~ Question about "Death Balls"

[~SG~]

Is there any animal they are safe for?

 

[MyLilPintoBean]

Yeah... Stuffed animals.

The ventilation is too poor for any animal IMHO.

 

[Orlandochins]

I am about to make a post about this....but yes I found out today that there is one animal it is good for...penguins!!!! A zoo in Washington uses them for their penguins to have a good enrichment activity....they fill the balls with fish and then put the lid on and put the balls in the water....this encourages the penguins to swim in the water (if they don't swim in water they become dormant on the ice and get bumblefoot)...it also helps the penguins forage for their food!!!

 

[Ash]

For their intended purpose? No, but you can use them for many small animals that don't chew plastic for houses/swings/etc.

 

[Annieo]

Honestly, my adorable hamster Hannie loved it. I used it at night and I put her on the Hamtrack race track. I didn't keep her in there too long, but she seemed to really enjoy it and didn't want to come out

 

[caiti]

I used one for my mouse, Jumper, several years ago. I never felt her get hot or have trouble breathing (are they really that bad for mice?) I never kept her in there long and I took her out most nights but rarely put her in the ball. I mostly would just let her climb on me in my room sectioned off. She lived over three years and was healthy until she died.

 

[InkedupTara]

I put my hamster in his when I am cleaning. I dont put him in it anymore, because I think he is going blind and banging around wouldnt be fun. But I think for a hamster as long as it is size appropriate it is ok.

 

[Twilight Chinchillas]

I always wondered if they could be used for birds at all. Take the lid off, and drill a bunch of holes, get some bird chain, and string wood, etc onto them to swing off of??

 

[Jazicat]

I actually think that my lovebird would love something like that to nest in if she'd ever get used to it. Poor Griffi takes years to get used to new things.

 

[Twilight Chinchillas]

Yeah I know what you mean. I have 3 african greys, and one of them is so phobic of anything new! Takes lots of time!

 

[ticklechin]

I have used them as swings in the past, the chins like them but I got tired of cleaning them.

 

[~SG~]

swings??

 

[viciousalice]

we take the lid off and zip tie them on the inside of our ratty cages for a house, they love them!

 

[~SG~]

I'll try this! I emailed the one who said they wanted them for penguins but I never heard back from them.

 

[ticklechin]

I drilled a hole in it, hung it from the ceiling with a chain. They did like it!

 

[Teekachin]

All my hamsters LOVED them! My last hamster would follow me around in his

 

[LilanChilla]

when I first got my first chin he came with a ball. I used to use it as a transporter, then I learned of all the dangers, then I had to hit my self with a newspaper and say "bad chin mommy, bad!" i never thought of putting them in the cage like that. I almost threw them away when I found them while cleaning. i thin Im going to try that swing thing.