Super Pet CritterTrail Lazy Look-Out Accessory Kit 1

 (29 customer reviews)

I actually bought this because I wanted to remove the water bottle from the CritterTrail Three but didn't have anything to close the hole. Might as well buy an expansion kit, since no closures were sold at the pet store. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the plastic. My CritterTrail Three is made of cheap brittle plastic. This plastic is much more durable. It's attractive, was easy to put together and the hamsters seem to enjoy it.

One issue I want to address, since so many people have given negative ratings for this issue, is the stability factor. The middle tube has an up side and a down side. The down side slides into the cage from above. The up side keeps the tube from sliding all the way in and provides stability for the structure to keep if from falling over. If it is put together incorrectly, it will be unstable.

Also, this type of expansion kit would not work well coming out the side of a cage. It was designed to drop down from the...Read more

This is a great expansion for any cage! It does not come with instructions but if you look at one of the pieces it has extra plastic rings in the middle of it, put this in the hole you are adding the expansion on too, take the J shaped piece and from inside the cage with a O ring on it, snap them together (WARNING) it will be hard to get them back apart without taking the top of the cage off and alittle work. But the top of the lookout comes off and allows you to have even easier access to play with your pet. As bad as a pun as it is, I really wanted to say play with your little critters, LOL. Oh and if you try to put it on the side of the cage, OFCOURSE you are going to have issues with keeping it upright. it does not really attach that way, it is mean to the top, or for adding into a more stable section of a expansion.

My daughter's hamster began chewing on the original "look-out"( which our hamster used as a bed.) that came with the hamster cage and figured out how to release the hatch and climb out.
This has been a sure fix. There is more room for him and his bedding and the screw top design has stopped any more escape attempts. It's dirt cheap and attaches easily to Habitrail cages. Since we already had the tubes with our cage, we've just used the ones that came with this kit to attach the outhouse we purchased.

I should mention that we have one of the Habitrail Z cages. It is designed for holding up the " look-out" . This may explain why the previous reviewer had problems with theirs not standing by itself. Though, I could imaging that attaching a small bungee from it to the cage may solve this problem. Or, you don't have to stand it upright. Put a T-tube at the end and put it on the top of the T-tube. Then add a small bubble at the tip to prevent the hamster from escaping...Read more