Product Review:
The Fuzzy Buddy Hyd-Inn

The Fuzzy Buddy^TM Hyd-Inn is a colorful wooden “shed,” enclosed on three sides to provide privacy and a secure place for rodents to snooze in. They come with a fluff-type bedding material for the rodents to make a nest with as well. My rats didn’t seem to care about the bedding and preferred to either sleep on the litter in their cage on which the Hyd-Inn sat, or they pulled the T-shirt material I provide for them inside. I’m sure this is just a personal preference and many rodents would be happy to have the soft, fluffy bedding.

The Fuzzy Buddy^TM Hyd-Inn comes in three different sizes. Hyd-Inn #1 is ideal for mice, hamsters, and gerbils, or any other tiny rodent. I put it in the cage with my 4-week old rat boys and they love it! Even now, at more than 8 weeks old, they still pile inside to take a nap or lay on the top of it. Neither one of them has even tried to gnaw on the wood, making me believe this product will last a long, long time.

Hyd-Inn #2 is ideal for rats, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hedgehogs, sugar gliders, and short-tailed opossums. Its large size will allow several full-grown male rats to curl up together inside. Woody, Bo, and Davis enjoyed their Hyd-Inn very much, and none of them ever chewed on the wood at all (and they destroyed every cardboard box I ever put in their cage to serve this purpose). Now that Woody and Bo are gone, Davis still spends a lot of time in his Hyd-Inn.

Hyd-Inn #3 is ideal for ferrets, rabbits, prairie dogs, and degus. I don’t have any of these animals, so can’t give any personal review, but I believe these animals would be happy with one in their home as well.

I have seen Fuzzy Buddy^TM products in several pet stores, but haven’t seen the Hyd-Inns’ yet. Therefore, I don’t know what the retail price of these products are. However, since it is one that offers peace of mind to my rats, and appears to be one that will have a good long life, I would be happy to pay whatever the going price is. If anyone is interested in finding out how they can get their own, please contact Joseph Zeiler, President of Walla-Bee Inc. at:

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