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Originally Posted by Serendipity7000
Great video Velma! Suggest maybe adding a note to say your original silent spinner is the older version that spins! The review suggests that the Kaytee one is a better purchase than the Pets at home one - which your old version probably is, but the newer version silent spinners don't spin as well apparently.
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Thanks for the feedback
I think I put a caption towards the start saying it's an older model and that the newer ones seem to have a problem.To be fair to superpet as I don't have a newer version I can't really comment on how bad they are. And my preference was between the two wheels I own
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Originally Posted by racinghamster
Pets At Home have done well to introduce this wheel, albeit smaller then the original silent spinner. I agree about the plastic stand. These tend to make the wheel `tilt slightly forward`, therefor, could fall forward if the base became unsteady, so using a metal Rody wheel stand is the cure.  These are available on sites like Pet Supermarket for around £2.99p. I bought one a while ago and have an original silent spinner wheel attached to it. Works a treat.
What I always do with silent spinner wheels, is add a spot of superglue between the splits, where the wheel clips together? I prize the sections apart using a thin knife and add a spot of superglue in each and then lie the wheel face down and place a heavy book on each end until the glue sets. Doesn`t take long. I usually leave the wheel a day for any glue smells to clear, although superglue doesn't have a strong smell anyway, it`s better to allow for that time to let the glue set really hard. WARNING: Always wear rubber surgical gloves if using superglue!
I feel this might make the wheel quitter. The original silent spinners could make a similar `rattling` sound especially if the hamster was heavier than a robo! Doing this just makes the wheel that bit more quiet. You don`t need to of course, but I always do this IF the wheel rattles. It`s usually the two split parts clanging together, so gluing stops them doing that.
Looks like Pets At Home are onto a winner with this wheel though, well done! x |
Good tip about the superglue but I like to be able to pull them apart for cleaning. Robo pee gets everywhere! But would work for a lot if people
However, you can't really hear it on the video due to background noise but it's definitely the patter of footsteps, not rattling, in this case
You're absolutely correct about the Rody stand, for some unknown reason I have one (but for the life of me I'm not sure why) and it fits that so I'd definitely recommend purchasing one to go with the wheel.
I think the two wheels are pretty much the same size but the p@h looks smaller on the lower stand.