How does the hamster get into the wheel...all the photos look like it is hanging down without an opening from the tubes?
1284566
Well the picture is totally wrong!! I don't know why they showed it like this but the wheel actually attaches on the other side of the cage through an opening. There are openings at the same level on both ends of the cage. One side is for the tubes and one side is for the wheel :]
1284567
The wheel attaches to the tubes. It would have been nice to have a additional option for it to attache to the cage directly.
1284568
There is an opening. The wheel is separate from the tube so you'll need 2 of the openings freed (one is for the tube and another for the wheel)
2189883
That depends on the cat, and how determined it is to get in the cage. We had our hamster tank with cage on a 3' tall stand, and our cat never tried to get in to it. The cage is sturdy, so the only way a cat can get to the animal in the tank/cage is to knock it off/loose. The cage is held on by 2 spring clips. Not bullet proof, but the hamster can't get the cage off the tank. Perhaps something very heavy on top of the cage could keep even the most determined cat out?
2080401
I have a dwarf hamster and he is fine in it , the only thing he did was start chewing on a plastic piece at the top, I just put a small tube in the spot so he couldn't get up there anymore and he's fine. But there has never been a problem with the bars
2172839
I'm not able to help, I put this together for my granddaughter for Christmas last year and it's been at her house so I can't even look at it. If I remember correctly there were some kind of spacers that went on before/after the wheel itself and it was a little difficult to get them on. Sorry I can't help.
458230
If it is a small small dog because of the openings designed for the flexible tube. Ferrets & hamsters can squeeze through opening without the tube attached, but I would be careful about larger animals getting their neck or bodies caught in opening
2282722
Are you talking about the small door on the top? Or the whole cage on top of the tank? They both very ez to remove. For the small door, you just lift the handle and pick up your hamster from the top level. Removing the top part is ez as well. Everything will be together (without rebuilding the whole thing). Just lift and put the cage somewhere flat. Just make sure you remove the tube first.
1908678
Not sure but just so u know if the hamster brings food or bedding in the wheel it all falls out. The catch tray under the wheel also does not stay in place.
2137143
You have to unfold the wheel...you have it in the folded position. Just grab it and pull it forward.
710900
There are two tubes on the bottom of the carrier that the wheel axels slide into. There shouls be a couple clips that then hold these in place; simmilar to cauter pins.
2258742
Yes.. it can. Esp if the hamster is using it a lot. There is no locking mechanism between the wheel and the main body. A small twist and it is "locked"; but if you continue to twist is a bit more, it is unlocked. Hope this helps.
758475
The wheels have a small latch. Pull it, the wheels roll; push it down, the wheels are locked. I don't understand how they would 'fall off', without raising the cart up into the air.
935642
Ours does have a spring door. It's pretty easy to clean with the exception of the tubes. The biggest "con" to all CritterTrail products is their tendency to crack & break. The plastic components are not as durable as I would like. My daughter's winter white dwarf hamsters have never escaped; however, her friend's robo dwarf hamster gets out all the time, though this has more to do with the breed of hamster (robos are tiny and fast) than the cage.
1634962
There are a few problem I see, they like to use the corner and there isn't really anything there to not let that go everywhere and they cant burrow into the bedding.The grate does NOT come out. I wouldn't suggest to use this cage for a hamster, there is probably a way to fix those two problems. They may also lift the door up, so put a safety pin to hold them down.
1198255
We have a small dwarf hamster and there is no way he could escape through the bars. I don't think a mouse could either.
817118
Grasp the seat by the rear and pull up sharply. There is a simple clip. Once I got Bella's seat open I had to loosen the four screws and adjust the clip properly. If it moves, then the seat is really hard to open. There was a very short manual. I have gotten most of my information on line. I also bought 45 degree valves to inflate the tires. None of my tire pumps would fit between the spokes and I ruined a tube on the rear wheel and it is a pain to replace. When it comes time to replace a tube you can buy them with a 45 degree valve. Otherwise it has been a great scooter and gets ridden miles each day.
48266
The wheel is large enough to hold a very large hamster. It was given as a gift, and that is what the people have. :)
1941914
There's not a lot of extra room on the interior of the cage once you put in the food dish and a little hamster hut. I don't think that you'd have room to add a wheel on the inside. The slide that leads up to the existing exterior wheel takes up a good bit of space. I would suggest that you not remove the slide and exterior wheel because those are features that my own hamsters really enjoy with this cage.