Travel Cage Review | Kaytee CritterTrail Portable Petite Habitat | Munchie's Place
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- Kaytee dominates the market on small mammal cages. But today's cage is being reviewed as a travel carrier and why it's ONLY a travel carrier. So why is this cage bad as a main cage for housing your hamster, gerbil or mouse you may ask? Today you'll learn about the quality and functionality of this type of cage.
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I love you so much I love to watch your videos
Sorry we all support and love you sooo much
Sorry I'm late Munchie!
So sorry😔
Hello Munchie i know your busy but i need your help showing my child that the cage she has her hamster in is to little. She looks up to you so much that she told a man at petsmart that the tiey teals cage is to little. but she thanks the twin tower cage she has is ok and i dont know whyi have message you on instagram if you could find the time i would be so thankfull
Crittertrail? More like Critterjail!
Omg good one xD
Yepp
@Polak Kids Nah it's already been used. I've seen multiple comments from years ago saying the same thing but it's still good.
yes
YES
Ah Kaytee, our old nemesis.
Yes literally about every kaytee cage ive ever seen id so improper
Kaytee only has 2 sudible items like clean and cozy and Silent spinner 10-12 inch wheels
I might get a super kaytee critter trail
The sign of a good pet TH-camr channel is when you keep watching them despite not having any of the pets they review things for
Awe thank you. ☺️
My mom got me this portable petite habitat not even a week ago, as a permanent home. However, I have already made my new hamster a bin cage that is over 700 square inches. He seems a ton happier now :>
Well done!
Yay :) happy for ham!!
Basic rule of thumb: if the company says that it’s for a:
Ferret
Chinchilla
Rabbit
Then it is suitable for
A small hamster
Mouse
Tiny tiny tiny rat
Most of the time 😂 lots are still to small...
Sir Hunter The Strange XD
Even then the bars are usually too wide on those 😂
I have pet rats and every time I buy something from Amazon, I always have to buy ‘rabbit sized’ hammocks and toys because the last time I bought something that was ‘for a rat’, it ended up being too small for even a damn Syrian hamster.
When I was younger, my brothers had 2 dwarf hamster. We as a family where not informed on the proper care, and therefore we did not have a proper cage and kept them together. Sadly they both passed, one from unknown causes and the other hung herself while trying to escape.
Almost 2 years ago my brother, step-sister, and I got new hamsters. They both had Syrians, I got a Robo. We where still uninformed, and didn't really think about doing research. My brothers hamster was very agressive when we got her from the store and sadly passed away because she was sick. My step-sisters hamster went through 2 cages. Both where broken when we opened them. She also escaped a lot and. Broke off her teeth from chewing on the bars. I found her in the bottom of her cage, barely breathing, and she passed soon after.
My hamster has recently been move into a bin cage, soon after I found you, and I have seen a huge difference in her behavior. She doesn't panic as much, and she seems so much happier.
Aww ❤️❤️❤️
Your awesome for finding out more and fixing your mistakes.
That’s horrible! I’m glad you’re informed now :)
I’m so glad you found your way here! What a great ending!
These large bins are a great value for hamster enclosures. The tiny toy cages pet stores not much larger than a shoebox are NOT...
Don’t have space for a hamster? Don’t get a hamster 🤷🏽♀️ glad you’re back munchie! 🥰
Ailyn Herrera my cousin has two hamsters and I’ve told her she should get bin cages like I have for my hamsters and she says she doesn’t have the space or that she’ll get a bin cage for her Syrian if I make her one but will just connect a second critter trail to her dwarfs cage because she doesn’t have space for another bin. It makes me mad that she’d be willing to give proper cage to one hamster and not the other.
World of Pets dang that sucks , I hope the hammies get their appropriate sized cages soon 😭🙏🏽
No space in their home for the shoebox they tend to buy? Even the giant 200 quart/50 gallon bin is similar in size as a large rectangular laundry basket. Mine sits on a old computer table/desk. Something similar is still in stock at most Walmarts today...
@@derynsauer9973 Why does she want to connect a Syrian enclosure with a dwarf enclosure? The two different species don't mix well. Bur do her hamsters a favor, built the lids for both bins if she buys the bins, roll of steel mesh, and the zip ties...
Once I saw a guinea pig being kept in a critter tails cage 😭😭
That makes me so sad
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
SHUT UP NO--
Critter trail is a thing for Guinea pigs but it's called Critter home and is larger, but still very sad. :(
www.amazon.com/Kaytee-CritterHome-Large-30-18/dp/B06XSHH4Q9
I feel like nobody knows how much room piggies actually need
I finally got my hamster a bigger cage! Its over 600 square inches!
That’s so good!!! Good for them!
They will be soooo happy they will love yo uh more than words can explain
Can I ask what cage you bought? It sounds great!
@@lindsayeasby2131 I have a cage and it's 631 square inches! It's called the Alaska hamster cage! I reccomend buying it off of a website called zooplus. It's like £32 👍
Good for you!
That thing is the size of those plastic pencil boxes I used in kindergarten!? just me?
Livin like Larry that “cage” is the same size as the container I keep my nail polish in. It’s basically the equivalent to a human living in a walk
in closet with a treadmill, food, and a hose hanging above your head to drink out of. You wouldn’t be happy and you’re hamster definitely wouldn’t be happy either.
I have one and it not that tiny
@@stephaniecameron2128 The cage? Why would you have a tiny cage?
Basically! Maybe a tad bit larger. But still only suitable for pencils
I won that cage when i was little in a school silent auction, my mom decided after we added our dwarf hamster she decided it was too small so we upgraded it about 2 weeks later to something still not appropriate but it was better
Damn she called them out...she said “hellooooo I know your followingggg”
Let's show munchie how much we love her and please continue subscribing to her TH-cam channel also I'm sorry for your loss hun my condolences to you and your family it maybe tough but he's watching over you now😊❤
Yay! So glad to see you back! ❤️❤️
The 3 sour kids with critter trails that disliked the vid
Me: Yeeeessss!!! Education!!!
I love these video's. I have probably rewatched all of them over and over too many times. XD
I thought this cage was a joke where I saw this WHO WOULD DO THAT TO THERE HAMMY
What if you don't have a lot of money my sister has her baby hamster in that cage.
@@stephaniecameron2128 simply if you dont have enough money to take care of a pet dont get one! ALSO DO YOUR RESEARCH
Emma Cameron if you don’t have the money for a pet then don’t get one? You wouldn’t get a car if you couldn’t afford the monthly payment.
Lol same! 😂
Same i could never put my hamsters in that!! I have to make sure there happy!!!
I’m in a hamster group on Facebook and they had this cage for a full grown Syrian hamster and it crushed my heart seeing the hamster with this cage. They looked like almost half the length of the cage
i just got a hamster a few days ago and i was keeping her i a bin cage that was around 400 square feet but today i got her a 70 gallon reptile tank and im so excited about it!!! i fell like i wanna tell everyone lol (she is a Syrian btw)
400 sq feet it’s like 3 times the lenght of my room
@@HYDROCARBON_XD I believe she meant inches....
I love how you talk about mouses and gerbils even tho it’s mainly about hamsters (and yes my gerbils are in a massive glass tank and would chew that cage to poo) idk it just makes u feel like part of the family with my gerbils I love ur humour and knowledge btw if u don’t want to be queen of hamsters then u can be the best most knowledgeable small rodent person is the WORLD
I’m glad to see you back! I hope you’re feeling better 💕
My hamster has an 11 inch wheel, 9 inches of bedding, and a 40 gallon breeder!! (648 sq inches) It’s also a natural theme! She loves it! Thank you so much for teaching me the proper care our little small animals deserve!!💕
Yay! It's wonderful to see you Munchie! Sending much love!
OMG 😱 Thank you for that horrific photo of what things used to be like for those poor sweet babies of the past. It never hurts to see how far people have come. And not dwelling on the past either.
Even though this is an old recorded video that you just uploaded I am so glad to see you coming back. You took some much needed time off. Text from your accounts have been nice but seeing you in video again with your sense of whit and humor is such a blessing trailing the latter half of this tumultuous time. When you and your fans are finding their footing again. 😘😘😍😋
Hey munchie, I am so glad you're back on your Channel! Love you and want you to know you have my full support for what you do! Thank you!
I used to have a CritterTrail for my hamster. I am so glad that I have upgraded to a bin cage😁
This costs like $30 on Amazon and my hamsters bin cage with almost 600 sq inches was $14 dollars 🤦♀️
where'd you buy it?
@Liberty Sellers yes I know that but either way bin cages and proper sized cages are usually cheaper than these tiny cages
@@user-bf7oz5tq7r I got my bin cage at the dollar store but they probably have similar ones at Walmart or target or any hardware store
@Liberty Sellers oh no haha! I have a bin cage for my hammy and I also have a 40 gallon tank :)
Awww so glad to see you back, we are all still so sorry about your father and we will be strong with you in this time 💖
my mouse Peter has a 22 gallon diy bin cage with an 8 inch wheel, 3-5 inches of bedding, and multiple cardboard houses. I can't imagine giving him any less. he uses every single inch of space he has, and while he's never barbitten or tried to escape, I hope to upgrade his bin soon because 22 gallons still seems so small. these people are nothing short of cruel. my tiny boy is about half the size of that ""habitat""
It's awesome to see another mouse owner. I also made a bin cage for my mouse bernard. I just wish there was more information out there about mice.
I really want a mouse but we have a cat and we don’t have much more space for animals 😅. We take care of all our animals and they have large cages and good food and toys they do have absolutely everything. We don’t just impulse buy animals then don’t look after them. Just the thought gives me anxiety
@@k_thenthen_k3421 Some do though. And then they have the gaul to remove the wheel because its too noisy keeping them from sleeping at night. Gee... Hamsters are night owls... Research a pet's needs before you get one.
Missed you love! Glad you’re back 🥰💕
Munchie uploading is one of the best birthday presents ever!
John Harvey happy bday!
Maddie Pierre thank you!
John Harvey np!
This is the equivalent of a betta fish or gold fish in a fish bowl with rainbow gravel
Welcome back!!💚 Hope you are doing well considering many things.
I'm sorry to hear what has happened. I have recently discovered your channel and have been binge watching your videos for the past few days, just wanted to say that you make wonderful educational videos and have a lovely personality. Please take all the time you need, love you 😊❤
Hi Munchie!! I love your cage reviews!! I also got the Prevue 528 all because of you and it’s an amazing cage!! I love it!! 🥰🥰🥰
I’m getting my sister a hamster and I REALLY appreciate all this help it is very helpful and I will take all of the information in and remember every dollar I spend on quality things and the correct things is worth it thank you 😊
Thank you for giving all of your hamsters and foster animals such an AMAZING life! It’s nice to see a TH-camr with correct information! It’s sad to see how many people get hate from not taking care of there pet/s correctly.
I gotta say, one of the best parts of your cage reviews is when you tap the materials and plastics. Makes it a lot easier to actually picture what it is.
Yay!!! Your back!!❤️😊
Yey omg munchie you’re BACK😭😂😂❤️❤️❤️
OMG😱 😱 you come back😍😍😍 yay!!
I've never owned a hamster (I'm more of a rat gall), but it breaks my heart that some pet hamsters spend their entire life in this poor excuse for a cage. The five welfare needs include access to food and water, ability to be kept with or away from others, shelter, medical care and ability to perform natural behaviours. Animals kept in this have limited access to burrowing and exercise and would certainly spend most of their lifespan stressed and disorientated. Not to mention that the only opening is at the top, which means you have to catch the hamster from above. Hamsters are prey animals, so that must be pretty scary! I'm glad you rescue hamsters stuck in such habitats, as well as educate for better welfare
These tiny toy store cages sold at pet stores aren't much larger than a shoe box... These large bins can fit six or more shoe boxes...
Your back I’m so happy
it's good to see you again munchie!
Im not so sure where you have been recently, But we are glad you are back! Hope you are well ❤️❤️
Thank you so much for educating people. I'm constantly shocked when I see what people expect these animals in live in. x
Yay! I've been waiting for another on roof these for ages!!
Yay! You’re back!!!
im so glad ur back i missed you!!!
Loving the AC top! His song popped in my head when I noticed lol.
Yay I’m early. I really love your videos and what you do for your animals
who watches these videos and actually had a hamster? because i don’t have one but i still watch them. i have an unhealthy addiction with hamster videos
I have a hamster and his name is "Mr. Fluffy Butt".
Water Bottle love that
i have a syrian hamster named macadamia
I watched hamster videos pretty much every day for a year until I got my boy😂
Im not getting a hamster because my cat would probably eat it and I have no space
Yay!Your back!
I was literally thinking of you the other day because I was watching a video where someone reviewed a Tiny Tales cage shaped like a stegosaurus! They recommended a plastic bin like you do, especially since there was barely any floor room for the hamsters and super expensive ($130).
Glad to know you're still active, and I hope you (and your hamsters) stay safe! :D
Haha :D Pickles pets? I love her!
Welcome Back Munchie We Missed Your Videos
Your back yay🤗🤗
Omg, the stickers on the car cage really got me.
I love your channel! And I have the same yellow cat socks that are in to bottom corner of the video lol
When I purchased my hamster from my pet smart they wouldn’t let me leave with my hamster without buying a cage there and I already bought a tank for my hamster and just got a latter carrier so I could leave and put my hamster in the tank
So they made you waste money? I am poor so I never buy more than what I need for my pets. A store is a store. You go there to buy what you want, not what they want. That's really sad actually and you should of spoke up. I would not liked to bossed around like that. I wouldn't be rude obviously, but I would be assertive and tell them that I already have what I need and I'm not going to spend unnecessary money.
pretty sure thats illegal
@@Eden-rd2tc Yea, that's what I thought too. They can't force you to buy something.
I can understand why they would, but couldn't you just show a picture of your setup to get past it?
I would recommend trying to find independent pet stores. The one I go to gets it’s animals from completely safe places and they are usually rescues as well. They also don’t force you to buy anything more than what you want to buy. It’s also a family run business and such so it’s much safer to get animals from there. It is good to buy from petco/petsmart/petsathome because you could rescue the animals from there, in a sense, but that is still giving money to them and it’s not something I’d recommend
Yay I was looking for this review
Yess the queen is back 💕👑
Thanks to Munchie we upgraded our Russian Dwarf from a small Petsmart cage to the largest bin Home Depot sells. Over 865 sq. Inches. He has it all in there. A ton of substrate, a large sand bath, a running saucer (Above reccomend size for dwarf), multiple hide homes, paper based bedding over 6 inches deep, tubes in the substrate and around, a few bend bridges, alot of chew toys, Higgins food, along w the Rodent Blocks u recomend, Higgens dried healthy treats, and some dry Meal Worms.. He is in heaven. Thank u for teaching me everything we needed to make his home happy :) Gummy Bear thanks u too :) Best of luck and thanks for sharing Munchie 💛
love this and you!!!
I missed you!!❤️
Hey, thanks to you, I got my Syrian a giant bin cage and many chews and toys for her!
I just want to say my friend used to have 2 dwarf hamsters in the same cage. ( a critter trail cage) One day one of the hamsters eaten the other one. They didn’t do there research and well this happened and for all the people that don’t do research before they buy a hamster you are risking your hamster life.
Oh god. We used to have white mice. My parents bought us 4 of them. (2 each.) They were all male, and it was a 20 gallon fish tank i believe. I'm pretty sure some of them killed each other because we dropped from 4 to 2 to 1. My parents even tried separating them with a chunk of drywall but they chewed through it.
It was well intended but poorly executed.
Ewa Kalisiak my cousin got a hamster (she thought it was a male but it wasn’t) and she brought it home in a carrier with another hamster because they were both males and a few weeks later her hamster had babies. of course she didn’t know how to properly care for the babies and one baby died and the mother died a few weeks later. the 3 other babies survived and one is now mine :) she was in a critter trail but now she is in a bin cage and I’ve been trying to tell my cousin that her cages are too small but she won’t listen :(
🤣🤣🤣 ‘Latch’ by Disclousure!!! literally started playing in my head as soon as you dropped Latch! 🤪 My God, I thought Sam’s voice was freakin unique. I was on edge waiting to hear is voice again in another song. 😬Geez that was like 2012,2013😱 Time flies... Back to the TOPIC I miss people actually demonstrating what the flimsy latches are like and how the wires don’t line up like the photo. So nice for people to not give up on pressing and educating Kaytee on their room for improvements and continuing education either.
I remember when they were called critter trail minis. I used it when I had to separate my robos because my 15 year old self listened to the pet store when they said my pair would be a cute and lovey. Pearl beat the tar out of Diamond every single night for a week so I only had $20 and got a mini to house Diamond until I could rehome her. Then I used it for Pearl when she turned 3 and started having trouble moving in her elder years. I remember thinking it was so cute. I always oiled my wheels with olive oil.
Loved this video ❤️
just started watching your videos (weird for me, because i have ferrets instead of hamsters lol) but you're super great and i hope you have a good day ;w;
I love your channel so much
Oh my gosh I missed your video so so so so so so much so I watched every single video please reply I love you so much
I don't even have a hamster but Munchi is so entertaining I've watched all of these 😂
I love your videos.❤️💜💙
WE MISSED YOU SO MUCH 😭😭♥️♥️ I am so dearly sorry about your father. I have been keeping you in my prayers. Love you ♥️
Omg your dad would be so proud! Xx
I love the tubs that we have them in ty again cages have been long gone my hamsters love the tubsss
I just recently bought this as a travel carrier as well!
The thumbnail says everything omg smoll :O
My hamster loves this cage!!
For a quick trip to the pet store
I love your Kapp'n shirt
It’s wild to think some animals live their whole lives only knowing that small of a space
It's crazy how some of these tiny cadges do actually cost more than a bigger a cadge mine for $70 has 1000 square inches but whn I was looking there was the habitrail cadge for $100
I use the large, OXO Good Grips GreenSaver Produce Keeper for travel. I remove the basket and fill the container with bedding. A grape or a thick slice of cucumber will provide any liquid and food they need for a short trip to the vet. I have the Kaytee CritterTrail One Level Habitat for RV travel. It is fairly easy to attach a 1" flat strap, with a little glue, to the produce keeper or the CritterTrail to make them easier to transport but I prefer to just carry them to reduce vibration and swing. I use my own accessories for the CritterTrail. You are so right about the Kaytee ones being junk.
I'm glad I watched this, I was looking at this for a travel cage for my mice, but seeing it in person, it's not gonna be big enough for even a car ride for my three girls. Honestly at this point I'm just gonna put a ten gallon in a box and strap it in
I use the IRIS Animal Carrier on Amazon for my travel carrier. It works for quick trips and its really cute & comes in 6 colors.
Munchie, please check out the Aleko 3 tier hamster cage! I just got it and it’s amazing!!! I got it from Walmart online for $99 with free shipping. (Although I’ve seen it various places from between $99 and $140.) It is ENORMOUS! Over 1,000 sq inches, 3 safe levels (they have a small platform under each so it’s not a large drop down from the top), it comes with 2 seesaws, 2 large hides, a large water bottle, and a large water dish! The top completely opens for easy access, the bottom compartment fully opens so bedding can be stacked high. It’s wooden, and so beautiful. I was going to go with the Prevue, but then I came across this one and I figured I would give it a shot. I’m SO glad I did! This changes up the game!!!! I feel like this is exactly what the hamster community was looking for. It’s getting mediocre reviews, and I don’t understand why. Perhaps because it’s a wooden cage? I feel like most of them are fake reviews from kids, which is so strange. Honestly, I feel like the hamsters are just as likely to chew through cheap plastic. I give my little hamster plenty of chew toys so I don’t have that issue. Please can you try to review this cage, as I don’t want them to pull it from the market.
The only thing I can see really right away is where to put the wheel. Other than that from the video it looks nice.
The material reminds me of the material of the betta cups at pet stores. I use them for water changes, transport containers or holding containers sometimes, and I've had plenty crack and break on me. I'm surprised they don't break more often xD I wish I could do more for those poor bettas..
She's matching with the cage!!!!
I just know you and i really love your videos i already sub :)
My lunchbox is a similar size! But saying that it’s a great vet carrier cage to transport and looks pretty neat. My hamster has a bed loft on top of his cage that’s about the size of that.
this is- this is a cage?! i literally looked at the thumbnail, and my mouth DROPPED! my syrian passed away yesterday but i have a robo in 600+ sq inches and my mouse is in 360 sq inches i believe (a 20 gallon long)
Hi! I’m happy you’re back! In one of your other videos I commented something and your response made you seem offended. If you were offended, I’m really sorry
Love your videod❤❤
I’m guessing the one dislike is Kaytee
Hi OwO I'm new u seem like a nice content creator
I’m trying to look for a new hamster cage so you are helping me so I could get the right cage
Hey Munchie! I’ve been watching for a while and I know a lot about hamsters already, I love watching your videos! I have been considering getting mice, rats, or gerbils. But not for a while since I’ll be going to college, but I was wondering if you would ever make beginner care videos for any of those animals? Not rushing you at all especially because of the virus, I was just curious. Also my condolences for your loss
Our Rescue has care articles. Just two are up right now for Syrians and Gerbils. Links below:
facebook.com/notes/munchies-place-for-homeless-pets/gerbil-care-guide/882701458822948/
facebook.com/notes/munchies-place-for-homeless-pets/syrian-hamster-care/738968823196213/
Munchie's Place Thank you for responding! I appreciate it! Stay safe