Wheel for very active Syrian

[ckristen]

Hello!
I got my syrian about a month ago and she is the most active little gal so loves to run on her wheel. She runs so fast and is now on her third wheel since I got her.

I first had a plastic 'silent' spinner that was noisy from the start (and too small for her now she has grown bigger. I then had a 21cm trixie wooden wheel which was sooooo silent at first but then something went wrong and it started to make a horrendous loud banging noise. I then replaced it with a 28cm trixie wooden wheel which was again great for a week but now has started to make noise.

So I am looking for a wheel, preferrably wooden, which is large enough for a syrian and actually stays silent!

Pleeeeeaaase say that there is one out there like that?

Thank you!
Carla

PS here is a pic of cora in her current wheel bc she is cute hehe

[LunaTheHamster1]

I too started off with a silent spinner, that got sent straight back - soooo noisy
I don't know of any silent wooden ones, but silent runners are silent but expensive. I have had my first one for nearly two years now and still silent. I also have two others that have stayed silent too.

I made a video about them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QudWsqJiPU&t=2s

Although I do appreciate it is not wood. Maybe someone else can help with that.
Cora is very cute.

[sushi_78]

Rodipet do a 27cm or 31cm wooden wheel that they claim is really quiet. It even comes with a two year warranty.

https://www.rodipet.co.uk/exercise-wheels/

[ckristen]

Originally Posted by LunaTheHamster1

I too started off with a silent spinner, that got sent straight back - soooo noisy
I don't know of any silent wooden ones, but silent runners are silent but expensive. I have had my first one for nearly two years now and still silent. I also have two others that have stayed silent too.

I made a video about them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QudWsqJiPU&t=2s

Although I do appreciate it is not wood. Maybe someone else can help with that.
Cora is very cute.

Thank you! i will have a look into these!

[ckristen]

Originally Posted by sushi_78

Rodipet do a 27cm or 31cm wooden wheel that they claim is really quiet. It even comes with a two year warranty.

https://www.rodipet.co.uk/exercise-wheels/

Oooh these look great, do you know if they actually stay silent? because the reviews of the ones I currently were really good but the wheels don't live up to the reviews. Thank you for the suggestion and I'll look into it!

[Nika]

I believe the one I have is the Karlie Wonderland Wood wheel (but it's difficult to tell as I got it AGES ago). it's 28ish cm in diameter inside so it's big enough for most Syrians. It's very quiet, it started making a slight clicking noise over time but not anything terrible - and I'm on my third hamster since I got it! I painted the inside with plastikote to make it easier to clean and to make the surface smoother (the wood can be a bit rough on little feets).
I got mine sometime in 2017 and it's been lasting great! It was a bit pricey but definitely worth it (I think I paid £25 for it)

[peculiarplanets]

I got a trixie wooden "natural living" wheel that's 30cm. It doesn't make much noise at all, and the noise that it does make is not bothersome at all. My Syrian loves it!