Stuff from China/Japan

by AnonymousMouseOwner Tue 06 Sep 2016, 3:11 pm

I see really cheap hamster toys on Ebay that look so tempting to buy, but are they safe? They are usually from Japan/Hong Kong/China area.

by EverythingAnimal Tue 06 Sep 2016, 3:29 pm

Well, it depends on the toy. What are some you have been looking at? Really, if it has the materials listed and looks safe to you, I wouldn't worry all that much. That is of course if the item is listed as new, I would hesitate and be extra careful if it was used or is not in packaging.

by AnonymousMouseOwner Tue 06 Sep 2016, 3:46 pm

Well, here's one listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wooden-House-Villa-Cage-Exercise-Toy-Hamster-Hedgehog-Mouse-Rat-Guinea-Pig-New-/162015809733?var=&hash=item25b8e510c5:m:mSrJXaYwcbYhV9seKz2-tiw
Another one that looks interesting is this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wooden-Colorful-Seesaw-Cage-House-Hide-Play-Pet-Toy-for-Hamster-Rat-Mouse-Mice/311486498359?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D35f60045e40e4934823a34338466a84e%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D291734121067
And finally, this one has a lot of cool looking toys:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hamster-Toys-Seesaw-Rat-Swing-Mouse-Harness-Parrot-Wooden-Hanging-Ladder-Bridge-/401158055606?var=&hash=item5d66e226b6:m:mACn1XpVsBNuMucWxo53D8A

by MouseLover Tue 06 Sep 2016, 4:52 pm

Lots of the wooden toys will be a pretty safe bet - you sometimes see the exact same toys being sold under different brand names at pet stores. I have bought a few things on ebay.

by scaredymouse Thu 08 Sep 2016, 12:05 am

I've purchased lots of weird stuff from overseas, some plastic and some wood. As long as they are made with safe materials, I think you're good to go. If it's wood, I bake it just to be safe. I agree, many of these items are being sold in stores or on Amazon with different brand names. Anyway, I've been happy with everything I've bought.

by Brynne Thu 08 Sep 2016, 6:26 am

I saw the most useless wheel from one of those Chinese megasellers on eBay last week. It was sort of like a mesh wheel, but made of soft plastic so that it would be chewed apart in minutes. Even worse, it had walls on BOTH sides with a door that snapped open and shut. The owner was meant to shut the poor mouse or hamster inside of it like a prison cell.
Not only did someone think of the idea, but other people thought it was good enough to produce and sell?!?!?!