Kaytee CritterTrail Fun-nel Activity 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!

Great tubes for our Syrian hamster. I tried putting them in such a way that the hamster could go “underground”. But that was quickly undone after one day when the hamster loved it so much it stayed underground and poop and peed all over the tubes and was chewing them up. Keeping them above ground solved the issues.

Skip to the 2nd paragraph for the review - The photo I attached to my review shows, from top to bottom: the Habitrail OVO tube, Crittertrail straight 10" tube, two connected Habitrail OVO elbows, two connected Crittertrail elbows. You can really see how much smaller in diameter these Crittertrail tubes are - I recommend them for mice and dwarf hamsters. I do not recommend Crittertrail for Syrian hamsters (teddy bear hamsters), the tubes are just too small to be safe, and instead I would recommend the Habitrail OVO. I'm disappointed that Kaytee markets these tubes for Syrian hamsters because I think they stand a good chance of getting stuck (even if it's a "small" Syrian, if they stuff their cheek pouches full and then try to go through a Crittertrail elbow tube, I fear it would not go well). On to my review of these Crittertrail tubes, of which I have 4 of these value packs for my 2 Robo dwarf hamsters. I use them as fun little tunnel bridges between platforms in their bin cages, as well as a way to get up onto those platforms. I use zip ties to secure them in place. My robo hamsters love them, they have enough room to turn around inside a tube - robos are the smallest dwarf hamster at only 2" long, keep in mind. These Crittertrail tubes have nice ridges on the inside to help them climb. I previously used the Habitrail OVO tubes for them but those only have a few tiny ridges on the inside - my hamsters were slip 'n' sliding and struggling to climb a 45 degree angle in the Habitrail OVO tubes. Robos have furry-bottomed feet that don't grip to surfaces well, so the thick ridges in these Crittertrail tubes are great for them in that regard. A big complaint about these tubes is the connector rings, they are not easy to remove at all. I broke two fingernails trying to get the tubes apart before I remembered I had a retainer removal tool from when I got my braces off (I had Essix retainers which are kinda like Invisilign trays, and they were so tight on my teeth I needed this tool to remove them). It's a plastic tool with a little hook on the end, like a crochet hook, that is SO helpful in getting these Crittertrail tubes apart. If I didn't have this tool, I would probably hate these tubes. So, I docked a star for the connecting rings, I wish they were more like the twist 'n' lock rings that the Habitrail tubes have. EDITED to add: I found a crochet hook also works to get these Crittertrail tubes apart. And what works even better is soaking the tubes in hot water (not boiling water - the water I used was hot but still comfortable to put my hand in) - the heat softens up the connector rings a bit temporarily so that it's much easier to pull apart.

Works great my mice can't make a mess with their food anymore

Didn't fit my original hamster tubes

A mi hamster le flipan estos tubos, voy a pedir más porque se pasa el día ahí, duerme, esconde comida, se pasea, y los niños lo ven, sino se pasa el dia escondido.. buen invento

Really good my hamster hes a super skinny Syrian so he fits well!! My other hamster is a Russian dwarf and Its good

I dislike I only got one tube I was expected the whole box of tubes . 😡😡😡

We attached this to the cage, it was a bit high so took one of the joining tubes out.