The new minimum is 450 square inches I know it was 360 when this was posted but I just wanted to say this for new hamster owners or ones who did not know the minimum had changed :) .
Could people kindly stop complaining about the cages I include only being sold in Europe. It is not my fault that you guys don't have as much of a range of suitable cages that we do. If you did I honestly would have included them in this video. It's not my fault so can you please consider that before complaining. Thank you :)
Neon Sunset ;v; give her examples of medical journals and sorta shame her with what she might be inflicting on the hamster. lol I did it and she helped me get a bigger one!!
I just went through the comments and wish I hadn’t :( honestly people get so angry and upset calling you a know it all, you never claimed to know it all, you just want to help people and you do. It’s your videos as well as others that got me to the point I currently am with my care, and I’m very grateful, so in this sea of hate I would just like to say thank you on behalf of my hamsters :)
Ahhh levels don’t increase floor space!!!! Eve though most information in this video is now out of date, levels never counted and never will count towards unbroken floor space. Also for any new hamster owners out there, the UK minimum cage size is 50cm x 80cm, that’s 620sq in 😊
I hate so much that people keep thinking and saying that multiple levels count as floor space, especially hamsters absolutely don't benefit from this at all and it's sad that this keeps being told. Also in Germany the bare minimum is even slightly bigger than in the uk with 100x50 cm for dwarfs and 120x50 cm for syrians (and honestly, if there's space in your home, it's always good to have a floor space bigger than the bare minimum)
levels are irrelevant for hamsters, but floor square is. the bigger - the better. minimal cage sizes are not standardised between countries, and not scientifically proven. so i'd use common sense, and adjust to individual animal, they have distinct characters too (like people). I can't have 100x50 due to space in my apartment. It's bigger than any of my furniture. My dwarf hamster is happy in 70x40 cm cage. It has deep tray, so he spends most of the time burrowing it, and very rarely visits upper floor. Previously he had very small (but tall) cage, 25x30 cm floor and almost cubical. He was chewing the cage all the time and running up and down because there was not enough space on the floor. Also, most of the wheels supplied with cages in a set, should be discarded immediately. They are often too small and rattling.
Connecting 2 or more cages doesnt make up for the floor space it just cost more and you cant put Large toys in like the habitrail cage EDIT I know the size minimum has changed to 450 sq inches
Please relay this info to Donald Trump and PetSmart USA!!! Only then will America adopt rules and regulations concerning pet space requirements and have it made into law!!! Way too damn much Animal Rights abuse in America as is!!!!
Be careful what you pick because my hamster Lucy died because of the high she feel and broke her back (God lover her) rest in peace lucy please be careful want you pick 💜😢😩🐹
That's very unfortunate, sorry to hear that :( Some cages are too high and in some cases hamsters can fall to their deaths. That's why it's better to go for a lower cage or put lots of hanging toys from the top so if they were to fall, there is a high chance it won't be a huge drop and they will land on something quickly stopping them from possibly injuring themselves and saving their lives :)
I am sorry for your lost buddy's body rest assured the spirit and memory are not gone only the body is gone so be at peace knowing they now join vanilla the hamster and all the rest of the hamsters in hamster heaven where all good hamsters go after death looking down from above and supporting those who loved them most take comfort in knowing that they shall never die from your heart or soul as long as one remembered 🐹🕆🕊🌈
my hamster has a barred cage with levels and at night wuld climb the bars and drop down with a huge thud and when we put her in her plastic cage she climbs on her bed and grabs on the bars at the top and walks back and forth on them hanging upside down
If you are never I would like to point out, the cage minimum has changed for the US and Canada. It is currently 450 in March of 2020. Minimum tank size is now 40 gallons. Germany though has a larger max around 620 sq in. Personally I would say, if you have a Syrian go closet to the German minimum. Also, levels don't count as floor space. Levels are considered enrichment, so if you have a small cage with multiple levels it still won't be the correct size.
This video was amazing! Looks like you spent so much time on this video Peachy!! Great job on editing this and you gave out wonderful information. I loved it :)
Please note that this video is old and at the time 360 square inches was the correct size but since then the size got changed to 450 square inches. So please find a cage that meets this amount :)
Please I need help my mom and dad bought me a 50 dollar hamster cage and I'm 99% sure it is to small and we can't return it. I don't want to hurt my parents feelings. What do I do!!!!!
I suggest that if there's a way to purchase a second one and safely connect the two via tubes that might work, they you're not throwing something out, but merely adding to it.
Try and get them to think in the hamster's perspective and show them lots of videos why small cages are bad . You cpild also ask them to to in a small room and shut the door it really puts things into perspective for them .
Actually the "insect cages" ARE in fact useful for certain animals, just not a permanent hamster cage. For example the five gallon ones can be used for certain pet arachnids (for example this is fine for some tarantulas species) or as a "bachelor pad" for a single male betta fish (with proper heater and filter of course). I know of very few people in the fish and arachnid hobby that would object to this statement. True some arachnids might need bigger, but it's fine for many species, and five gallons is often considered the minimum for a single male betta. It also can be used as a TEMPORARY enclosure to transport sick small mammals/amphibians/reptiles to the vet or hold them during a tank cleaning. It can be used as a TEMPORARY quarantine tank for new aquarium fish. I personally use a five gallon critter keepers to TEMPORARILY house crickets for my various exotics to eat as well.
Rosy_Pikachu - For some reason it won't let me reply to you so I thought I would do it here. Hopefully you will see this. That sounds awfully big for a pets at home hamster cage and a pink hattie cage. Are you sure you measured this correctly? :) It can be very easy to end up with the wrong amount by simply missing a certain thing. Just incase you have missed out something, when measuring length and width, you then need to convert the total amount of centimeters to inches. I find the converter online is very useful. Then times that together on the calculator and that will give you the total amount of square inches. Once you have done that then come back to me and tell me the result and I will let you know if that is suitable. :)
I have a critter trail cage and I feel that they are the perfect size.However, mine is 3 stories and I have see some that are 1 story which I can agree that they are too small. The first floor is a regular floor. The 2nd floor has a floor on one side and a floor on the other and I have connected them using a tube and the 3rd floor is a nesting area.
Sorry, you're absolutely right I measured it wrong xD after remeasuring it, it comes to 364 square inches. I may add this to a bin cage just to be safe. Thank you though :) also yeah, my dad turned replies off for some annoying reason xD I am getting a syrian for my birthday and I will be getting the Alaska cage (a huge update from my past syrian rose's cage which was a mini duna) Thank you for your help, you're videos are a great way to learn about hamsters :)
Rosy_Pikachu Ah right, still over the minimum wow. Well I think it's even better you're considering attaching a bin too it as well. Oh dear haha, well I'm glad you managed to see this anyway. Aw that's wonderful. The Alaska cage is a great choice :) Ooh yes a huge update, that's very good. You're welcome, I'm glad you find my videos helpful :)
I guess it is I don't live in Europe and my mom will probably never let me order anything online 😑 . Tomorrow after school I'm ganna ask her for a hamster...... I already know she's going to give me THAT stare, that basically means " Are you serious? " and "Why?". Hoping for the best!! 😃
AngelicDevil 04 I'm sorry you don't live where cages are available. But can't you make a bin cage or buy a tank? They are available everywhere. A lot of hamster owners outside Europe house their hamsters in bin cages and they are very affordable and easy to make :)
I was About to buy one of those small tube cages, thank goodness i saw this I HAD IT IN MY CART!! Now I took this helpful advice and bought one of these recommend cages for the Hamster I will be getting in a week!
I just got a hamster 2 days ago and I myself am building my own bin cage over 500 sq inches. But he is in a crittertrail cage for 3 more days, but the reason he's ok is because since my house is small with my supervision we let him roam in the suitable areas in my house and has a lot of toy. All I'm asking is for advice for my bin cage? Anything from toys to style will help, oh and nice video.
Hi, please reply if you can! I live in the USA. My parents know little to nothing when it comes to hamsters. My mom claims to have owned a hamster when she was a child, but that means that she forgot almost everything about hamster care. When I asked for something that was needed, like a glass tank, a good wheel, a playpen, and even sand for sand baths, she would always reply with "I never had anything like that for my hamster, so I'm going to ask an employee before we get it." She hasn't asked about the sand yet, but we're going to. My silent spinner doesn't work, and today she bought me a huge purple cave. I forgot to ask her about the glass tank. The only cage they had left was a critter trail. So basically long story short, I have the one with the hideout in the top, and the huge blue wheel, and the yellow tube that connects it. I personally hate crittertrails, and I've recently been trying to convince my parents to get a new wheel called the "flying saucer" wheel, and a glass tank as her cage. Her as in my newly bought female Dwarf hamster named Willow. Any tips on how to convince my parents to get a glass cage and the wheel? Maybe you can make a video on the benefits of glass cages? Thanks!
10 year old hamsters? Wow lol. I think they have better hamster education and products in Europe tho, but not all US hamster owner are keeping syrians together in crittertrails with pine bedding feeding them garlic knots. I know from experience its very hard to find a suitable cage for hamsters here, not to mention toys and necessities. Pet store employees here are also ignorant and rude, I told one trying to convince my mom to get a 10 gallon tank that the minimum is 450 sq inches and she just rolled her eyes and walked away.
Ralph James okay our hamsters don’t live to ten years. I’ll admit I research and watch hamster videos but I’m not thinking of getting one (I have gerbils) hamsters everywhere have an average life expectancy of 2 years though they can live for more but I haven’t owned hamsters but they definitely don’t have an average life expectancy of 10 years :’)
Spicy Gift if you live next to a petco/petsmart, and go into the fish or reptile section they usually have 50+ gallon tanks hamsters. Usually any pet store has a fish or a reptile section that sells tanks. If this fails you can easily go to a big stationary/craft store and they sell bins that are more than 200 quarts, this usually can be sold for less than $30 Ikea also sells these bin cages.
THIS IS NO HATE I just want to help you as you seem to care good for your hamsters😊LEVELED CAGES DONT COUNT TO THE 350sqare inches as this space should be abled to been run by youre hamster in one length the same when you combine cages☺ I just want to help you as this is a big problem wich many do not realize I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS TO HEART AND MAKE HAMSTERS HAPPY😀😊
Pup82607 Gaming & animals because it’s not actually on the floor. Hamsters would run long distances in the wild. So if the whole entire cage was on the floor and wasn’t levelled then that would be great. But if it is levelled and it’s small, then the hamster won’t be able to run around.
Betta. Fins. I know u are being nice about it. But that is the opposite of what a hamster likes. Hamsters would run long distances in the wild. That is large, open and wide space. They wouldn’t actually be climbing in the wild so it’s not as enriching as u may think. Yes some extra space can go to some good use. Just as long as there is enough running space on the floor. 😊. But if it’s a small cage like some shown in the video, then the top floor would be better off on the ground. 👍🏻
I'm getting the hamster heaven cage for my hammy, he's a large syrain and his current DIY cage is just over 350 square inches but he has grown out of his 8 inch wheel and needs a 11 inch one so it won't fit in his old cage😕 hopefully he will like the hamster heaven cage though 😊
my cage set up: 20 gallon tank attached to 1 habitrail ovo loft, 1 habitrail ovo base, 2 habitrail ovo travel cages, 1 habitrail ovo "maze add on", and lots of tubes. is that good?
PetCareVlogs That is great! I'm glad SOMEONE actually takes care of there pets. Everyone else just buys a $15 cage, a tiny wheel and calls it a cage...
Also, be careful with barred cages. One of my hamsters died because in the back there was a few bars that were somehow spaced more than others, and she got squeezed in and passed away God bless her and may she Rest in peace
AnnoyingChoclate Subscriber Yes, but if you had a smaller cage when you first started out on keeping hamsters then you can use that instead of buying a travel cage. No need to get mad.
Yeah.. I bought a Crittertrail cage.. $30.... I'm a newbie to owning hamsters, so I didn't know any better.. I don't have any money to buy a new cage right now... :(
You should save enough to buy a plastic bin that's a good size, they're not that cheap either. Also don't forget to buy a wire mesh to put on top of the lid for air flow , it doesn't have to be hard to the point where you need to have wire cutters to cut them, you could order them on Amazon. If you wanna know how to attach the mesh on top of the lid after cutting the spacing for it, zip ties or cable ties should do the trick.
PEACHY PETPARADISE haha thanks. And thanks for all the hamster information. I got to have a hamster for 2 years but she passed away so I re-watched your videos for a new one😀
+Martha Farnworth try to show her that you are capable of taking care of on. Use a folder to put information in it. And if you have any other animals work harder to take care of it. I did this and I kept researching hamsters for 2 years and I told my mom about the information I found and look up the prices of everything and start saving up! Good Luck👍🏼🙃🐹
+PEACHY PETPARADISE (PEACHYPETPARADISE) My hampster is 5 weeks old and is fine with the critter trail cage but when he gets older I will get him a bigger cage.
for some reason my hamster did not like my diy bin cage that had all the toys and plenty of space and instead preferred my pet ville roll-a-coaster which is small
coolbumblebee pokemon fan they lie, they just want you to buy it so they make money Think about it., critter trails cost about $40!! You can make a bin cage for $11!!! And it’s much bigger 😁
Heres my story. My mom bought me a little hamster for my birthday... in a Crittertrail. I loved him and started getting educated. When I learned that rubbish cage was way to small, I convinced my mom to help me build a bin cage. Wonderful cage, ecspesily when I added my Crittertrail with tubes. It is my personal belife that that is what extended lil' Ron's life, and why he lived a happy one.
James the Slytherin It’s not, they’ll need 80cm x 50 cm of unbroken floor space, those cages have barely any open space and won’t fit a wheel anywhere big enough. Your best bet would be getting the biggest storage container you can find and converting it
How about the world changes... Humans act like animals and go in cages and animals act like humans and drive to the store to buy granola or cereal. I want to stay in a cage... *_*
ANYONE READING THIS!!!Just to let u know, if a hamster is climbing the bars of its cage its not for fun. It's because it's bored and stressed!ALSO there was a LOT of false information spread in this video so I really recommend not really listening to much of the cages in this video. Of course there was a lot of good cages too but also a lot of bad ones:)
I just bought two Campbell's Dwarf Hamsters, which came with each other (i didn't want to separate them and both are brothers) and they seem very friendly towards each other, i'm waiting for a bigger cage that i ordered online to get here, so is it okay to put them in a 12x12x12 cage for the meanwhile? i currently have no other cage.
Don't know If you will see this but I love your channel you are one of the best pet care channels on TH-cam and very active which I like because you reply to a lot of my annoying comments XD :)
Emily 99 it depends where it is located and if tere is a toliet snd shower and sink which is used in there as it can spread germs . Also your bath tub needs to be at least 450 square inches and the actual tub and place/roo. which it is in must be cleaned fully and strongly as bathrooms can contain germs :) .
The iMac fantasy cage Is a bit small and i know you said with 2 levels it's fine but the levels dont realy count there isnt much room to run around and if you get teo levels there wont be enough room for 6 inches of bedding and its chances to 450 square inches minimum.💞
Jacksepticeye Fan no problem I currently have my hamster in a 116 qt bin cage with mesh I put on the top it has plenty of space for my hamster to play in and she loves it
***** If the tubes are supposed to act as the ground space then no it's not big enough. If you were to attach this cage to say a bin cage of 360 square inches, then that would be big enough :)
The new minimum it’s AROUND 450 sq inches,so 440-460 its not bad,don’t be rude saying “oh your cage it’s 2 inches below the minimum!!!!!!!! It’s super badddddd!!!”
You were wrong about the critter trail cages. They are meant for gerbals and smaller hamsters and if you have a bigger hamster it makes a wonderful attachment to a large barred criter trail hamster cage. Trust me, Ih have one. Also, critter trail ovo siries has some really nice large cages.
I'm sorry but you are wrong to think that critter trail cages are suitable for hamsters and gerbils. They are definitely not suitable for gerbils, they need large tanks with inches of bedding to dig in. The only thing they are suitable for is being a carrier for journeys. Other than that I see no use in them
My hamster Marshmallow passed away a few weeks ago. I just wasn’t prepared enough or educated. I have a new ham named Creampuff. I just put her in her new homemade bin cage with two hideouts (she loves them). I’m going to add a homemade second level with hamster safe sticks! I’m so happy to have her and hope she lives a great life now that I’m ready.
It depends if you are light sleeper or not. They do tend to make noise at night so if you struggle getting to sleep easy, best not have them in your bedroom :)
Jill Love that makes no sense they could escape in any cage in any rom and it can be dangerous in many rooms and a bedroom us the least risk in which they can get hirt it also depends on the space availble in your room and wether you are a light sleeper or not , if you have a squeaky wheel or and if your hamster tends to be noisy . If you have allergies or you share a room with someone who does then I do not reccomend it .
i used to have a big bird cage that we divided up in levels with custom planks (in which we made holes for tubes to fit in). he might not have had as much ground space, but if you add up all the layers, he for sure had enough. He loved climbing and hanging upside down from the roof.
Galaxy Girls She probably wasn't used to all the space. Also hamsters need time to adjust to new cages. She probably doesn't like the critter trail but she's just used to it. She needs to get used to the bigger cage and with time, she will
When moving your hamster into a new cage fill it with plently of toys and bring some stuff including bedding into the new cage made sure to mix the bedding all up and hopefully she should like it more :) !
I have a cage like the mini Duna cage, it has 3 floors instead of 2 and in between the pink plastic plastic top their are bars their is also a tube whit goes from the bottom floor up and outside the cage slightly which Leeds the the middle floor,I house two roborovski hamsters in it and I find it a big enough size I have 2 houses in side so the have their space but they tend to sleep together and do most stuff together,would you agree this is okay(you can find the cage on petsathome)
I have seen the Mini Duna many times and I'm sorry to say it's still too small, the levels are tiny in the cage. Roborovskis actually need more ground space than you think because they are so energetic and have so much energy to burn. A lot of people believe that because dwarfs are small they need small cages when this is not true, it is simply a misconception. Dwarfs have more energy to burn and are usually much speedier therefore require more ground space. Your cage should be at least 450 square inches or bigger and that goes for all species of hamster. Your two sound really bonded and it's sweet that they do a lot of things together but if you can find them a bigger cage, that would be great for them :) Just a recommendation, if you have the space then a Zoo Zone 2 is very spacious cage for dwarfs :)
Sorry to say, but besides the glass tanks and the diy cages not a single one of these is suitable for hamsters. If you use German care standards a cage needs 100x50 cm of unbroken (!) floor space for dwarfs and 120x50 cm for syrians. This means that this space can't be split in two levels or two smaller cages next to each other like two connected 60x60 cm bin cages unless these are connected by removing one of the sides and therefore creating a continuous floor space instead of one that is split in half
Same but I tried to show this to my friend but she said "Not every thing you find on Google is true" and I said "You've sentenced Tilney to death..." 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Fab video and so helpful. So glad you mentioned climbing hamsters. Acautionary tale to anyone with barred cages. Our last little fur ball Ludo was an avid bar climber. We didn’t think anything of it as we’ve had plenty of hamsters do it and always keep an eye on him. However a week ago when we were out for the day he had an accident. He caught his leg, fell from the top of the cage and hit his head. We came home to find our poor baby curled up in his bed. *upsetting description ahead* He had damaged his spine, blinded himself in one eye, broken his back leg. His face was so swollen he couldn’t eat or drink and he had severe brain damage. He could barely walk. We were forced to have him put to sleep. I have nothing against bar cages, but please, please keep an eye on any climbing hamsters.
Thank you! Oh my gosh that is absolutely awful, how heartbreaking for you to experience that, poor little guy ;( It definitely is something to keep in mind when housing any hamster in a barred cage, there is always that risk. However, the risk is usually quite low but what you experienced is very unfortunate and I am so sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace
Technically tubes are considered grounds space so and I have a CritterTrail hamster cage and but my hamster likes it and I was wondering if it's suitable for him which I know it isn't suitable for him but he gets over like 4 hours of playtime and he has a other another plastic bin that's 450 square inches and what it's like 500 something square inches actually and she gets to play around and out for like 4 hours so I was wondering if that's suitable for him please answer ❤️🐹
Tubes aren't considered as ground space actually and critter trails alone are not suitable. However his bin cage of 450 square inches is suitable so you can house him in that and you can use the critter trail as an attachment but not the main cage. It's great that you give him 4 hours of playtime each night, I can tell you want the best for him and you are a loving owner :)
PEACHY PETPARADISE OMG thank you so much you are my favorite TH-camr and I love you so much and that's helped me out a lot he is now living that and it is very tall but also I put a lid on it and I cut little like squares in it so that he cant breath and so he wouldn't escape because he's a dwarf hamster and I'm also getting a Syrian hamster just because of you and you inspired me to say one of the cuz they were going to feed one of the Syrian hamsters to a snake for snake food because it had a bunch of injuries on it so I rescued it all because of you because you inspire me thank you so much peachy pet paradise♥️♥️
Okay my issue is I have a obviously too small cage for my hamster and I told my mom about it and she straight up refused to even go to Walmart for a bin cage, and I don’t know what to do cause my hamster loves climbing and chewing on the cage and that’s not great... I don’t know what to do.
Yes bin cages are great, they are cheap, large and relatively easy to make. Just make sure that the bin has flat sides so your hamster can’t chew out and that you make a lid out of wire mesh
i dont have a hamster but as a fellow pet-owner that owns a very common small pet that is very often mistreated and has a lot of misinformation surrounding it (betta fish), i'm just thankful that people generally like you exist to educate the public. it's sad because these things, that hamsters do fine in those small little cages and all the other misinformation surrounding small pets, are ingrained in our minds and a lot of people had and have no idea that it's detrimental in the long run to your hamster/pet's health. subscribed, even tho i don't have a hamster! also, on the note that i am also an owner of a mistreated small pet,while im at it @general public for god's sake, bettas need at least a 2.5 gallon or else ammonia and other things will build up and kill it if you don't clean it very frequently, and it's actually easier to clean a bigger tank as you don't clean it nearly as often!! CONDITION AND CYCLE YOUR WATER! AND BETTAS ARE TROPICAL FISH!! WHY DO YOU THINK IT'LL LIVE AT FU CK ING 0 DEGREES WHEN IT'S A TROPICAL FISH!!!! BARELY ANY FISH SPECIES THRIVE IN A BOWL!! survive, yes, but NOT THRIVE!!! (only i can go on a rant about betta mistreatment on a hamster cage informational video lol)
I use rotastak cages, and tank cages. Personally, I think that rotastak cages are suitable if you put a large amount of sets together. It gives the hamster a sense of their natural habit (tubes as the tunnels and the sections as the huts). This is just my opinion, though.
I have 2 in critter trails and I get what you mean about them being small, that's why we got 3 each, getting them used to save money, they each get a multi level cage to climb and they love to climb around in the tubes connecting them all, that's the only way we would let them have those. My female is in her own tank though because she's an escapee, we put a bar cage in it to give her something to climb and stand on
I made a huge hamster cage out of wood and chicken wire, it cost under £20 not includeding tools, toys and hamster stuff, I picked him up today and he looks happy exploring and playing, he loves his sand bath. By the way you were a big part of my research, i based most of my design on ideas I got from you plus Google. Its important to get the correct information and you are good. Thanks for the help.
The Batney cage is great for those who cannot go spending huge amount of money on a cage . I got mine for 45 pound and it cost me 15 pound less than the bad small cheap plastic one I got at the pet shop I got my hamster from before knowing a lot of what I know now . :) :D
I used to keep a single albino dwarf hamster in the three level critter trail which was attached to one of the smaller, single level crittertrails which we used for transport, along with extra tubes and wheels attached to the exterior. She was a super docile hamster who had no problems with being handled, so I'd let her out multiple times a week under supervision to let her explore my bedroom. Was that inadequate?
Well the cage choice was yes as critter trails connected still aren't enough. And you should have your hamster out every night anyway but it's nice you let her explore your room, not many free range their hamsters so that's good. :)
I just want to mention as she didn't say it, for the 20 gallon tank you need what's known as a "20 gallon long" as the "20 gallon tall" doesn't have enough space
The new minimum is 450 square inches I know it was 360 when this was posted but I just wanted to say this for new hamster owners or ones who did not know the minimum had changed :) .
Yes I've had it in the description for a while but I suppose not everyone reads the description ;D Thanks for mentioning it here though :)
PEACHY PETPARADISE I love your channel ! :D
Has it changed again?
Just Faith what is it now?
@@ytf2528 450 sq inches
why am I watching this i dont even have a hamster
misfit akorn :( true..
misfit akorn same but I'm getting one in a week well excited
misfit akorn I don't
I have 2 rabbits thought which i guess are sort of the same just much bigger I think
misfit akorn me to Xd
Don't forget Nicolas Cage, his overacting is potentially bad for your hamster
Haha good joke!
PEACHY PETPARADISE Thanks, what should be the cage size for a Winter White Russian Dwarf hamster?
Lord Vegas 360 square inches but it's better to go bigger than this :)
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Annalise Clay my hamsters name is Alexander Hamsterton and I literally stalked the comments to find a hamilfan XD
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Could people kindly stop complaining about the cages I include only being sold in Europe. It is not my fault that you guys don't have as much of a range of suitable cages that we do. If you did I honestly would have included them in this video. It's not my fault so can you please consider that before complaining. Thank you :)
i have 2 bar cages 1 is for hamster boy and its 4 floors big,and other one is for hamster girl there is much tubes for her to climb🐹🐹
What are the name of your cages? :)
oh... i have 2 critter trail cages though
mary mallery It is still not enough
+PEACHY PETPARADISE (PEACHYPETPARADISE) oh why not :-\
The double layer cages still don’t work it needs to be 360” unbroken ground space it can not be split in to multiple layers
My mom thinks that the small cages are alright :( How do I convince her that their not okay?
Neon Sunset ;v; give her examples of medical journals and sorta shame her with what she might be inflicting on the hamster. lol I did it and she helped me get a bigger one!!
ErinsAnimals has a video on why small hamster cages are bad. You can show your mom that. That's what I did, and it worked out for me.
Sonja Cooper Tell her it's like living in an elevator for the rest of your life.
research on it and show her that there bad for hamsters
Neon Sunset ;v;
Same! My parents think this one cage is okay, it's clearly not..
I just went through the comments and wish I hadn’t :( honestly people get so angry and upset calling you a know it all, you never claimed to know it all, you just want to help people and you do. It’s your videos as well as others that got me to the point I currently am with my care, and I’m very grateful, so in this sea of hate I would just like to say thank you on behalf of my hamsters :)
I know but this is youtube so that's kind of expected. But I appreciate the support and I'm glad I have helped you in some way :)
Izzipotato - I know It's because people feel guilty and take it out on other people .
Ahhh levels don’t increase floor space!!!! Eve though most information in this video is now out of date, levels never counted and never will count towards unbroken floor space.
Also for any new hamster owners out there, the UK minimum cage size is 50cm x 80cm, that’s 620sq in 😊
I hate so much that people keep thinking and saying that multiple levels count as floor space, especially hamsters absolutely don't benefit from this at all and it's sad that this keeps being told. Also in Germany the bare minimum is even slightly bigger than in the uk with 100x50 cm for dwarfs and 120x50 cm for syrians (and honestly, if there's space in your home, it's always good to have a floor space bigger than the bare minimum)
levels are irrelevant for hamsters, but floor square is. the bigger - the better. minimal cage sizes are not standardised between countries, and not scientifically proven. so i'd use common sense, and adjust to individual animal, they have distinct characters too (like people). I can't have 100x50 due to space in my apartment. It's bigger than any of my furniture. My dwarf hamster is happy in 70x40 cm cage. It has deep tray, so he spends most of the time burrowing it, and very rarely visits upper floor. Previously he had very small (but tall) cage, 25x30 cm floor and almost cubical. He was chewing the cage all the time and running up and down because there was not enough space on the floor. Also, most of the wheels supplied with cages in a set, should be discarded immediately. They are often too small and rattling.
Ok, here’s the thing, hamsters need 360sq inches UNBROKEN space. That means two levels don’t count.
The thing with Alexander hamster cage is that it’s not just one small platform but one huge one
450sq actually. but sometimes your hamster wont really accept 450sq so its safer to go bigger
"Mainly Europe" and you're not using metric system...
Britain/uk is in Europe
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Britain uses the metric system
thats why its called royale with cheese xD
In the hamster community we all just use square inches even if we are in other countries, just for ease :)
Haley Northpie u mean hardness 👏🏻😂
Connecting 2 or more cages doesnt make up for the floor space it just cost more and you cant put Large toys in like the habitrail cage
EDIT I know the size minimum has changed to 450 sq inches
:( I wish I knew this 6 years ago.
I too wish I got shown this information that long ago but at least we are aware now :)
PEACHY PETPARADISE if I get a hamster and have it in a crittertrail and then when he/she gets bigger make a bin cage?
I had a critter trial cage and my hamster died today 😭
Please relay this info to Donald Trump and PetSmart USA!!! Only then will America adopt rules and regulations concerning pet space requirements and have it made into law!!! Way too damn much Animal Rights abuse in America as is!!!!
Mia H, sorry. It's okay. You know now!
Be careful what you pick because my hamster Lucy died because of the high she feel and broke her back (God lover her) rest in peace lucy please be careful want you pick 💜😢😩🐹
That's very unfortunate, sorry to hear that :( Some cages are too high and in some cases hamsters can fall to their deaths. That's why it's better to go for a lower cage or put lots of hanging toys from the top so if they were to fall, there is a high chance it won't be a huge drop and they will land on something quickly stopping them from possibly injuring themselves and saving their lives :)
im soo sorry
I am sorry for your lost buddy's body rest assured the spirit and memory are not gone only the body is gone so be at peace knowing they now join vanilla the hamster and all the rest of the hamsters in hamster heaven where all good hamsters go after death looking down from above and supporting those who loved them most take comfort in knowing that they shall never die from your heart or soul as long as one remembered 🐹🕆🕊🌈
@Epic charon_gaming you been lucky enough about them but don't push your luck with them keep showing them true love and respect for them always 🤔🐹💡
my hamster has a barred cage with levels and at night wuld climb the bars and drop down with a huge thud and when we put her in her plastic cage she climbs on her bed and grabs on the bars at the top and walks back and forth on them hanging upside down
Just name it Jason Borne and whenever something like that happens just yell out "JESUS CHRIST ITS JASON BORNE!"
But rlly it's probably because there's not enough bedding
it's probably to small
my hamster does that
Niamh Guyll Get a glass cage like a fish tank or a detolf. The detolf is cheaper than many cages sold in petstores.
If you are never I would like to point out, the cage minimum has changed for the US and Canada. It is currently 450 in March of 2020. Minimum tank size is now 40 gallons. Germany though has a larger max around 620 sq in. Personally I would say, if you have a Syrian go closet to the German minimum. Also, levels don't count as floor space. Levels are considered enrichment, so if you have a small cage with multiple levels it still won't be the correct size.
How come almost all the good cages are only in Europe? Do they have an obsession with hamsters or something?
Waddle Derp I guess so...LOL
I always though Americans had the best hamster things .
This video was amazing! Looks like you spent so much time on this video Peachy!! Great job on editing this and you gave out wonderful information. I loved it :)
KimmieGreen17 Aw thank you, yes I have to admit it took me a while! Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed! :)
KimmieGreen17 hi
At 7:31 did anyone see the hamster in the bowl on the top like if you did
I didn't even notice that, you have a good eye :)
harry buckley z
harry buckley i did
harry buckley
What is a hamster bowl
Please note that this video is old and at the time 360 square inches was the correct size but since then the size got changed to 450 square inches. So please find a cage that meets this amount :)
Please I need help my mom and dad bought me a 50 dollar hamster cage and I'm 99% sure it is to small and we can't return it. I don't want to hurt my parents feelings. What do I do!!!!!
Watch this video in front of your parents, don't say anything
Tell your parents to go fuck themselves!!! >:D
I suggest that if there's a way to purchase a second one and safely connect the two via tubes that might work, they you're not throwing something out, but merely adding to it.
Lexi Pfeifer make a DIY hamster cage
Try and get them to think in the hamster's perspective and show them lots of videos why small cages are bad . You cpild also ask them to to in a small room and shut the door it really puts things into perspective for them .
Actually the "insect cages" ARE in fact useful for certain animals, just not a permanent hamster cage.
For example the five gallon ones can be used for certain pet arachnids (for example this is fine for some tarantulas species) or as a "bachelor pad" for a single male betta fish (with proper heater and filter of course). I know of very few people in the fish and arachnid hobby that would object to this statement. True some arachnids might need bigger, but it's fine for many species, and five gallons is often considered the minimum for a single male betta.
It also can be used as a TEMPORARY enclosure to transport sick small mammals/amphibians/reptiles to the vet or hold them during a tank cleaning. It can be used as a TEMPORARY quarantine tank for new aquarium fish. I personally use a five gallon critter keepers to TEMPORARILY house crickets for my various exotics to eat as well.
I agree with you that they can be used for temporary uses or travel cages :)
ye critters not hamster fuckkkkinell
**awkward moment when your watching hamster videos but you don't have one**
Maybe you want one? ;)
If you have extra levels it just makes the cage taller not give it anymore square inches
Rosy_Pikachu - For some reason it won't let me reply to you so I thought I would do it here. Hopefully you will see this. That sounds awfully big for a pets at home hamster cage and a pink hattie cage. Are you sure you measured this correctly? :) It can be very easy to end up with the wrong amount by simply missing a certain thing. Just incase you have missed out something, when measuring length and width, you then need to convert the total amount of centimeters to inches. I find the converter online is very useful. Then times that together on the calculator and that will give you the total amount of square inches. Once you have done that then come back to me and tell me the result and I will let you know if that is suitable. :)
I have a critter trail cage and I feel that they are the perfect size.However, mine is 3 stories and I have see some that are 1 story which I can agree that they are too small. The first floor is a regular floor. The 2nd floor has a floor on one side and a floor on the other and I have connected them using a tube and the 3rd floor is a nesting area.
Sorry, you're absolutely right I measured it wrong xD after remeasuring it, it comes to 364 square inches. I may add this to a bin cage just to be safe. Thank you though :) also yeah, my dad turned replies off for some annoying reason xD I am getting a syrian for my birthday and I will be getting the Alaska cage (a huge update from my past syrian rose's cage which was a mini duna) Thank you for your help, you're videos are a great way to learn about hamsters :)
Rosy_Pikachu Ah right, still over the minimum wow. Well I think it's even better you're considering attaching a bin too it as well. Oh dear haha, well I'm glad you managed to see this anyway. Aw that's wonderful. The Alaska cage is a great choice :) Ooh yes a huge update, that's very good. You're welcome, I'm glad you find my videos helpful :)
+Mckayla Storey I have the same one and my hamster is a dwarf it is definitely enough space
-PEACHY PETPARIDISE in America we have 12 12 12 size CritterTrail cages are the suitable?
WHY IS ALMOST EVERY THING SOLD IN EUROPE??? 😲
Is that a complaint?
I guess it is I don't live in Europe and my mom will probably never let me order anything online 😑 . Tomorrow after school I'm ganna ask her for a hamster...... I already know she's going to give me THAT stare, that basically means " Are you serious? " and "Why?". Hoping for the best!! 😃
AngelicDevil 04 I'm sorry you don't live where cages are available. But can't you make a bin cage or buy a tank? They are available everywhere. A lot of hamster owners outside Europe house their hamsters in bin cages and they are very affordable and easy to make :)
AngelicDevil 04 Also I hope she says yes :)
Ok thanks.. I think I'll get a tank. And when I asked my mom she didn't say anything she was just smiling, so I'll try again later 😃
I was About to buy one of those small tube cages, thank goodness i saw this I HAD IT IN MY CART!! Now I took this helpful advice and bought one of these recommend cages for the Hamster I will be getting in a week!
Briannie123 AJ Good luck!
Ooo, if they are still alive, how are they.
Update: the minimum is 450 square inches now
I just got a hamster 2 days ago and I myself am building my own bin cage over 500 sq inches. But he is in a crittertrail cage for 3 more days, but the reason he's ok is because since my house is small with my supervision we let him roam in the suitable areas in my house and has a lot of toy. All I'm asking is for advice for my bin cage? Anything from toys to style will help, oh and nice video.
Hi, please reply if you can! I live in the USA. My parents know little to nothing when it comes to hamsters. My mom claims to have owned a hamster when she was a child, but that means that she forgot almost everything about hamster care. When I asked for something that was needed, like a glass tank, a good wheel, a playpen, and even sand for sand baths, she would always reply with "I never had anything like that for my hamster, so I'm going to ask an employee before we get it." She hasn't asked about the sand yet, but we're going to. My silent spinner doesn't work, and today she bought me a huge purple cave. I forgot to ask her about the glass tank. The only cage they had left was a critter trail. So basically long story short, I have the one with the hideout in the top, and the huge blue wheel, and the yellow tube that connects it. I personally hate crittertrails, and I've recently been trying to convince my parents to get a new wheel called the "flying saucer" wheel, and a glass tank as her cage. Her as in my newly bought female Dwarf hamster named Willow. Any tips on how to convince my parents to get a glass cage and the wheel? Maybe you can make a video on the benefits of glass cages? Thanks!
TropicSplashandfriends show her the IKEA detolf. It is only $70 and is just over 1,000 square inches. Great price for the size!
And they wonder why Hamsters in the USA only live for 2 years tops!!! Bet Hamsters in Europe that live in 450 square inch cage live 5 times as long!!!
10 year old hamsters? Wow lol. I think they have better hamster education and products in Europe tho, but not all US hamster owner are keeping syrians together in crittertrails with pine bedding feeding them garlic knots. I know from experience its very hard to find a suitable cage for hamsters here, not to mention toys and necessities. Pet store employees here are also ignorant and rude, I told one trying to convince my mom to get a 10 gallon tank that the minimum is 450 sq inches and she just rolled her eyes and walked away.
Ralph James okay our hamsters don’t live to ten years. I’ll admit I research and watch hamster videos but I’m not thinking of getting one (I have gerbils) hamsters everywhere have an average life expectancy of 2 years though they can live for more but I haven’t owned hamsters but they definitely don’t have an average life expectancy of 10 years :’)
I wish pet stores in America carried decent cages.
Best Mirfanda bately any pet shops in the world provide suitable cages for hamsters .
Spicy Gift. They sell tanks
Connect it to a bin cage
Spicy Gift move to Europe or UK if you’re English
Spicy Gift if you live next to a petco/petsmart, and go into the fish or reptile section they usually have 50+ gallon tanks hamsters. Usually any pet store has a fish or a reptile section that sells tanks. If this fails you can easily go to a big stationary/craft store and they sell bins that are more than 200 quarts, this usually can be sold for less than $30 Ikea also sells these bin cages.
THIS IS NO HATE
I just want to help you as you seem to care good for your hamsters😊LEVELED CAGES DONT COUNT TO THE 350sqare inches as this space should be abled to been run by youre hamster in one length the same when you combine cages☺ I just want to help you as this is a big problem wich many do not realize
I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS TO HEART AND MAKE HAMSTERS HAPPY😀😊
Agree, I learnt that by Victoria Raechel I think her name is on utube 😋
just a question, I do not understand WHY levelled cages do not count as floorspace? And what does "unbroken" floorspace even mean?
Pup82607 Gaming & animals because it’s not actually on the floor. Hamsters would run long distances in the wild. So if the whole entire cage was on the floor and wasn’t levelled then that would be great. But if it is levelled and it’s small, then the hamster won’t be able to run around.
Azzy-O Playz Broken floor space can be very enriching for hamsters.They don’t like large wide open space.
Betta. Fins. I know u are being nice about it. But that is the opposite of what a hamster likes. Hamsters would run long distances in the wild. That is large, open and wide space. They wouldn’t actually be climbing in the wild so it’s not as enriching as u may think. Yes some extra space can go to some good use. Just as long as there is enough running space on the floor. 😊. But if it’s a small cage like some shown in the video, then the top floor would be better off on the ground. 👍🏻
I'm getting the hamster heaven cage for my hammy, he's a large syrain and his current DIY cage is just over 350 square inches but he has grown out of his 8 inch wheel and needs a 11 inch one so it won't fit in his old cage😕 hopefully he will like the hamster heaven cage though 😊
That's great, I'm glad to hear you're upgrading and I'm sure he will :)
my cage set up:
20 gallon tank attached to 1 habitrail ovo loft, 1 habitrail ovo base, 2 habitrail ovo travel cages, 1 habitrail ovo "maze add on", and lots of tubes. is that good?
Well it would be good for multiple hamsters
PetCareVlogs That is great! I'm glad SOMEONE actually takes care of there pets. Everyone else just buys a $15 cage, a tiny wheel and calls it a cage...
wow! you could fit multiple hamsters in there!!!
Rage Lightning
I spent 150$ on a danm cage..
People say one of the cages much be 40 gallons minimum .
levels in a hamster cages do not count as floor space so the leveled hamster cage is not suitable.
Same with the habitrail. Hamsters need continus floor space and having tunnels separateing the sections brakes it up
Also, be careful with barred cages. One of my hamsters died because in the back there was a few bars that were somehow spaced more than others, and she got squeezed in and passed away God bless her and may she Rest in peace
I’m sorry :(
If you house your hamster in an insect container, PLEASE get a better cage right this minute.
the small cages could be used for travel i guess? it would make a good travel one :3
Go to petland to get a travel cage!
AnnoyingChoclate Subscriber
Yes, but if you had a smaller cage when you first started out on keeping hamsters then you can use that instead of buying a travel cage. No need to get mad.
You don't need to spend a ton of money on a travel cage when you can just use a bin for like 1$ st the dollar tree or 99 cents store
Yeah.. I bought a Crittertrail cage.. $30.... I'm a newbie to owning hamsters, so I didn't know any better.. I don't have any money to buy a new cage right now... :(
Please buy something, you can get bin cages for around 5 dollars
Laci Johnson That's okay! It's good for a temp cage but when you save enough buy a bigger cage
You should save enough to buy a plastic bin that's a good size, they're not that cheap either. Also don't forget to buy a wire mesh to put on top of the lid for air flow , it doesn't have to be hard to the point where you need to have wire cutters to cut them, you could order them on Amazon. If you wanna know how to attach the mesh on top of the lid after cutting the spacing for it, zip ties or cable ties should do the trick.
I used to have a crittertrail cage too. My hamster's new cage is much bigger and only cost $10!
I got a new cage thankfully. :) Thanks guys :D
Every hamster I've had just chews through the plastic on these "good cages"
My hamster cage wasn't on the good or bad side, in fact,it wasn't even on the list.
Neither!!!
All those tiny cages with all the tubes make me really clostraphobic just looking at them
I know right, it's terrible. Btw awesome name, I love those bands! :)
PEACHY PETPARADISE haha thanks. And thanks for all the hamster information. I got to have a hamster for 2 years but she passed away so I re-watched your videos for a new one😀
Mainly Europe- proceeds to give measurements in inches
I have the Harley Fantasia cage but in pink and purple with 2 floors but it is attached to another hamster cage that was on the good list
Okay well that's fine then :)
Amelia Woodard - The Alexander Cage would be a brilliant option of cage for your hamster :)
I really want a hamster but my mum says there smelly they take a lot of room and that they cost a lot of money aaaarrrrrgggghhhh it's just not fare
+Martha Farnworth try to show her that you are capable of taking care of on. Use a folder to put information in it. And if you have any other animals work harder to take care of it. I did this and I kept researching hamsters for 2 years and I told my mom about the information I found and look up the prices of everything and start saving up! Good Luck👍🏼🙃🐹
+PEACHY PETPARADISE (PEACHYPETPARADISE) My hampster is 5 weeks old and is fine with the critter trail cage but when he gets older I will get him a bigger cage.
for some reason my hamster did not like my diy bin cage that had all the toys and plenty of space and instead preferred my pet ville roll-a-coaster which is small
The Legend Gamers How long are talking? :)
Can everyone just chill with the CritterCages. She's just giving you the facts...
True i mean even petsmart said that crittercages like crittercrail and said its fine for robo dwarf hamster
coolbumblebee pokemon fan they lie, they just want you to buy it so they make money
Think about it., critter trails cost about $40!! You can make a bin cage for $11!!! And it’s much bigger 😁
True
Laura Nick ik lol
my hamster lives free in the apartment. He loves The vape, it makes him hungry and comfy.
Ummm
Heres my story. My mom bought me a little hamster for my birthday... in a Crittertrail. I loved him and started getting educated. When I learned that rubbish cage was way to small, I convinced my mom to help me build a bin cage. Wonderful cage, ecspesily when I added my Crittertrail with tubes. It is my personal belife that that is what extended lil' Ron's life, and why he lived a happy one.
My personal opinion is that CritterTrails is bad sized
All the stupid people in this comment section saying that CritterTrails are fine... Ew
I know
Ok there are certain one's that are ok like the two story it's good plus huge
Absorbing game's No
i do get the CritterTrails but i connect like 4 of them i still dont know if its good :/
James the Slytherin It’s not, they’ll need 80cm x 50 cm of unbroken floor space, those cages have barely any open space and won’t fit a wheel anywhere big enough. Your best bet would be getting the biggest storage container you can find and converting it
How about the world changes... Humans act like animals and go in cages and animals act like humans and drive to the store to buy granola or cereal. I want to stay in a cage... *_*
Great video! :) I'm getting the ikea detolf for my hamster Pip very soon :D
Thanks! Glad to hear that :)
MY HAMSTERS NAME IS PIP
HE ALMOST GOT THE DETOLF BUT I GAVE HIM A 530 SQ IN BIN CAGE
ANYONE READING THIS!!!Just to let u know, if a hamster is climbing the bars of its cage its not for fun. It's because it's bored and stressed!ALSO there was a LOT of false information spread in this video so I really recommend not really listening to much of the cages in this video. Of course there was a lot of good cages too but also a lot of bad ones:)
They aren’t supposed to climb
Yes they are
@@libbyjohnson386 no there not. It actually means there stressed and need a bigger space or they are boerd.
@@libbyjohnson386 they do not climb naturally in the wild, they are ground animals
Wait why am I watching this... I don't even own a hamster... good video btw😂
Haha well I'm glad you enjoyed either way :)
I saw my hamster in a critle trail cage but we have him now in a big fish tank
I know this is very old, but for anyone seeing this, BAR CLIMBING IS A STRESS SIGN, if this is happening you're cage is far too small
Can you please answer this question?
Is the Ferplast Combi 2 suitable for a hamster girl?
No it's too small sorry
How do I measure my cage
*hint. i'm nine so maths isn't with me yet
Type it in Google and you should find it out straight away :).
@@C6Wolves uh... sorry, i think your a little late, check when that comment was made XD
@@boyblue3485 4 People liked it so my reply can still be seen by others too.
I just bought two Campbell's Dwarf Hamsters, which came with each other (i didn't want to separate them and both are brothers) and they seem very friendly towards each other, i'm waiting for a bigger cage that i ordered online to get here, so is it okay to put them in a 12x12x12 cage for the meanwhile? i currently have no other cage.
Yes that is fine as temporary :)
Don't know If you will see this but I love your channel you are one of the best pet care channels on TH-cam and very active which I like because you reply to a lot of my annoying comments XD :)
HammyGuy :D Aw thank you! I try and reply to everyone and have done from the start :)
Man europe gets much better hamster cages than the US does.
My friend has a rat cage for her hamster, I hope her hamster doesn't hurt herself
Maybe try to persuade her to get a more shallow cage such as a 20+ gallon tank and tell her about the dangers, such as a fall from a tall height.
she can hang some toys to the top to make the fall less dangerous :)
we have a bath tub that we NEVER use in our house,can i make that as a hamster cage?
Emily 99 it depends where it is located and if tere is a toliet snd shower and sink which is used in there as it can spread germs . Also your bath tub needs to be at least 450 square inches and the actual tub and place/roo. which it is in must be cleaned fully and strongly as bathrooms can contain germs :) .
The iMac fantasy cage Is a bit small and i know you said with 2 levels it's fine but the levels dont realy count there isnt much room to run around and if you get teo levels there wont be enough room for 6 inches of bedding and its chances to 450 square inches minimum.💞
My hamster cage has bars and has a platform with a slide and is 380 inches is this okay?
Jacksepticeye Fan yeah but I recommend going bigger since 400 square inches is the new min bin cages are super cheap and I recommend getting those
Pet Lover64 Ok thank you! I just want the better for my hammy
Jacksepticeye Fan no problem I currently have my hamster in a 116 qt bin cage with mesh I put on the top it has plenty of space for my hamster to play in and she loves it
just buy the biggest samla bin
DuckYeahDebbie :D Thank you! 😁
Suprized to see a ovo cage on the good side
Savannah Nason - Ugh yeah they would, its all for the business. Glad you didn't buy it though
I have a critter trail cage with alot of tubes but it's big is that ok
***** If the tubes are supposed to act as the ground space then no it's not big enough. If you were to attach this cage to say a bin cage of 360 square inches, then that would be big enough :)
PEACHY PETPARADISE OK im good then
+Connor Ayres No you are not
+HammyNerd23 Shut up that's none of your business
The new minimum it’s AROUND 450 sq inches,so 440-460 its not bad,don’t be rude saying “oh your cage it’s 2 inches below the minimum!!!!!!!! It’s super badddddd!!!”
You were wrong about the critter trail cages. They are meant for gerbals and smaller hamsters and if you have a bigger hamster it makes a wonderful attachment to a large barred criter trail hamster cage. Trust me, Ih have one. Also, critter trail ovo siries has some really nice large cages.
I'm sorry but you are wrong to think that critter trail cages are suitable for hamsters and gerbils. They are definitely not suitable for gerbils, they need large tanks with inches of bedding to dig in. The only thing they are suitable for is being a carrier for journeys. Other than that I see no use in them
+PEACHY PETPARADISE (PEACHYPETPARADISE) True but the ones you showed were extentions.
Brayden Penney They were the actual cages. I know, they are so small that they look like extensions
No. I looked it up. The one in the bottom right is an extension.
Brayden Penney But the others aren't
Thanks for all information
You're welcome :)
When everything is available in Europe and you live in America ;-;
My hamster Marshmallow passed away a few weeks ago. I just wasn’t prepared enough or educated. I have a new ham named Creampuff. I just put her in her new homemade bin cage with two hideouts (she loves them). I’m going to add a homemade second level with hamster safe sticks! I’m so happy to have her and hope she lives a great life now that I’m ready.
I want a hamster on my room, but is it possible to sleep with the noises they make?
It depends if you are light sleeper or not. They do tend to make noise at night so if you struggle getting to sleep easy, best not have them in your bedroom :)
PEACHY PETPARADISE Thank you so much!
thay sleep in the day and play at night and thay can escape too so no
When you play with your hamster during the day more they tend to sleep during the night. I tamed my hamster to where she would sleep at night
Jill Love that makes no sense they could escape in any cage in any rom and it can be dangerous in many rooms and a bedroom us the least risk in which they can get hirt it also depends on the space availble in your room and wether you are a light sleeper or not , if you have a squeaky wheel or and if your hamster tends to be noisy . If you have allergies or you share a room with someone who does then I do not reccomend it .
I should of watched this before buying a 50$ cage
😂
Most of them are still way to small
i used to have a big bird cage that we divided up in levels with custom planks (in which we made holes for tubes to fit in). he might not have had as much ground space, but if you add up all the layers, he for sure had enough. He loved climbing and hanging upside down from the roof.
I feel bad I had a hamster for 7 years and she went through 2 critter trail cages 😭 so sad that I was uneducated
You are clearly lying. Your hamster didn't live 7 years.
+Abigail Alexander yes she did ahahaha
Me as a human, I really wish that their lifetime could be so long
My hamster lived 6 years.
Olivia Sophia the oldest one is 4.5 years so you wrong
My hamster loves critic trail. I put her in a bigger cage for 2 weeks and she hated it.
Galaxy Girls She probably wasn't used to all the space. Also hamsters need time to adjust to new cages. She probably doesn't like the critter trail but she's just used to it. She needs to get used to the bigger cage and with time, she will
Thxs, I'll go try the big cage again
When moving your hamster into a new cage fill it with plently of toys and bring some stuff including bedding into the new cage made sure to mix the bedding all up and hopefully she should like it more :) !
I have a cage like the mini Duna cage, it has 3 floors instead of 2 and in between the pink plastic plastic top their are bars their is also a tube whit goes from the bottom floor up and outside the cage slightly which Leeds the the middle floor,I house two roborovski hamsters in it and I find it a big enough size I have 2 houses in side so the have their space but they tend to sleep together and do most stuff together,would you agree this is okay(you can find the cage on petsathome)
I have seen the Mini Duna many times and I'm sorry to say it's still too small, the levels are tiny in the cage. Roborovskis actually need more ground space than you think because they are so energetic and have so much energy to burn. A lot of people believe that because dwarfs are small they need small cages when this is not true, it is simply a misconception. Dwarfs have more energy to burn and are usually much speedier therefore require more ground space. Your cage should be at least 450 square inches or bigger and that goes for all species of hamster. Your two sound really bonded and it's sweet that they do a lot of things together but if you can find them a bigger cage, that would be great for them :) Just a recommendation, if you have the space then a Zoo Zone 2 is very spacious cage for dwarfs :)
Sorry to say, but besides the glass tanks and the diy cages not a single one of these is suitable for hamsters. If you use German care standards a cage needs 100x50 cm of unbroken (!) floor space for dwarfs and 120x50 cm for syrians. This means that this space can't be split in two levels or two smaller cages next to each other like two connected 60x60 cm bin cages unless these are connected by removing one of the sides and therefore creating a continuous floor space instead of one that is split in half
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2:33 - My Hammy Cage :D
Yes it's a nice cage! :)
@@peachypetparadise27 ah, I’m glad to know! I’ve worried that it’s not big enough for my hammy!
I don't have a hamster I have a dOG
Then why watch this video? lol
Same but I tried to show this to my friend but she said "Not every thing you find on Google is true" and I said "You've sentenced Tilney to death..." 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Tilney is her hamster
Fab video and so helpful. So glad you mentioned climbing hamsters. Acautionary tale to anyone with barred cages. Our last little fur ball Ludo was an avid bar climber. We didn’t think anything of it as we’ve had plenty of hamsters do it and always keep an eye on him. However a week ago when we were out for the day he had an accident. He caught his leg, fell from the top of the cage and hit his head. We came home to find our poor baby curled up in his bed. *upsetting description ahead*
He had damaged his spine, blinded himself in one eye, broken his back leg. His face was so swollen he couldn’t eat or drink and he had severe brain damage. He could barely walk. We were forced to have him put to sleep. I have nothing against bar cages, but please, please keep an eye on any climbing hamsters.
Thank you! Oh my gosh that is absolutely awful, how heartbreaking for you to experience that, poor little guy ;( It definitely is something to keep in mind when housing any hamster in a barred cage, there is always that risk. However, the risk is usually quite low but what you experienced is very unfortunate and I am so sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace
Technically tubes are considered grounds space so and I have a CritterTrail hamster cage and but my hamster likes it and I was wondering if it's suitable for him which I know it isn't suitable for him but he gets over like 4 hours of playtime and he has a other another plastic bin that's 450 square inches and what it's like 500 something square inches actually and she gets to play around and out for like 4 hours so I was wondering if that's suitable for him please answer ❤️🐹
Tubes aren't considered as ground space actually and critter trails alone are not suitable. However his bin cage of 450 square inches is suitable so you can house him in that and you can use the critter trail as an attachment but not the main cage. It's great that you give him 4 hours of playtime each night, I can tell you want the best for him and you are a loving owner :)
PEACHY PETPARADISE OMG thank you so much you are my favorite TH-camr and I love you so much and that's helped me out a lot he is now living that and it is very tall but also I put a lid on it and I cut little like squares in it so that he cant breath and so he wouldn't escape because he's a dwarf hamster and I'm also getting a Syrian hamster just because of you and you inspired me to say one of the cuz they were going to feed one of the Syrian hamsters to a snake for snake food because it had a bunch of injuries on it so I rescued it all because of you because you inspire me thank you so much peachy pet paradise♥️♥️
The leveled cage is too small because it is broken floor space
Okay my issue is I have a obviously too small cage for my hamster and I told my mom about it and she straight up refused to even go to Walmart for a bin cage, and I don’t know what to do cause my hamster loves climbing and chewing on the cage and that’s not great... I don’t know what to do.
To bad I have the bad cages but I’m just a kid I’m broke I wanted to make my hamsters life better I prefer a bin from Walmart it’s big and cheap?
Yes bin cages are great, they are cheap, large and relatively easy to make. Just make sure that the bin has flat sides so your hamster can’t chew out and that you make a lid out of wire mesh
Hamsters ARENT climbing animals, if they climb that means theyre stressed or they need a new enclosure
So the alaska cage is in Europe?, last time i checked alaska is in amaerica
i dont have a hamster but as a fellow pet-owner that owns a very common small pet that is very often mistreated and has a lot of misinformation surrounding it (betta fish), i'm just thankful that people generally like you exist to educate the public. it's sad because these things, that hamsters do fine in those small little cages and all the other misinformation surrounding small pets, are ingrained in our minds and a lot of people had and have no idea that it's detrimental in the long run to your hamster/pet's health.
subscribed, even tho i don't have a hamster!
also, on the note that i am also an owner of a mistreated small pet,while im at it @general public for god's sake, bettas need at least a 2.5 gallon or else ammonia and other things will build up and kill it if you don't clean it very frequently, and it's actually easier to clean a bigger tank as you don't clean it nearly as often!! CONDITION AND CYCLE YOUR WATER! AND BETTAS ARE TROPICAL FISH!! WHY DO YOU THINK IT'LL LIVE AT FU CK ING 0 DEGREES WHEN IT'S A TROPICAL FISH!!!! BARELY ANY FISH SPECIES THRIVE IN A BOWL!! survive, yes, but NOT THRIVE!!! (only i can go on a rant about betta mistreatment on a hamster cage informational video lol)
Really 1K dislikes that is horrible those people probably have a bad cage can you all just chill she is just giving you the TRUTH .
Yep probably, some people just can't take the facts
I use rotastak cages, and tank cages. Personally, I think that rotastak cages are suitable if you put a large amount of sets together. It gives the hamster a sense of their natural habit (tubes as the tunnels and the sections as the huts). This is just my opinion, though.
I have 2 in critter trails and I get what you mean about them being small, that's why we got 3 each, getting them used to save money, they each get a multi level cage to climb and they love to climb around in the tubes connecting them all, that's the only way we would let them have those. My female is in her own tank though because she's an escapee, we put a bar cage in it to give her something to climb and stand on
Um sorry to correct you but the minimum is 450 sq inches so Srry
this video was posted 5 years ago when the standards were different :)
I made a huge hamster cage out of wood and chicken wire, it cost under £20 not includeding tools, toys and hamster stuff, I picked him up today and he looks happy exploring and playing, he loves his sand bath. By the way you were a big part of my research, i based most of my design on ideas I got from you plus Google. Its important to get the correct information and you are good. Thanks for the help.
The Batney cage is great for those who cannot go spending huge amount of money on a cage . I got mine for 45 pound and it cost me 15 pound less than the bad small cheap plastic one I got at the pet shop I got my hamster from before knowing a lot of what I know now . :) :D
A lot of the cages you mentioned in the good list are actually bad😢
I used to keep a single albino dwarf hamster in the three level critter trail which was attached to one of the smaller, single level crittertrails which we used for transport, along with extra tubes and wheels attached to the exterior. She was a super docile hamster who had no problems with being handled, so I'd let her out multiple times a week under supervision to let her explore my bedroom. Was that inadequate?
Well the cage choice was yes as critter trails connected still aren't enough. And you should have your hamster out every night anyway but it's nice you let her explore your room, not many free range their hamsters so that's good. :)
I just want to mention as she didn't say it, for the 20 gallon tank you need what's known as a "20 gallon long" as the "20 gallon tall" doesn't have enough space
Okay thanks for mentioning that