Ware Manufacturing Metal Small Pet Tread Exercise Wheel, Large

Is now loud and off balance

I have bought 3 of these now so each degu can go crazy running on their own wheel at the same time. No pushing for a spot on the wheel! This is the only type I buy and the price is better here than I've found elsewhere.

I bought this wheel for one of our Syrian hamsters who chewed up her plastic wheel, then chewed up a second wheel, and then chewed her way through her enclosure and actually chews on pretty much everything.I did use several coats of nail polish to paint over some end pieces of wire that I was concerned she might injure herself on.She's been using the wheel for several months now and it's been all good. Easy to clean and no injuries.I also found I can weave strips of paper through the mesh and that gives her a bonus activity trying to pull those out and adding them to her bed. Definite win here.

Bought this for my hedgehog. It’s a bit too lightweight so it moves as he’s running in the wheel. It isn’t as sturdy as a previous one that I had, It’s slightly flimsy, but it gets the job done.

This is metal, which is a must for Chinchillas. How there can be plastic products supposedly for Chinchillas I don't understand. They eat everything possible and the plastic will kill them. This one is metal, however and works well but is a little flimsy. The wheel actually popped out of the little mounts in the middle. And it is on the smallish size for full grown Chinchillas. You will need to secure it to the bottom of the cage. Otherwise it will fall over. Having said all that, they sure love it and it is funny to watch them cause they almost fill it up.

This item was a joke. The wheel is too big & heavy for the wire-hanger-thin base. We got this for a small juvenile hedgehog & she easily climbed in and happily started to run. Within 1/2 of a rotation the wheel base was wobbling side to side so furiously that after 2-3 full rotations, Clementine (our hedgehog) lost her balance/footing, and the wheel flipped on its side. It's plenty big enough, but not meant for any weight apparently... my rats & chinchilla would've have the exact same issue, only worse because they're bigger! The only pets that I believe this would support would be mice or dwarf hamsters, but then I think the actual wheel would be too heavy for them to rotate at all. Overall, this is a complete waste & imo satisfies no need.This isn't a review of the seller's, whom did their job in entirety.

I used this for Heremès, My hermit crab. He was looking for a new exercise and this came in right on time. He has a 10 gallon crabitat so I worried about space, but it fits. He took it apart somehow but it easily went back together. My crab is about the size of a tennis ball and it’s great for him. He is 7 years old so he doesn’t move fast, but he gets it going.

Gerbil loves it. It is stable (she doesn’t turn this one over as she did the previous one), and it doesn’t squeak excessively. The gerbil tends to chew on everything, so being all metal (rather than a plastic) is a great feature.

Great wheel for a regular-sized teddy-bear hamster. The gridwork is small enough that his feet don't get caught, so it's safe to use. I probably wouldn't use it for a dwarf hamster, though. Noise level is the usual for a hamster wheel - I'm not bothered by it as I'm used to it, but for those that don't like the sound of wheels, it isn't like a silent spinner. Given the ridiculous price of most hamster wheels though, I'd say this is the best one for quality and price.

Good

Great wheel but returned it as it's too small for a rat.

Theres going to be folks who disagree with the use of these wheels due to the metal grid and potential injury. However, it is the cheapest metal wheel available and can be easily modified using duct tape to create a smooth yet gripping surface for rodents. The one issue I have is that the axles can dry up and cause God awful screeching but adding some veggie oil to it helps for a week or two before the next cleaning.

had to rebuild the stand as it falls apart easily. also put a thin piece of carpet inside, was afraid of my little girls getting their feet caught in the wire.