PetSmarts "New" Hamster Wheels for 2021! | Munchie's Place

[@ecc6328]

I will buy the small one for my ants. I think their backs won’t curve

[@ldegraaf]

Be careful you many need to upgrade for the queen. :)

[@addisonkevin9518]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kylielynn1264]

the irony in this comment 💀 me and my friends went in petsmart yesterday to buy some things for my hammy and i seen that tiny wheel and made a joke abt how ants are the only thing thatd be able to comfortably run on that thing without their backs curving 💀

[@hedgie58921]

This is so disappointing, honestly. PetSmart seems to constantly fall in the "this looks close enough to what I need, so I'll buy it" category with its consumers. Now there's a shift in the market so they've slightly changed designs but still manage to ignore the fundamental issues in their products when it would be so easy to make them livable for small animals.

[@mortemracoon]

Btw lemme say that 12 inch wheel is not safe for chinchilla’s. They need a 15 inch wheel or larger and cannot have plastic in their cages. It looks perfect for hedgehogs with how wide it is and how large in diameter.

[@Boredchinchilla]

I don’t think there are any wheels out there that work really well for chinchillas tbh.

[@mortemracoon]

@@Boredchinchilla silver surfer, chin spin, homemade wheels

[@jrmints80]

Came here to say this. My Chinchillas have a 16 inch wooden wheel. Hedgehogs though would do well with this size, I like bucket wheels better though for cleaning

[@Graces_life]

Wow the stands on those new wheels are CHONKY!!! It looks like quite an interesting design, in pets at home they only have one brand of wheel that’s 11 inches the rest are all 7 inch wheels or smaller which is so annoying. Great video :)

[@SKCarsX]

Please don’t support pets at home they are not ethical :(

[@Graces_life]

I only go there for the food mix I use! I really don’t like supporting them as they are so horrible (I’ve had really bad experiences there) but unfortunately that’s the only place near me I can get the food mix I use with my hammies 😢 so I have to go there.

[@SKCarsX]

@@Graces_life you should try and but the food online :) I use viovet and zooplus

[@cookiegamer538]

I’ve seen you on 2 different videos I’m subscribing to you

[@meredithfletcher1062]

You can get good food mixes on rat rations🥰

[@felixadriensfavoritecousin]

It seems like in a way PetSmart is trying to get better... but no they still can't come out with anything good 🙃 love the video btw!

[@rileyrandall9612]

I’m a Petsmart employee and the company is definitely listening to what we have to say (the majority of us know they need better care!) but they’re taking baby steps :’(

[@jennikrbez6893]

Well for thos of us who have mice where are we going to find our 8.5 inch wheel now for a decent price

[@jessicap3496]

That 4.5 inch wheel should be used for bugs lmao. It's so small!!! I would cry if someone actually used this for their small animal. Lime give the wheel to a pet bug. They might like ig.

[@mak3960]

This made me chuckle as a bug enthusiast

[@typicalhooman1773]

No cus my ant would love that wheel

[@misskrystyna5038]

I have had the new 12 inch wheel for several months now. It’s silent, durable and sturdy! It sits a little higher, so the bedding doesn’t get stuck in it. It is SO easy to clean as well! I used to have a NiteAngel I believe, and it was so difficult taking off the back with the circle system with the pins and beads. The bottom didn’t seem the sturdiest as well.

[@zomgmichi]

I had to go to PetSmart today out of desperation for bedding and literally cried when I saw those TINY orange wheels in EVERY enclosure, I even went as far as mentioning it to an employee, which I never do, and they just don’t care, I’m never going back, it crushed my heart

[@Katiethewizard]

When i started working at petsmart one of the first things I did was replace all the small wheels in the cages. All of the dwarf hamsters have 6.5 in wheels now and all of the baby syrians have 8 Inches. I know 8 in isn't ideal for adults but it was the biggest wheels that would fit in the enclosures 😩 Over my time working there all the small wheels have "mysteriously disappeared" into the trash

[@ashleyjones1918]

Can PetSmart remove the chinchilla off the 12" wheel marketing altogether? Plastic is a big no no and 15" is the minimum diameter for them. And lets get real on all the other wheels...get rid of anything under 8"...come one. It is so frustrating that the small animal community has to fight so hard to try and find decent products more readily available.

[@PurpletasticFred]

That is what I was thinking as well. The thought of someone unknowingly buying that tiny orange wheel for any animal makes me so furious. Especially since it shouldn't even be available to begin with.

[@paigemountianbook6468]

Love when you post honestly just brightens my day!

[@jessicalieblich8659]

mine too!

[@animedisneygirl6391]

I like the big Winnie the Pooh stuff animal/ bear in the background by the bed. I have the exact same big Winnie the Pooh stuff animal/ bear in my room as well. It’s nice to know I’m not the only young adult who has one. Btw I love your videos and they really inspire me.

[@shandypandy11]

my last hamster had a bad habit of putting nuts in his wheel then running with them. hed get annoyed and sit and glare at me until i removed said nuts from his wheel. every other day he did this. cheeky bugger lol

[@dubliners0999]

My gerbils would totally eat that stand and the back knob.

[@iam.vanessaruth]

I had bought the yellow, after returning the silent wheel(forgot the name it was half color and white). Well needless to say the yellow got returned and now I have niteangels silent spinners.

[@loviebeest]

Why would you return a silent runner? I thought they are a good product? Not judging just curious.

[@iam.vanessaruth]

@@loviebeest it was not silent. The niteangel and the exotic silent wheel was worth the money.

[@loviebeest]

@@iam.vanessaruth Thanks for the answer ^^ Hope you hamster really enjoys their new wheel :)

[@iam.vanessaruth]

They do. I have 4. 3 are night angels and one exotic wheel.

[@clairemartin3359]

I zip tie my wheel upside down and to the roof of the cage. It keeps the wheel higher and have substrate underneath.

[@miininna]

That's actually so smart!

[@corym.]

I never thought about that. That is cool. Just keep watch if the hamster tries to chew the zip tie.

[@clairemartin3359]

The hamster doesn't really get to the zip ties as they are on the roof.

[@kalenadams1918]

SO early! That kind of looks like their version of a Carolina Storm Wheel.

[@felixadriensfavoritecousin]

Yeah that's what I was thinking

[@GG-kn2se]

I’m glad you keep calling them out. People forget how bad pet stores can be.

[@misswaffies2719]

geez munchie just let the pet rocks have their 4.5" wheels 🙄

[@stephanieprovost3855]

I personally have a 2.5 inch wheel for my small ocean pebble speckled pet rock.

[@HyperKittyArt]

Noooo there's no way a rock will fit and it needs enrichment! 🤣

[@brookewilliams8697]

@@HyperKittyArt I have a pebble I rescued from my garden and they are very happy using the 3inch wheel

[@jimmychan5817]

these people id personally have 4 inches as a minimum sized wheel for rocks u dont know how big they will get maybe u got a boulder thats still growing you never know

[@corym.]

lol

[@emslilzoo2906]

Honestly the 4.5 inch should just be sold for young hermit crabs if anything. They love using wheels! I hate how they reintroduced such a small wheel :(

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

Im gonna use that orange wheel for my 4 centimeter shrew,yey

[@rudysworld182]

Lol this might sound funny but I actually like that noise. My ham has that wheel and at first I hated the sound but then I found it kind of soothing. It helps me sleep. I also like it because it lets me know my hamster is using the wheel and is ok. I don’t like being asleep and not knowing if something happened to my hamster. Not that it would but you know accidents happen. That would be awful! Thanks for sharing this video! It’s neat how they are starting to change the wheels. Variety is good!

[@SilverDemon456]

On the silent wheels you can still hear the pitter patter of their little feet, and that's really soothing. I was actually worried when I got the new niteangel wheel with the cork bottom that I wouldn't be able to hear it, but I can :)

[@KaySkywalker]

I learned to sleep through the wheel noise. I think overtime you learn to block it out.

[@Denisemk]

out of content but you always make my day :) thank you

[@ashheck91]

You would think they would want sell bigger and more appropriate wheels. Wouldn't bigger wheels equal more money...hmmm

[@HyperKittyArt]

Basically it's because they can fit lots of small product Vs a small number of big products. It's the same reason for the smaller cages too. It's unfortunate that businesses think like this when there's animals involved 😔

[@cstatum1]

Petco and Petsmart do this with their aquarium supplies too. The fish community is constantly furious because you can't walk into a pet store without seeing a 1-2 gallon tank, or the dreaded bowl with a betta fish picture on it. So many animals are unintentionally mistreated because of pet store misinformation, and manufacturer greed.

[@Nelly1399]

I like the big silent wheels

[@princeofmayonnaise]

okay that Kelly reference made my day

[@jessicalieblich8659]

watching your videos is always the highlight of my day!

[@tamimimi]

this stand is... thicc xD exspecially for mice, the smaller wheels are terrible! With their tail, they are going to have so many problems :/ greets from a german animal lover

[@insomniacslive]

i'm a petsmart employee. they re-released the old style wheels with new colours as part of their full cheeks brand so both are available now!

[@EsmeMarion]

AAAAA I feel so old for getting the "Shoes" reference at the beginning

[@myoldvhstapes]

I put a thread-covered hair elastic on the back of the axle of rattly wheels. There's an art to wrapping it around several times so that none of it is accessible to the pet's teeth.

[@keyc.1109]

I saw that orange one in person and I had to laugh. The best use I got from it was entertaining my son while I looked at bedding.

[@xxjinx_katxx6896]

The beginning tho- XD. I click on the vid and I hear, "LeTz GeT sOmE wHeElS!" Also, when you said "Horror Stories At Petco".. it got me thinking. You should make a little story-time series where you tell a story about Petco or stuff like that with one of the hammies! FINALLY Petsmart makes a quiet wheel! The other ones that were pretty much copying Kaytee's are super duper loud! I used to use an 8.3 in one of those for my Robo names Nibbles.

[@ottomaldonado4497]

I have a 9 inch kaytee wheel and it's loud 🤪

[@xxjinx_katxx6896]

@@ottomaldonado4497 O h well I stand corrected?

[@ShwintyKat]

I made my own bucket wheel a while back for my rats! If only there were designs that could be posibly printed onto sticker paper advising against the purchase of bad products, though I would neeever suggest secretly putting it on such products to discourage their purchase nooo.

[@carlygerber7758]

wow! this is a coincidence because I bought the petsmart 12 inch wheel about a week ago!

[@saxybaby4486]

Petsmart: ill make some big bulky wheels. Me: how would those even fit in the cages that you sell? Petsmart: ... We made a fire truck Me: 😒

[@yzhu08]

The base is HUGE!!!!! but why is there a syrian on the tiny one?

[@lj_remote_theory_x6085]

Why’s there any on the tiny wheel 😂

[@yzhu08]

@@lj_remote_theory_x6085 Yeah lol but syrian's the most unreasonable

[@hellakittyroxi]

i use my old 4.5 wheel as a bedding scoop XD

[@Solomon0424]

10:00 The chinchilla is so cute 😍

[@carriemiles937]

PetSmart still sells the 8” & 12” bucket wheels. I know bc I just bought the 8” bucket for my dwarf. It’s more affordable & doesn’t make that much noise. My 2 Syrians have the 12” wheel (1 each, living in separate enclosures) & love them. It is VERY bulky but they like to hide behind the wheel since there’s lots of room. I’ve never seen them climb the wheel. I REALLY wished they came out w 8” silent wheels instead of 6.5”. 😢

[@spirozz1093]

Love your energy

[@lemanie5667]

I bought and replaced all of my old wheels with the biggest blue wheel for 5 of my hamsters and I am extremely happy! The wheel is wonderful! It's huge, wide, sturdy, completely silent and hamsters love it! It makes no noise at all! I've had it for 2 months now. No issues with quality so far. Yes, the stand is bulky (but for a reason - to keep it sturdy and silent), so I hide the bottom part under the bedding. Two smaller wheels are definitely a joke!

[@StephLa]

I couldn’t find an 8inch anywhere so my winter white is using the 12inch blue one(old version). Although he’s quite small for it he loves it and runs like crazy. Every time I see the tiny wheels I want to burn them.

[@mikesreptilelair5387]

I have the big one it’s good and it’s silent

[@Nelly1399]

It is a gorgeous hamster wheel

[@corym.]

The stand was upgraded but the size of weals were not

[@animalsandstuff7213]

I’m kind of obsessed with these the 12 inch more so because it’s pretty affordable considering they are silent.

[@AndreaHa]

OMG .. WHEELS 😆

[@romyok7409]

I can buy the little wheel for my pet snail Speedy, he will win the marathon for sure after some good running on the wheel

[@motherofgliders2637]

My male Russian dwarf loves his old style 8.5 inch wheel from petsmart. Its actually been a favorite of a couple of my hamsters!

[@fuyutupx1437]

The downsize of 8.3" wheel to 6" wheel is 100% a marketing tactic to get people to dish out for the 12" wheel. There's such a huge gap in size that if you have anything other than a robo or when the baby Syrian outgrows the 6" wheel and care at all about pet then they wanna squeeze the most amount of money by the only next option being that 12" wheel

[@xxJamiexx]

Niteangel isnt avalible in Germany sadly. Just on Amazon but they want 100€ or more for one

[@lifewithfurballs4027]

I use the bucket wheel but it’s for my Syrian his back is not bent at all and I think it’s tic tac wheels 👍🏻he loves it

[@zo-eywilhelm5957]

The two smallest one 😢 some people will just get the cheapest one... Don't offer it if it isn't even good for any pets! I can't comprehend WHY they even make them...

[@BlessedWithPets]

only animal i have ever put in a 4 inch wheel was my young hermit crabs. didn't know petsmart had new wheels but cool. i wanted the 11.8 inch nite angel wheel for my syrian that's had an 8.5 inch wheel but they were about 45dollars on amazon and I didn't want to spend that much but I used about 3 dollars worth of popsicle sticks and made an exactly 12 in wheel for my girl sookie and I cant wait for her to try it out tonight! it might not last long but when it wears out I plan on making a bucket wheel.

[@NducciaTube]

The orange one is for bugs 🤣🤣

[@Potato-oz9ex]

I have the Carolina storm bucket wheel for my female Syrian she is still young and looks so tiny in it

[@katreborn24]

I saw these the other day and I was like "wat"

[@TheDemonAscended]

I have the big 12inch blue wheel. I clean it everyday cause my rats like to eat raspberries on it. There are no chew marks on it and they like it, especially my hairless. I had a wire wheel back a few years ago and I stopped and switched to solid cause my mouse got her leg stuck, no broken leg thankfully but I didn’t want to risk her leg breaking.

[@speeder_trucker7221]

early omg, and i love ur vids!

[@kimmiepigs7422]

You are a Hufflepuff, yes? Me too.. Love the blanket.

[@rachelkumar4758]

Why do wheels cost soooo much for good ones. Over 70 dollars in Canada for the niteangel. Ya right !

[@smachael07]

I was at PetSmart yesterday and I picked up this wheel and spun it and I was really surprised at how quiet it was but it seemed kind of hard to spin it so I didn't get it.

[@Sku77k1d]

No 8 inch wheel??

[@frog4701]

its so hard to find orange wheels and niteangel is always out of stock in that colour SO I CANT DO ONE OF MY BOY'S COLOUR THEME AAAAAAAA

[@Diavolo_kingcrimson]

Hahaha your so funny you look so nice today 😁😁

[@Aimee0206]

It honestly just looks like PetSmart tried to copy the Carolina Storm wheels or the TicTac bucket wheels, which I'm honestly not surprised at since they have a history of copying others. I really don't understand why they made the 12 inch wheel's stand so chunky, it looks hideous lol.

[@giovannisingergs4159]

Well I'm glad PetSmart is doing better on their wheels but PetSmart do better on your cages and make suitable ones

[@danakitty]

I work at petco and I wanna hear your thoughts on it lol

[@siben57]

my local petsmart actually discontinued the kaytee silent spinners and replaced them with these! they kept the old style wheels

[@chickpeaandsweetpea9064]

I saw a Syrian hamster trying to run on a 4 in wire bottom wheel in Petco

[@waltergrove2657]

The intro tho-

[@chimiboh]

i work at petmsart and i was so excited to see these until i realized that they dont have 8 in wheels :

[@tasharowley2449]

Please do a petco horror story video

[@ArtAngelMouse]

My Kaytee 8.5 inches wheel does make some noise but its not very annoying to me and it was cheap so I have no issues with it tbh xD I like it more than the Zacro 8.7 inch wheel, the base is terrible. I might just need to get a Niteangel wheel for my mice. Flying saucer wheel even moves a bit with my mice, but it is nice as a second wheel choice and cheap option.

[@cobykonneor]

If they would have made them all 8, 10, and 12 inches instead... and only marketed for hamsters, mice,gerbils- would have been amazing. Like the color variety was great. But sizes are a no. Even for mice, we alwaysss had an 8-10 inch wheel so they didnt have to curve their tails to run- plus lot of mice love to run 2 or 3 at a time. For chinchillas too... They need 15 inch wheels. Like ChinSpins. 12 inch wheel is too small. I wish they would not market them for chinchillas.

[@Lulu-xl5cm]

And then there are the TicTok wheels

[@seanovo6480]

The stands can take up half my enclosure, and my hamsters enclosure is 600square inches..

[@Hello-wf9yd]

Is a 6.5 inch wheel ok for a dwarf hamster? I haven’t got a hamster yet but I have the cage (which is a bit over 450 so and I’m Britain so 450 sq is alr cause there is no minimum) and all the stuff including a big sand bath :)

[@madelyn7131]

Unfortunately not, minimum is 7 inch for a dwarf hamster 😁

[@lexy10985]

Me and my daughters black bear hamster just died today. RIP Maui! We loved you!! She’s 7 and she grieves by wanting to get a new one. (No judgment please) she wants to get a robo now I never had one of those species so any advice on living conditions would be appreciated. I have a 75 gallon tank that my hamsters live in(separate tanks of course) I know robos need more sand and burrow areas but any other advice would be appreciated thank you!

[@torismyth6975]

Lots of clutered space I find for a robo is great as they love to dart around the cage. Robos really enjoy big sand baths. My robo loved Millet sprays

[@zzzyyy5034]

So how’s flying saucer wheel in general if the size was right comparing to a common wheel?

[@MunchiesPlace]

12 inch flying saucer = 10 inch classic wheel. 14" saucer = 12" wheel. But i personally don't recommend saucers anymore. They're trash items now.

[@carmendube5182]

My hamster wheel doesn’t look like any of those

[@mujjiwoking2525]

Yay!

[@NutmegBGB]

Is there such thing as too big of a wheel for a small animal?

[@dark-shadow_]

It depends if it is smooth. If you see that the animal can’t push the wheel or have difficulty with it i recommend using a wheel that turns smoothly. Or in some cases it’s okay to size down (if it’s still big enough for the animal ofcourse) I myself use wooden wheels with cork inside. But you have to be careful with them because sometimes they don’t turn as they should be. Always test a wheel before you purchase. Sorry for my bad English btw😅

[@NutmegBGB]

@@dark-shadow_ your English seemed fine to me! Do you ever worry about your animals chewing the wheel to the point of it being unusable?

[@emslilzoo2906]

No as long as they can turn it. Some smaller hamsters might not be able to run on a 12 inch effectively as an example especially if it doesn't have good grip.

[@dark-shadow_]

@@NutmegBGB i should worry about it because that means that they are bored or in some cases stressed. Make sure the cage is big enough and you have a LOT of chew toys with different structures to see what the hamster likes the best

[@felixadriensfavoritecousin]

It looks like a knock off Carolina Storm wheel

[@rat_dragon]

What the heck happened!? I commented 9 months ago and YT deleted my comment >:(

[@jadedskull3162]

Hey Munchie, how do you feel about Saucers? My Hamster loves using her saucer but is it safe for her?

[@ldegraaf]

I know this was addressed to Munchie but in case she doesn't answer I thought I would let you know the biggest risk with them. They seem to work if your hamster can stop it safely every single time, however there have been some serious injuries when hamsters either forget that they can't just stop out of no where or for whatever reason can't continue running. So, I just wouldn't risk it.

[@MunchiesPlace]

We are retiring ours. We only would use the 11 or 14 inch exotic saucer if we had it, as we only have the cheap 12" ones from Petco. We find classic wheels to be better. 12" was helpful when we didn't have the height space for a larger Syrian wheel.

[@deescreatures]

At the beginning i jusf kept on replying where she says whales

[@Oboromaru]

This week I adopted my first hamster (syrian), I also got him that blue 12 inch wheel. It's great and he loves it, and it is very quiet! You dont hear the wheel spinning at all, just the tapping of your hammie's feet on the bottom. I grabbed the last one they had in the store, but the label with the picture of the chinchilla had been removed on that one, so I had no idea they were even marketing it as a chinchilla product. Assumed it was just meant as a large hamster wheel. Yeah, this is NOT good for chinchillas. At all. Fantastic for Syrians though! But those other 2 wheels? 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮 that orange one is ridiculous and it makes me sad knowing that probably a lot of uninformed people bought those for their hamsters.

[@RetroJes]

Omg WHEELS!

[@Darkshade_01]

Yay

[@alecoloxa]

Hellooo

[@andromedamars4239]

❤️

[@emdale9269]

Love the video, hated the intro

[@wilfeeplays8696]

I am confused why are chinchillas using wheels 🤔 or am I just dumb

[@MunchiesPlace]

Chinchillas use wheels for exercise. The wheel sizes for them range from 12+ inches, However minimum I've come to research should be 14inches instead of 12. Metal wheels are what's ideal, so they don't chew up the plastic.

[@emslilzoo2906]

Chinchillas can use wheels, some people recommend it, some people don't. But like Munchie said they should only have 14+ inch wheels OR saucers that are metal only. Plastic as a whole is unsafe for chinchillas. So it's certainly falsely advertised but much better than the small plastic saucers they use.

[@annalupton9284]

Petsmart needs to take notes from niteangel. 🙄

[@samh9528]

What is this? A wheel for ants??

[@elements_lite9559]

Hi Munchie! I wanted to just check up on people. How are yall

[@MunchiesPlace]

Good good. Just got a promotion at my job. Moving on up in the 🌍 Hope your days been well.

[@elements_lite9559]

@@MunchiesPlace I really appreciate you replying. I've learned so much!

[@manjhn981]

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