Homegroove Cat Wheels for Indoor Cats, 46 inch Large Cat Exercise Running Treadmill Wheel with Carpeted Runway for Kitty’s Longer Life, 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 use 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. Editing months later to mention that our big boy is back to using it. For several months none of them used it, and I was thinking of giving up, but as my daughter said, "He looked in the mirror and was like, I gotta do something about this." I would encourage people to use a laser pointer or a toy on a string to encourage cats to use the wheel. They like it when they associate it with fun. Catnip sprinkled on it is also helpful. BTW, the inner dimension of this wheel is about 39" /99 cm.. The title reflects the overall height, which is meaningless in terms of function. Our tom is a large cat now, and he's okay with it. The other two cats don't use it at all, but the young female will sit and watch her buddy use it. Possibly they each believe they are entitled to their own private wheel, but that's not happening. 😿 Editing after a year and a half to say that the wheel is still in great shape and the big orange cat is usually the only one who uses it, but he uses it almost every day and sometimes multiple times. If you are considering whether to buy one, I would say this has been worth the money. I think our guy, who is 15 pounds and all lean, would do better in a bigger wheel, He usually doesn't run but just marches along in it at a steady pace. One more thing worth noting: When complete it is in two parts that are easy for this little old lady to move from room to room.

Solid, sturdy & my cats love it! Well worth the money paid. Here are some pointers if you are considering purchasing: Assembly is pretty easy for me, nothing harder than IKEA furniture. Using a power drill/driver makes it easier but be careful not to over tighten & make sure pre drilled holes line up. As soon as I opened the box, I laid out the carpeting portion on the floor to flatten it out and then sprinkled catnip all over it. The cats were playing on the carpeted portion while I was doing assembly… I think that really helped in training them to use the wheel. Follow the directions and take your time, it isn’t terribly hard. I have the base of the wheel set on tile, you may have to experiment to place it on a tile floor because sometimes tile will cause the base to be wobbly. You can use felt for leveling or find a different spot on the floor where you can put the base where it doesn’t rock. Once I finished assembly, I was pleasantly surprised at how smooth the wheel turns. I think it is relatively quiet when it turns but I do hear it when my cats are using it at night. A lot of other people have commented about the carpet surface. I think it works great and my cats love to claw and pounce on it. It is held in place by Velcro. My cats like to run on the wheel and then stop and they use their claws to hang on so if you had any reservations about cat claws catching the carpeting, I would say not to worry about that. (I try to remember to trim my cats nails from time to time.) The wheel stops spinning rather quickly if the cat stops walking or running. There is a little motion back & forth, but not that bad at all and the cats seem to handle it just fine. When training your cats give them time. My cats are three years old and are very treat motivated. I use the Friskies tuna temptations. I used Post-it notes and cut a little slit in the paper to fit treats in, then I used some packing tape to paste the Post-it notes around the circle. Sometimes I would put treats in only a few of the papers, but the cats were figuring out how to turn the wheel to get the treats. Once they figured that out, they have started doing it just for fun now. At first they were walking then they started jogging and now I have a little one that crouches low and puts her ears back and tries to go really fast and jumps to get started, it is the cutest thing! They both are taking to it quite well in a very short time. I would imagine an older cats might take a little longer. Don’t give up on them. This is a great item to have and it keeps them busy! My two litter mates are always trying to pick on each other so the wheel is helping to curb those behaviors.

My cats love this treadmill. They use it every day. It is a lot of work putting it together. You need a battery powered screw-gun (drill). Set the "brake" to gently seat the screws. There are a ton of screws and many wood parts to assemble. Its BIG. You need space for it. The only reason I give it 4 stars instead kf 5, is that its nosiy. It kind of roars as they run on it. Not crazy loud, but not quiet at all. It had a lock so you can keep it quiet while you sleep. But overall its worth the price. Other wheels cost more and are smaller. You want a big diameter wheel so it does not hurt their back as the they run on it. Buy this one. Its been great for my cats. I used a lazer pointer to train them to run on it. It takes awhile for your cat to get used to it. Once they do, they love it.

I did see that one review call a negative as difficulty to assemble, don't sleep on that. There's a lot of pieces you need to put together. The good news, they'll include extra hardware and all the tools you need - technically. The included screwdriver unfortunately stripped after I used it on a couple screws that weren't going in, only to examine them and realize the X that should be on top was more of a T, with one side that didn't get etched out properly. There were extra screws, so I had enough, but some of them were faulty, including another one that didn't even have threads, just smooth like a nail. This might have been used for something but it wasn't mentioned in the directions and I didn't see anywhere it could have gone. However that said it's an amazing product -there *were* enough pieces to assemble it - and my kitty has been loving it, worth the price and the assembly effort for sure!

Overall Im happy with the wheel quality, it takes some time to build but is pretty sturdy. It is quite noisy, but it has a stopper if you want to restrict its use. If youre looking into a cat wheel this is a solid choice. The only problem is getting your cat to use it. Luckily my cat is very active and playful, but she didn't trust the wheel for the first couple of days. I tried a wand toy and laser to get her to try it, but it didnt click until I held a treat just out of reach in front of her. Then just phase into rewarding with play and they will want to run on their own. For size reference my cat is pretty petite (about 7-8 pounds) and she fits pretty well in the XL size. So consider one of the bigger sizes if you have a large cat

easy to set up. pretty durable for the price. my boy is self motivated so he goes on without any incentive, and he seems to enjoy it when he has built up energy. i would definitely recommend the large size to protect cats backs and posture. the detachable carpet is fantastic and makes it easy to clean. its pretty quiet considering its a giant cat wheel. i'm very happy

3 1/2 stars Definitely easier with TWO people building. Decent quality but very loud and kind of "creaky " Nowhere as smooth as One Fast Cat wheels.

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS WHEEL! It was a good price. Take's a lot of time to put together but it wasn't super hard to ready the instructions. Its very sturdy and I am not scared of my cats falling off or getting hurt on it. My cat literally walks or runs on it 20x a day and we just got it a few days ago. I love that the carpet part is easily removable and washable (just stuck on with heavy duty Velcro) my cats also scratch at the Velcro and it doesn't budge. It's not loud at all and there is not squeaking or anything. It's just enough sound stimuli for my kitty to recognize what is going on. Super safe especially with the lock option and the gaps on the side so that their nails don't get hurt. Make sure their nails are cut down so that they don't get their nails caught on the carpet.