We ordered a cat trap to be made. We had to pay upfront $264. It took them four months to make the trap and when we received it, the door was flimsy there was No pull pen or NO safety latches, and when I called to try to get a refund even half of it, they refused to do so Never ever order a trap from this company they have no idea what they're doing read more

I have made two purchases from KW Cages. My first experience was decent. The time from order to shipping was longer than I would have liked and though I did not receive one of my items, customer service responded quickly by providing store credit. My second order has been a very frustrating experience. Regarding my store credit, there was no way to apply it to an online purchase. I tried calling several times to reconcile this via ordering over the phone or obtain some type of of coupon that could be used online, but my calls went unanswered over several days and later my calls were answered by an automated message saying their phone system was done. Because customer service had previously been favorable, I made the order online and sent an email asking for the credit to be applied. One week after the order was placed, and ten days after leaving my last voicemail with customer service, I received a call answering that message. The service rep, Dominique, was pleasant, but she could not help us with applying the credit. We had not yet received a confirmation of order or shipping notification, which we asked Dominique to provide. She said that would be provided and also said that the order would be shipping in no less than three business days, probably sooner. Instead, five business days later I received a notification that the items would be shipped the following day. KW Cages has quality products and if you order one month in advance, you might just get want you ordered when you need it. read more

Our cat rescue ordered a custom made cat trap. We made the 100% payment upfront as required. We waited almost four months for the fabrication. When we were finally told it was ready for pick up, it was not remotely functional for trapping cats. It was a simple cage - not a trap - lacking any kind of pull-pin or safety latch to operate as an animal trap. Flimsy construction. It might be used as a cage for a for a docile rabbit - except you would have to zip tie the doors because, with no latches whatsoever to hold the doors closed, they slide freely open. When we expressed dismay at the trap's disfunction, Sunshine said their engineers would work on it. Three weeks later, after not receiving return-calls, we finally drove over to see what was going on. Nothing had been done to finish the trap. We finally just took it unfinished and hired a metal works company to retrofit and make it functional. We did ask for at least a partial refund: Denied. How do these people stay in business??? read more

Wide selection and good prices for Aviary needs and sister company for food, at quality wholesale type pricing compared to others.

Thanks Kevin and Michael for your quick and friendly help getting us set up with our buns! Appreciate your knowledge and helpfulness! read more

KW Cages - Pet Stores Near Me - Santee, California

They always seem to have everything I need and provide solutions to challenges on every occasion. Their delivery tracking was great because I needed to know when to be there to receive the delivery. Everyone seems friendly and kind and most importantly, communication was great, and they treated me as though it was their money being spent. That's always a good thing. Apparently, they have been doing this for over 40 years, and I know where to find them. I can rely on them, and they are always helpful. read more

I usually wait till cavy shows to pick up my purchases--such high quality. HOWEVER, I recently ordered a 14" Critter Carousel and spent big bucks to have it shipped. When it arrived, it was NOT the one I've seen at shows nor the one pictured or described on their website. Instead it is an 18-inch plastic Copco tray with a flimsy turntable. As others have commented, it is nearly impossible to get through to Customer Service to see how they plan to rectify this error. Bait and switch? C'mon folks. read more

KW Cages - Pet Stores Near Me - Santee, California

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Made the drive from the IE to look at their custom built aviaries. Glad we did- product feels cheap and the price is above average. They do however have a good supply for small animals and these cages seem like they would work. read more

Love my 2 story villa . Would leave 5 starts but i never received my tracking info when i was told I would which was important to me because i needed to arrange to be home when it came in which i couldn't do. And multiple emails to ask for an ETA were ignored . read more

Impossible to reach by phone None of my voicemails received a reply Disgusting customer service read more

I have been trying to connect by phone for three weeks to discuss an $800 - $1000 order but can't ever reach a human and no one will return a call. Is this their standard way of doing business? Does anyone have other recommendations for large cage order? read more

I love this company so much! I visited there store, such friendly workers, and great quality products! Kw cages was actually recommended form a friend of mine. They are quick to help you find what you need. I talked withTom at the front desk and he was so kind and offered to help me carry my purchase to my car. Great prices too! read more

If you have any birds, rabbits, gerbils, reptiles or pet rodents....YELPers, this is the place for you. You will save ALOT of money by stopping by here. I learned of this place from Dr. Jeffrey Jenkins (he literally wrote the book on Avian and Exotic animal medicine). It's no wonder that The House Rabbit Society of San Diego picks up their supplies here. We have bunnies and a dog, my bother has assorted birds, a dog and a chinchilla. We have saved a fortune here! This place has everything you need, except the live animals. They offer quality and custom built cages....whatever sort of cage you'd like, for a fraction of what you'd pay at PetSmart or Petco. Supplies: Big savings and selection here too. A sack of bunny litter at any pet store will run you almost $20. K.W. offers a significant discount if you buy 6 sacks or more. You can pay up and they'll store them for you "till you're ready to pickup" (say, one each time you come in).You'll save about $5 a sack...you can save even more if you buy more than ten! This is a significantly better price even than WalMart. K. W. has all sorts of feed, supplies, gear, toys, books, hay and grasses......not to mention cages that will help your little buddy have a life worth living. The only reason I haven't awarded them a 5th star (yet) is their hours of operation. K.W. Cages is open Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. On Saturdays they're open 9:00 a.m. and close promptly at 12:00 noon. They are closed on Sundays! Despite the hours.....they are worth the drive! read more

Scammers!! They lied about shipping and production times and ignored my emails after I requested a refund.

This place is perfect for rabbit cage shopping. I have 3 in door rabbits and the small cage from petco wasnt cutting it. I had bought the two story condo back in winter of 2007 (it was their christmas present) and was so impressed with the quailty of the cage. My bunnies loved the cage, at first they didnt understand what the ramp was for, but thye figured it out. We went back a few weeks ago to get the wheels for the cage to move them around and that was a great purchase. I think if you have one of their cages, you should buy the wheel set, makes cleaning the cage easy and easy to roll the cage out side for some fresh air. The only thing with the cage is that the latch part that keeps the door from opening and closing broke off, but im pretty sure i can replace that part. Ive never bought any of the bowls there, my bunny tigger needs the heavy ones because she loves to pick stuff up and toss it. I bought them the little toliet and that is wonderful and easy to clean,They sell the grill part thingy buy it's self just incase you need to replace that part sooner. They hay rack was kindof a pain for the bunnies, it took them a while to get a piece of hay out, so I dont use that anymore. The food selection is ok, i dont buy the pellets there, i get them at walmart, but the papaya cubes are a must buy, my bunnies go crazy for them. I havent tried the pinapple pieces yet, but on my next trip up there, i might buy them along with the pee stain remover. If you have bunnies or birds, you should head to santee and go do some shopping. or you can wait till december when they have their sale and do some serious damage in the wallet. read more

I love this place! For the past 5 years, this has been my go-to for all rabbit supplies! I quickly found out that most pet stores in the area get their supply from KW, and the mark up is ridiculous! I can get a bag of Oxbow pellets here for $10, that costs me $17-20 anywhere else! You can't argue with that savings! The hay is always tons better than any other pet store. I love their boxed hay. Cheap, tons of hay, always fresh, and a good variety. They carry Timothy, Oat, Grass and Alfalfa hays that are freshly boxed. They have a wonderful selection of cages and other items for birds, rabbits and rodents alike! Although I feel the cages for rabbits are not great for the typical house rabbit, for travel their cages are the best! Rabbit breeders love the cages though, they are well built. The hours and location are a bit inconvenient, however it is worth it for the savings. I have turned several of my bunny owning friends on to this place over the years. In fact, I see one of them has posted a review here already. :) One annoying thing is that sometimes you have to hunt someone down from the warehouse to check you out at the storefront. But I give them a lot of slack for this, because I save a minimum of $20 every time I go there instead of petsmart or local feed stores. I am actually on my way there as soon as my husband wakes up... read more

KW Cages is the only place that caters to big rabbits. All the pet stores, and I do mean all of them, don't have anything big enough for larger rabbits. I drove to each one before I adopted hoping to find something to prepare my home for rabbits. Everything the pet stores had, catered to rabbits that were the size of Guinea pigs. People, have you seen the size of most rabbits in the shelters? They're way bigger than Guinea Pigs. Thanks to KW Cages I got the x-pens so the buns could move around freely, without the trouble of wire bottoms, or being scrunched up. So if you adopt big buns, save yourself the time and go straight to KW Cages. read more

I have two rabbits and this is my go -to spot for all of their supplies! Ted is super helpful and always helps me with the multiple boxes of hay that I buy. If you need small animal or bird supplies, this is the place. I buy hay, pellets, papaya and pineapple treats, compressed timothy cubes(buns love them), heavy water crocks, cage locks, and much more! Best prices around. Pick up a catalog at the front desk for pricing. They are open from 9-2pm now on saturdays! read more

Not happy. I ordered cages on March 10, 2021. Here we are on April 20, 2021 and they haven't even shipped yet. When I ordered, it said 14-21 days for cages. I checked again later and it had changed to 22-28 days. Well, now it's been 40 days. I emailed customer service a week ago and have heard nothing back. They have an option of picking up at a show, but I chose to pay shipping because I needed it sooner than the show was. Meanwhile, I could have ordered it on March 28 and had it April 10th at a show in my state. Yet they haven't managed to ship my cages yet? They sure took my money immediately though. These cages have been fully paid for since the day I ordered them. I have rabbits in less than ideal housing waiting for these new cages. read more

I haven't gotten anything from my order placed on April 12. I emailed April 22 and got an automated response and have yet to hear a thing from the company. I still have no tracking number and no products. This is sadly beginning to be a big mistake ever ordering feed online. read more

Products deserve a 5 star, unfortunately, the complete lack of communication and being given multiple delivery dates - all of which have been way past the 2-3 weeks originally given...I'm now 2 months past my order date - deserves a one star. I have received better and more truthful communication from Wish....and that's saying something! I have emailed about 30 times, messaged through the site at least 10 times, called probably 15 times leaving a couple of messages that have only been responded to once and only getting through to someone once, and sent 3 facebook messages. When I got a response, it was the same thing each time, We're really sorry but we're backed up because of COVID (ok, so is the rest of the country but most companies still at least give honest delivery times when someone orders from them) and weather. Neither of those things should make any company be dishonest about when something will ship or not contact a customer back after so many attempts by the customer to get an answer. Finally, when part of the order actually shipped, they sent on a weekend I was going to be out of town. I emailed the lady right back letting her know I could not have it sent as no one would be here to bring it inside. She assured me it would be delivered that next Monday. Of course it was delivered over the weekend. Once I realized it wasn't all there I panicked thinking someone may have taken one of the boxes...I got a response with a smiley face saying there was no bad man. Condescending much!?! It was such an inappropriate response to a panicked customer who was never told only part of the order was sent. Now two weeks later, I've been given one more delivery date that has come and gone and zero response to any of my inquiries. I just want a tracking number. That's it. I would not recommend this company to anyone. Which is really too bad because the cages are great cages. I guess if you don't have rabbits literally waiting for the cages like I did and have several months to wait and don't care for any kind of update...go ahead and order from KW Cages! Funny thing is the deciding factor to go with them was because the shipping was supposed to be so fast. Here's to hoping I'll someday get the rest of my order! UPDATE: Received tracking information this morning first thing! 2nd UPDATE: Communication has been incredible the past few days. I've received both phone calls and emails regarding my order and very sincere apologies for the numerous delays which has been very much appreciated! read more

I spoke with Kevin, and they are able to make cages with larger doors, which is my biggest beef with their cages. I am not thrilled by the standard powder coat color, pewter. I would personally prefer solid, smooth color, like black or whatever. But I can live with it to avoid paying $15 extra for a different color besides pewter. read more

We have left many messages regarding an order placed in mid-October and not yet received any return calls. No one ever answers the phones. No one will return an email or a voice mail message. Is this place a scam that should be reported to the State? Sure seems like it. 45 days of dead silence on a $1000 order is not acceptable under any circumstances. read more

While KW has some great products, it's customer service is beyond horrible. No one answers the phone and when you leave a message, no one calls you back. This is not a one-time occurrence either. It's happened each time I've called to order product. The owner Kevin has been told more than once, but he chooses not to listen. read more

We ordered 12 rabbit cages from these guys, and they were up front in telling us it would be several weeks out before they would ship, due to COVID-19 fun. I periodically checked on it and they were always very friendly and open about the status, returning calls promptly when messages were left. We ended up also getting nesting boxes which were sent right away. We had some pieces missing from our big order, but KW fixed it right away at no additional costs and with fast shipping. Everything is excellent quality and assembly was not a nightmare at all. Very very very very happy with the end products and will be doing business with them again!! read more

I ordered a watering system 3 weeks ago. Costumer service is a joke. Still do not have my order, they still cant tell me when it will be shipped!!! Will never order from them Again... read more

Took FOREVER to ship our order, did not return our phone calls in a timely manner. When my husband finally got a humanoid on the phone, we were told our order was shipping today (8 days after we ordered!). Hmmmmmmm. Lo and behold, guess what showed up on our porch tonight.... Me thinks maybe the humanoid was fibbing today about shipping our order. Buh-bye KW Cages. Well be buying from your competitors from now on. read more

Amazing customer service. I was recommended here by our bunny breeder and couldn't be happier with product and customer service!!

I placed my order with KW Cages on April 1, 2019 for miscellaneous items and 64 ounce water bottles; I have emailed them several times; the story on the whereabouts of my order...varies. They had a big rabbit show and ran out of bottles. My order will ship in a day or two. It is now 11:47 p.m. CT on 05/01/19, and I have sent another email asking when my orders is going to ship. I have ordered previously from Bass Equipment, and they never take this long. It's my first time to order from KW Cages; it is likely to be my last. read more

The reason for 5 stars is because of quality products and caring customer service. I recently purchased a bird loft. The price is competitive and is located close to us in southern California. I would like to see them expand their loft sizes as they do get pricey when you get creative with those designs. However, you can get the simple wire lofts for a cheaper price. To avoid delivery charges or driving to San Diego, you can pick up your cage at various rabbit and bird shows. The areas for this company to improve on is to provide phone numbers to customers picking up cages from events when their store is closed. Otherwise, I would recommend their products to bird owners looking for an outside aviary for their birds. read more

I am so pleased with our new custom walk-in cage for my parrots. They were very professional and completed my order in a timely manner. They even came up to Las Vegas and set it up for me. The customer service is fantastic.. I highly recommend KW Cages for your Avian needs. They are very knowledgeable and build beautiful Aviaries. Sarah & Rocco :) read more

I was told to go to this bird Place recommended by somebody else and I wanted to call the store to see if they had to certain products. No one answers the phone call. It kept sending me to an answering machine for about 10 minutes. I don't want to waste my time going to a store that I don't know if they sell the certain product. So I end up calling another story and went there instead ...... bad customer service service bad service read more

I was not super impressed. Not a huge selection of cages which surprised me. A ton of bird food was expired. Nobody to help you. No prices on anything and if you ask how to find a price, they want you to hunt someone down in the stockroom. The explanation of no pricing is that they are a "wholesaler/ supplier" so it's too much work to put a tag above the items. I feel that if you are selling items, especially if you are open to the public, you should price your items. One employee seemed really annoyed to have to ring up items. I would only go here again to purchase rabbit water bottle if I had a rabbit. read more

I ordered a huge rabbit cage from their house training cage sections. The biggest one they had is about 42'' 30'' 26''. I have to say, after reading all the reviews here and their website really making the product looking great, I wasn't too impressed. The cage is exactly what I wanted for size but the quality of the metal, gauge, and etc is below my expectations. The bottom of the cage were the rabbit is suppose to be sags alot and hes not really a fat rabbit. The cage door and in general seems flimsy and to top it off was very very hard to put together. The instructions didn't help at all. It was one page of a bad picture and terrible description. Overall I just feel that the cage I got isn't that great of quality and for the price ($180 with shipping but $58 for shipping) I could have gotten better. However I stil am giving them 3 stars because I do love how big the cage is and havent been able to find another company who makes really big cages. Thanks read more

KW Cages has really competitive prices. It has a lot of the same stuff as Petco or Petsmart, but wholesale cost. GO HERE if you have small animals or birds! What's also neat is how they can customize a cage, make it any color, or make one exactly to fit your animal's needs. They have beautiful aviaries! read more

When I had pet rabbits, I loved this place. They offered really great prices for their deluxe cages. The travel cages are well constructed as well and my rabbits traveled happily in them, even on the airplanes. The designers for KW cages were very thoughtful in their designs of everything - even their bottles are designed to be latched on securely for travel. I highly encourage you to go here before anywhere else for your rabbit needs. KW Cages really does rock. read more

I honestly wish I could give them more stars because the quality of the custom aviary I purchased, now that its finished, is really great. A solid, aesthetically pleasing, zoo quality aviary that will stand up to weathering and, most importantly, keep my pets safe. The aviary itself has surpassed all of my expectations. However, the process of getting the finished product of the correctly sized aviary I ordered has been a HUGE headache. Communication within this company really needs some work. Throughout the process of ordering and receiving a custom aviary, we ran into multiple issues, including the wrong size aviary being made and delivered initially, which added over another month to the whole process, and when it was finally done and delivered, the employees realized they forgot the roof panels while they were putting it together. I live 2 hours away from the store so it's a little shocking to me that they hadn't double checked to make sure they had all the necessary pieces before leaving for such a long delivery, but this additional mistake added yet another day to the process. Like I said, the finished product is awesome...but if you are planning on ordering a custom cage, just make sure you are ready to put in a LOT of time and effort to constantly oversee each step of the process and micromanage it from start to finish to make sure you are getting what you ordered & what you're paying for. read more

It's great to have such a well-stocked supply resource for rabbit and bird care in our neighborhood. Most people have to order this stuff online. They have everything, and I do mean everything, for rabbit pet care and husbandry. It would be nice if they had slightly more convenient hours on the weekend. I would also be happier if they would replace their computer checkout system since it's broken every single time I go in there. read more

Not very happy with them right now. I ordered a rabbit cage with 4 compartments. Customer service and follow up is not great. Shipping is ridiculous so if you can't pick it up at either a rabbit show or at the factory, it would be cheaper elsewhere. I haven't received my cages yet, once I do I will update the review and either increase the stars or decrease it. read more

I have two bunnies and this is the place to get supplies. 50 lbs of oxbow Timothy hay, treats, pellets, critical care for emergencies - they have everything. It's not only limited to rabbits either. They have supplies for many exotic mammals read more