Silent Runner Wheel - 9" Regular - Exercise Wheel (Cream)

I love this thing. Never seen it glow, but the mouse "Cheeto" loves it.

The media could not be loaded. My gerbils broke their previous wheel and I needed to find a new one ASAP because they love running. Tried another brand and it was loud, wobbly and they hated it.I tried this brand despite a few reviews saying it was wobbly or not silent, but I've had this wheel for about a week and my gerbils love it and it is completely silent! They run literally all night long like they normally do and I hear nothing.The wheel stays in place in their bedding too and doesn't knock against the glass, so I am very happy I no longer have to get up in the middle of the night and readjust it.It is made of plastic I believe and I thought they might chew on it but they don't really care about chewing, they just want to run in it.The wheel is very sturdy and I feel safer with them running in it since sometimes they run so fast they go flying out of other wheel designs, but this one keeps them inside.The height is adjustable. My tank is about 12 inches high and it fits in about half an inch or an inch below their lid.Very thankful to have a silent wheel. It was a little bit on the costly but worth it for my sleep at night and their happiness. I think this one will last a lot longer than previous brands I have bought too, since the piece that the wheel spins on is made of metal and can be tightened.

My Syrian hamster Matilda LOVES her Silent Runner!It's been years since I've had a Syrian hamster so you can imagine my surprise when I did some investigating upon bringing her home and learned about BIN CAGES! And proper sized wheels!! A bit on that for those not in the know. Hamsters require excersize and often run 5 miles a night in the wild. They also need a surface for running that allows them to run with their bodies being straight, no curvature of their back or head as that can lead to back, neck problems, just as it would a person.It took me a week to get her out of her craptrail cage and into a bin cage, during that time we waited out the arrival of her Silent Runner. I was worried the 9 inch would be too small as she grew, I had no way of figuring out of she was full grown or not yet. I'm assuming she's close to being full grown as she was already hitting heat cycles when I brought her home and I've had her for 5 weeks now so she's close.I opted for THIS Silent Runner wheel because I LOVED the sturdy base, I liked that it was a nice solid arm with a flat base. I compared it to their competitors and just felt this was the best choice that the others seemed flimsy or problematic.It's the perfect size for Matilda as well as her bin cage. I tried going up a size but the 12 inch arrived not on it's base and that wouldn't have fit in the bin cage set up so I didn't bother attaching the base to try it out.The Silent Runner is actually very quiet, I don't notice any squeaking or anything. You can adjust things if it's more wobbly and making noise to get it to stop. It's easy to take apart and wash out and reassemble. I'd recommend simple soap and water and drying it all right away.The inside of the running surface is slightly "sandy" feeling but in a way that provides a nice surface for your hamster to grip while running like crazy. Matilda spends hours on her SIlent Runner all night every night. She naps in it between bursts of running, she naps outside of it between bursts of running. She LOVES this wheel. She had previously been offered a few different wheels and running surfaces but this has by far gotten the most use and become her preferred excercise outlet.With all this said I highly recommend this Silent Runner! If you think it's too pricey or that any properly sized running surface is too expensive for a hamster, DO NOT GET A HAMSTER. If you can't give them what they need they are not the pet for you.

It really is so silent compared to the before it. The only downside it that it is hard to clean because of the lid is hard to get off. My microwave love it and use it every night.

From the outset, I’ll admit that I’ve probably bought way more than my fair share of hamster wheels...I planned to adopt another dwarf hamster after my last little girl passed away. I was thinking about how tiny the dwarfs tend to be when they first come home, so I thought I’d buy yet another of the super small wheels for her to run on for a few weeks before she outgrew it. Then, I knew I’d have to buy yet another of the $10. “standard” wheels at that time. The standard wheels don’t seem to work reliably after a few months and I invariably have to replace them.I decided to shop around this time and discovered this wheel. I was impressed that Robo owners seemed to like this wheel very much, despite its large size. They said it was a high quality product and was well-balanced. I knew it would have to be in order for the teeny, tiny Robos to be able to use them.This wheel, at 9 inches, is much larger than the 6” standard wheels I had been buying over and over again for my hamsters when they grew to adult size.This wheel costs three times as much as the usual wheels - and I believe it to be worth every penny. My new little dwarf loves it. The wheel seems ENORMOUS next to her, but it performed as promised - she had no issue getting the wheel going. Now, I won’t have to upgrade to an adult wheel for her because she already has it.The wheel is super quiet and easy to clean. I was happy to pay the extra cost upfront to know that I’d have a wheel that she would enjoy and that I wouldn’t feel like I needed to constantly check to see if it was still working from day to day.The quality of this wheel is apparent from the moment you see it and take it in hand. It’s heavier than the cheaper wheels, but again, so well balanced that it hardly matters. The wheel track seems more stable and safer, too.I’m enormously pleased with this item - for myself and my new little girl. I wish that there were more products for hamsters available with such build quality. I would estimate that I was buying three standard wheels per hamster, one for size at the time of adoption and two from breakdowns of the product. I was never quite satisfied with the other wheels or felt as if I could trust the product to stay in working order.I can’t say that this wheel will last indefinitely, but I tend to believe it will. If I ever have a need for another, I’ll buy this exact wheel again, no questions asked.