If you haven't already heard about these great new toys, the chances are pretty good that you will be seeing them on everyone's holiday shopping list very shortly. Zhu-Zhu Pets are furry little battery operated hamsters that kids everywhere are talking about. With their ability to entertain by scurrying and scooting around their interactive hamster habitats, they make a great alternative to a real pet as they are just as much fun, without the pet mess.
by MarkKennedy


If you haven't already heard about these great new toys, the chances are pretty good that you will be seeing them on everyone's holiday shopping list very shortly. Zhu-Zhu Pets are furry little battery operated hamsters that kids everywhere are talking about. With their ability to entertain by scurrying and scooting around their interactive hamster habitats, they make a great alternative to a real pet as they are just as much fun, without the pet mess.

As the shopping season draws nearer, many parents are finding that they are hearing an awful lot about the new electronic toy that is already next to impossible to find, called Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters. Seen by millions of children on the internet and television through it's fun commercials, it quickly became one of the most talked about toys in the last few years. With kids trying to build up a collection of these interactive pets, they are flying off the shelves of toy stores more quickly than can be restocked.

With cute names like Patches, Mr.Squiggles, Chunk, Numnums and Pipsqueek, the hamsters are the world's first interactive plush hamster toys. Each hamster even comes with it's very own personality: Chunk is mellow and likes to take it easy. Always in search of a snack, Numnums seems to be constantly foraging for food. Pipsqueek just likes to play and stay active as much as possible (great for tiring out your energetic kids) and Mr. Squiggles is always seeming to get into trouble, exploring the living rooms and kitchen floors of families across America. Watching them interact is really half of the fun as Zhu Zhu Pets are made to interact with their hamster friends and the accessories (which are purchased separately) and their hamster playset. The Zhu Zhu Pets are able to drive around in a Zhu Zhu car, and "speak" using electronic hamster chattering sounds.

Zhu Zhu pets operate in one of two different modes, the Explore Mode or the Loving Mode. The Loving Mode lets children hold and pet them while they chatter and purr in response to your child's interactions. While using the Explore Mode, the hamsters become more active, sliding across the floor, spinning around and bumping into walls and even the other hamsters themselves.

If you believe that a request for a Zhu-Zhu Pet will be on the horizon this coming shopping season, it would be wise to search them out as early as possible to ensure that you'll be able to be prepared with at least one or two of the hamsters along with a playset or accessory.

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