Using real hamster balls and cars for zhu zhu: Has anyone tried putting a zhu zhu pet in a ball made for a real hamster or the critter car?
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I attempted to let my zhu zhu pet use a real car as suggested in the title. It did not go well and now i have to pay for my neighbors mailbox. DO NOT TRY TO LET YOUR ZHU ZHU DRIVE A CAR. You have been warned.
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I thought the ball was great. My dog, however was scared to death with it. I will tell you, that my ball worked right out of the pkg . I think you should return it and indicate that it wasn't working( the children love the ball.)
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I have a dwarf hamster in mine - they dont get as large as a teddy bear hamster. If you plan on letting it use an excercise ball or add connecting tubes to enlarge it. I think I would go with a larger cage.
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When I received this product it was smaller than tiny. Pet rats are pretty smart. I believe that they would figure a way out pretty quickly. I would not recommend this product for any animal. Only maybe for a small hermit crab. Good luck to you and your pet rats if you buy this!!
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We have a dwarf hamster and the wheel is great for him. I am not that familiar though with other types of hamsters. The diameter of the wheel is 6 inches across if that helps.
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Unless the hedgehog is the size of an albino mouse, then no. The tubes are way too narrow for even a standard sized hamster. I would doubt that any cage specified for a hamster of any size would be too small. You may be better off getting a cage meant for a guinea pig or rabbit, since hedgehogs do tend to continue growing. There are links to make your own cages(which we did for our guinea pigs)on Google. www.guineapigcages.com/howto.htm is the site we used to make our cages. Total cost would run you about $40 and that is for the 4ftx2ft.
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safe for whom, the cat or the skitter critter? The cat will be fine, the skitter critter on the other hand, you might have trouble finding it again. Somewhere in my house are two from the first batch and one from the second batch. Occasionally I find one that I had given up on when looking for a current one. Then we have a couple going at the same time. Currently have one in hiding again. WHERE does he put these things? Sure likes them though. I'm tempted to open up batch #3 and put another on into service. I like having more than one at a time.
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I never thought I would ever be asked that question. I don't know much about hedgehogs. If he/she isn't much of a climber/escape artist it might work. I have a Syrian hamster and she loves to escape the playpen. I think it is meant for the smaller hamsters. I still really like it. I actually bought two to make it a little bigger.
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some syrian hamsters are small and some are very big and long. this wheel can fit a small syrian hamster. the best thing i can recommend is to take your syrian hamster to the nearest pet store and see which wheel is most compatible. you may end up getting a traditional wheel for your syrian hamster. petland discounts carries habitrail products, not crittertrail products. petco and petsmart carry crittertrail products, not habitrail products. most of petland discounts' hamster wheels come out of of the package so you can compare their size with your syrian hamster's size. habitrail products are available at petland discounts and they have excellent wheels for syrian hamsters! if you live nearest a petco or petsmart and if they have this crittertrail hamster wheel, i suggest you ask the store employee if you can open the box and see if the wheel fits your hamster. good luck!
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I have two of these for our teddy bear hamsters and hated that wheel. Pain in the bottom to clean and they were messy. I did add a different wheel. It attaches to the side of the cage. I put a makeshift plug in the opening for the where the slide goes up into the wheel and it works great. I added a couple of tubes and a perch and they seem to be happy.
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Our hamster is a teddy bear hamster... and its great for him. I wouldn't put TWO of them in there, however. It might be kinda cramped, unless you get into the add'ons. We just have the base unit, no fancy tubes or attachments.
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No, it's way too small! :) after having it for several months, I wouldn't recommend it for hamsters either. The insert at the top is nice in theory but it takes up a lot of room and there is not a lot of space for the little guy. Also, the front opening is too small.
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I bought mine for my rats and on my bigger rat, it was too small but for my smaller rat it was too big. So for a hamster I would see if they have an extra small
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I recently read to my surprise that dwarf hamsters eat less seeds and grains than Syrians and more herbs and greens. So I think this timothy-based Oxbow diet would be an excellent addition. They now sell it at PetSmart in Northern Utah. However, I would mix it with "Kaytee" brand "Rat, mouse and hamster Pro-Health Forti-Diet (blocks)". Make the changes gradually over atleast 10 days. I occaisionally give my new Winter-White a single raw sunflower seed as a treat but if your hamster already has diabetes then I would only give things like fresh dandelion leaves and flowers as well and orchard grass hay or timothy hay as treats. You could also order some orchard grass seed and grow your own fresh in a pot for the hamster to graze on. Just never buy a Campbells'/Winter-White hybrid again. BTW: My adult Syrians like the Oxbow Handfuls but I mix it with the blocks.
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The zhu-zhu hamster will tumble over in the hamster ball unless it has a stablelizer attached to it. The stabelizer comes with the zhu-zhu ball only.
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absolutely! my hamster is a teddy bear and she loves it. it's big enough, but i agree with J. Jameson that it's better if you can add the tubes and stuff. it gives them more room.
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No and No...this is a better toy but still cheaply made, not serviceable. Look into hobby grade cars..