Last Christmas the big toy for girls were the Zhu Zhu Pets (they were then known as Go Go Hamsters) and my daughter went crazy for them. As did most of the country as these little mechanical hamsters were flying off of the shelves with what felt like every parent in the country trying to get hold of them. The problem was that eBay sellers cottoned on to the frenzy these hamsters were causing and snapped them up to put them on eBay and sell them for stupid prices. The hamsters retailed at £9.99 but they were selling for anything up to £80 on eBay which was more than ridiculous but some parents were paying this sort of money so that their children were not disappointed ...  Read the complete review

Last xmas Go Go/ Zhu Zhu Hamsters were THE xmas must have toy from santa. They were flying of the shelves at a rate faster than the speed of light and when ever they came back into stock at Argos, Tesco etc they were gone almost as soon as they arrived. When we first set eyes on these cute little hamster toys we had just one thought in mind and that was (close your ears now all you children and parents that didn't manage to get one) that the cats would love one for xmas as their annual xmas treat gift. I must stress that these hamsters are not sold as toys for cats, they are childrens toys and so we were a bit naughty getting Mr Squiggles for that purpose ...  Read the complete review

OK, so, now we have a Zhu Zhu pet hamster; it's admittedly not the Mr Squiggles illustrated here, but it looks darn near identical: the Zhu Zhu pets marketing corporation produce near-identical mechanized toys in all sort of iterations and as the 'Nugget' battery-operated hamster we've got looks, for all intents and purposes exactly the same as this one (it's got honey-blond fur, white undersides and a pink nose) I feel quite justified in wiritng a review for this (arguably very subtly different) one. So the 'pets' themselves are motor-operated, AA-battery powered little knick-knacks, very much like something you'd buy to entertain your pet cat. They consist ...  Read the complete review

Zhu Zhu pets hamster also known as Go Go pets hamsters were flying of the shelves before Christmas and became increasing difficult to get hold. The RRP is £9.99 but some were going for around £60 - £80 at times on sites like eBay and Amazon Marketplace as parents obliviously didn't want to disappoint their kids and were prepared to pay silly prices. I bought my son Num Nums and to be honest he wasn't overly impressed. I queued outside toy's r us one freezing December morning knowing a delivery was due to ensure he had the must have toy for 2009 and boy do I now feel a fool. What you basically get is a motorised hamsters that runs around and make ...  Read the complete review

Zhu Zhu Pets were one of the 'must have' toys for Christmas 2009. They were originally released with the name 'Go Go Hamsters'; however, towards the end of 2009 they were re-branded as Zhu Zhu Pets which is what they are also known as in the USA. Official Product Description: Make playtime more fun with interactive realistic hamsters. They are artificially intelligent hamsters that talk and move around their habitat. These beautiful high quality plush hamsters look great and love to be hugged. Collect all their playsets and create your own world for your chosen hamster. Its like having a real hamster but without the mess. The ...  Read the complete review