Parents who are on top of their Christmas shopping this year and start early may want to check out the Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters toys. These are part of a new line of toys known as smart pets which can react to things realistically and unpredictably just like a real animal pet, but without the feeding and mess. Zhu Zhu Pets were known as Go Go Pets up until recently when they decided to change the name. They are expected to be a hot item this year, and it could be the next Cabbage Patch Kid or Tickle Me Elmo craze. Go ahead and buy yours early before they are impossible to find or you have to pay a higher price on an auction site.

Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters are on many top toys of 2009 lists currently, and demand has gone through the roof. Many stores are having trouble keeping them in stock, and this is probably due to a lot of auction sellers. Don't miss out on getting your kid the hottest toy for 2009: Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters.

It's possible that you've already heard a lot of the buzz about this new toy phenomenon that is catching on around the nation. Zhu Zhu Pets, (pronounced zoo zoo) are battery-operated hamsters that run on wheels. There are accessories such as tracks and hamster wheels that can be purchased and set up for the Zhu Zhu hamsters to run around in. The company is marketing them like a hamster pet without all of the mess.

This should be a selling point to parents who don't have time or inclination to clean up after a real pet hamster so the smart toy pet hamsters like the Zhu Zhu Pets are a great alternative. They look somewhat real and they act unpredictable like a real pet hamster might.

This information is from a press release issued by the company and can be found at zhuzupets.com

The best alternatives to real live hamsters, Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters are no mess, don’t die, or have an odor, but they are still a riot of motion and sound. Darting around in their hamster tubes, busily scurrying from room to room, you never know where they’ll go next! Simply pet the hamster’s back, set him down, and watch him Zhu Zhu Zhu-oom! Zhu Zhu Pets like to be picked up and snuggled too! Pet them gently on the nose, and they’ll squeak with contentment.
These hamsters have over 40 different sound effects, depending on the unique environment they encounter.
“Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters are truly unlike anything on the market,” says Natalie Hornsby, brand development and marketing strategies, Cepia, LLC. “They’re completely interactive, as if they have a mind of their own.”
Zhu Zhu Pets™ drive around in little cars, zip up ramps and spin down slides, run in their hamster wheels, and get into all sorts of crazy situations. Their artificial intelligence even allows them to know what room of their hamster habitat they are in. They make toilet-flushing or teethbrushing sounds when they enter the bathroom and sleeping noises and alarm-clock sounds when they go into their bedroom.

Zhu Zhu Pets are available as five unique characters:

• Patches - the flower-loving hamster
• Chunk - the laid back surfer hamster
• PipSqueak - the petite powerhouse hamster
• Mr. Squiggles - the hamster who loves to explore
• Num Nums - the hamster with an affinity for yummy food

In addition to the five hamsters, multiple Zhu Zhu Pets accessories are also available for
purchase, allowing kids to collect and connect them all to create their own customized hamster
habitats.

Zhu Zhu Pets accessories include:

• Hamster funhouse
• Hamster wheel and tunnel
• Hamster-mobile and garage
• Spiral slide and ramp
• Adventure ball
• Surfboard and sleep dome
• Skateboard and U-turn
• Pet bed and blanket
• Pet carrier and blanket

The Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters are now available for sale at Toys“R”Us, Wal-Mart, Target, and Amazon.  The best place to get them right now is online so no need to fight with the crowds that will certainly be trying to get their hands on the great kids toy pets.

Get yourself some of these smart toy pets before they're all gone and your kid tells you it's the only thing they want for Christmas.