Homegroove Cat Exercise Wheel for Indoor Cats, 46" Large XL Cat Running Treadmill Wheel with Carpeted Runway for Kitty’s Longer Life, Natural Wood Color(XL)

It took me more than three hours to assemble, but I'm a senior female and in no hurry. I did not use a power driver because I'm not skilled with it and it's heavy for me. I found that the little screwdriver that came with the kit was quite okay for the task, but of course much slower. I used a ratcheting screwdriver for the last few turns. Use the gloves that come with the kit or you will get a blister (Yes, I have evidence of this.). There are 115 screws to install (Plenty of extras were provided). It was a little challenging, but for me it's like a puzzle, especially when the instructions are less than wonderful and printed teeny. My husband offered to help but I shooed him away. I had a little uncertainty about which screws went where, but the information is there if you're willing to dig it out of the fine print and divergent English. Also, it's all logically designed and properly engineered to line up. The parts list omits the nuts that were provided for the underside of the long screws, but there wasn't any other place to put them, and they're pictured, sort of, with the rather cryptic wording. Basically, you use them with the wide part down against the wood. They provided a little wrench to hold them. If you overtighten anything both the plastic anchors for the wood screws as well as the metal seats for the machine screws will start to turn and they might not hold as well if that happens. This is another reason not to use a power tool. My efforts were rewarded when one of our three cats took to it immediately. The kittens are about six months old, and the little calico, who is usually bold and adventurous, was reluctant to stay in it when it started to turn, but she watched the orange boy with interest and will probably come around later. I enticed them into it with a laser pointer. The boy kitty kept using the wheel after I put the pointer away. Our third cat is elderly and off snoozing somewhere. She hasn't seen the wheel yet. I will update later if there are new developments, but so far this has been worth the price and effort. This thing is surprisingly sturdy and quiet. I'm quite pleased with it overall. The only challenge I foresee is keeping the young grandchildren away from it. I plan to hide it when they visit. I wouldn't expect the wheels to support the weight of a child, but under normal use, I think it will be fine. Editing a few days later to say that the reluctant kitty is now the main user of the wheel. Editing months later to mention that our big boy is back to using it. For several months none of them used it, and I was thinking of giving up, but as my daughter said, "He looked in the mirror and was like, I gotta do something about this." I would encourage people to use a laser pointer or a toy on a string to encourage cats to use the wheel. They like it when they associate it with fun. Catnip sprinkled on it is also helpful. BTW, the inner dimension of this wheel is about 39" /99 cm.. The title reflects the overall height, which is meaningless in terms of function. Our tom is a large cat now, and he's okay with it. The other two cats don't use it at all, but the young female will sit and watch her buddy use it. Possibly they each believe they are entitled to their own private wheel, but that's not happening. 😿 Editing after a year and a half to say that the wheel is still in great shape and the big orange cat is usually the only one who uses it, but he uses it almost every day and sometimes multiple times. If you are considering whether to buy one, I would say this has been worth the money. I think our guy, who is 15 pounds and all lean, would do better in a bigger wheel, He usually doesn't run but just marches along in it at a steady pace. One more thing worth noting: When complete it is in two parts that are easy for this little old lady to move from room to room.

Solid, sturdy & my cats love it! Well worth the money paid. Here are some pointers if you are considering purchasing: Assembly is pretty easy for me, nothing harder than IKEA furniture. Using a power drill/driver makes it easier but be careful not to over tighten & make sure pre drilled holes line up. As soon as I opened the box, I laid out the carpeting portion on the floor to flatten it out and then sprinkled catnip all over it. The cats were playing on the carpeted portion while I was doing assembly… I think that really helped in training them to use the wheel. Follow the directions and take your time, it isn’t terribly hard. I have the base of the wheel set on tile, you may have to experiment to place it on a tile floor because sometimes tile will cause the base to be wobbly. You can use felt for leveling or find a different spot on the floor where you can put the base where it doesn’t rock. Once I finished assembly, I was pleasantly surprised at how smooth the wheel turns. I think it is relatively quiet when it turns but I do hear it when my cats are using it at night. A lot of other people have commented about the carpet surface. I think it works great and my cats love to claw and pounce on it. It is held in place by Velcro. My cats like to run on the wheel and then stop and they use their claws to hang on so if you had any reservations about cat claws catching the carpeting, I would say not to worry about that. (I try to remember to trim my cats nails from time to time.) The wheel stops spinning rather quickly if the cat stops walking or running. There is a little motion back & forth, but not that bad at all and the cats seem to handle it just fine. When training your cats give them time. My cats are three years old and are very treat motivated. I use the Friskies tuna temptations. I used Post-it notes and cut a little slit in the paper to fit treats in, then I used some packing tape to paste the Post-it notes around the circle. Sometimes I would put treats in only a few of the papers, but the cats were figuring out how to turn the wheel to get the treats. Once they figured that out, they have started doing it just for fun now. At first they were walking then they started jogging and now I have a little one that crouches low and puts her ears back and tries to go really fast and jumps to get started, it is the cutest thing! They both are taking to it quite well in a very short time. I would imagine an older cats might take a little longer. Don’t give up on them. This is a great item to have and it keeps them busy! My two litter mates are always trying to pick on each other so the wheel is helping to curb those behaviors.

My cats love this treadmill. They use it every day. It is a lot of work putting it together. You need a battery powered screw-gun (drill). Set the "brake" to gently seat the screws. There are a ton of screws and many wood parts to assemble. Its BIG. You need space for it. The only reason I give it 4 stars instead kf 5, is that its nosiy. It kind of roars as they run on it. Not crazy loud, but not quiet at all. It had a lock so you can keep it quiet while you sleep. But overall its worth the price. Other wheels cost more and are smaller. You want a big diameter wheel so it does not hurt their back as the they run on it. Buy this one. Its been great for my cats. I used a lazer pointer to train them to run on it. It takes awhile for your cat to get used to it. Once they do, they love it.

Amazing wheel, super easy to train hyper cats to use it. It’s wooden so it really soaks up the noise just make sure to put on carpet to dampen the noise further. Sand the corners to make it better to handle. The instructions may be complex or unclear but it is really simple to put together, just read it carefully and you'll be fine! Highly recommend great quality.

easy to set up. pretty durable for the price. my boy is self motivated so he goes on without any incentive, and he seems to enjoy it when he has built up energy. i would definitely recommend the large size to protect cats backs and posture. the detachable carpet is fantastic and makes it easy to clean. its pretty quiet considering its a giant cat wheel. i'm very happy

Wir hatten uns schon lange mit dem Thema Katzenlaufrad auseinander gesetzt, waren aber nicht so überzeugt dass unsere beiden Hauskatzen das annehmen werden. Und ja ich bin ehrlich: uns hatte auch der Preis etwas abgeschreckt, für etwas was nicht sicher ist, dass es bei unseren beiden Katzen ankommen wird. Ich hatte die Back Friday Woche jetzt dann genutzt und dieses Laufrad bestellt. Das Rad kam gut verpackt und schnell an. Da mein Mann gerne mir die handwerklichen Sachen überlässt, weil mir das Spass macht, habe ich es gestern - natürlich unter Aufsicht unserer Katzen - alleine aufgebaut. Somit ist ein Aufbau alleine gut machbar. Die einzelnen Teile sind gut beschriftet und auch die Montageanleitung ist sehr klar und kurz verfasst. Als das Rad dann stand waren mein Mann und ich uns einig dass die Qualität top ist und der Preis dafür gerechtfertigt. Jetzt war nur noch die Frage ob der Preis für unsere Katzen gerechtfertigt war oder ob das Rad einstauben würde. Als erstes kam unsere Katze und hatte zaghaft ihre ersten Schritte gemacht, nachdem wir das Rad von außen leicht für sie gedreht haben. Man hat ihr angemerkt, dass ihr das alles noch nicht ganz Geheuer ist, aber dennoch hatte sie keine Angst davor. Als der Kater (so ganz Mann natürlich, erst einmal der Frau den Vortritt lassen ;)!) die Macht an sich gerissen hatte, gab es kein Halten mehr. Mit seiner Lieblingsmaus gab es dann kein Halten mehr. Er hat sie in einem Tempo gejagt, dass mein Mann und ich nur ins Staunen kamen und der Kater am Ende müde neben dem Rad lag. Auch am Abend sind die Beiden immer wieder abwechselnd kurz drauf und haben "ein paar Runden" gedreht. Heute morgen wurde es von unserem Kater gleich wieder in Beschlag genommen, aber erst einmal nur um das Frühstück bei einem Nickerchen darauf zu verdauen. Der Geräuschpegel wenn die Katzen darauf toben ist für uns akzeptabel und stört nicht beim Fernsehen. Alles in allem sind wir uns einig, dass das Katzenlaufrad sein Geld wert war und unsere Katzen ihren Spass damit haben. Also absolute Kaufempfehlung!

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The wheel is misaligned with the base. When the wheels spins it also moves to the side until it starts scraping the base which makes it loud, slow and requires a lot of strength to move

Very solid once assembled, fun to watch the cat get some exercise on it. Only issue was that some of the pieces required additional sanding. It was nice of them to include a piece of sandpaper for me to finish it off but just threw me off a bit.

This is excellent. I have two cats, a Moggie and a Maine Coon. The Moggie is still a bit apprehensive, but the Maine Coon loves it. I ordered this size because of the Maine Coon and I'm so glad I did. It will take 2 people to put it together but it was simple and didn't take long. If I had a complaint, and it has nothing to do with the exercise wheel, I had to order this twice, the first time the order was canceled by either Amazon or the company Homegroove and when it was delivered they left it outside my property on the sidewalk. I was lucky my neighbour saw it and put it on his front porch.