My son's hamster has gone through a variety of running and exercise wheels over the past year since we first bought him. Because the hamster lives in his cage in the living room this has caused some problems in terms of noise; when he runs on his wheels they rattle and sometimes bang on the bars of his cage, which is very distracting whilst you're trying to watch a film or TV in the evening! It's ok for him to sleep all day, but when we're trying to relax on an evening, and he's running constantly, it's very irritating! I bought the Silent Spinner Exercise wheel as a solution to the noise problem from a market stall and paid about £7 for it, which I considered ...  Read the complete review

When I first started to keep hamsters when I was a lot younger, I was quite content to settle for the squeaky and stiff wheels that came with the cage. You know the sort? Where you have your fingers in your ears every time your little friend goes for a run. The days of reminiscing over these not so fond memories will soon be over with the introduction to the not so new silent spinner! This great hamster accessory has been around for quite a while now, and has been made available at most good pets stores across the UK. With a £6 price tag for a regular size, you can see why perhaps the hamster lover on a budget would still happily settle for the 99p standard edition. So ..  Read the complete review

No one wants to listen to a squeaky wheel, so when you discover this it's rather exciting and you think all of your problems with noisy wheels are over! They come in three sizes - mini, which is suitable for a dwarf hamster, medium - which they claim is suitable for a syrian hamster and large, advertised as suitable for rats and chinchillas. However I was pretty disappointed to find out the sizes - the regular size is not actually big enough for a decent sized syrian hamster, meaning the only size for them is the large one - which is massive and takes up a lot of room, therefore probably not able to fit into the cage. If you have a small syrian ...  Read the complete review

Most hamster cages on the market today come with standard, often hard to turn, small, squeaky wheels. These wheels are still sadly a little on the small side - if they were larger they would be perfect for Syrian hamsters but at 6.5 inches for the medium wheels they are really only suitable for dwarf hamsters (the smallest Silent Spinner wheels are not really ideal for hamsters at all, although smaller Roborovskis might manage). Syrian hamsters really need 8 inch wheels to run comfortably so this product is still really too small for them (A hamster should be able to run in the wheel without arching its back, which can cause discomfort and pain). The largest ...  Read the complete review

I've now bought two of these, after finding the wheels provided with the cages from Pets at Home either didn't turn, or were really noisy. I have two dwarf hamsters, and therefore have gone for the mini size of the wheel - suitable for dwarf hamsters and mice. I found the price very reasonable, and I've been very happy with the product. Aside from looking quite attractive - they come in different colours, and are generally quite aesthetically pleasing - I've found they are by far the best hamster wheels to get. I have the hamsters in my bedroom, so a silent wheel is, of course, important - and the Silent Spinner really is silent. I've had one of ...  Read the complete review