Zhu Zhu, the electronic pet hamster, was flying off shelves at Toys R Us and emerged as the frontrunner for this year’s must-have toy. Zhu Zhu Pets proved popular on Black Friday once Toys R Us got a new batch of stock in and demand will be heavy again today, Cyber Monday. We have just learned that the new 2010 Zhu Zhu Pets are now on sale, with four new hamsters to choose from.

According to I4U, these new pets were meant to be available in the New Year, but you can pre-order them from eBay and Amazon 3r Parties. We advise you to be careful when ordering them. There are four new hamsters, Jilly, Winkie, Scuddles and Nugget.

Amazon have put this disclaimer on their site, “Proceed with caution in case you want to get the new Jilly, Winkie, Scuddles or Nugget Zhu Zhu hamster for Christmas.” We just hope that parents do not feel too pressured into ordering one of these before they have looked further into it.

The price of the Zhu Zhu pets should only be $10, but Amazon are now selling them for $60, seems as if they are not getting into the Christmas spirit of things.