You can see from the graph why I spent so much time and energy trying out multiple types of wheels, lubricant and padding to find the perfect combination to muffle her wheel, because her favorite running hour was 2:00 in the morning!
He has a bunch more data and graphs on Lizzie's behavior up on his personal blog if you want to see more.
2 comments:
This is so cool. You did a lot of scientific observation. We are trying to figure out how to measure how much our hamsters are running. Any advice? Can we buy a hamster wheel pedometer somewhere? My young kids and I are not good at building things. Thank you!:) Teri:-)
Hi Teri! Tommy actually put together an Instructable on how to modify your own hamster's wheel. You can find the full list of instructions here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Track_How_Far_Your_Hamster_Runs/
But in case you want an easier project that will still be fun for you and your kids without the complicated construction, you can buy a regular bike speed and/or mileage meter from any bicycle shop and put that on your hamster wheel instead. Here's a video of one such simple setup that someone posted on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXRH50fvHWA
Hope that helps, and good luck!
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