My daughter checks reviews on products before we buy and noted that this wheel had mixed reviews. We took the plunge and bought it hoping it would get used by our indoor Bengal kitten. When it arrived, one of the mouldings was broken but I contacted PetPlanet and a new part arrived within the week. The kitten loved it from day one and has been getting on and off freely. I think I may even hook my electricity up to it!! My other older cat steers clear of it, I think she doesnt like the noise it makes but she goes out in the garden to exercise.

Have 2 energetic 9 month old male indoor cats, was worried this may turn out to be an expensive unused toy but couldn't be more wrong. As soon as it was built Buddy was straight on it. Beau not too sure but could hear him on it next morning. 1st couple of days were full of laughs as I watched them figure it out. Both trying it at the same time or trying to go in separate directions at the same time. They now hop on and off it when they need to release their energy. Beau especially likes going very fast on it and it is amazing to see the speed he can go on it. Really glad I took the plunge and bought it.

My indoor (harness trained) kitten Pippin (currently 9 1/2 months) seemed to want more outlets for his energy, to help avoid him attacking my other (elderly) cat and after getting him a vast variety of smaller, relatively cheap toys, I decided to look into cat wheels and I am SO glad I did. For reference Pippin is quite a confident wee boy, very playful and excited for new toys, he enjoys a laser pointer and wand toys, which I was prepared to use to help him get used to the wheel, if he didn't take to it like a duck to water. As soon as I had built the wheel he attempted to board it, before it was even transferred to the base, because of this I knew it was a good buy and he was using it on and off that whole night. He now takes himself to the wheel whenever he's feeling a bit frisky and either goes for a walk or a run. I live in a one bedroom flat, with the wheel in the living room and the noise isn't particularly obtrusive during the day, it's like a low volume background noise of a train going over the rails quite slowly, nothing just turning up the TV volume can't solve and it's more likely to lull me to sleep at night, than to wake me up. In fact if I hear it at night, then it's even more proof that it's money well spent and I go to sleep happily. I feel that if you know your cat/kitten well enough, then you'll be able to tell if this is going to be money well spent. My other cat hasn't set paw on it but as she's 14, I'm aware of her personality and that she prefers just to find a comfortable place to nap in.