Review of the Savic Aura 120 Plexi

[Emx93]

Wow this cage looks absolutely amazing, I've never seen or heard of it before! *Must not get any more hammie cages!* I really do love the idea of such narrow bar spacing plus plexi for extra depth however and also love that it's 120 like the plaza 120! I deffo have cage envy x

 

[Socks' Mum]

Hamsters may be small, but they definitely need as much space as they can get. Socks loves to roam and zip through tunnels. It's great having a site like this where people can get reliable info!

 

[Socks' Mum]

Hamsters would like their human friends to come on here

 

[Maz]

Great review Maz, really covers everything you need to consider when choosing & setting up a cage.
It looks great, it’s so nice to see Savic taking on board what people want from a cage & coming up with such a good design.
Wish I had the space for a 120cm cage, if I did I would definitely go for it!

I don't quite have the space myself for a second 120cm cage! I'm working something out that means restricted access to a filing cabinet .

 

[Maz]

That depth of bedding looks amazing! And the converted price of £131 is great too. I think Pets at Home sells the Plaza for £100, so maybe this one will be £120-££130 if they sell it.

Yes that's the unknown factor right now - where it will be sold and how much for. I know when the Plaza 120 came out people expected it to cost more than £100 because it was larger, so it's a good price. It cost more at Zoar's Ark than it did at Pets at Home. Anything with plexi tends to cost more due to plexi not being cheap. So it's difficult to know what this one will be or whether that site in Norway had discounted it or if different countries sell it at different prices. It might be more than £130 - but I suspect it will be less than the £178 of the Bucatstate 100.

 

[Veer]

I am familiar with the Savic Zeno knock-down cages from when I had rats, and I found that the top wasn't very sturdy when lifting it.
This cage is even bigger. How sturdy is the top when you remove it from the bottom?
I think it's quite a large and awkward unit. Don't the parts fall apart?
Is this a sturdy cage in terms of quality?
What is the coating on the bars like, and what is the quality of the bottom tray?

Would you prefer this cage over the skyline speedy gonzales?

 

[Maz]

I've used it and I just never took the bars off I did any cleaning through the front door (and sometimes the top door). You don't actually need to take the top off then. When you put the bars together, the perspex section fixes to the underneath of the barred section, so if you did take the top off, the perspex would come off with it. Meaning you'd need to use the front door to remove enough bedding first anyway, otherwise the bedding would fall out when you took the top off. So I found it better to just leave the top in place and do the cleaning through the door.

@Yorkie has this cage and may be able to give more info on the cleaning side

 

[Yorkie]

I've used it and I just never took the bars off I did any cleaning through the front door (and sometimes the top door). You don't actually need to take the top off then. When you put the bars together, the perspex section fixes to the underneath of the barred section, so if you did take the top off, the perspex would come off with it. Meaning you'd need to use the front door to remove enough bedding first anyway, otherwise the bedding would fall out when you took the top off. So I found it better to just leave the top in place and do the cleaning through the door.

@Yorkie has this cage and may be able to give more info on the cleaning side

Yes,I totally agree ,I find it easier to just work through the doors.

 

[Yorkie]

I am familiar with the Savic Zeno knock-down cages from when I had rats, and I found that the top wasn't very sturdy when lifting it.
This cage is even bigger. How sturdy is the top when you remove it from the bottom?
I think it's quite a large and awkward unit. Don't the parts fall apart?
Is this a sturdy cage in terms of quality?
What is the coating on the bars like, and what is the quality of the bottom tray?

Would you prefer this cage over the skyline speedy gonzales?

If you do remove it however, as a had to the other day,it is very sturdy.and.diesmt.fall apart. It is Def one of the best cages I have ever owned

 

[Maz]

The base is very good - nice and thick. I think we mentioned before though, that if it's for a dwarf hamster, you'd need to find a way to block them climbing as far as the roof, as it is quite a tall cage, even with 10" of bedding. One option is put plastic tubing all round the bars near the top - it doesn't have to be accessible - it's just a barrier.