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Happy Pet Jogging Ball
by Squeeg
Every hamster needs to exercise and getting out of the cage and exploring is what they love to do best.
I picked up my Happy Pet Jogging Ball for about £6, which seemed like quite good value (I believe I picked it up from an independent pet store rather than somewhere more pricey like Pets At Home)
Initially I ... thought it may have been a little big for my Syrian Hamster as she was young and still quite small, however she took to it instantly and loves whizzing around the room.
There are five pieces in the box, the main 'ball' comes in half and within these halves are the 'lids' which can be removed to let the hamster in before slotting securely into place. An extra section shaped almost like a peace symbol came with my Jogging Ball and it seems to fit on in the 'lid' space, however it leaves it open for the hamster to get out. The packaging came with very little instruction as to what to do with this section so I can only imagine it is to provide more ventilation for a larger pet.
The Ball is made of sturdy feeling plastic which (in my case) is clear with flecks of glitter in, so you can enjoy watching the pet have fun, rather than just enjoy watching a ball zoom around.
The only bad thing I have found about this ball is that while I left my hamster to enjoy it by herself for five minutes she managed to drag some material through some of the ventilation holes and ruined some of my clothes trying to nest in there. She must love it just that much! However, this is as much my fault as hers, as leaving the room probably wasn't the best idea.
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Happy Pet Wheely Salty
by xxfoxyredxx
I am the very proud owner of four gorgous hamsters (Trevor Arnold, Reginald Arthur, Maud Francis Crook (don't ask lol) and Eric Donald (who recently had a name change from Doris Pearl!...don't ask about that either thanks its still a sore subject lol!
Their health is incredibly important to me expecially after I had two ... hamsters (Colin Alfred and Edna Deidre) die on me in the space of a week with my Colin only being 10 months old and me having little Edna only two days before she stopped breathing in my hand.
I have always bought my hamsters mineral blocks and the likes and decent hamster food and gnaws and the likes and this was one thing I recently went out and bought a load of for their cages (they all live seperatly!).
The Packaging:
The mineral blocks come encased in a see-through plastic piece onto a dark green and white large card and on that card we are told that they are Happy Pet Wheely Salty, Essential Salts for 'Healthy play & exercise' and that they are suitable for small pets. On the back of the card we are told that they are suitable for Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas, Hamsters, Mice & Rats and contact details for Happy Pets are given. Nice enough packaging this is.
The Salty Wheels:
What you get in one pack is two large, white, slightly abrasive looking thick wheels of salt with a wide hole to each of the middle of them. You then get a reddish rubber block of which it has two sort of arms you pop the hole of the wheel through and then pop and turn the rubber into the cage where it is sits securly.
The idea is for your pet to lick and nibble this salt block and it really is salty...I know because I had some on my finger and licked it off by mistake! Salt is an essential part of a small pets diet of course as there is very little in feed and in treats however my lot....well I have never seen them take an interest in one unless its for peeing on it or taking a dump on it (Maud Fanny is the culprit here, her block is bright yellow!) or Trevor likes to use his as a step to get to the top of his cage rungs to do his acrobatics in the night.
Because I have never seen them really bother with them mine looks as good as new (although Mauds is about to be removed as a dead loss from her cage!). They don't take up much room in a cage, once fixed in are secure enough but other than looking ok thats about it for us.
At £1.20 a pack of two wheels and one rubber holder (in all good pet shops, I got mine in Pets At Home by the way) they are worth a go if you want to try to nutritionally balance your pets diet...but for us they were a complete waste of money sadly!
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Happy Pet Wheely Mineral Hamster Stone
by malishka13
I was wandering through the small pets section of Pets at Home looking for some treats for Rocky, my little Syrian hammie, when I found these. I am concerned that Rocky gets all the nutrients he needs so I thought I'd give these minerals stones a go and see what he thought.
Price
£1.50 from Pets at ... Home
Suitability
Can be given to hamsters, chinchillas, chipmunks, degus, gerbils, guinea pigs, mice, rabbits, rats (so pretty much suitable for all rodents).
Packaging
They come in clear plastic packaging with a thin bit of cardboard on the back. On the back there are brief instructions of how to use them and ingredients. It includes one yellow holder which can hold one stone at a time and two grey mineral stones.
How to Use
Basically you attach the stone to the holder by putting it through the hole in the middle of the stone and then attach it to the cage by putting the end of the holder through the bars. The stone can be easily rotated in the holder. It is quite a strong holder and it holds the stone in place very well. However you may have a problem if you have a cage with no bars and the holder would be completely useless so you would probably just have to put the stone on the flor of the cage.
Rocky's Verdict
I attached the stone to cage and waited for my hamster to wake up. Rocky basically sniffed the stone for a few seconds, took a tentative bite, looked very unimpressed and hasn't touched it since. I have to tell you Rocky will eat ANYTHING so its not as though he's a fussy eater which tells me that this must taste pretty bad. He completely ignores the mineral stone so I assume it neither tastes or smells that appetising. It dosen't look that great either. In fact the mineral stone looks like just that...a stone!
Its a shame because the product in theory sounds really good with plenty of healthy minerals that would benefit Rocky's diet and overall health and it would also ecourage him to gnaw to keep his teeth down. But overall both Rocky and I are not impressed with this product and I would suggest that if you want to buy mineral supplements for your hamster then you would be better of spending a little more money on something more appelaing for hamsters.
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