Kaytee CritterTrail Fun-nel Loop-D-Loop Accessory Kit Small Animal Habitat Tubes

These tubes worked great for my syrian hamsters. They love to climb around in them & run across the top of them like a bridge. Granted it takes a few packs of these tubes to really build something fun and creative for the hammies but I have found that this exact pack of tubes generally runs at a cheaper selling price on Amazon than in most of my local pet stores such as Petsmart, Petco & also at Walmart. I also searched on other websites because I was looking to buy in bulk but I was still unable to find a better deal on this particular product than on Amazon. Most offer this product in the price range of $15 to $26 with an added shipping & handling fee but I was able to purchase mine here for $12 with free prime shipping! Can’t beat that deal  As far as the quality of the tubes, they are made very sturdy to where they will not easily fall apart while your hamster is running around in them but this does make for a slightly difficult connecting process & a bit more challenging disconnecting of the tubes. Though if done in a patient and gentle manner, these tubes can be taken apart and reassembled without too much hassle and without breaking them. The magic is in the plastic ring at the end of each tube. You just have to not yank them apart as this can cause breaking or chipping of the tube. Also if you have a hamster that likes to devour plastic & munch on it for a chew toy, it is good to provide them with some sort of wooden snack hut or chew block to help detour them. If that doesn’t work then you can rub some vinegar or lemon juice in the area which they are chewing away & they will most likely lose interest & stop eating their tunnel highway. I would definitely recommend this product to any hamster owner looking to help entertain their critters!

I got these items a few months ago to add to my hamster cage all of them have worked out good but some of the items are better than others. A summary is below.Wheel: This is my favorite item. The wheel is outside of the cage so it does not take up any space in the cage. It can either attach to the outside of a cage or a end of a tube (both habit trail or critter trail tubes will work), it is my dwarf hamsters favorite wheel, it will run on it for hours every night. It is also silent if cooking oil is put on the axle for lubrication. Like any wheel it requires cleaning a few times a week, but it is easy to do.Outhouse: Also a very good item that can be used as a outhouse, den or dust bath, my hamster likes it a lot, and it is easy to clean.Circular tube: This item is OK, this item is not as good as the others because it can snap apart. This can be minimized if there are tubes both above and below it to help keep it together. This can be a good item but it must be used carefully because it can come apart, or cause the tubes to be too lopsided and tip over if they are not supported.

Good product but don’t use the wheel. Hamsters need saucers not these wheels as these wheels hurt their backs!

I like these "fun-nels" better than the Habitrail type, although the Habitrail are more transparent which makes viewing the hamsters a little easier. Habitrail and Critter Trail are interchangeable for the most part though, so I have a mix of both.Background: I have this cage: http://www.amazon.com/Super-Pet-Critter-Habitat-Hamsters/dp/B005FU4Z4W, which comes with a the cage, water bottle, food dish, and a basic set up of funnels to get to the "petting zone" that goes over the top of the cage.Pros of this set:The elbow pieces give you the ability to "grow" your hamster cage off the sides. You can build up and connect them to the "roof" of the cage or to the petting zone (if you have it).My Chinese Dwarf Hamsters are easily able to climb up and down these tunnels. They are skinnier than Habitrail though, so they might be too small for bigger hamsters.The connectors are SO much easier to use than the connectors included with Habitrail. These are simple pop on/pop off, where Habitrail you have to do some magic twisting to get it on the first tube, then some magic twisting to get it on the second tube, which half the time takes it off the first tube...it gets frustrating. These are much more straight forward -- pop them on the first one, pop the second one in place, DONE!Cleanability is good -- I take off different sections a couple of times a week (that have been pooped in/peed in) and clean them out, and then once a week I give the whole cage a thorough cleaning, running all of them through hot bleach water in the tub and letting them dry out completely before reconnecting.Cons: .You need more than one of these sets, or some other accessories, to make it worth while. What is included is shown -- 3 elbows, a "T" piece, 2 straight pieces (one huge one small), the lookout window, and the connectors. This is still a way better price value than buying them individually, but one set won't get you very far. The largest straight piece does connect to the "roof" of the cage though (it drops down into the cage a ways so the hamsters can climb straight up into it), which makes it nice.I plan on getting more of these sets as our St Hamsterville grows -- I recommend these to other hamster owners!