Super Pet Silent Spinner Small Pet Exercise Wheels at Pet Mountain

On January 24, 2013:
This 12" silent spinner replaced a 12" metal wheel which was especially noisy. There is an improvement from the metal wheel as far as noise but is it far from "silent". The plastic is much easier on my hamster's little feet, because she is running faster and longer than she was on the metal one. Over all I like the silent runner but it is not silent. It may be because of it's large size.

On February 13, 2011:
I first bought the other major "silent" wheel for my gerbil tank. It was not silent! This one is, I'm very happy with it.

On October 5, 2010:
I have a teddy bear hamster whose hair was getting stuck in his regular plastic wheel. It would get caught on the middle spindle. This wheel has no middle so hopefully will work much better.

On July 20, 2010:
I bought this wheel a few months ago for my hamster "Colby" and he & I both love it. It truly is silent, which is a major plus since his house is in our home office. Also, it is so easy to clean and I love the selection of colors.

On January 8, 2010:
We originally used the wheel in the cage we purchased but found it was really noisy so we bought this one... I thought it would be ok for the little dwarf hamster we have but I noticed he'd go so fast and the wheel moved so fast that he'd flip in mid air so much that he'd stop running and I was afraid he'd break his little back. It is wobbly!, so I get that I must have made a mistake, perhaps it's not meant for little guys like him.

On November 17, 2009:
The thought of a silent wheel was fantastic, but that's all it appears to be - a thought. I have had this wheel mounted both ways and both ways seem to make enough noise that it is not silent. It wobbles enough that when it is attached to the cage it actually strikes the cage on a full revolution. When it is on its stand it moves around the cage and eventually comes into contact with something. Unless you literally add tons of bedding it seems to dig a hole where it is and eventually hits the bottom of the cage and starts making some pretty good noise. This wheel works, its just far from silent.

On May 5, 2009:
I bought this for my 2 chinchillas. It's wonderful & quiet unlike other wheels. The only drawback is that my chins run on it so much that it wears the wheel out. I have to replace it every 3 months or so, but I love the product so it's worth the money.

On September 2, 2007:
Unlike with the wire wheels we've had, our mice were wary of this contraption at first and just filled it with bedding and watched...purchased at a regular pet store for $9, we thought we might have an overpriced mouse bed. After a few days, the running began, and it hasn't stopped since.

Pros:
-They can run much faster on this wheel than they can on the wire ones b/c their feet never slip through.
-Perfectly silent so far. No rattling against the bottom of the tank even.

Cons:
-The mini is actually a tight fit for our medium sized mice. If you have a largish mouse, I guess you'd want the Regular, but it seemed like it would be too big when I saw it in the store.
-When they go to the bathroom in the wheel, it doesn't fall out, so you need to clean it.
-If you have a mouse who likes to "run" on the outside, although there are footholds, I don't think they'll ever figure it out on this one.

On May 23, 2007:
I loved the silent spinner at first...but quickly noticed that the mini wheel is too small for mice. These wheels also dirty extremely quickly and are not easy to clean. I don't know whether it was a fluke or not, but the one I had also became loose and wobbly after only a couple of months.

On March 11, 2007:
hi, i just want to say how wonderful these wheels are....... they are super quit and my sugar gliders just love them. thanks for making such a great wheel!!!!!!

On November 7, 2006:
We had one for our sugar gliders....that just wasn't enough........I'm getting ready to order my third one so they can all have fun. All I hear when they play in it is their little toenails clicking so it really lives up to it's name.......silent!