Bad Cage Review | Kaytee Crittertrail Z Run-About Habitat Review | Munchie's Place
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- Kaytee dominates the market on small mammal cages. But today's cage is being reviewed in a negative light for Hamsters/Gerbils/Mice. Why is this cage bad you may ask? And what are the benefits of something like this or is there more negatives than positives?
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Pet cages shouldn’t look like littlest pet shop play sets
I wouldn’t even put a cockroach in that that’s cruel
I have a collection of 4000 old g2 littlest pet shops. And all of the play sets
Exactly
Underrated comment 😹😹
TeddyO yeah, cool, I don't care
I feel bad, my girlfriend and I just recently in the last 4 days got a Syrian hamster and we almost would have left him in nearly this same cage. Luckily for Curio his Critter trail was broken and it being broken made me research "best hamster cage" and I very quickly realize he needed a bigger cage. We returned this one and ended up getting him a 40 gallon breeder tank.
We are both adults with no kids and we fell for this too. We didn't realize they needed that much space because every cage I've ever seen for them until recently has been maybe 300 square inches at best. The colors looked nice and we thought "oh it comes with everything." We ended up buying his breeder tank for the exact same price as his critter trail. 50 dollars. we also bought a 200 liter bin before we found the breeder tank and it was only 12 dollars. These just don't make sense. You're so right this is just a gimmick and marketing besides being unsuitable for the hamster.
Wait where do you shop 40 gallon breeder 50 dollars I've only seen them from 100 to 200 dollars
Yay!! So glad you were able to find the proper sized home for your hamster. Very thankful you made the decision to change to the bigger cage for the hanster's well being. Many refuse to change for convenience sake.
Good on you for giving him a nice home and not just leaving him in that piece of junk. I'm glad you decided to look into it before buying a new one. It's so easy to be misled.
@@Yoooowhat wait for a $1 per gallon sale at petco for the tank.
its so nice to see people realise their mistakes and try their best to improve upon them! May your Syrian have a happy life!
recently i adopted a syrian and because of you and some research she’s now living her best life 🥺
What's her name?
snail care 101 i named her obe :)
emily thank u for giving her proper care 😌
I'm thinking of rescuing since my last hamster was from a petstore, back before I knew what mills were
My hamster just died
These cages can’t even have a bacteria living in it
if bacteria can’t live in there, nothing should
Large enough for a virus though.
On the contrary, they tend to be full of bacteria! Because they're so fun to clean!
Though i mean, with how hard those damn things are to clean (i had a similar one when i was 7, RIP) and how often you have to clean them, I'm sure most people who keep these cages have not cleaned them properly so there is likely PLENTY of bacteria living inside 😷😹
bacteria cant live in a crittertrail, they need infinite space, like a human body
Critter trail: *Why do I hear boss music?*
Next time i'll try to go for a more street fighter vibe when battling these cages. ;) Just you wait for the next unboxing review.
@@MunchiesPlace I bought a hamster from your organization recently! I would love to reach out to you. Her name is Sunny
@@animallover9722 She's doing well. Are you the other person that wanted her?
Could I reach out to you sometime?????
@@marissaschmidt-powell8533 I guess you didn’t reach back out to them lol
This comment is simply a thank you, from the people whom you have helped to simply entertained, thank you
I agree
If people can’t even take some time to do some research on how to properly take care of a pet, then odds are they aren’t ready to take care of one.
If you want a pet that badly, then you shouldn’t have at problem doing some research first to make sure your pet will be a happy pet, not a miserable one.
Even if they end up with a pet they weren't expecting, that's the first thing they should be doing. I got saddled with a newborn rat and the FIRST thing I did was start watching rat channels and ask for help on reddit. It's really not hard to learn. Cram like it's the exam of your lifetime.
Yeah, there is no excuse
Lots of pet shops put out wrong information like incorrectly labelling cages so don’t be too quick to point fingers.
@@roseashford5143 that's definitely true too. Most of what they tell people is outdated or just wrong information. It's important for people to be responsible though and seek out multiple sources of information about anything they're doing in life. You shouldn't really ever use only one source for information on anything if more than one source exists.
I know! Is it really that hard to do a couple weeks or months of research on an animal? People are just so lazy!
kid: *puts hamster in crittertrail cage*
crittertrail: omae wa mou shindeiru
hamster: NANI?!
I've heard for this specific kaytee one, multiple hamsters have died in the s part of the tube because of the angle and the hamster had food in their pouch or the hamster was too big to fit through. Don't buy. This item should be re-called.
Sena Ferguson dame I read 4 reviews and half of them said dead hamster
I wanted to share I just recently adopted a syrian male. His last owners were very uninformed and so he's got long-lasting health issues and trauma, but now he's going to live his best life! I'm buying a dresser with 3 drawers that are 940sq" each and it'll be converted into a cage just for him! I'm hoping he'll enjoy life now and be happier :) Thanks Munchie!
I've learned so much from your videos. When I was really young (before anything but dial up was available to me) I spent a whole year reading and learning about hamsters to convince my mom to get one. I probably read a half dozen books and not one, not a single one talked about how horrible these small cages are for hamsters (most of them only cared about toys and diet or history, but a lot of them were ten years or more out of date even for the time) or how frequently these cages are the cause of hamsters distress and problems.
When I was little we had a crittertrail cage and I had so many problems, and I unfortunately was someone who completely unknowingly gave a hamster a bad life, and I vowed I would never get one again because of what had happened.
I own guinea pigs now (Four and three year olds I've had since young), with a lot more research and understanding of their needs than I ever could have had as a kid for hamsters. I've bettered myself as a small animal pet owner, realizing mistakes I made early on even with my guinea pigs and look to continue bettering myself to give my piggies the best life they can have.
Videos like these help a lot, I hope more people see these.
There really is an extreme lack of information out there on cages especially unless you specifically seek it out (though there is more now then when I was a child), and a lot of pet stores don't help people understand what they're getting into with an animal. Many even offer deals where if you buy an animal they include food, cage "everything you need" and frequently what they give you isn't enough or the correct environment for whatever animal you're purchasing.
So I'd like to offer a very sincere thank you for continuing to explain that these cages are bad and why, and hope people make more informed decisions and see videos like these before they purchase a small animal, so they don't make the mistakes I did when I was young, and more innocent hamsters no longer get hurt or pass away from people who are ignorant.
It’s like Christmas whenever you upload a bad cage review! Thank you for being amazing and educating people about hamster care.
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Ellie White thank you!
@@brooker6591 it is.
It baffles me that people think that just because hamsters are "inexpensive" pets that they don't deserve the best care, or don't deserve research to be done about how to care for them. People research tons about their dogs and cats, why shouldn't hamsters/gerbils/mice get the same attention? Just because they are small? Shameful.
a while back my dads' friends' gf was talking to my mom and they ended up mentioning how I spent weeks researching hamster and hermit crab care for my pets, because her daughter had a hermit crab. The gf looks at me and goes," really?" in the most shocked voice i've ever heard. I was about to pull on a "are you kidding me face" but sucked the expression back in and just nodded my head. Internally though, i was like, "would you not research what dog food was healthy and safe for your dog? A pet is a pet no matter the size." I'm 13, and she is a full grown
a d u l t . Majorly smh rn, and the s stands for smashing, not shaking in this matter.
technicality they are inexpensive pets. Cause factor in all the costs and cats and dogs are more expensive monthly. But what I learned is that people go for small animals more because of how 'hassle free' and how apartments don't qualify caged animals as pets so they can live with you always as more factors. There is also more misinformation about caged pets vs a non caged pet.
The fact that this cage has been around since I was 14 and I’m 33 now really shows how nothing has changed.
"Kaytee, what are you doing?"
"Kaytee, stop it!"
"Kaytee is oblivious."
Accurate
I honestly believe these cages are meant to just display hamsters, for decor. It’s sad and depressing how these cages are made, they aren’t even escape proof. Smh. Imagine having this cage on a high desk and the hamster escapes and drops onto the floor...
this happened with my hamster. my parents refused to let me get him a proper cage (he’s in one now) and he escaped, jumped onto my bed (while i was sleeping in it) from the desk he was on, this was before he was bonded with so he ran off my bed when trying to escape me. he’s ok now tho
This happened to me, it was years ago (about 10 or so years ago) with more misinformation going around (and I'm not sure pettubers were a thing at the time). My Syrian hamster, Coco, was on top of a huge stand (along with Lexi (another Syrian) , not in the same cage but they were close to each other) that was 4 or 5 feet off the ground and she chewed through the plastic and we didn't know it. We only found her because she was in my younger sister's room and she scared my sister because Coco matched her floor and she freaked out and only saw her floor moving. (I should mention it wasn't this exact cage but it was a critter tail with tubes attached and looking back on it now it was SO horrible.) Thankfully she was ok!
@@litl6141 well it’s because you need chew toys & a second critter trail cage along with A DIFFERENT WATer BOTTLE WITH A METAL BALL (the critter trail bottle isn’t good they don’t like that bottle)
@@litl6141 well my gf has the starter critter trail cage that had a shitty wheel it came with that didn’t stick on and the water bottle it came with that was blue without the metal ball would drip water down sometimes and she ended up getting him a wheel off Amazon and he still did not like it and would just sit on it instead, he did not have chew toys so he would always try to escape or bite the cage. Then we got a second dwarf hamster (neither of the two were robo) and when we got a second hamster we also bought one simple critter trail tube that is straight and we connected another critter trail cage to it the one that comes with a slide and spinning wheel on top of slide with hideout on the side, we also had gotten the flying saucer with it and a new water bottle with the metal ball for the first hamster and we noticed he started drinking more than before I guess it all has to do with the water bottle . and then we also got chew toys for them and at first they did fight but that’s because the white/brownish dwarf hamster was alone for 2 months stressed and then the black dwarf came in with the new cage connected so the white one was very jealous and not used to it and black one was scared but then a day later they became friends and they don’t fight anymore
@@litl6141 they both love their cage connected, they have their separate thing for food tho in each cage, and the white one tends to do exercise now! the black one which is skinnier taught him how to climb up the slide and how to climb up to the hideout also, the white ones sometimes displays jealousy Lol because he always looks down to see if the black one is coming so the white one starts running on the wheel more (the big wheel that came with the black hamster aka the super cage)so he sees the white one is dominant when in fact the white one is fat because of not have proper wheels or proper water bottle at a certain point (we also got him a new wheel the silent one that day we got the second hamster)
I love your videos! Sadly my boy died a couple months ago, but I had a huge fish tank for him (about 40 gallons and he was a little robo) and I love showing people your videos so they can actually listen to me!!
@@aliciapanchi6987 I meant my hammy, sorry if I sent a different message
Some times hamster get sick due to where you get them. They also can get sick very easily within the first year you have it. Did you get the tank new or used because if you had it used it could have bacteria all ready existing in the tank that could of potentially gotten your hammy sick.
@@senaferguson3023 it was used but I disinfected it before him using it but nothing harmful for him
Starr Fairchild maybe your hamster wasn’t happy with its enclosure or maybe it needed more toys or different food they’re can be lots of reasons to a hamster death sorry for my misunderstanding
@@aliciapanchi6987 o
Oh god I remember buying that cage when I was so young! But I learned from my mistakes and now have a detolf
Im getting gerbils so you just earned a new subscriber and you’ve helped me so much😀
I have 2 right now, they are the best! But they will chew through EVERYTHING you buy them 😒😹 though you might like to know, i have found that one of mines' favorite toys to chew on is this Ware woven grass mat they market towards guinea pigs. They will usually absolutely destroy the whole thing within a week or two, but it sure does keep them busy 😹
The person who disliked has this cage
True
I had one of my hamsters in this cage, last week I upgraded him to a bin cage with 620 in of floorspace and he loves it
I had a cage similar to this as a child for my first hamster and I cringe so much thinking about it now. Thankful for channels like yours to raise awareness.
I feel like this is directed and made for me😂
I have this cage at the moment and I posted a picture of it and described how my mom argued with me how my cage is perfectly fine. But I posted about it in a hamster group on Facebook. There was a girl who reached out to me and told me that you and her would donate a cage to me. I still haven’t moved my babies to it but with my paycheck that I’m getting tomorrow, I’ll be getting the stuff for it.
But I also want to thank you so much for being so generous to donate it to someone who really needs it. You’re really an amazing person ❤️❤️
this is weirdly nostalgic because my favorite childhood hamster (Hot Rod) had that cage. He was a syrian but I think he was the runt since he was small for his breed. I was a literal child who didn’t know any better, but I still feel bad about it. Hot Rod deserved better. But at least he lived for 3 years!
Oh, and that ball wheel at the top glows in the dark btw.
Oooooooooo i almost want one as a collecter
I rescued my friends Syrian from this cage bought her a massive 1 meter by 1 meter cage and filled it with everything she could want and need she lived till she was almost 3 years old the right care goes along way xx
My friend has this cage for her syrian i feel soooooo bad for her hamster.I've tried to educate her, but her parents don't know the proper care a hamster requires.
12:19 stressed me out so much, how does anyone not realize how uncomfortable those turns are?
When I was younger I had a cage very similar to this for not only a hamster, but a gerbil that was given to me after the hamster passed. Now that I’m older I can see how terrible this is. I can hardly see how my female Syrian (“Teddy bear”) OR my female gerbil even fit inside of there without me seeing the issue. Heck, I can hardly see how either of them didn’t ESCAPE! And I know I mishandled them, as I didn’t even know there was research to be done. My first small pets. I wish I could really take that back, and give them what they deserved.
Rest In Peace, my little girls. You are missed.
These videos have actually helped me a lot, even though I don’t own hamsters or gerbils anymore. I’m a proud parent of a pair of guinea pigs and a couple flying squirrels. Watching videos of yours helped to push me into doing more research, and in turn made my family notice how serious I am about the safety and housing of the critters that, of both pairs, we got by complete surprise (to myself)/ without prior thought or research.
Please, everyone, do research before you get a pet, our even after and make corrections if able. Make sure your pets, or whatever kind, are safe, healthy, and happy, because before you know it they may be gone. 💕
Thank you! Kay tee is completely misleading animal lovers into buying that kind of thing bc the people they target is young kids and uneducated people buying things for their kids. I think you are doing an amazing thing for hamsters gerbils and mice and I hope you continue to do so!
Bro Why? No animal lover would buy this
Of course this is no excuse for people not doing their own research, but the fact that pet stores sell these is so sad... Not just sketchy places online, but main pet stores... And not only are they inappropriate, they are so expensive for what you get, it's not even a cheap option!! I see the full retail price online is $64 for this cage... Whyyyy
Your hamster in the skinny tubes is like Augustus going through the chocolate tube in willy wonka..
Everything you do is so inspiring and amazing! Keep being you!
Yay I'm early!!! Love your videos so much!!!!
I had my Alaska cage for 39€ this year, though when i was like 11 my parents bought a very tiny cage for my mice and it costed like 35€ but it was SO TINY (Savic Spelos)
I got two Russian dwarf hamsters when I was younger for Christmas. I kept them in one small critter trail, and a week after I got them they almost killed each other. I quickly learned they should not be housed together and we had to get another cage. The cages broke multiple times and we probably spent over $80 on cages from buying these cheap small cages. I wish I had known to just buy 2 $20 bin cages and done some actual research and not listen to the pet stores. This year I have realized how much I want a hamster again. I have watched Victoria Racheal and your channel. I learned so much in just one day and I’ve been researching for almost 3 months now. The amount you can learn about them is incredible. My birthday is in one month and my parents said I can get one after weeks of asking, so I am very glad. I am asking for a ikea detolf, I’m just really excited to prove that I can give some hamster out there such a good life.
The dislikes are everyone who says "my hamsters fiiinnneeee hes been in this his whole life and hes living like a king" when their hamsters cage hasnt been cleaned in months.
I don't understand why companies make such cages that are not appropriate for pets. Why don't they make larger and more appropriate cages so that the pet can have more enrichment.
This is one of the only channels that I’m happy when I get 6 ads in a video and will gladly sit through all of them ❤️🇨🇦
I owned this cage for 8 months with my first ham. Thanks to you I switched to 500 sq in bin cage. Snowflake died one month ago today. Rest in peace, my first pet.
Thank you for all the good information :)
I used to have this cage but thankfully I upgraded as soon as I could! You and Victoria Raechel really helped me a lot with hamster care. Thank you so much!
Let's show munchie how much we love her and please continue subscribing to her TH-cam channel
Incredible love your work
About the cleaning part, let's not forget that some plastic enclosures will keep on the smell from the animal's droppings or urine, and that's either imposible to get rid of or really hard to
That calming music in the background while you're struggling with the ball 😂
I have a tank for my hamster mochi and she always sleeps behind her wheel for some reason even though she has hides
OMG 😍 that's the CUTEST name in the world 😂😂
I was about to get that cage for my hamster that I got a week ago but instead got a 20 gallon long tank but now I realize that it was also small for my Syrian Hamster. So now I bought a 50 gallon 200qt bin cage
That's awesome. Glad you realized he needed more!
@@sinandcyanide7505 yeah he loves all the extra space 819 square feet!!
Some will say that 200 quart bin is too large, but it isn't larger than a large laundry basket... If I can squeeze one into a small bedroom, you can too...
Who else likes before watching the video 💕💕🐹
Ahhh... this thing... alright I'm gonna fess up.... I had a dwarf in this.
I had rex just last year. He was 2 and a half when I got him, my friend was kind of... not taking very good care of him. Like when he'd chew the bars she'd put him *outside.* more on that in a moment but she'd also give him things like goldfish crackers and the cage was already kind of broken down... I offered to be his retirement home since she was dealing with even more issues and I am glad I ended up with him... but watching these videos have been a humbling experience.
Like I said, he came in this one. The ball was broken, the lookout latch was broken, the side connector pieces were broken and I only found out... after waking up at 6 am and trying to figure where he escaped and also trying to find him before the dog noticed... made me wonder how he hadnt escaped outside and just up and vanished when she'd put him outside, all night, for chewing the bars.... anyway ended up taping down the latches. And my god cleaning was an absolute bitch too, it would take longer to clean then my rabbit pen. Would take almost an hour trying to scrub those stupid tubes. Got a new one after 3 weeks of bullshit, and it was bigger but... it sounds like it still wasnt up to standard....
I fixed his diet... I kept him safe and... tried to keep him happy but it sounds like... that's about it... Rex was a white dwarf and I feel awful now seeing all this stuff I wish I had done so much more for him. I wish I had even thought of it, like at best it sounds like I was able to give minor improvements to his life but not much more... I havent had a hamster since, I very rarely seek out the pets I get... but I should've done better. I definitely think he was better off with me but I really should've done alot better.
Space is something I've definitely been taking more seriously the past few years when it comes to small animals, I can thank my gecko for that and I love the different things you can do and the setups are just so much nicer and like my rabbits before that, lots of space.. I just wish it even dawned on me for rex, to just give him a nice massive space, I've been in tears just about listening to the things you've said and I really feel awful and.. all I can say is at least if I end up having to take in another one, I'll know better... and I'll make sure I do it right..
That and I work at a petco now... people tend to ask me questions I will be sure to share some of the enclosure information as often as I can.
Admittedly I did have one if the Critter Trail cages for my rabbit. Realized pretty quickly that it was too small and bought a 6 panel child play yard off Craig’s list. I did end up using the cage as a hide however by covering it with a fleece blanket which she seemed to like.
Ant farms: Depends on the size of the colony. When a colony is just starting, a test tube is actually ideal. Slowly up grading as the colony grows lets the keeper keep an eye on the health of the colony, and treat issues, like parasitic mites, faster. They do ultimately end up in something like a 40 gallon tank, or bigger, but it can take a long time.
Nicole H wow ants
Uhm ants? This is about hamtsers
This cage looks like a torture machine O.o
I honestly bought this cage for my Syrian, turned right back around and retuned it and bought a bin for a DIY tank, now my baby is living her best life in a ~950sq in enclosure . she took a long time to tame, but the large enclosure made it a lot easier and I can tell she’s a lot more mellow now that she has all the space she needs .
*i should say she lived in this tiny hell for only two days of her life, so no one tries to come for me
Honestly your voice makes me want to fall asleep *so* *soothing*
This was my first hamster cage around 15 years ago .. looking back on it I feel so bad about it ..Glad there's better info out now !
YAAAAY MUNCHIE POSTED A NEW VID!
Hi munchie I really want to thank you for helping me so much with my hamster unfortunately he passed away a couple days ago but you have really helped me with his cage going from a bad pet store cage to a bin cage then finally to a ikea detolf thank you so much keep up the great work 🥺💖
I used to have this cage a few years ago, I kept my dwarf and “teddy bear” hamster in it. It was an awful cage and my hamsters would always escape. I didn’t know much about hamster care back then, now I have have much better hamster care and am giving my current hamster the best care I can.
I don't plan on having hamsters at any point but I watch all of these videos
I just got a dwarf hamster and I have you to thank. I was going to get some a cage like this but I did my research and I made some space in my room for a 40 gallon tank and I have lots of bedding in it.
I don't understand when people see the cages are flimsy, see tubes that look impossible to even use, breaks too easily and can't put anything in it and they are still like "oh my hamster is fine, this is fine" because they think of them as an accessory or decoration for their home and not a living, breathing, wonderful thing with its own personality.
Love you Munchie and I too hope people see the flaws soon
Had one of these bad boys when I was growing up. It’s where I had my dwarf hamster, Nina. It lasted a day before some aspect of the cage broke. We made her a makeshift cage out of a tote bc we couldn’t afford to replace the cage. She seemed happier in it, so we never bothered to get her a new one. 12 years later, turns out the makeshift tote cage home was better for her. The universe was trying to tell me something. I remember how much I loved watching her burrow.
another thing with critter trails ive noticed was my mice can twist the side blockers and open it. i typically use them for going to the vet or cage cleaning, i had a few connected for a temporary quarantine home after finding out 2 of my girls are sick. if anybody knows of good tanks i can use for when i have my 5 mice together please let me know.
My hamster is very lucky she has a awesome cage it’s 640 square inches and she has around 6 or 7 inches of bedding and a good wheel, a sandpit, and she’s very happy. she used to get scared and do that thing when I tried to get pick her up and now she’s ok and I love her :)
How long did it take for her to warm up to you because I have a 608 sq inch cage with 6 inches of bedding, it's full of hides, chews, and plenty of enrichment. He even has a comfortable silent spinner wheel too. But he is taking a long time to warm up to me :/
@@beans_avi9382 you need to tame your hamsters but some hamsters you can’t tame.
I have an alaska hamster cage which is the same dimensions and look as the preview cage ,but I was just wondering if I would be able to own a russian dwarf hamster because there is a gap around each top corner where the wire meets and it seems a bit big.
This video reminded me to order new chews for my rats
Lol same. Chews and hammocks and some ledges. They're getting a cage update this weekend.
Would this be a safe travel cage? I’m visiting my grandparents in a couple weeks.
I have a question
So my sister had a hamster but it died and before it died she recently bought a fish tank for her and had a starter cage and let me have it for my mice once I can get it but I don’t know if I’m able to should get a different that is on the 450 or more and the cage it is the kaytee critter trail starter cage but I have a feeling watching your videos get a different cage because it is to small and might still have cinnamon’s smell still there
Cinnamon died from a tumor on her hip
It's sad that companies don't understand that animals can hurt and kill themselves with their bad products but me an 11 year old gets that
This is the one I have I might get the new super habitat or a glass aquarium idk. My parents are trying save enough for even including water bottle wheel and chew toys and toys and sand bath and hideouts and just stuff like that. Thx awesome vid, I know it is bad! Thank you for the awesome vid.!
I'm not sure if you will see this or not, but what is the best way to let someone know they aren't taking proper care of their hamster? And how to suggest a bigger cage, wheel, etc.? I want to be nice and respectful, but also be serious enough for them to know they need to make some changes (I know you can't change everyone, but I couldn't live with myself knowing I didn't try)
I don’t even have hamsters or gerbils I have rats and I never intend on getting hamsters but I love your videos they are so educational and I learn a lot, thank you!
My daughter just got a baby Syrian hamster. We had set up a old Rabbit cage that’s over 700sq inches. But the baby can fit threw the bars.
So I have an old Habba trail that is similar in size to this to temporarily keep him in till he’s big enough for the larger cage.
I’m open to suggestions to modify the rabbit cage bar spacing (it’s about 3/4 spacing)
I’m probably getting a male mouse today, if not very soon, and watching your videos makes me proud I actually did my research. I have a 20 gallon long tank, which is 360 square inches of floor space. It’s in the darkest, coolest corner of my room and right above it is a sarong on the wall that gently flaps due to the wind going past so itll help get lots of airflow into the tank but not too much (wire cage would be too gusty from my understanding and risk temperature shock because the temperature here is around 80° but the wind is usually 55-65°). I have 2 hard hides and 1 hammock, a toilet paper roll kind dug into the bedding, multiple bridges/ladders, 3” of aspen shavings bedding (which I may increase if my mouse digs around a lot), an 8” wooden and cork rodent wheel, ceramic food bowl, metal drip water bottle, and various chew toys already scattered around. Not a single thing in my cage is plastic and I think that’s cool. I’m also ready with food pellets and a seed/fruit mix that have the right percentages of fat, protein, and fiber for mice and extra treats on hand.
I’ve never had a pet rodent before and I’m super excited. I hope this setup works really well for my mouse. I wish there were more first time rodent owners who put as much effort as I did into researching and gathering the right things for their animal before getting it, I’ve been complimented so much online as I’ve posted updates on my tank because a lot of people are genuinely surprised or happy that I’m actually getting acceptable stuff for my mouse. It wasn’t that hard to find info online and I’m literally setting up to take care of another creature, I don’t know why there are people out there who can’t even do the bare minimum. All of my items have come out to about $200 total and that’s,, barely anything compared to a dog or cat, and those don’t even need an $80 tank lol
Update: I got the mouse and he’s an adorable little thing. He’s explored the cage all afternoon and seems really happy with it. He’s also been marking things and moving bedding around later on, making himself comfortable. Currently he’s sleeping in one of the hides with the aspen bedding pushed up to enclose it and ripped up toilet paper pulled inside ❤️
I CAN NOT put the ball together!!! Are the tab parts supposed to go on the outside or inside?? I’ve been trying to do this for three days. ANY help would be so greatly appreciated please❣️ TIA
Throw this cage in the trash. Best advice ever. 🐹
Hello I need some help I have this cage and recently got a hamster and I’m new to hamsters and my hamster never got picked up by me yet I got it this weekend and it’s Monday and my hamster doesn’t really like me and I have a Syrian hamster and she is pretty big and I need help on how to clean her cage because I don’t know what to use and when to clean it please someone give me advice
I was looking at this cage as an upgrade for my son's two female mice. Obviously this cage, sucks. Can you recommend something else?
Honestly how do company’s still make these like I see reviews of dead hamster and bad reviews and they still make these
Axel Lewis so sad knowing that some hamsters won’t have a proper home
Thank you! We just bought this cage yesterday. I noticed out little hamster (August) wasn't super comfy in it. Decided to look into, glad I did. Ordering a new cage now. One very similar to yours! About 70 bucks. Worth not killing our little critter though.
Id love to know where you got the tall hide my Flower loves to climb and would definitely enjoy it.
I'm fixing to upgrade my bearded dragons 40 gallon tank and was wondering if I can reuse it for a hamster? If so besides regular cleaning what do I need to do to make it safe for a hamster.
Veronica May Yes you can! I would wash it with vinegar/water!
Hey guys my hamster is in a bin cage and she won't chew any of her wood toys any advice I don't want her teeth to grow to much
Try a toilet paper roll and coat it with something safe and sticky and dip it in treats maybe that could work
After watching a lot of your videos, I started getting ads for hamster cages, and I frequently find ads for cages that seem... maybe 50 sq inches. Honestly not much more if even that much. I can't find "50 sq inch cages" online because they never seem to list the dimensions (at least not in the listings I saw) but two I could find online after I thought to tell you about them were the Raymond hamster cage (first result when I googled that exact phrase) and the 2 tier IRIS hamster cage (also the first result when I googled that exact phrase). They are SO unbelievably small even compared to critter trails and such. When I saw them (and other similar ones, some WORSE) I said "if there was a hamster hell, this is what it would be". 😢
I recently got a hamster cage I’ve seen such a difference my territorial (don’t worry he’s always been alone) stressed hamster turned into a chill loving companion I’m glad I did my reasurch so my hamster can have a good life
That’s the same cage I had for my hamster when I first got him. I was able to upgrade him to a 40 gallon so he could live a happy life.(he passes a week ago)
I used to have this when I had my first hamster then I found u and victoria raechel and CHANGED EVERYTHING! We now have a bin cage with my new hammy (rip midnight)
How many inches of bedding do I need for my sirien hamster
6 inches
This is not a good cage. Why would they make it so green. You would not be able to see the hamster anyway plus the poor hamster would think the world has a green cast. My granddaughter wants a hamster. My research brought me to your channel. So glad it did. We got a good size cage plus wheel and other stuff. .
I’m ashamed to say that my family got this for our hamster. We have purchased a new and bigger cage for her as she is a Roborovski. Thank you for this information. She would’ve been very unhappy if you hadn’t said anything.
My hamster is quite small so is it ok if I have 8 ince wheel when he runs in the wheel he does not bend his back he is Streight
Aura Garcia how big is she
What species of hamster
I am a guinea pig owner but I was wondering whet if you dont have deep pan depth but you do have a burrow box is that okay?
You need deep bedding, a burrow box can be provided but their is not a good amount of space in them
@@LaurensAdventures1 thanks
God when I got my first hamster when I was ten I was told by a pets at home employee that we shouldn't put a lot of bedding in the cage becuase if we put in too much the hamster would get wet tail. I- good lord
Dear mouse owners, is it really possible for little mousies to climb up and down that vertical tube?
Is a 50 gallon ok for a robo?
I have to admit that the child in me really, really wants this cage and a few of the other Kaytee critter trails connected to the kaytee critter trail super habitat ( 540 square inches with a deep pan and the only connecting habitat I know of that’s suitable to be a main cage) in an amazing village for a dwarf hamster ( Don’t worry: I don’t have one yet). Sure it would be a waste of money but to be perfectly honest, I’ve wasted money on worse things.
Hey Munchie! I would love if you could do a gerbil care guide video or if you could review the Little Friends Savoy Gerbilarium Cage. I've had a good experience with it, the accessories aren't the right size like the wheel but I think the cage itself is a good starter. Would love to hear your recommendations for gerbil tanks
I had a hamster years ago who had a plastic no bars princess cage and i admit it was roughly the same size as this cage but as a teenager living at home and working i ended up getting addicted to buying about $500 worth of tubes making him a wonderful playground. I also added a huge habitrail wheel cage i connected with tubes and he loved it and got rid of the horrible tiny wheel.
I agree with what i’ve learned from these videos.
But from what I experienced with my hamster he loved his cage, he never chewed the plastic he escaped afew times but never actually left the area around the cage. I did clean the tubes every week and took them appart snd reattached them in fun different ways. he would explored the new set up and then go to his food dish stock up snd go back up the tubes to his sleep area.
I never had an issue with broken tubes as I always kept them in good condition as an adult owner and neither did my hamster.
But yes i have learned alot, thank you for videos
Love ya ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🥰
I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Prevue 528s! (Yes, I have two) My mice and my hamster love these cages and they are the best I've ever had.
I've just bought my baby syrian the biggest storage box that Ikea do, it's 30"×22" and a whopping 660sq ins! His 12" wheel looks like an 8" one and he has SO much space (possibly too much, he keeps getting scared)! This massive cage for him cost me all of £10.