Homegroove Cat Wheel Cat Exercise Wheels for Indoor Cats, 45 inch Large Cat Running Wheel with Carpeted Runway, Cat Treadmill Wheel for Kitty’s Longer Life, Cat Wheel for Fitness Weight, Black(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 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.

Das Laufrad kam in erstaunlich kleiner Verpackung an wo man sich erstmals fragt ob da nicht alles geliefert wurde.Aber alles okay.Das Gewicht des Pakets war doch 15kg.Alle Teile waren gut verpackt, die Qualität und Verarbeitung sind Top.Der Aufbau war prinzipiell einfach. Nur bei den einzelnen Lamellen am Rad musste man erstmals den Trick raushaben. Aufbau ca. 1 1/2 Stunden.Anbei lag ein Schraubenzieher, Handschuhe ( für kleine Hände ) und Schleifpapier. Weder die Handschuhe noch das Papier wurden benötigt da keine Holzsplitter bei diesem Rad abstanden.Statt des Schraubenziehers empfehle ich einen Akkuschrauber, das geht einfacher.Der Teppich (innen) sollte man nicht zu sehr ziehen beim anbringen, sondern locker reinlegen. Sonst hat man schnell 1 bis 2 cm zuviel und es legt sich nicht schön zusammen.Wie auf dem Foto gezeigt, bleiben sehr viele Schrauben übrig. Beängstigend viele, so dass man mehrmals kontrolliert ob man wirklich nichts vergessen hat.Nun zum Gebrauch.Ich habe 3 Katzen. Die jüngste ist knapp über 3 Monate alt.Logisch denkt man dass die noch nicht über genug Kraft verfügt um das Rad zum laufen zu bringen. Pustekuchen 😀Der Kleine stieg rein und war gleich begeistert. Durch seine Neugierde war er aber erstmal an den Seiten interessiert weil das Rad dreht und so hat er immer versucht die Radseite zu erhaschen. Aber dank perfektem Pfotenschutz war keine Gefahr, es sah nur komisch aus 😀Und dann lief er los und hatte enormen Spass dran. ( Natürlich unter Aufsicht )Ab einer gewissen Zeit ( fast 30 Minuten ) musste ich ihn aber vom Rad etwas ablenken, da er sich meiner Meinung zu sehr verausgabte.Beide größeren Katzen haben sich noch nicht getraut und ich lasse sie erstmal mit dem Rad einige Zeit vertraut werden.Einer der größeren Katze legt sich aber schon zum ruhen rein, was dann den Kleinen wieder auf den Plan ruft, der dann seinen Platz beansprucht und wieder los läuft. Er denkt es gehört ihm basta.Der Geräuschpegel:Am Tag ist es ganz okay. Man hört auch im Nebenzimmer wenn es benutzt wird.Aber in der Nacht sollte man unbedingt die Bremse aktivieren !Durch die nächtliche Stille ist der Geräuschpegel umso höher, und man realisiert dass das Rad im Lauf leicht vibriert und diese Vibrationen in einer Mietwohnung mit Sicherheit der drunter wohnende Nachbarn mitbekommt.Fazit :Super Rad zu kleinem Preis.Absolute Weiterempfehlung.

Wow - I got the large one, like 4' in diameter thinking that a smaller wheel would be difficult for the cat the walk on.It's truly huge, like a little wider and you could exercise your kid on it. Sure - it's noisy when it rolls but that's not an issue unless you anticipate your cat training for a marathon.I'm truly impressed by the build - it's designed quite well for what it has to be and I say that as an engineer. My hats off to the design team. The instructions are truly awful and others have said as much too. Don't let that worry you - this is not that difficult to assemble. Unless you enjoy callouses - get a cordless screwdriver with a GOOD bit.The velcro strips go on the outside edge, not towards the middle like I did.Lastly - don't traumatize your cat/s trying to get it to use it. Rub some catnip on it, otherwise let them figure it out.PS. If your cats refuse to use it - the wheel comes with a lock. Engage the lock, mount some shelves to it and turn it into a futuristic shelf for your library. I'm half-serious.

This product has A LOT of pieces and the instructions are just crumby drawings so it seemed very overwhelming when we first opened it up, but it went together fairly easily, even with a 4yo and 6yo helping along the way. It's mostly quiet but it does slide on the floor so needs to be on a rug or mat to not move. My maine coon kitten has no issues with it but my cat isn't a fan. Overall, happy with this.

Das Rad geht viel zu streng keine Katze hat die Kraft dieses zu bewegen vieleicht habe ich was falsch gemacht?