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Post by gerbillover9612 on Dec 10, 2014 11:06:44 GMT -8
Can you de-attach the stand from the wheel and attach it to bars?
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Post by qtoffer on Dec 10, 2014 21:55:02 GMT -8
Yes you can. You can also do this with the Silent Spinner wheels. I find that ditching the wire stand makes these wheels far more quiet. The spinning hub of these wheels is whisper quiet, but the wire stand causes the whole thing to bounce around noisily when the gerbil is running. Even if you tie down the wire stand to some kind of base, it still has a lot of vibration during use. If you want real quiet, attach the wheel through the cage bars and then wire a thin length of wood to the outside of the cage to stiffen the area where the wheel is attached to the cage.
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Arwen (F) and Eowyn (F) 11/12/2011 - 20 gallon with 20 gallon topper
Goldberry (F) 11/12/2011 - 20 gallon with 20 gallon topper
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Post by gerbillover9612 on Dec 11, 2014 9:46:09 GMT -8
Oo okay that's good to know  ah thats a good point. Im mainly looking for something abit bigger then her one now, i think its 6" and i can see that she has a little trouble running on it smoothly thankyouuu. |
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Post by lucille on Dec 19, 2014 17:01:03 GMT -8
I'm probably seeing this post late - but I just got a comfort wheel a week ago and I couldn't get it to attach to the bars - it has a plastic thing where it's supposed to attach but I couldn't get the bars between the things. That only makes sense if you have the wheel and have tried it already I guess lol. The other issue I had was that it was too stiff to spin so I had to take it apart and sand the tube on the wheel that the axle inserts into a hair shorter and then lube it with vegetable oil - after that it works great and my hamster prefers that one to any of the 5 wheels he tested so far so it must be really comfortable for him. (Gerbil Jack turns his nose up at wheel so far) If you get it I'd be curious to know if you can get it to attach - maybe its just the bars on the cage I was trying? They're closer together than most. That's a great idea about stiffening up the cage with wood!
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Post by gerbillover9612 on Dec 20, 2014 11:45:13 GMT -8
Ah okayy. Nah it not to late (If i do get it, it will be in February as my friend from a different country is sending me a pet package and im sending her one and i was gonna request thins wheel) hmm what cage do you have?? If i do get shall i post on this thread if it can be attached or make a new thread ? |
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Post by lucille on Dec 21, 2014 12:30:46 GMT -8
I dunno - I think just post on this one?
the only wire cages I have are crittertrails so I know the bar spacing is tight but the plastic thing on the wheel that's supposed to attach is kinda tight and inflexible too so I'll be interested to hear how you fare with it
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Post by gerbillover9612 on Dec 21, 2014 13:11:40 GMT -8
Ah okayy Ahh yeaah, they look pretty tight. Okayy. if i do ill let ya know |
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ah thats a good point. Im mainly looking for something abit bigger then her one now, i think its 6" and i can see that she has a little trouble running on it smoothly 