Customer Reviews

Super Pet Dwarf Hamster Mini Run-About 5-Inch Exercise Ball, Clear

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

My hamster loves to roam around and sniff things while running in her hamster ball.
When she hits a wall or a bump, she sniffs at it, and sometimes moves on or sometimes tries to chew at it through the air slits(sometimes succeeding if a sock or towel) lol!
She absolutely loves it, and a lot of times doesn't want to return to her cage.

The only bad thing about most hamster balls is that they can pop open, especially if your hamster is like mine and chews on the inside of the plastic tabs that keep the hamster lid on.
To counteract this, I use a little duct tape on the lid or any loose fittings so I can let her run around without watching her like hawk.

I'm afraid I don't agree with the previous reviewer. I completely believe a ball might be bad for larger animals, but for some of my mice it seems to work very well. We have mice who want to run before we can even get the lid on. When we put the ball back in their space with the lid off, they'll step outside and then crawl back in, trying to make it move while I'm holding it still. Other mice never get used to this, and can sit there miserably until we let them out. Give each mouse two or three tries before you decide if this works for them. We would never consider using these if we had other pets or children who might think it's fun to kick the ball with the mouse in it! And I don't think the potential for injury is any greater than with an exercise wheel.

This tiny size works well for my pet mice before they are fully grown, but once grown they do better with the 7" size. In this small size a full-grown mouse will have her nose in the air and can't see where she's going. While it's true they have poor eyesight, especially older mice, they seem to see well enough to aim for certain targets and investigate.

As with all hamster balls put a piece of tape or two on the lid when in use and it works great.

I have a Campbell's Dwarf. She's a little big for this, but she still gets going in it. I got the next size bigger, but she couldn't move it as well. I returned that one and I'll be sticking with the smaller one so she can really get going. As with most items that give small rodents freedom, I took extra measures and taped the door shut. I really don't want to have to chase a 3 inch hamster around the house. All-in-all, a good product for exercising my dwarf hamster.

This ball is a cheap piece of junk. The top dosnt stay on and your hamster will get out. I have to tape mine. I have a dwarf hamster and I still think its too small for her. Spend the extra money...

I like clear balls better.... It's hard to imagine that the hamster can see very well out of this ball, and it does not glow that well. I recommend a clear ball over this one.

Finally a ball he can roll! Only problem is the door is starting to get a little loose after only a few uses. If it comes off anytime soon I'll put a bit of tape to hold it shut, but it is worth it. The 7 in ones in the stores are way to large for my little guy to move.

Just brought home 2 dwarf hamsters and was very excited to use this run-about. Product looks good enough, but after securing the hatch with the hamster safely inside and turning the little girl loose, the hatch immediately popped open and off she ran, under the fridge.

I want you all to imagine what it must have been like to spend the better part of an hour coaxing an extremely timid 1-inch hamster out from behind a refrigerator.... never again.

In examining the ball, again (i.e. re-latching the hatch and rolling it over the floor, sans hamster) it looks like the simple vibration of rolling on hardwood floors allow the hatch to slip into "open" position and off it pops.

Thank you for this wonderful gadget the minute we recieved the ball we put "Pepsi" in it he has enjoyed it ever since. And Much to my surprise our Hamster has learned to stop and turn corners I did not know they could do that.
Yours truly,
Christina P.

Even as small as this is, my gerbils are not able to move it. It didn't take much to crack it out, but that is most likely from my kids being ruff. But the price was pretty good.