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Zhu Zhu Pets HamstersZhu Zhu Pets Hamsters

2009 hottest selling Xmas toy - Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters are a riot of motion and sound. Darting around in their hamster tubes, busily scurrying from room to room, you never know where they’ll go next!

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A great gift idea for Christmas, but be sure to order NOW as top toys always sell out fast in the run up to Xmas, AND Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters were already sold out by mid October at some stores.

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters - In Stock

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Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters 'Add Ons' and Accessories

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters Hilites

Simply pet the hamster’s back, set him down, and watch him Zhu Zhu Zhu-oom! Zhu Zhu Pets like to be picked up and snuggled too!

The best alternatives to real live hamsters, Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters don’t poop, die, or stink, but they are still a riot of motion and sound. Darting around in their hamster tubes, busily scurrying from room to room, you never know where they’ll go next! Simply pet the hamster’s back, set him down, and watch him Zhu Zhu Zhu-oom! Zhu Zhu Pets like to be picked up and snuggled too! Pet them gently on the nose, and they’ll squeak with contentment. These hamsters have over 40 different sound effects, depending on the unique environment they encounter.

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters include two play modes: nurturing mode where the hamsters coo and purr and adventure mode where the hamsters explore their habitat with intelligent audio and mechanical responses to various habitat stimuli. Zhu Zhu Pets are innovative, interactive battery-operated hamsters. Kids will spend hours watching the hamsters talk and move around in specially designed playsets that kids can customize. It sounds high-tech, but these cute hamsters are easy for all ages to play with. One of the things we love about this is that the technology is virtually invisible. All kids see is a cute pet they'll love playing with.

The sophisticated technology is on the inside. All kids see are super-cute, adorable pets that they can play with - almost as if they were real. It’s creative, engaging and appealing, and it’s never been done before. For parents who don’t want - or kids who aren’t ready for - a live hamster, this is about as close as it gets.

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters Features

Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters are Super Smart, Realistic Hamster-rific Fun! They chatter, scatter, scoot n' scurry like a real hamster!
Loving Mode: Pet them, love them, hear them chatter
Explore Mode: Let them scoot, scamper, across the floor.
Nurturing mode: hamster coos and purrs
Provide them with their Hamster Habitat.
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Zhu Zhu Pets - Meet the Hamsters

Mr. Squiggles:
Mr. Squiggles is the fussy and finicky hamster who's been there, done that, and lived to tell about it. Get out of his way! He's a hamster on a mission: Explore Galore, then explore some more! Love him, pet him, and watch him go. (Just don't call him cute.)
Chunk:
Whoa, dude! Chunk, a laid-back surf hamster, is famous for chillin' out, hangin' back and layin' low. But when he gets a whiff of some slammin' surf, he's off and runnin'! Don't spare the hugs for this rad rodent. He lives to feel the love.
NumNums:
If there's something yummy in the area, cutie NumNums will track it down! She's a super fuzzy friend you can depend on for laughs and love. Her highly trained sniffer can detect a carrot from a mile away, so stand back and watch her scoot to find some munchies!
Pipsqueak:
Pipsqueak may be sweet and small, but this petite powerhouse isn't afraid of anything. A daredevil with the curiosity of a dozen cats, she loves to play, explore, run and slide. Just give her some wiggle room and watch her do her stuff.
Patches:
Patches loves flowers and will do anything, run on wheels, slip down slides and go through crazy u-turns, to get a chance to sniff some delicious petals. While she's always moving and running around, she still makes time to love her human friends. Patches is loveable, huggable, and always on the go!

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters Specifications

Read the specs on Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters.

  • Recommended age: 3 years and up
  • Item Weight: 1 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)

CAUTION: Motorized wheel toys have the potential for hair entanglement. To prevent entanglement, keep hair away from wheels. If hair gets caught by winding around a wheel, simply stop the wheel by firmly grabbing it. Next, press the back or head button once to stop motor from running. Next, slowly unwind hair from axle by turning the wheel by hand. Zhu Zhu Hamsters are not designed to be a sleep toy, remove the batteries if your child wishes to take it to bed.

Zhu Zhu Pets Playtime

In addition to having hours of fun with Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters, here’s a few other activities you and your boy and girl and their friends can enjoy!

Ready, Set, Zhu-oom! Race - A Timed Activity
Set up a race course using the Zhu Zhu Pets pieces in the set. Place the ramp, slide and car in an open area. Mark a finish line with string or tape. Each child races his/her hamster through the course to see who gets the best time. Use an egg timer during the races and award the child with the best time a special prize.

Hammy Hide-and-Seek -Team or individual activity
One child counts while the other children hide their hamsters. After counting, the child who is “it” finds each hamster. Children take turns hiding and seeking.
Optional play: Parents divide children into teams. Each team gets to hide their hamsters. When they are finished hiding them, the other team has to find them. The hiders can use the “hot and cold” method to help locate the hidden hamsters.  
Look for more games to play with your Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters soon!

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters Reviews

Recent reviews from other parents are presented for you too:
Fun for hours!, September 8, 2009
I bought a few of these for my daughter and she loves them. She plays on her own for hours and even when she has playdates, these are all they want to play with!

Great Toy, Overpriced here, October 6, 2009
This is a really cute toy and I am hoping it makes my daughters happy so I don't have to buy a REAL hamster which is what they really want(LOL). BUT, these prices are ridiculous. Amazon is fulfilling these orders through 3rd parties who are setting the prices so I don't exactly blame Amazon, BUT it is disappointing the way Amazon is marketing them. However, if you promised a little one these toys, this may be the only way to get them. Someone I know contacted the manufacturer and from what I understand the stores are only getting so many before Christmas and then thats it. Apparently they haven't been able to make enough to keep up with the demand. I spoke to someone at Walmart today and they said that they already got their allotment and they won't be getting any more before the holidays and they were sold out already. YIKES!



Hallelujah my Zhu Zhu Pets work - Have plenty of AAA Batteries on hand..., August 29, 2009
I got up early and was able to get Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters at WalMart. So glad because I know they are selling out stores because I've been calling everywhere.
Anyway, my kids have been playing with them all day. And then hair got wrapped around the little wheel and I thought one had broke so I spent forever trying to get the hair off -- but that's not what was making an additional squealing noise and making the wheels stop turning.
The little Zhu Zhu pets hamsters just needed new batteries. They came with 2 AAA batteries from the manufacturer -- and I'm sure they weren't in the store that long so that little hands could've worn out the batteries thru the "try me" window.
They must've just come with batteries not as good as the ones I changed them into. Because I just popped in some Duracel or whatever batteries -- and now the Zhu Zhu Pets run even faster than when we first bought them this morning.
My children are playing with them as I write.
Now we want all the Zhu Zhu pets in the collection -- and the accessories. Maybe by Christmas or before...

Cepia, LLC

2009 Xmas hottest selling toy was developed by Cepia, LLC and launched as "Go Go Pets" in early 2009, changing the name:

"Special announcement from Mr. Squiggles!!
Our name changed from Go Go Pets to ZHU ZHU PETS!!!
We are still the same fun-loving, super-cool hamsters!
I was just hanging out with the crew -- Num Nums, Chunk,
Pipsqueak, and myself -- and we realized that we do so
much more than go... we zhu zhu zhu-oom!!!"