Daniel Foster

When temperatures drop, small pets feel the chill faster than we do. Guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, hedgehogs, and senior cats all struggle to stay warm in winter, and a thin blanket often is not enough. After testing and comparing dozens of options, our team put together this guide to the best heated pads for small … Read more

Small pets thrive when they have places to hide, burrow, and explore. After testing dozens of options with our own rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters, I put together this guide to the best hideouts and tunnels for small pets in . Hideouts reduce stress, support natural behaviors, and give shy animals a place to feel … Read more

I learned this the hard way with my first rabbit, Pepper. I bought a cute “small animal” litter pan from the pet store, and she used the floor next to it instead. Standard small-animal pans are almost always too small. After testing eight different options in real rabbit enclosures, I found what actually works for … Read more

Choosing the best enclosures for pet rats and mice changed the way I think about small pet care. After my first two rats squeezed through a cage marketed as “rat-safe,” I spent three months testing 18 different cages with my own mischief of three male rats and a separate tank of four female mice. The … Read more

Ferrets sleep 18 to 20 hours a day, and what they sleep on matters more than most new owners realize. After testing dozens of options with my own three fuzzballs over the past two years, I have learned that the best ferret hammocks and bedding are not the flashy, expensive ones from big box stores. … Read more

When I brought home my first pair of sugar gliders, the cage I bought was far too small. I learned the hard way that finding the best multi-level cages for sugar gliders is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as an owner. Your gliders spend nearly their entire lives inside that enclosure, and … Read more

Sugar gliders are small, social marsupials that bond deeply with their cage mates. A bonded pair will sleep in the same pouch, groom each other, and stay visibly calmer than gliders housed alone. But that bond only thrives when the cage itself supports their instincts to climb, glide, and explore. After watching my own pair … Read more

Last summer I lost a rabbit to heat stroke during a power outage. The hutch thermometer read 91F and by the time I noticed she was panting, it was too late. That moment turned me into the person who tests every cooling product I can find, and the team at Hdkkk has spent the past … Read more

If you have ever watched a ferret get loose in your living room, you already know why finding the best playpens for ferrets indoors is not optional. These little escape artists can squeeze through gaps the size of a quarter and climb walls that look impossibly tall, which is why a regular “small animal” playpen … Read more

Last spring I drove my daughter’s hamster to the emergency vet at 11 p.m. with a salad bowl and a prayer. That night sent me down a rabbit hole of research, and I ended up testing 12 of the most popular travel cages for small pets over the following months. I hauled them up stairs, … Read more