You’ve probably gone from store to store trying to find Zhu Zhu Pets, only to see empty shelves and “sold out” signs.  Stores have been even putting limits on how many hamsters can be bought at one time in an attempt to stop people from hoarding them!

This is similar to Christmas’s past.  Do you remember Cabbage Patch Kids, Beenie Babies or Star Wars toys?  It’s unfortunate, but the toy companies deliberately manipulate their inventory and shipments to keep stock low and demand high.

Combine that with a handful of people eager to profit from the frenzy, and you have the perfect storm.  Supply and demand will dictate that prices will go through the roof!  If you can wait (and make it through the screaming and tears of disappointment) until after the new year, I can almost guarantee that you’ll see the prices drop to the retail price.  I cringe at paying up to $100 for an 8 dollar toy, but if you’ve got to have it, you’ve got to have it.

You will find pretty much all of the Zhu Zhu Pets and their accessories through this link to amazon. What you will find is third party vendors who have snapped them up from the stores and then are reselling them as a merchant on Amazon.com for a profit.

You could always try going to the retail stores or getting on the Toys R Us waiting list… you might get lucky.  Maybe if your kids are old enough, they will understand a “coupon” for one after the new year. (not MY 4 year old though :p)

The famous 4 pets are NumNums, Chunk, Mr Squiggles and Pipsqueak. You can get them in different sets with or without accessories.  Their houses and toys can be purchased as extras.   All this adds up to a great gift package for kids this Christmas. Building your own amazing zhu zhu pets home is incredibly fun and will definitely please even the most grumpy children.

All the fun of a hamster without the mess and they’re always friendly. Super cute and fluffy.

HOW DO ZHU ZHU PETS WORK?

They’re battery powered, Snuggle Fun and No Mess.  Zhu Zhu Pets include two play modes: nurturing mode where the hamsters coo and purr and adventure mode where the hamsters explore their habitat with intelligent audio and mechanical responses to various habitat stimuli. Each Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster has its own unique personality and whimsical sounds!

They sometimes go by different names such as zhu zhu pets, zhu zhu, zoo zoo pets, hamsters, mr squiggles, and go go pets in the UK.  Like real hamsters, Zhu Zhu Pet hamsters have to have a place to live and play. There’s an assortment of play sets that can be purchased for tons of fun for your child’s new pet. These playsets include the Hamster Funhouse, the Hamster Bed and Blanket, the Hamster Carrier and Blanket, the Go Go Adventure Ball, the Spiral Slide and Ramp, the Hamster Car and Garage, the Surfboard and Sleep Dome, the Skateboard and U-turn Ramp, and the Hamster Wheel and Tunnel . Some of these sets can be purchased in a packaged set with the hamsters.

Although the smart hamster pets cannot ever really replace a live pet real hamster, it’s the perfect toy and great idea for the younger kids who might not be ready for the responsibility of a living pet. With these adorable toy hamsters, there are no messy cages or other pet messes to clean up after. In addition, the Zhu Zhu Pet hamsters are fun, delightful, and just plain cute.

Zhu Zhu Pets are available for sale at Walmart, Toys”R”Us, Target (beginning in October) and other select retailers. The national launch is already underway with a series of events in select cities across the country, including special promotions at major league baseball stadiums and deliveries to children`s hospitals by a professional athlete/celebrity.

Apparently there will be Hamster parties that will also be hosted around the nation by select moms for kids and their friends to experience Zhu Zhu Pets first-hand. The parties will include various hamster-related games and activities, while kids play with Zhu Zhu Pets and build their own hamster habitats.

Zhu Zhu Pets will entertain children for hours on end, engage their imaginations in an entirely new interactive way, and provide a constant fun cheap and low-maintenance companion for kids desiring a pet of their very own

Zhu Zhu Pets are innovative, realistic, interactive, plush, and artificially intelligent hamsters that talk and move around in their own playsets.  Over a dozen add-ons can be purchased to build an ever-evolving hamsterworld for your hamster to play in and explore.  Zhu Zhu Pets are suitable for ages 3 and up.

• Add on accessory to funhouse.
• Hamster goes in wheel by itself.
• Makes noises like a real pet, without the mess.
• Do be careful child does not put near hair.

Product Description
ZHU ZHU PETS HAMSTER WHEEL & TUNNELS EXLUSIVE SET. INCLUDES ONE RANDOME ZHU ZHU PETS HAMSTER. ZhuZhu Pets hamsters scamper up the ramp to jump on the exercise wheel and start running Includes Exercise wheel and base, three tunnel sections with three tunnel connectors for easy assembly ZhuZhu Pets love to get the party spinning by running on their fast moving exercise wheel Hamster wheel and tunnel can be connected to the ZhuZhu Pets Funhouse and many other fun ac… More >>

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster Wheel & Tunnels Exlusive Set with 1 Hamster Included

• ZhuZhu Pets hamsters scamper up the ramp to jump on the exercise wheel and start running
• Includes Exercise wheel and base, three tunnel sections with three tunnel connectors for easy assembly
• ZhuZhu Pets love to get the party spinning by running on their fast moving exercise wheel
• Hamster wheel and tunnel can be connected to the ZhuZhu Pets Funhouse and many other fun accessories to build you own humongous hamster habitat
• Plays and works just like a real hamster wheel

Product Description
Special ZhuZhu Pets habitat accessory wheel and tunnel. They love to jump on and off the wheel all by themselves. ZhuZhu Pets hamsters sold separately…. More >>

Zhu Zhu Pets Add On Hamster Wheel