Silent Runner 12" Regular | Wheel + Cage Attachment | Sugar Gliders, Hamsters, Rats

I love this wheel. We got it for our Syrian hamster. It's quiet which is great in my son's bedroom at night. It's also very easy to clean. Hamsters like to poop in the wheel so easy to clean is very important to me. It's sturdy and stable. Great value and size. We have the large wooden cage with plexiglass.

Really good wheel! And it was a major upgrade from the previous wheel I had. It’s very quiet and my hedgehog enjoys the it

This toy is a life saver, for endless fun. Easy to install either way you want to use it. The wheel is quiet. This is my sugar gliders favorite toy. Once attached to the cage it is sturdy, my sugar gliders climb all over this wheel.

This is such a good wheel and it was worth all the money spent. It is so quiet the only thing I can hear is my hamsters feet. It is quite sturdy and does not fall over, it is still a good idea to put some bedding on the back just to make sure it does not fall. The only bad thing is that it is hard to clean. If there is a seed in it is it very hard to get out. And if my hamster pees in it then you have to reach your hand in through the holes.

We are rehabbing two baby squirrels who have been with us since they were approximately 4 weeks old, eyes still shut, and are now 15 weeks old. I bought this wheel & another brand’s wheel to help entertain them, but also to allow them to get exercise. Although they are out with us at least twice a day and their cage is 4-stories, I worry they won’t have the strength and endurance a young squirrel raised with mom outdoors would have. We’re slowly working up to soft release so exercise is important. I started with the other brand’s wheel and attached to the cage since the stand was wobbly before a wild squirrel climbed on. You can see from the video that the girls run like they stole something, then collapse, just to start going 100mph again. Sometimes they both get in so a wobbly wheel isn’t going to work. Attaching wheel #1 to the cage was more wobbly and the plastic attachment clip broke within 2 minutes time. After consoling my startled little ladies who don’t prefer things crashing around in their safe place and cursing the other company, I put this wheel into the cage. They immediately went to check it out & spun it with their paws from the outside. Wheel #1 didn’t have the outer guard and I wasn’t sure if they would feel too claustrophobic in this one. I needn’t have worried because moments later, one climbed in, walked a bit, came out, and sister went in next. Within 30 mins they were happily running. This wheel was only $6 more than the first and the quality is infinitely better. Plastic is sturdy despite relatively heavy (they are nearly adult sized) squirrels running at top speed. It has also withstood the teething they do to everything that enters their cage. The guard keeps them from accidentally flying out on their jogs. I love this product; it’s well worth the money.

To say this is completely silent would be false, but it is far, far quieter than our other wheel. We have two hamsters in different cages. One has this wheel and one has a traditional wheel with a wire stand up base. The other wheel we have to remove at night or my girls can't sleep because it's so loud. This one we leave in. The noise is just a light whirrrrr... almost like white noise! I am reviewing it now because I just hopped on here to buy another one to replace the other louder wheel we have. FYI most of these silent 12" wheels are a lot more expensive. For some reason this ONE color is less. Go with the cheaper option!

My hamster wouldn’t run on anything else until we got this. We (as well intentioned but uninformed hamster owners) originally had a small wire wheel that someone gave us. We realized very quickly it was wayyyy too small, then got a flying saucer, she never even tried using it and again, I think it was too small, and then finally got an 8.5 inch silent spinner and she looked at us like we were crazy and stupid for even trying to give it to her. It was terrible, noisy and really unstable and still TOO SMALL for a Syrian! Enter the silent runner. It’s 12 inches (perfect size for a Syrian), runs nicely without the normal creaking and loudness of a normal wheel, and fit onto her Prevue 528 cage just perfectly. It does occasionally “thump” like it’s hitting the bottom side of the cage when she starts running really fast but it’s not a huge deal and doesn’t seem to bother her. She took to this wheel immediately and sometimes at night I find her just sitting in it chilling because it’s semi enclosed and seems like a safe option. My main issue with it is that my hamster has taken to peeing on the wheel while she runs so it leaves the wheel quite stinky after a day or so. It’s pretty normal, however and I’ve taken to wiping off the wheel with a baby wipe every morning and will take it out to wash it when I do full cage cleans. She has also taken to randomly falling asleep on the wheel bc she ran for so long that she tired herself out! When I try to gently move her to her shelter she shambles in like a drunk old lady because she is so tired 😂 So I guess that’s a win! I am not a fan of the color though and hope they will look into making different ones other than the yellow and orange. But overall it was a wonderful purchase that has given my hamster something for her to do at night. The enclosed front makes her feel safe and stable while running and you can’t put a price on happiness. She seems like a much happier little girl now and I am so thankful I got this wheel!

Came pre-assembled, I could tell the base was hot glued together. The cage adaptors don’t work as well as I would’ve liked but the standing base works as I wanted. My fancy bear hammy loves it, she’s able to run all night without disturbing me.