Talk:Hamster ball

Untitled
does this really need an article? The hamster wheel article mentions this as a related toy, perhaps we should merge them because this stub has no sources! anyone here willing to help me improve this article?--Lerdthenerd (talk) 14:16, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Criticism
The german Wikipedia lists some quite strong negative points about hamster balls: Joggingball. For example they mention that the animal might panic, not get enough air and not see obstacles ahead of time and hence run into them. Shouldn't this also be mentioned here? - Pableu (talk) 10:57, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

NPOV issues
The current article seems to be rather anti-hamster ball. Even if the facts do point towards the idea that the balls are harmful, we must avoid expressing this as our own opinion. - furrykef (Talk at me) 01:41, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

So...
Does there really need to be a citation for "Children should not throw, drop, or bounce hamster balls"? 128.189.66.223 (talk) 01:20, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Dangers with Hamster Balls
TVT (Tierärztliche Vereinigung für Tierschutz) warn that hamster balls pose a huge risk of injury. The hamster can not free itself from the ball and can not control the speed or direction of the ball. While in a hamster ball, especially in a transparent one, they cannot meet their natural instinct to take cover. There is a high risk for injury when the ball hits a wall or rolls down from raised surfaces. The small ventilation slots do not give a sufficient air supply for the hamster. TVT considers hamster balls to be anti animal welfare and do not recommend their use for any small mammal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mintyfrills (talk • contribs) 11:34, 17 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I would consider their natural instinct to take cover quite dangerous inside house by itself. -- Hkmaly (talk) 22:27, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I have rephrased this so that it is clear this is TVT's opinion. Such things should not be expressed as fact in Wikipedia's narrative voice.
 * Furthermore, TVT is flat-out wrong about "cannot control the speed or direction". A hamster can do this quite well, based on personal experience. A friend would let her hamster run around in a ball for a half-hour or so every evening. The hamster would run that ball all over the house, turning corners and avoiding obstacles. You could stand in its way and the hamster would skillfully veer around you. I was quite surprised when I witnessed this, because I thought hamsters had poor eyesight (especially inside a plastic ball). ~Anachronist (talk) 05:00, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Rodent eradication
Must happen as quickly as humanly possible. Eradication is the first and foremost command. Trapping and domesticating them unwillingly undoes what the pied piper was of vocation leisurely with. Gratifying the city counsellors and law enforcement officers. City advocates. 121.72.27.51 (talk) 03:31, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Minecraft real life
similar to minecraft eyes 2A00:1110:113:3D7B:0:26:3F1F:5601 (talk) 10:08, 29 May 2023 (UTC)