Make your wheel really silent

[madkatherine]

Hi guys!
Just wanted to share a life hack I came up with recently, since I haven't seen anything similar.
Note: I have a 23 cm/9 inch Trixie wheel. Not sure whether it will work with other types

So, I watched dozens of tutorials on how to make a wheel silent, and tried a number of those tips: scotch tape, oil, rubber band... But what really helped me is simply wrapping a tiny part of the metal "legs" (the one that the wheel touches when spinning) with a thin (!) rope/jute.
And now it runs veeery smoothly. Easy peasy!
Maybe someone will find it helpful

[Drago]

Just wanted to note that any oil used with hamsters (or any rodents really) should be vegetable oil. Hamsters have a habit of licking things, and other oil is potentially toxic to them. Nice information

[Pebbles82]

Excellent! Do you have photos to show how to do it?

[madkatherine]

Yes, important addition!

Originally Posted by Drago

Just wanted to note that any oil used with hamsters (or any rodents really) should be vegetable oil. Hamsters have a habit of licking things, and other oil is potentially toxic to them. Nice information

[madkatherine]

The key is just to find that spot where a wheel touches a metal part. And not to overdo it. Otherwise, it will be hard for a hamster to spin it

[Razor]

This is brilliant! I need to do this! Thank you for the post.