This means it is likely to last you twice as long and is also a lot easier to clean due to its non-stain material!

It’s guaranteed to get you the rest your craving and at 28cm in diameter, it can entertain even the largest of fluffballs. Tierärztliche Vereinigung für Tierschutz ( TVT) recommends wheels should be at least 20cm (8″) for Dwarf Hamsters and at least 30cm (12″) for Syrian Hamsters, since smaller diameters lead to permanent spinal curvatures, especially in young animals. Fitting a fun exercise wheel to your hamster, gerbil or rat's cage provides your pet with a great outlet for all that energy! How does the running wheel affect the behavior and reproduction of golden hamsters kept as pets, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 95: 199-203.

Wheels which are smaller than 28cm (11″) should not be advertised as being suitable for a Syrian Hamster. A hamster wheel or running wheel is an exercise device used primarily by hamsters and other rodents, but also by other cursorial animals when given the opportunity. Alternatively, various experimental results strongly indicate that wheel-running, like play or the endorphin or endocannabinoid [10] release associated with the ' runner's high', is self-rewarding.

So naturally, if you own one, you’re going to have to make sure you purchase a hamster wheel that can support your chunky pal!This is an obvious example of an unsuitable product being marketed as suitable, when looking at a Syrian hamster use this wheel the back curvature issue is obvious to see. This humongous 28cm Ferris Wheel from Trixie is a phenomenal addition to an extra-large hamster cage and provides plenty of benefits for your porky rodent. Choice tests with Syrian hamsters ( Mesocricetus auratus) have shown that they prefer larger wheels; the animals chose a wheel diameter of 35cm (14in) over 23cm (9. It’s larger size means it stops the pressure that can occur on a hamster’s spine when running upwards in a more cramped wheel and its slick spinning makes for a less rackety plastic orbit. However, when kept as pets, we keep them in a cage to ensure they don’t get lost, meaning there’s no way for them to act on their biological instincts.