Cages are placeable decorative furniture items that display Critter. A Critter caught with the Bug Net is combined with the Terrarium to craft a Cage. Cages resemble aquariums with animated Critters inside.
Gold Cages are regular Cages containing Gold Critters. They sell for 10. Aside from the sell price, they are the same as regular Cages.
Cages exist as background furniture, and nothing can be placed on them, nor can they be placed on top of each other. All Cages measure either 6 tiles wide by 3 high, or 3 tiles wide by 2 high, and are partially transparent. Cages cannot be opened, broken, or un-crafted, so once a Critter is crafted into a Cage, that particular Critter can no longer be released.
Crafting
Recipes
Regular Critters
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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Amber Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4888 | By Hand | |
Amber Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4895 | ||
Amethyst Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4882 | ||
Amethyst Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4889 | ||
Bird Cage Internal Item ID: 2166 | ||
Black Scorpion Cage Internal Item ID: 2187 | ||
Blue Jay Cage Internal Item ID: 2167 | ||
Blue Macaw Cage Internal Item ID: 5301 | ||
Buggy Cage Internal Item ID: 3255 | ||
Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 2162 | ||
Cardinal Cage Internal Item ID: 2168 | ||
Diamond Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4887 | ||
Diamond Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4894 | ||
Duck Cage Internal Item ID: 2165 | ||
Emerald Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4885 | ||
Emerald Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4892 | ||
Enchanted Nightcrawler Cage Internal Item ID: 3254 | ||
Frog Cage Internal Item ID: 2190 | ||
Glowing Snail Cage Internal Item ID: 2175 | ||
Grasshopper Cage Internal Item ID: 2741 | ||
Gray Cockatiel Cage Internal Item ID: 5316 | ||
Grebe Cage Internal Item ID: 4473 | ||
Grubby Cage Internal Item ID: 3256 | ||
Jungle Turtle Cage Internal Item ID: 4462 | ||
Ladybug Cage Internal Item ID: 4380 | ||
Maggot Cage Internal Item ID: 4364 | ||
Magma Snail Cage Internal Item ID: 4850 | ||
Mallard Duck Cage Internal Item ID: 2164 | ||
Mouse Cage Internal Item ID: 2191 | ||
Owl Cage Internal Item ID: 4396 | ||
Penguin Cage Internal Item ID: 2206 | ||
Rat Cage Internal Item ID: 4376 | ||
Red Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 3565 | ||
Ruby Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4886 | ||
Ruby Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4893 | ||
Sapphire Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4884 | ||
Sapphire Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4891 | ||
Scarlet Macaw Cage Internal Item ID: 5213 | ||
Scorpion Cage Internal Item ID: 2186 | ||
Seagull Cage Internal Item ID: 4474 | ||
Seahorse Cage Internal Item ID: 4481 | ||
Sluggy Cage Internal Item ID: 3257 | ||
Snail Cage Internal Item ID: 2174 | ||
Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 2163 | ||
Stinkbug Cage Internal Item ID: 5133 | ||
Topaz Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 4883 | ||
Topaz Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 4890 | ||
Toucan Cage Internal Item ID: 5314 | ||
Truffle Worm Cage Internal Item ID: 4963 | ||
Turtle Cage Internal Item ID: 4461 | ||
Water Strider Cage Internal Item ID: 4475 | ||
Worm Cage Internal Item ID: 2207 | ||
Yellow Cockatiel Cage Internal Item ID: 5315 |
Gold Critters
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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Gold Bird Cage Internal Item ID: 3070 | By Hand | |
Gold Bunny Cage Internal Item ID: 3071 | ||
Gold Frog Cage Internal Item ID: 3073 | ||
Gold Grasshopper Cage Internal Item ID: 3074 | ||
Gold Ladybug Cage Internal Item ID: 4399 | ||
Gold Mouse Cage Internal Item ID: 3075 | ||
Gold Seahorse Cage Internal Item ID: 4483 | ||
Gold Squirrel Cage Internal Item ID: 3566 | ||
Gold Water Strider Cage Internal Item ID: 4476 | ||
Gold Worm Cage Internal Item ID: 3076 |
Tips
- Gold animals inside terrariums sell for the same price as without one, so it may be desirable to sell the animal without a terrarium.
- Some animals that have a sell price have no value when placed in a terrarium.
Notes
- Instead of the Terrarium, Butterflies, Fireflies, and Lightning Bugs must be combined with a Bottle to create bottled variants. Bottled Water can be combined with Goldfish to make a Fishbowl, or with fished jellyfish to make Jellyfish Jars. Light-providing insects in bottles can be used as valid light sources for housing.
- On the map, when hovered over with the mouse, the Red Squirrel Cage displays the text "Orange Squirrel Cage".
Trivia
- The Penguin's sprite in the Penguin Cage resembles the Baby Penguin, rather than the Penguin used to craft it. This may be due to resolution constraints, which would make it difficult to draw a proper Penguin inside the cage's borders.
- The game's name, Terraria, is a plural form of the word “terrarium”.
History
- Desktop 1.3.0.1: Added more Critter Cages and Gold Cage variants.
- Desktop 1.2.3.1: Fixed non-animating critter cages.
- Desktop 1.2.3: Introduced.
- Console 1.0.933.1: Added more Critter Cages and Gold Cage variants. ()
- Console 1.0.750.0: Added more Critter Cages and Gold Cage variants. ()
- Console 1.08: Added the Mallard Duck Cage.
- Console 1.07: Introduced all Desktop 1.2.3 Cages except the Mallard Duck Cage.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced all Desktop 1.2.3 Cages.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced all Desktop 1.2.3 Cages.