Savannahgans® Magazine: The “Ziggy Doo Ferris Cat Wheel” and Other Cat Wheel Brands By Comparison
Cat Wheels are a GREAT way to keep your Savannah occupied and burn up a lot of extra energy. However, not all cat wheels are created equal. A good, stable wheel is more likely to entice your cat to use it. We've tried several different cat wheels at our cattery, including the "Go Cat Wheel," "One Fast Cat Wheel," Go Pet Wheel," and now a two "Ziggy Doo Ferris Cat Wheels."
The "Go Cat" wheel has the best base design. However, the pressboard material absorbs cat pee and sprays. The wheel itself is rather flimsy and made of corrugated plastic. It arrived damaged, and we had to get new parts several times. It's still never rolled smoothly at ALL because of the misshaped wheel. We figured it was the best you could get for a wheel that came out of a box, and we tried to stabilize it as much as we could with packing tape.
My biggest complaint about the "One Fast Cat" is it tips over very easily, and there are many opportunities for pinched paws as they've designed the base with exposed skate wheels. If the cats go fast, the wheel itself can come off the base or bounce so much it tips over. The wheels come with covers, but they get knocked off in no time and become kitty toys--so I won't use this wheel in my kitten rooms. The wheel itself wobbles, squeaks and groans when in use, making it quite loud. We sanded the joints where the sections come together because of a terrible vibration. We replaced the wheels as the bearings failed and collapsed--so the wheel tipped.
The "Go Pet Wheel" version we have is a tiny wheel both in diameter and the width of the track. It has a back to it with little spokes coming out that hit the side of the kitten when they're trying to use it because it's so narrow. When the wheel spins on its own, it's very quiet--probably the quietest out of all four-wheel we own. But, being constructed out of a plastic tub, you hear the "thump thump thump" of their paws when they run, making it the loudest of the four wheels we own. Not to mention the fact the bearings fell apart, and tiny metal ball bearings went everywhere. We were just lucky it happened while we were in the room with them, so the metal ball bearings didn't get ingested!
Our "Ziggy Doo Ferris Cat Wheels" has, by far, the best overall design and manufacturing of any of the wheels we've had. It's the only wheel we'll ever buy and recommend. The pieces are symmetrical and fit together perfectly and even. They're bolted together instead of taped or snapped. The only downfall is it's heavy, but I think that's why it rolls smoothly and doesn't wobble like the others. It's a quieter wheel, too--as long as it's on a carpeted floor or a pad underneath on hard floors. It's the widest of all the wheels and has the largest diameter, making it universal for larger Savannahs or when multiple kittens/cats use it simultaneously. You can see the size and construction difference in the photo showing two white "Ferris" wheels on the outside and a black "One Fast Cat" wheel in the middle (not our picture, but one shared with us).
Here's the link if you're looking to purchase a Ferris Cat Wheel (click on currency in the upper left corner to change between CAD and USD)
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