It’s official. My daughter has started her Christmas list and the toy at the top of the list - Zhu Zhu Pets! She saw a commercial while watching TV and was instantly captivated by these furry little creatures. There are five different Zhu Zhu Pets characters:
- Zhu Zhu Pets Patches (brown & white) the flower-loving hamster
- Zhu Zhu Pets Chunk (white) the laid back surfer hamster
- Zhu Zhu Pets Pipsqueak (yellow) the petite powerhouse hamster
- Zhu Zhu Pets Mr. Squiggles (brown) the exploring hamster
- Zhu Zhu Pets Num Nums (gray) the yummy-food-loving hamster
There are lots of Zhu Zhu Pets accessories too (of course) including a Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster funhouse, wheel and tunnel, spiral slide, adventure ball and more. According to the manufacturer Cepia, LLC:
The best alternatives to real live hamsters, Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters don’t poop, die, or stink, but they are still a riot of motion and sound. They dart around in their hamster tubes and busily scurry from room to room. Simply pet the hamster’s back, set him down, and watch him Zhu Zhu-oom!
Savings Alert! It pays to shop around for the best price. Zhu Zhu Pets are available for sale at Walmart and Toys R Us and will be sold at Target in October. Although you can buy Zhu Zhu Pets and accessories through Amazon, the prices on Amazon are currently higher than the prices at Walmart and Toys R Us. (For example, Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters sell for $7.99 each at Walmart, while some independent toy sellers are charging more than $20 each on Amazon.)
Zhu Zhu Pets may be the hot new toy this holiday season, so if you see any on the shelves, grab them!




















