Lord James, Earl of Metallica

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Originally Posted by cypher

Shame about the wheel now James has finally decided to give it a good hammering!
I've got one silent spinner that has got a bit of a rattle but the only wheel I found that noisy, louder than tv, what my trixie wheel.
If you don't want to spend a huge amount the Karlie wooden wheels are really quiet.

Are they the ones on Zooplus? I've got an order to put in there soon anyway so could add it to make the most of the delivery.

[cypher]

Yes they are, this one, I've had several & they've all worked well & very quietly, they do need a couple of coats of plastikote inside before use though.

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Originally Posted by cypher

Yes they are, this one, I've had several & they've all worked well & very quietly, they do need a couple of coats of plastikote inside before use though.

That's the one I thought it might be.

What size have you used for your Chineseys?

[cypher]

I've always used the 20cm, the 15cm would be too small.

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Originally Posted by cypher

I've always used the 20cm, the 15cm would be too small.

That's what I was wondering. He can run in his 6.5" Silent Spinner with a straight back but that's a bit bigger than the 15cm wooden wheel on Zooplus.

[cypher]

I've never quite understood how the silent spinner seems bigger than it is! It's the only wheel under 20cm I've found suitable.
This might give you an idea of the size, it's the cork lined one but everything else is the same as the normal wooden one.

[Thin Lizzy]

Congratulations Lord James on coming first - superb!

[Vectis Hamstery]

Wooden wheels and Chineseys aren't a combination I'd go for - eeeew! James's brother has a junior wodent wheel, and he too has taken up wheel running after spending his first year using the wheel as a nest box!

I hope James hits his second peak on the other end of his midlife crisis. He needs some more COMs - and to not channel his inner hedgehog

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Originally Posted by Vectis Hamstery

Wooden wheels and Chineseys aren't a combination I'd go for - eeeew! James's brother has a junior wodent wheel, and he too has taken up wheel running after spending his first year using the wheel as a nest box!

James would probably have done the same if I'd have given him an enclosed wheel, his Silent Spinner was often just a nice place to sit until recently.

Originally Posted by Vectis Hamstery

I hope James hits his second peak on the other end of his midlife crisis. He needs some more COMs - and to not channel his inner hedgehog

Me too. He's got a couple of months before he's shown again so hopefully by then he'll have decided that looking like a nice Chinese Hamster suits him more than trying to look like a hedgehog.

[cypher]

If you mean the pee Vectis all mine love to pee in their wheels but with plastikote I've had no problem keeping them clean & pong free!