Zhu Zhu Pets? any good?

[twolittledarlings]

Am thinking of buying a few sets of these for my soon to be 9 and 7 year old?

Are these any good and are they fun and worth it? Trying to make to most of the 3 for 2 deals at Argos and Boots and these do add up but need a few sets in order to make the most of these toys?

Some people love them. Ours are never played with ever.

DD1 only has 2 hamsters. Not bothered to get anything else so far as not cheap and she has shown little interest in the hamsters. Maybe she would use them more if i got the playhouse or ball or something. She has asked for some more for Christmas.

We have 4 hamsters,never ever played with, apart from about a week ago when dd1 ran one across ds's head and ripped him a bald patch. rubbish!

I have 2 dds (3 and 6) between them they have 4 zhu zhus.They do enjoy playing with them occasionally. However I would warn that I am fairly intolerant of irritating noises and they irritate me (the hamsters not the dds!)

They are also a bit tricky to switch off. Also if you pick one up to put in toy box or whatever they squeak and witter on. :)

We also have the playhouse, a double buggy and two "baby" hamsters, plus some "bedding"

Thank you all for your reply. Need to decide quickly whetner to purchase or not as Argos deal finishes on the 28th.

we have hamsters too and DD loves them. she has got the playhouse, the ball and some baby hamsters.

agree with lollipop that they dont switch off very well but are cute

Buy the hamsters and ONE accessory. I went mad last xmas and the only bit played with is the hamsters themselves.

my ds age 6 loves his to bits,it sleeps in a shoebox house he made himself with shredded tissue paper as bedding.he had it for xmas last year and its still one of his top toys.hes asked for ninja and special agent ones this year which is fine by me as theyre only £10 each.did buy the ball and car but they were crap.theyre at the bottom of the toy box.

Our dc love them. They are 6 and 8yo.

Lots of their friends have them and they get together and play.

Ds wants "boy" hamsters this year.

Will check out argos as fheynwant more this year

Just. Don't drop them in the loo.

They don't survivor, as dd realized this week.

My nieces love them. They have some kind of car and garage that's really funny. My 9 month old DD is fascinated by them.

my 3yo DD loves hers - keep debating getting some ball / accessory for the bloody thing this year.... she treats it like a live pet fgs - drives me up the wall!

my ds (nearly 6) has the kung zu hamster which i think are the more boyish version of the zhu zhu ones. He loves his. although he's only had it a few weeks so the novelty probably hasn't worn off yet

Cat disembowelled the hamster - nuff said!

My 3yo loves hers

they dont work well on carpet and do not put near long hair as it will get caught and you will have a screaming child.

The hamsters are the best part , we have the slide which is good when can be bothered / find enough space to set up. Forget the ball waste of time as is the bags / beds!

If anyone has any bits they are thinking of selling please let me know on here or PM me. DD1 has been saying today that she really wants more bits/hamsters for Christmas.

Have made the most of Argos and Boots 3 for 2 deals.

Have splashed out on 4 hamsters and got the fun house, the piazza set, the airport, the grooming set, the pizza set, and 5 accessory parts.

Just hope the girls will play with these and the concensus is that they are fun and as I have wooden floors and space, they can play with these even if their friends come round.

Thank you all for replying.