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Zhu Zhu Pets Add On Ramp and Slide

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Zhu Zhu Pets Add On Ramp and Slide




Special ZhuZhu Pets habitat accessory Spiral Slide and Ramp. Hamsters love to climb the ramp and whirl and twirl down the slide. ZhuZhu Pets hamsters sold separately.

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5 Stars Lots of fun for my kiddos
My son wanted a hamster, but we couldn’t have one with our cats. He’s really enjoyed this, and it is about the right amount of responsibility for him! Cute little guys just keep moving & chattering. We haven’t experienced any problems.

1 Star Dangerous Toy and a Rip Off
This accessory toy is part of a pet hamster line which caused injury to a child. The hamster pet toy can severely pinch skin and get entangled in hair during normal play. The wheels spin fast and change direction rapidly. If picked up and the wheels engage skin is caught in the wheels and they do not release. Just leaning in to play with the hamster is enough to be in danger of hair getting caught in the wheels and not just being pulled, but the hamster climbed up to the scalp of a child’s head before the toy could be stopped and almost cut the scalp. The toy should be recalled. Therefore, the accessories are of no use. Also, the price is ridiculously expensive.

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Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster 2 Pack Num Nums and Pipsqueak

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster 2 Pack Num Nums and Pipsqueak




Each Zhu Zhu Hamter has its own unique personality & whimsical sounds. Loving Mode: Pet them, love them, hear them chatter Explore Mode: Let them scoot, scamper, across the floor. Provide them with their Hamster Habitat.

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1 Star This Toy Needs To Be Recalled. Don’t Bother Buying It.
I bought this hamster toy and all its accessories for my 4 year old grand daughter. She was very excited about the toy and I thought it was a very clever toy. However, within minutes of playing with it she was pinched severely by the hamster’s wheels when she picked it up and put it on her hand (just like the child in the advertisement is doing). I put the toy on my hand to see how it happened. I was shocked at how hard it pinched and would not release the skin. I had to pull the toy off me hard. The wheels spin fast and change direction randomly. It’s fine on the floor if you don’t pick it up. However, that’s not how this toy is advertised. It is supposed to be a “pet”. What child isn’t going to pick up their pet hamster during play? It gets even worse. The following day, the hamster’s wheels caught the child’s hair and started climbing up fast to her scalp. Again, not releasing. She was screaming in pain and fear. The only thing that prevented her scalp from being cut and needing emergency treatment was that I was closely supervising her and able to get my fingers between her scalp and the wheels. She lost a clump of hair and was traumatized by it.

I’ve spent the last week trying to return the hamster and all its accessories that I bought through Amazon. The manufacturer was contacted, but although expressed concern does not want to take the hamster back directly and feels the warning in the instructions is sufficient. BUYER BEWARE. This is a danger and should be pulled from the market.

5 Stars I’m lovin’ the Zhu Zhu pets – Stock up on the AAA batteries…
I got up early and was able to get Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters at WalMart. So glad because I know they are selling out stores because I’ve been calling everywhere.

Anyway, my kids have been playing with them all day. And then hair got wrapped around the little wheel and I thought one had broke so I spent forever trying to get the hair off — but that’s not what was making an additional squealing noise and making the wheels stop turning.

The little Zhu Zhu pets hamsters just needed new batteries. They came with 2 AAA batteries from the manufacturer — and I’m sure they weren’t in the store that long so that little hands could’ve worn out the batteries thru the “try me” window.

They must’ve just come with batteries not as good as the ones I changed them into. Because I just popped in some Duracel or whatever batteries — and now the Zhu Zhu Pets run even faster than when we first bought them this morning.

My children are playing with them as I write.

Now we want all the Zhu Zhu pets in the collection — and the accessories. Maybe by Christmas or before…

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Zhu Zhu Pets Add On Garage

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Zhu Zhu Pets Add On Garage




Special ZhuZhu Pets habitat accessory Garage and Car. Hamster pets love to go for a drive in their very own hamstermobile. ZhuZhu Pets hamsters sold separately.

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1 Star NOT WORTH THE MONEY!
The garage is NOT worth the money! It falls apart every use and my child cries thinking she’s broken it. I finally had to make it disappear.

1 Star Don’t waste your money.
Kids are really bored after a short time. There isn’t anything for them to do but sit and watch. Boring.

1 Star Junk!
We bought all the accessories which I put together last night. The garage is impossible to keep together. It is a very poor design and the roof and doors do not stick together. I tried several times to keep it from falling apart, but finally gave up. Our one little hamster now has a open roof, doorless garage!

5 Stars Works GREAT Just needs a piece of tape!
I purchased this entire set for my 4 yr old daughter about a month ago and it is the greatest toy ever! Yes, the garage does fall apart and the doors fall off, but all I used was one piece of tape all the way around to secure the roof and since then there hasn’t been a problem at all!! You can’t even see the tape, and it is a very easy fix. I do recommend that you use the tape trick especially if you have little ones like I do. They just aren’t as gentle as older kids and she tended to knock the roof off easliy. I do not find that the hamsters get stuck at all. Most people don’t really understand how these little guys work. First and foremost you have to replace the batteries in all the hamsters when you get them home. The batteries are only for in-store use and it says so on the instructions and on the website as well. Once you change the batteries….wow watch these little guys go! Secondly you have to pay attention to the tunnel directions, again in the instructions and the website, otherwise they will not work correctly. Thirdly, they do NOT get stuck, they make their own little decisions…just let them go and see what they do! My daughter LOVES these and has played with them non stop since she got them over a month ago. For the price they are great! (Not on amazon though, look at toys r us or walmart, or especially ebay instead they have the whole set for a pretty good deal!)

2 Stars Looks great, but dosn’t work great
My daughter was so happy to find this set at Walmart (for only $15). I quickly scooped it in our cart. Once home, I put the Garage together. Like most of the other Hamster sets, it is wobbly and falls apart easily (I’m thinking of using super glue). My daughter put a Hamster in the tunnel leading to the garage and let it go to the car and garage, but the Hamster got stuck in the car. The hamster’s wheels were spinning and spinning, but would not make it through the doors. I followed the instructions, flat surface, loose garage doors, but it took 3 tries and FINALLY the hamster made it out of the garage 2 inches and then sped backwards very quickly to the garage. Okay, my daughter was then frusterated and resorted to pushing the hamster car around on the floor. Her friend came over and tried the hamster car on the kitchen floor (with out the garage). It would go forward 2 inches and speed backward 12-14 inches. Not much fun. My daughter and I are VERY dissapointedin this product. If you are looking for a fun Zhu Zhu hamster accessory try the Hamster Wheel (I found at Walmart too for $15), my daughter and I are much more satisfied with that Zhu Zhu toy (even though the tunnel to the wheel falls apart easy)One hint I would advise to avoid the high prices on Amazon, is to look at your local Wal-Mart. I found hamsters for $8, Bed & blanket for $5,the 2 room house / activity center for $20, and the garage and wheel for $15 each. If you can find an associate they may be able to let you know when the next shippment may occur. (that’s what I did). Good luck on your Zhu Zhu pet search!

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Zhu Zhu Pets Add On Hamster Wheel

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Zhu Zhu Pets Add On Hamster Wheel




Special ZhuZhu Pets habitat accessory wheel and tunnel. They love to jump on and off the wheel all by themselves. ZhuZhu Pets hamsters sold separately.

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1 Star If the wheel spins for you, you’re one of the lucky ones. Disappointment to my child.
I looked on youtube and saw that the wheel was working for the families that were on there. It looked cute and real so I got one for my daughter. I set it up as the directions told me to. The wheel never spun freely. The hamster will get in the wheel, get stuck, and back its way out of it. Complete disappointment to me but most importantly a disappointment to my 4 year old. The car and garage has some issues too but still works somewhat. The wheel doesn’t not work at all for us. So if you purchase this product its sort of like playing the lottery. If it works you’re one of the lucky ones. If it doesn’t, you’re stuck with a piece of crap.

5 Stars MY KIDS LOVE THESE TOYS
My kids LOVE these toys. The hamsters are very cute and ours runs on the wheel and thru the tunnels just fine. It keeps them entertained! I’m ordering more for Christmas and getting them for my neices as well.

1 Star Don’t Waste Your Money Terrible!
These toys don’t work. They get stuck constantly, the plastic tubes are cheap and break very easily. My child got very frustrated and bored quickly. Don’t waste your money. If you must try this, wait until they are at Walmart or Target for $7.

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