If you have a hedgehog, you know that they can be really finicky. He didn't take to his new wheel right away I was about to give up and take it out of his cage...but I first decided after spending the money to get the wheel, to try out the 'self-cleaning' track. Our guy suddenly LOVES his wheel. He's had it for a little over a week and I disassembled the thing to clean it last night...there was only one part of it that had any visible droppings. I soaked the whole thing in soapy water, dried it off and had it back in his cage in less than 15 minutes.
It does in fact need less cleaning because everything goes out of the holes while he runs. He uses this thing every day now.
I was hesitant because I was afraid his little paws might get stuck in one of the holes or something, but it hasn't.
5 stars.
He was getting fat and needed some exercise! -Matthew H.