze. I'd also see it getting knocked over a lot by ferrets (my cat knocks it over once every few weeks)
1169176
It is surprisingly sturdy. My dog is 9lbs. My cat is anout 10lbs or more and I would feel comfortable using it for her as well.
1019668
It's pretty sturdy but I could see it cracking. Also, depending on the threat size it may not be a good fit. The opening is ideal for small to medium size kibble.
1435701
I agree with the others. It's entirely too short for ferrets. They climb up my four foot cage, and this isn't more than a foot tall. They might be able to even hop out.
1285922
Maybe an inch. It's boxed up or I could be more exact. I'm fairly certain it would hold your ferrets ok.
916026
We use it for 2 guinea pigs. I don't know much about ferrets. If a ferret climbs, it will escape quite easily (no top to cage).
1616391
I have ferrets. The plastic balls were almost entirely chewed up in the first week. The green bin has held up well and we replaced the balls with ones made from harder material and it worked out great
2096668
No. My grandchildren have two ferrets. They would climb right out. Need something with a top.