16" Wheel

[freddie]

Anyone have experience with this 16" wheel on eBay? It looks promising.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260547334675

I have had a 15" Leo Braun wheel for over 10 years, in fact I had two but sold one when I was down to only one chinchilla. Now I have taken in two young male chinchillas and they need get accustomed to a wheel and I like all metal wheels, but don't like flying saucers

Collete, my 13 year old Chinchilla, one of the original inspirations for Chins & Quills is still going strong.

 

[suzi1780]

looks like Forchinate Chin's wheel to me, which is cheaper http://forchinatechins.com/chincessories.htm

 

[freddie]

Ok, thanks, looks noisy but if the wheel itself is sound then I can come with a noiseless solution that works for me.

 

[kimbt622]

i recently bought that wheel on ebay, it was suggested to me by a friend on another chin forum. best wheel i've ever gotten! truely. it is completely silent and the diameter is perfect for my active boys. its made with a rollar blade wheel which is why its so silent and the metal is so sturdy and easy to clean. its a little expensive but trust me completel worth it!

 

[freddie]

I noticed the wheel on eBay had a different screw pattern than the wheel on http://forchinatechins.com/chincessories.htm It does look like the screw pattern that I used when I made hedgehog wheels with roller blade wheels at www.hedgehogwheels.com

I wonder where they get that metal dish, they appear to be the same.

 

[tunes]

They have those metal dishes at most Tractor Supply stores I would imagine. They do out here anyway. You could probably order them through most any feed place that is similar.

 

[Essentia]

Yup. At my feed store they are $6.99.

 

[freddie]

I just came back from Tractor Supply, got one for $3.79