Exotic Nutrition Silent Runner Small Animal Exercise Wheel

Our first dwarf hamster , we were confused as to why he wasn’t using his wheel that came with his cage, so we bought another one. He didn’t use it either. So, we purchased this one. It arrived within 1 day of ordering bc Chewy is AHmazing! We set it up in cage ASA IT ARRIVED. Vanilla Bean exploded a bit but then seemed to ignore it. However, night fall came and this baby has been on the wheel now for almost a solid 3 hours. He absolutely LOVES this wheel. He is making up for not having one for two months now!! The wheel is quite, you can’t even hear him on it. It is bigger than I anticipated bc we did order the small one, but fits in the cage just fine! Love this and definitely recommend.

This is one of the best wheels I've tried. My two gerbils absolutely love it and I love how quiet it is. Most nights I go to bed listening to their little feet running and it makes me wonder if they get confused then they get nowhere. Well last night I think one of my gerbils got frustrated from the lack of travel because I woke up to a truly alarming sounds, the sound of chewing. Unfortunately after months of having this amazingly silent wheel it has become...quite holy.

Works great! I have the small 9” for a petite female dwarf hamster. I have it rigged up where the wheel is attached to the side cage bars, lifting the stand slightly off the cage floor (but still sitting in bedding). I believe because of this, when she runs there is a very quiet “knock”. It doesn’t bother me and could probably be fixed. This is the only wheel I’ve had that works (doesn’t get clogged or stop spinning after a week). For me it’s worth the investment.

Overall I would recommend it compared to other wheels. Its helpful that the front comes off like a lid so that it can be cleaned but its a little difficult to put back on over the flexible thin plastic sides. The cap was missing that goes over the bolt when we got it but it didnt affect its performance. It is very quiet and has a high quality heavy metal stand. It has a comfortable textured surface for our hamster to easily run on and is easy for him to turn even though its so big (which he likes better than a smaller wheel). Our hamster "Winchester" could probably run a generator with this. Winchester highly recommends this wheel. Chewy delivered it promptly too. 4 stars because of being a Overall I would recommend it compared to other wheels. Its helpful that the front comes off like a lid so that it can be cleaned but its a little difficult to put back on over the flexible thin plastic sides. The cap was missing that goes over the bolt when we got it but it didnt affect its performance. It is very quiet and has a high quality heavy metal stand. It has a comfortable textured surface for our hamster to easily run on and is easy for him to turn even though its so big (which he likes better than a smaller wheel). Our hamster "Winchester" could probably run a generator with this. Winchester highly recommends this wheel. Chewy delivered it promptly too. 4 stars because of being a bit overpriced and difficulty replacing front when cleaning otherwise I would say 5 stars. Thank you! … more

My hamster has the 12 inch wheel because he is a Syrian hamster, I wouldn’t recommend the 9 inch for a Syrian hamster personally. My hamster loves his wheel once I put it in there he couldn’t stop running! When it came I thought it was broken but I figured out how to fix it. My hamster Krispy Kreme gives this wheel a five star.

5/5 stars Good alternative for a wodent wheel- getting my hamster tommrow and used to use a wodent wheel years back for my past hammies and this reminds me a lot of it just a has a better more sturdy stand then a wodent wheel

I just received this today- the hamsters had a saucer wheel that broke and have been wheeless for a while. They were a little confused seeing the new addition to the cage but are getting used to it. The smallest size (which I got) is the minimum height/width of a proper wheel I believe which is great! The quality is good and it’s really sturdy. I just wish they had more natural color options

This wheel was silent for a few weeks but has gradually become louder. It is now at the point where it is MUCH louder than any other wheel I have used. For such an expensive wheel I was hoping it would last a little longer than a few weeks. Don't waste your time or money on this piece of trash.

My hamster absolutely refuses to use the wheel. I don’t know what it is or why she is like that but she will not use it whatsoever. Maybe because I got the medium size and it’s too big for her? I don’t know what she wants! I put her old squeaky wheel back in and she will run on that but not the nice non squeaky one! I wish she would like this wheel but maybe she’s just picky?

I really like how durable this wheel is because I have to end up buying 1-2 wheels every year for my chin. He seems to like it, at first he was confused about how to get in but I can tell he enjoys it now