Reacting to Amazon Hamster Cage Reviews! | Part 2| Munchie's Place
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- You've probably seen online cages that're small, oddly shaped, may be a bit questionable on amazon. But why are they considered bad? Today in this review and educational video, I explain why some amazon cages are inappropriate and what people have mentioned when purchasing them in their own amazon reviews. Let's check them out!
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"She loves her new cage," hamster can't move
Yes! It literally couldn't move and fit into the wheel, how can the person tell the hammy ''loved it''
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Some people think if a creature is just moving around then they think activity = happiness. They also project their feelings on to the animal "I like this new cage so my animal _must_ love it too!"
"Syrian Hamster" shows picture of guinea pig. Even my 9 yr old brother knew that that was a guinea pig not knowing anything about hamsters or guinea pigs companies need to do their research.
As someone who was peer pressured to buy the circus cage from pets at home when getting my first hamster at 10 this gave me flashbacks
My mom was peer pressuring me so badly to the point I was considering it she was like “it’s a small animal so it can have a small cage!” And she was yelling at me but I didn’t care, I ended up getting a 40 gallon anyways
@ArtyCeeCee And to see them defending the whole ‘small cage’ thing by referring to the RSPCA.... but they completely ignore the fact that the RSPCA hamster book *clearly* says that a cage should be 75cm x 40cm lmao (though most people recommended 80cm x 50cm). They were being pretty rude to someone on Twitter over it 😬
The fact that my hamster's hideout is bigger than some of these cages 😬
How big is your hideout?🤔
My son’s hide is bigger than his travel cage so he freaks out 😭 hes older so he has to go to the vet more
@@gremboxesI want to say it's about 30cm x 30cm, but it's a bit of an irregular shape so I'm not 100% sure.
@@Aimee0206 ok!
That onesie you have on is everything ❤️
I work at one of the Amazon warehouses and had to pack a tiny hamster cage. I was so upset!
Casually slips a 50 to buy a better cage-
@@hahahahahaha-mh2fg the customer: wow free gift! *throws away note saying to buy a new bigger cage*
How are most of these reviews good when the hamster escapes??? What the heck?
First time owners may think this is normal or that they did something wrong. Most give these to kids after all, who could easily make mistakes
Baffling how people say how their hamster exscaped but people still buy them and it’s obvious they make them colorful or in different colors to appeal to kids and not the well being for the animal 🐹
I’ve just realized you’re at 70k, congrats Munchie!
Thank you so much
No problem :)
I hope you reach 1 million subscribers.❤️
That first cage makes a good sleeping area when connected to the Savic Heaven, instead of using the penthouse. That and a travel cage is the only thing it should be used for.
I’ve noticed my hamster is very crepuscular. He wakes up at 7-8 at night, goes back to sleep at 1 in the morning, then he wakes up at 5 and goes back to sleep at 8. Odd sleep schedule, but if he’s happy, I’m happy.
Ha yeah my hamster usually is nocturnal (comes out at 1in the morning) but sometimes he changes his pattern for a week and starts coming out in the evening or (like you said) 5-8ish because he knows he can come out In his playpen!
Same here. Hammy wakes up around 1 am. Then goes to sleep around 9 ish. Then snacking around before noon and sometimes before 3 pm. 😀
Isn't it normal though that they're avake when the sun goes down and up? I have never before heard that it should be unnormal.
12.24 I saw someone keeping 4 RATS in this cage once! It physically hurt me to see that, if it's not big enough for mice or hamsters it sure as hell isn't big enough for rats. PS. Congrats on 70k subscribers! 😁🎉
Gah why would you put any rat in something so small my boys literally stretch nose to tail longer than this cage is tall, 🤬
4 what, how did they get in all 4 of them?
"Reviewing Rodent Torture Chambers on Amazon."
How clueless do you have to be to think those cages are big enough? They look cramped. These people ought to imagine a house with the same scaling. Having no gap between your staircase and the exercise bike designed for someone below 4 foot, no banister railing on the stairs, and a bed that isn't big enough to roll over in.
A hallway that is so small and narrow, you have to army crawl, and you cannot turn around without getting stuck. A basement with such low ceilings, that you have to crouch. Your house being made entirely of glass, whilst living in an area, prone to earthquakes.
All that, whilst being suffocated with a plastic bag.
Makes me so mad when they put suitable for rats on hamster cages. It literally advertises that they don't give a damn what they're selling 😡
You are actually quite calm.. I would be swearing up a storm looking at these reviews. I hope you are well and thank you for your great content.
don’t cuss 😳
I'm really hoping against hope that the person who bought the Ferplast "for their daughter" just meant that their daughter has a stuffed animal or toy animal and the child felt it needed a cage 😅
I doubt it, but that's what I'm telling myself
It should be called the Ferplast hamster torture chamber, maybe then people will understand not to waste their money on it.
Made me so angry that the owner was keeping the hamster in that prison where they didn't even have a while to move on, hamsters who are supposed to run miles.
Man, the first one really grinds my gears
Since I was a little girl, my dream was always to run an animal rescue. I started to rescue and bond guinea pigs when I was sixteen, but only today, several years later, I was able to rescue my first hamster!! I named her Munchie, in honor of you, because watching your videos has shown me that I'm capable of giving her the best life possible. She looked dead in the photos on craigslist. This poor girl came in a cage that was smaller than 1'x6", with a 4.5" wheel inside. She's in a DIY cage tonight, with 9" of bedding, timothy hay, and the newspaper she came on. Sadly, as her case was an emergency in my eyes, her wheel has only been upgraded to a 9" wheel. I splurged and spent $200 on chewy for her. I can't wait to see how her coat changes as she finally has proper nutrition and room to roam. She has terrible mats and the worst teeth I've seen. We'll see her vet at the end of the month!!
I really wish we could outlaw these "cages" They are a torture device.
Also what is the wallpaper on your other screen from?
Ah, I really love this small, obnoxiously coloured cage that my hamster can easily escape from. To stop my animal from escaping I’ll just take away one of its essential needs! I love this cage so, so much, it’s wonderful!
6 mins thx you've teached me alot. I watch you and Victoria Rachel and I just love y'all so much now I know how to care for a hamster and what cages I cant get so Thx!
This book has already been written : ) "I, Houdini" by Lynne Reid Banks. I loved it as a child and begged my parents for my own little hammy. Thankfully little Panda Bear was a lot less adventurous haha
The intro won me
I love the dinosaur costume
I have the ferplast rabbit cage....for my MICE 😅. It’s a good cage for hamsters and mice (NOT RABBITS) so why don’t they market it as that 😤🤦♀️
Congrats on 70k, I love your channel you help a lot of people with their pet care and your content is great ❤️.
Thank you so much!
23:06 I know for a fact this is true. I own three hamsters and each one of them are completely different, personality wise. I know they can feel complex emotion as well because my hamster Toph does this chattering sound when he's pissed off. They also recognize people, my hamsters will come up to when during free time and ask for food, but won't with anybody else. Also, if I hand them to somebody new, they'll act differently then when I pick them up. So if anybody who saids that hamsters are simple, they've never been around a hamster before.
I’m getting a hamster soon and I remember a few years ago when I had my past hamsters I watched you and now I’m watching you again!
I hope you get you’re hamster ♥️
@@cute.litte.thing.s9289 I actually did! Her name is Honey 🍯
@@cgecko9509 cute!! I just got mine today it’s name is shoe
@@cute.litte.thing.s9289 awww cute! 🥰
@@cgecko9509 Thank you! ♥️
I think I’m watching your videos too much. Last night I had a dream that I rescued a hamster and had the tiniest little cage. I though to myself “this isn’t okay! Munchie would be so upset. I need to get a bigger cage ASAP.” Lol
I love these videos so much. Amazon markets a lot of unsafe products for pets and too many people rely on Amazon’s Choice to choose what to buy. I’m glad I did my research and found this TH-cam channel
Love these videos! They are my morning indulgence while i do housework... Sending hammy vibes from Gizzmo and P Patches🐹🐹😁
Glad you like them!
My female syrian hamster has so much energi. And she has a Ikea detolf cage, so we cant get a bigger cage for her 😂 she also gets to run around one of our rooms under observation, she really loves it because she gets to run some of her energy off and explore the room.
Get the pawhut 115x60cm, it takes up less space but is bigger- the detolf is too thin for Syrians
But isn't the Detolf 150 cm long, so I'm thinking it should be okay if it's not as wide because it's so long, it's still lot wider than most cages. Though I do think it could be wider but I haven't been able to find any cage close as long.
@@animalsfranks.furry.friend3626 well in Denmark its the best and biggest cage I can get :D and its recomended here, we have different standards then the US. I think the minimum here is about 80 cm. In lenght and 40 cm in width, for a syrian, so detolf is about double the lenght of the recomendations, so it is a great cage in my opinion.
@@teijaflink2226 always buy the biggest cage you can get in lenght and width, in your country :D the bigger the happier your hamster will be
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Pets at Home use to sell (might still do) that circus cage and it's awful and so tiny 😪
Oh my goodness they still do, it’s horrendous! I hate how they aim most of their cages to kids!
I was thinking of the first cage being great for a sand bath not a cage for an animal to live in permanently. Poor hamsters!
Me not having a hamster but I ALSO (victoria rachel , lennon /Lorelei , 101 rabbits 🐇🐰) I love u and ind ALL of ur channels relaxing and snoothing
All those awful cages and good reviews made Mateo (my Syrian hamster) cringe 😬
That video with the hamster trying to climb onto that tiny wheel made me sad 🥺 it reminded me when I got my first Syrian hamster and she had a small wheel and I realized she wasn’t able to run in it. I started making research and found your channel munchi, thank you. That’s how I ended up getting her a 11 inch silent wheel and she was very content. Please people do the right research before getting a pet.
I don't even have hamsters or any rodents and never gonna have.
I have snakes.
But I still enjoy to learn about hamsters and other small critters.
I have learned a lot watching these.
I love these videos you post! It is truly sad that here in the US they have such horrible cages for hamsters! I wish we were like the UK and Germany where they have better cages and the bare minimum of floor space is higher. I’ve been trying to get a better cage for my hamster, she currently is in a 110 quart bin, but the best cages available are only sold in the UK. I hope they take down those cages online that are not suitable but unfortunately they will still sell them regardless.
We may have some better cages but I struggled finding a big enough cage at first. The good thing about America is that you have bigger bins to make cages out of (there’s rarely any that get over 450 let alone 620) that I’ve seen! So really eBay or Second hand sites is where I can find decent sized cages! But I get what you mean and I think all countries can improve the cages we sell!
Grace’s pet care channel I struggled to find a good cage as well. When I was researching hamster care and the right cage to get before I got my robo hamster buttercup, I had no idea that you can use bins until I watched munchie, victoria rachel and other youtubers that post hamster care videos. So far, I like the bin, but hopefully one day I can upgrade her. I really like the NiteAngel Bigger World MDF Terrarium. I also hope PetSmart/Petco or any pet store gets rid of the horrible critter trails/tiny tales and other small cages they sell at their stores as well.
@wolfie ツ I just hope one day the pet stores finally take those horrible cages off the shelves for good. If I saw somebody that was buying a unsuitable cage, I would say something too lol
I'm thirteen years old and I once had a hamster with a critter trail cage (for everyone who is smart, you know those are not suitable for hamsters) my hamster passed away two years ago and recently I've wanted a hamster so badly. So I did research. I swear that everything they tell you in pet stores are lies. I did a whole bunch of research and got a bigger cage with much better materials for my new hamster. The fact that I can do research and these adults can't is really sad
That clear acrylic cage looks more like a tarantula cage rather than a hamster cage. Sad, I would buy it for my T to give her more burrowing opportunities (at least until she outgrows it), but I don't want to support these shite companies.
All of my favorite reviewers are blunt and honest, it makes me feel like y'all actually care and aren't just shilling products!
In the last time I thought about getting my own little companion but your videos made me think it through and I acknowledged that in my current living situation it isn't a good idea.
But I will follow your channel in the future to gain even more knowledge and maybe sometime I will be able to get my own hamster.
I love you and your channel so much it is the best and has helped me to hopefully Perdue my dream in having an animal rescue in the future! ❤️🐹
why do people buy these 50-150$ cages! you could buy a bin cage 20-30$, a ikea detolf 40ish$, a 40 gallon breeder tank 40$! You could give you pet proper care for so much cheaper!! omg I’m literally 12 while the people saying “great cage” are freaking grown adults!
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I remember having the first cage when I was way younger because the petshop employees berated me into buying it and said it's great for a hamster. I'm so happy I did A LOT OF research before getting a hamster now and he lives in a proper cage with enough bedding and proper wheel and diet, we shouldn't be afraid to learn from our mistakes.
My friend has one Of these cages and she doesn’t believe that it is small she says the hamster is happy I say it’s planing to kill it’s self stood because it’s stressed I convinced her to get the preview Hendrix 528 she ordered it today and I she now watched your videos
Thank you for educating them!
YouR welcome
Ahh i love it when people educate others and they actually listen 😍
Ikr
Have you seen "Exotic Nutrition Colossal Castle Hamster Cage Set" it comes with a 9 inch wheel and it's looks like the preview 528
It's funny, I'm not sure what my Amazon search but the Prevue 528 ended up at the top and had really strong and reasonable reviews, and that's what I ended up with
I think popularity has made it rise to the top. Back in 2018 the Prevue cage wasn't even near the top due to sales. And I'm happy for that. It's at least a start to getting the bigger more appropriate cages seen first.
@@MunchiesPlace I'm really glad I picked one that's okay, with so many death traps hiding on Amazon search :(
Love you channel I have a female Syrian in a super habitat but some nights I leave her out in a play pen ( she can’t escape ) and she enjoys it with a ten inch wheel
those clear cages would actually be cool if they made them way bigger and sturdier.
Seeing all those kind of cages makes me feel really bad for the hamster i used to have as a child. Yes it was a dwarf and i did buy the biggest cage i could find at the time. But now i know it was such a bad cage and no wonder my hamster back then was so frustrated.
People who are having problems with the small ferplast cage are really not very clever. Of course they're too small and yes if I lived in a tiny cage I'd bite my way out. They are a brilliant cage as part of a bigger set up. I use mine as a hamster bedroom or toilet room in combination with a savic hamster heaven. The problem is people are too cheap or stupid to invest in their pet properly. 🙃
DIDNT YOU WEAR THAT WHEN YOU OPENED TINY TALES DINO??
Ugh. Why can’t people just research and buy a properly sized tank or bin. It’s not hard.
@wolfie ツ Legally there is nothing an animal rescue like this one can actually do. A too small cage is not illegal, neither is housing hamsters together. Proper government agencies do not know proper husbandry. Rescues like this one are using the tools they have (social media) to spread the word.
They cannot just go and cause some huge change. That’s down to the governments, etc. The only time the SPCA and law can get involved is obvious abuse (torturing animals, etc).
It’s not as easy as you would think.
I already do my part by being an active member in many online communities.
Some people are arrogant, ignorant, and narcissistic. They think they know everything, but in reality know nothing... Many do not desire to listen to wise advice or correct their mistakes... Too many have no clues of proper animal husbandry and don't even feed or provide fresh water, much less clean their enclosures...
Where did you get that dino outfit!!!!!
please help me, so i got a female 8 week old syrian hamster 4 days ago and on the first night she came out of bed at around 7 and seemed very comfortable, washing herself in front of me etc and ever since she’s only been coming out at 9-9:30 for about 20 minutes (still seeming comfortable btw) and , then goes back to her hide/bed and comes out again when i am asleep. so i was wondering is this just because she’s young or just settling in or is there a safe way to get her into a sleeping routine cause i want to spend some time with her. thanks 🥰
@Lexy Hanson thank you x
All these ferplast cages are awfull.Sadly there people buying these typs of cages for different reasons.
Its just so sad that some hamsters are still living in those cages right now
I wish I would’ve seen these videos years ago when I got my first 😭😭🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I just came for Dino Munchie. Who else did?
do you have any videos on taming a syrian hamster? :)
Just stumbled across your channel and I love it. Keen to see an update on "Beansprout" - the video that found me on your TH-cam 😊 Hoping I will learn stuff on here... we bought our daughter a hamster in December. Want to give her the best life 🥰
I hope you reach a million subscribers.❤️
You should review the qute cage! I had my gerbils in it before I learned more...
I agree. I bought that cage also. I was disappointed in its size once assembled. Just upgraded my gerbils to a 40 gallon breeder tank.
these are just hamster GP who really shouldn't own one. i have no idea why anybody would pay so much money for a dingy little torture chamber when you could buy a bin cage or detolf for just as much or less
Omg I love ur hoodie
Love the onesie munchie🥰🥰
I love that onesie KSKSKSKSKSLSMSKS-
Stupid thing is as well is that amazon products share reviews sometimes so all these reviews might not even be about that specific product. Makes it very hard to believe what people are saying anyway
You talking about breaking it because the cat sat on it reminds me of how my cat broke my geckos tank he broke the mesh like layer around the tank so I had to duck tape it and then I bought a new one that was like welded metal instead of like mesh
The cage that I would go for would be the hamster heaven Metro cage
how can people be this absolutely oblivious?? how do you look at a wheel that's smaller than your hamster and think it's good?? how do you put your pet in a box they can't even pace around in and think it's great and say they love it?? How do you not know basic pet care before buying a living breathing creature who's life depends on you??? aaahhh
My friend recommended me this channel saying I’d love her humour, and I am laughing my head off! I could fit a baby in my detolf, but I doubt the baby’s parent would be happy!
Hi Munchie! I have got a gerbil who always runs at the edge of the wheel, even though he has enough space to do so easily in the middle of the surface (8 cm of width). In fact, of the three gerbils that I have, the other two run in the middle perfectly fine. This one, though, only wants to run at the edge, and seems as if he would fall anytime, but never does. He even seems to run facing outwards instead of running straight. On top of that, this gerbil poops a lot while running on the wheel, whereas the other two gerbils don't do that. Do you have an explanation for his behaviour? I haven't found any information about it on the internet. Thank you!! I enjoy your videos very much! :)
Any commercial cages for a dwarf hamster
I've participated in the Early Review Program. There was no sign up. The invitation is the form of an email only after I've purchased something normally. The comp is less than $5.
Menchie can you please do a feeding video. I recently got a dwarf hamster, and know their dietary needs are a little bit different than say Syrians. If you could please do one of these videos I'd really appreciate it, I have watched your video about best food.
Can you review some wooden ones
Omg I am 15 seconds you help me so much me my hamster
I have a gerbil but still watch ur videos and my gerbil is in a 20 gallon tank she doesnt get along with other gerbils and loves her life
I would never put my hamster in anything so small
Sadly one my cousin had a rat that he kept in a small cage and now that i look back it hated being in that cage.
Edit: Grammer
Me watching this after I just ordered hamster toys from Amazon 👀
Would the first cage be OK as a travel cage for like road trips etc???
off-topic but my Robo refuses to use the wheel I got him but uses the saucer I got for him. the wheel is 8in and the saucer is 6. I thought the wheel being larger would be better but he just won't touch it. is just a quirky thing he does or should I be concerned
I dont know if your gonna read this. But could you please do a reveiw for the exersize wheels?? I just got mice and im tryin to find a wheel for my girls. I have a hamster to and i use the silent wheel 9" but it seems to big for my young mice
Some of these cages are letting my old 20 gallon look big. She (a agressiv winter white) is not longer living inside of it (she came with it from a ad on the german selling site Ebay Kleinanzeigen (a site like Craigslist ) ) she has now two connected bigger fishtanks (35×15×39 inches both tanks together t )
Hey I don't know if you could do this but there's a page on Facebook called "Hammpy Hamsters" and would love to get your feedback and thoughts on how they live and there diet please could you do this? I'm very worried that young people will see the bright colours and the cute designs and assume that what those hamsters are getting is appropriate
My Syrian had all he could ever wish for in his ikea detolf, so many chew toys and a massive wheel, and so much bedding... yet he chewed out of the wooden side whilst I was at hospital and escaped, I glued (non toxic) square piece of glass onto the side where he ate his way out, although he never did it again, I don’t know if he was just an adventurous soul because there wasn’t anything wrong with his behaviour, he was never aggressive or upset, or he just missed me at the hospital!
You're really not convincing us that you don't like pink Munchie. That onesie is very pink.
Please please please do an Ali Express or Wish haul and review. 😁🙏
‘Hamsters chew things when they’re stressed’ am I a hamster!?
Autism = hamster = AMAZING!
I have one of those cages connected to the top of my mouse cage filled with Coco fibre soil. Got it for free so thought why not
Oh my goodness I found a cage called Critter Trail Habitat 360 and it is by far the worst cage I have ever seen. Not sure if you have seen it or done a review on it but i'd like to see an opinion. Yikes!
I had that cage many years ago. I used it briefly for my 2nd hamster before upgrading him. It’s too small for any hamster of course, but it is by far way better than most of the TinyTales cages I see.
@@shimizukiyoko4767 Oh goodness!
The first one look like it could be a decent travel carrier to go to the vet
Question to anyone reading this... So I going get a 20 gallon tank for my hamster and I was wondering if that is ok?
There are many different 20 gal sized tanks, even long 20 gal tanks (which have the most square inches of surface space) only provides 360 square inches. Watch more of Munchie's videos if you want to know more about proper habitats, she explains the minimum requirements in almost every cage review video.
20 gal long is 360 sq inches. 20 gal high is 288 sq inches. These are not appropriate for hamsters that need a minimum of 450 sq inches. Try 30 gal breeder for dwarfs, 40 gal breeder for Syrians or try 110qt sterilite bin cage for dwarf and 200qt sterilite bin cage for syrians. Detolf DIY enclosure and Niteangel bigger world are appropriate for dwarfs and syrians. Offerup/FB Market/CL sell used tanks or enclosures. I'd sugges starting there. Wire enclosure suitable for dwarfs are the Mickey XL Cage and the Hamster Haven cage from Savic. Savic Hamster Plaza and Prevue 528 are more suitable for Syrians.
@@MunchiesPlace Thank you for this idea/tip! I will see what I can do!
@wolfie ツ Thank you I use this tip For my next hamster because last night my Hamster died from Hibernation for some reason... I had him for 6 years
Omg I love your onzie! 😂 💕
As a quick note, you often talk about "plummeting", implying it will hurt a Hamster. Although they rarely enjoy it, falling becomes less dangerous as animals get smaller, those under 1kg are almost immune to being harmed by falling, assuming they don't fall onto anything sharp. NOT that I'm encouraging these terrible cages.
Love your wonzy! 🤣
I am dieing.these cages are sooooooooooooooooooooooooo BAD😡🥵
i had the twin tower cage pick and my hamster back grown on her came from a kid who would tho her drop her and hit at her it been some time now and my little snow drop will eat out of my hand with out biting it i know you not to bath hamsters but i had to because she had paint and die on her and i was worry but i made sur she was dry and that the only time i bath her not sure what tap hamster she is but she chew tho the pan and the laters i have now upgradeit her to a rabit cage that i made hamster safe and she happer now and if she chews tho mettel well more power to her i give he toys to chew but she just i dont know #Munchies can you tell me what kind of hamster she is
so i know what wheel to buy