Trixie 61011 Running wheel, plastic, ø 28 cm (Assorted)

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A suitable wheel is one that is large enough for your hamster to run in with a straight back and without having to raise their head, but small enough that they can rotate the wheel easily. should be banned, this size is only suitable for a Roborovski hamster, anything smaller is not suitable for any size of hamster. It is a criminal offence to ignore the requirements of The Animal Welfare Act: – to provide a suitable environment and to protect your pet from pain, injury and suffering.

Smaller dwarf and roborovski breed hamsters don’t require a huge wheel, and something between 16 cm and 18 cm should suffice!In another study, female Syrian hamsters housed with a nestbox, bedding, hay, paper towels, cardboard tubes, and branches used a wheel regularly and benefitted from it as indicated by showing less stereotypic bar-gnawing and producing larger litters of young compared to females kept under the same conditions but without a wheel. It has been published in several books about small pet care as far back as 2000 that rungs and mesh wheels can cause injuries. It’s larger size means it stops the pressure that can occur on a hamster’s spine when running upwards in a more cramped wheel and its slick spinning makes for a less rackety plastic orbit. The biological control of voluntary exercise, spontaneous physical activity and daily energy expenditure in relation to obesity: human and rodent perspectives.

Choice tests with Syrian hamsters ( Mesocricetus auratus) have shown that they prefer larger wheels; the animals chose a wheel diameter of 35cm (14in) over 23cm (9. It also comes with clips to help attach it to the side of a wire cage and improve stability and you can choose between small, large or giant sizes!This unique and innovative design is healthier on hamster’s spines as it creates a more natural running motion rather than sprinting upwards in a normal wheel. Alternatively, various experimental results strongly indicate that wheel-running, like play or the endorphin or endocannabinoid [10] release associated with the ' runner's high', is self-rewarding.

Like other rodents, hamsters are highly motivated to run on wheels; it is not uncommon to record distances of 9km (5. Be sure to check whether it’s possible for the wheel to be fitted to the cage or whether it must remain on its stand. Wheel use is highly valued by several species as shown in consumer demand studies which require an animal to work for a resource, i. A hamster in a running wheel equipped with a generator can generate up to 500mW electric power, enough for illuminating small LED lamps.Robbers, Yuri (2014), "Wheel running in the wild", Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 281 (1786): 20140210, doi: 10. Hamsters are protected by The Animal Welfare Act, it makes owners and keepers responsible for ensuring that the welfare needs of their animals are met. Wheels which are smaller than 28cm (11″) should not be advertised as being suitable for a Syrian Hamster.