@xaqvoria u need more, 450sq inches isn’t enough it’s only the minimum, for me 450sq inches is way to small since I live in Germany and our recommended size is 840 sq inches, pls upgrade your cage sooner than later!
@@sydneynicole8947 a bin cage is still better than these with bars (I dunno how they are called :,^) and as long as it's big enough, and not under the bare minimum^^
So far the best care for hamsters, mice ect. I've seen is all done in Germany. Of course there are still people who do a bad job, but generally people seem to have a lot more knowledge and the minimum size recommendations are higher compared to English sites. It's great to see more people care about providing their pets with decent habitats :)
if they like exploring, then you dont nesseraly need a bigger cage. maybe switch up the set-up a bit whenever you clean there cage and that'll keep them busy for a while
Love ur videos. I want to get a bigger cage for my three mice but they like their cage now, and I got their bin cage less than a month ago. Great to see people actually doing their research! U got a new subscriber
Cool! Possibly get some paper bedding or aspen bedding because I’ve had bad experiences with chips but that’s just my opinion a hide and a sand bath would also be a good idea
They didnt know better or they refuse to acknowledge they were wrong? Those small plastic cages are shit, flimsy, pain in the ass to clean, results in a stressed possibly agressive hamster and stinks up in just 3-4 days...
@@daisy7567 if the "bigger cage" is branded its still gonna be expensive, so the ideal thing is to almost never use hamster cage for your hamster cage... diy, furniture, bins or custom made is gonna be cheaper lol. Like how niteangel sells really good hamster cage but since it is meant to be hamsters, it is hella expensive. Unless you're a youtuber like victoria who got that thing for free, and then roast everyone else who doesnt have a huge cage :p
omg id imagine with a cage like this youd never have to clean it out....i guess the bedding would be pretty expensive at first but youd never have to replace it 😂
I have a cage from 120x50 (the minimum hamster cage is 80x50) and I clean out her pee once a month and her sand bath every 2 months and fully clean with some new bedding 2 times a year and make sure to put some old bedding in for the smell or it can be very stressfull!!
Mine is 1153 sq inches of floor space. My hamster just recently passed away but when I had her I cleaned it out every 2-3 months (she only peed in her sand bath) she was very clean.
Would you tell me how you clean this cage? I can't always spot where my hammie goes to pee so I'm afraid if I make anything like this the cleaning would be so time consuming and he might end up dying from some bacterial infection if the habitat gets neglected a bit. How often do you replace the soil, sand and shavings and how much? And does it start to stink if you don't replace all the materials?
i only replace some bedding in his nest (multichamber) once in a while. he also just automatically pushes used bedding out of it that i just remove it. the rest of the bedding i keep for his entire life. if you have a hamster with a different designated pee area of course clean that out.
I love this setup! Just one question-- I saw you used Chipsi bedding, which as far as I know uses softwood. Is it still a safe bedding to use, is the bedding kiln dried or is it made from a kind of softwood that isn't harmful to hamsters?
It’s 70% spruce which is a completely safe softwood because it has really low phenol levels, about as low as hardwood beddings! And then it’s 30% fir, fir doesnt have as low phenol levels as spruce but it’s lower than normal unsafe softwoods. Because it’s only 30% fir it lowers the phenol levels a lot which makes it completely safe! There have never been a problem reported with it ever besides some hamsters getting allergies but that happens to every bedding🥰
@@thehamstertails ok thank you for informing me! I keep seeing people say it's unsafe but it seems the German hamster care is fine with it so I was confused
@@thehamstertails Thank you! I used Chipsi at one point but i stopped using it because i didn't know if it's safe. It's the most popular bedding that we have here... i'll try it out again😊 Also can i ask do you find it good for holding burrows?
I absolutely love your set up! It's absolutely amazing!! Lucky hamster and well done! 😍😍🥰🥰 Can I ask what type of wooden branches have you added please and possibly a link or shop name if that's ok. Thank you 🥰
it’s easy to build! depends on if you’re getting an acrylic plate for glass at the whole front then it should be pretty easy, but if you do it like we did then you’ll need to put frames around it on both sides to hold the glass in place!
What type of bedding is that? Looks like sawdust or pine and that is not good if that is what it is. hopefully not after putting so much time and money into making such a great enclosure.
What type of cactuses do u use? And do u know id succulents are safe, i want to try add more greenery to my hamster cage, i already have a spider plant and cat grass and want to add more! Also cage look so goo x
They are from ikea! We don’t know if succulents are safe or not, so it’s the best to not risk them, you could add some sort of herb plant! Basil or mint for example🌿 thank you!💗
I am upgrading my Syrians cage this week and I’m gonna put lots of bedding in it ! (At least 10 inches) but I’m really scared because I get stressed out and panick rlly rlly easily and if I go look for him and he has burrowed and I can’t see him I’m not gonna be able to sleep ! And imma get rlly scared !
In the wild hamsters live in burrows. Which you prob already know. There are just a few hamsters in captivity that don’t burrow if they are provided with deep bedding. So almost all hamsters dig themself down. So just think that it’s very normal for them and it’s good that he does. You shouldn’t disturb a hamsters burrow normally, not even to clean it. If you get scared something has happened you could place a treat outside the entrance! And he will be very happy with the upgrade❤️❤️
@@thehamstertails thank you so much ! ! I would never disturb him and he is one of those hamster that gets up quite early say about 6pm thank you for replying ! X
Watching this makes me very happy and very sad. I have a very similar setup for my dwarf hamster except he’s in a 50 gallon bin. However, my sister has a very bland setup for her syrian which lives in a 30 gallon bin and I try to offer to setup a new cage for her and my mom absolutely refuses. It’s so frustrating and sad.
Been in a similar situation, over time she’ll understand more and try show them care videos maybe, but not too much at once! You’re trying your best and that’s what’s important
@@thehamstertails yep, totally agree! I’m trying different approaches just to see what works but for some reason she’s taking my advice as a personal attack and is calling me a “know it all”. I’m also not the most articulate person when it comes to speaking and it’s hard for me to say what I’m thinking or have good rebuttals to what she says even though I know in my head what to say. But, I’m working on it- slowly but surely!
That is a heavy cleanup, am I right? I now use paper towel, and cardboard builds, and cleanup is simpler.. not as beautiful as yours, as it is simple looking too.
WOW. Hey, I've been looking into getting a bigger cage for my hamster. Her current cage is 690 square inches. I was wondering if there was a tutorial for this awesome cage? Please reply to my comment if you know!
Ikea doesn’t sell this cage anymore. You could look into the ikea pax! It comes in 6 different sizes. You build it like a closet then connect the shelves to the bottom of the cage, because it’s to flimsy and would fall out because of the weight of the bedding. And you just make lids to it as you would with another cage! If you don’t understand what I’m saying😅 Dm me on Instagram @cute.hamster.tails and I will send pictures explaining it!
Wow this cage is MASSIVE, my mom would never let me get something this big, welp at least I don’t have a critter trail
@xaqvoria u need more, 450sq inches isn’t enough it’s only the minimum, for me 450sq inches is way to small since I live in Germany and our recommended size is 840 sq inches, pls upgrade your cage sooner than later!
@xaqvoria yeah but you said you had ALMOST 450 inches of loorspace, that means it’s below 450
@xaqvoria okay, good
* cries in bin cage *
@@sydneynicole8947 a bin cage is still better than these with bars (I dunno how they are called :,^) and as long as it's big enough, and not under the bare minimum^^
beautiful! one thing id recommend quickly is just adding a small hideout in the sand bath but besides that this cage is absolutley amaazing
I were going to but I forgot to bring it😂 I’m gonna put it in on Wednesday
this is pure art! no joke this video makes me feel so inspired
this is one of the best cages ive ever seen its so realistic
NOW THATS a cage id wanna live in amazing job!
Massive spacious and enriching...great job!
So far the best care for hamsters, mice ect. I've seen is all done in Germany. Of course there are still people who do a bad job, but generally people seem to have a lot more knowledge and the minimum size recommendations are higher compared to English sites. It's great to see more people care about providing their pets with decent habitats :)
I have seen a lot of other good cages in different countries in Europe and a few in the us too!
Could you tell me the name of the musical composition?
@@Nelly1399 it’s one of the songs on iMovie. :)
@@lexTS89 thanks 🙏
@@Nelly1399 Of course! 💙
Wow! This is great 😍 Your hammie is so lucky ✨
I want be that syrian 🥺✌🏻😂
My mice would kill for this cage, I really want to get them something bigger than 600 sq inches because one of my girls is obsessed with exploring
I’d really recommend it, and then make a crowded natural settup!
i suggest the ikea detolf
if they like exploring, then you dont nesseraly need a bigger cage. maybe switch up the set-up a bit whenever you clean there cage and that'll keep them busy for a while
this is amazing!
Love ur videos. I want to get a bigger cage for my three mice but they like their cage now, and I got their bin cage less than a month ago. Great to see people actually doing their research! U got a new subscriber
Thank you! I bet they’d like a bigger cage even more❤️❤️
Wow I love how big it is!!!
One day I KNOW you would be a successful pet channel. Just dont forget meeeeee!!! Also I subscribed!!!
Thank you! I really hope so
Cool! Possibly get some paper bedding or aspen bedding because I’ve had bad experiences with chips but that’s just my opinion a hide and a sand bath would also be a good idea
She did, just forgot to add the hide on camera
Also chips are fine, wdym bad experience?
@@kittenmimi5326 bad experience as in my hamster got sick from them.
@@itz.melaina6156 probably a bad brand that makes it to dusty
I love it so much!! Your hamster is so lucky to have an owner like u👏🏻👏🏻 PS: I have the same PJ
Aww thank you😂❤️
That my dream cage
Wow, hamster cages are amazing. You're gonna envy my hamster. I think the video will help. Thank you. 😊 💕 💜
It looks amazing!! 🥺💜🐹
I miss a wheel and water to drink. But it looks great!
love your hamster care
Why would people want a small plastic cage when they can have something this lovely
Ikr!! And the small plastic cages are often more expensive than the bigger cages
@@daisy7567 exactly!!
They didnt know better or they refuse to acknowledge they were wrong?
Those small plastic cages are shit, flimsy, pain in the ass to clean, results in a stressed possibly agressive hamster and stinks up in just 3-4 days...
@@daisy7567 if the "bigger cage" is branded its still gonna be expensive, so the ideal thing is to almost never use hamster cage for your hamster cage... diy, furniture, bins or custom made is gonna be cheaper lol. Like how niteangel sells really good hamster cage but since it is meant to be hamsters, it is hella expensive. Unless you're a youtuber like victoria who got that thing for free, and then roast everyone else who doesnt have a huge cage :p
@@kittenmimi5326 i agree, ikea has some great cages lol. much better to buy the non-branded cages since it’s gonna cost you less :D
Hello, im from Germany😂
And I love your Channel❤
I'm a new subscriber😘
Hii😂💕 I’m from norway, thank you!🥰
wow! it looks so good!!
Ik, im late, but this cage is super pretty :D
Thank you!
I'm planning on upgrading my daughter's hamster cage. This looks massive. How and how often do you clean this out?
Never😂 I only remove bedding that has pee in it, and that’s the bedding in his nest. And his cage doesn’t smell either.
omg id imagine with a cage like this youd never have to clean it out....i guess the bedding would be pretty expensive at first but youd never have to replace it 😂
I have a cage from 120x50 (the minimum hamster cage is 80x50) and I clean out her pee once a month and her sand bath every 2 months and fully clean with some new bedding 2 times a year and make sure to put some old bedding in for the smell or it can be very stressfull!!
Mine is 1153 sq inches of floor space. My hamster just recently passed away but when I had her I cleaned it out every 2-3 months (she only peed in her sand bath) she was very clean.
One more question, where do you buy those ornamental (?) wood and branches?
This looks great!
wow ur so good at hamster care im subing
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I have 4 mice in a 125 gallon tank and it’s so hard to find inspiration because it so big this gave me so many ideas tho thanks 😊
Just fill it up😂
@@thehamstertails ha yep
@@clownboy3879 if you have mice I recomend the TH-cam Channel CreekVallyCitters. She has amazing cages and care for her mice
Where is the wheel going x also love the cage so soo much
In the sand!
@@thehamstertails oh ok x ❤️
Beautiful !!! 😍😍
Love this xx
Fantastic
Would you tell me how you clean this cage? I can't always spot where my hammie goes to pee so I'm afraid if I make anything like this the cleaning would be so time consuming and he might end up dying from some bacterial infection if the habitat gets neglected a bit. How often do you replace the soil, sand and shavings and how much? And does it start to stink if you don't replace all the materials?
i only replace some bedding in his nest (multichamber) once in a while. he also just automatically pushes used bedding out of it that i just remove it. the rest of the bedding i keep for his entire life. if you have a hamster with a different designated pee area of course clean that out.
I love this so much!!
I love this setup! Just one question-- I saw you used Chipsi bedding, which as far as I know uses softwood. Is it still a safe bedding to use, is the bedding kiln dried or is it made from a kind of softwood that isn't harmful to hamsters?
It’s 70% spruce which is a completely safe softwood because it has really low phenol levels, about as low as hardwood beddings! And then it’s 30% fir, fir doesnt have as low phenol levels as spruce but it’s lower than normal unsafe softwoods. Because it’s only 30% fir it lowers the phenol levels a lot which makes it completely safe! There have never been a problem reported with it ever besides some hamsters getting allergies but that happens to every bedding🥰
@@thehamstertails ok thank you for informing me! I keep seeing people say it's unsafe but it seems the German hamster care is fine with it so I was confused
Just remember that not all softwood beddings are safe just a few!
I love this settup! 😍 Can i ask do you use the chipsi normal or the fine cut one? Because they have one thats cit smaller..... i was wondering..
I use the normal one Chipsi classic💕
@@thehamstertails Thank you! I used Chipsi at one point but i stopped using it because i didn't know if it's safe. It's the most popular bedding that we have here... i'll try it out again😊 Also can i ask do you find it good for holding burrows?
If you add hay then yes!
Wow! Just subbed😀
love it :D
What kind of green plants can i put in my hamster cage?
Spider plant (make sure to cut of the offsprings the seeds that come are toxic), boliwog, cat grass and heather!
I absolutely love your set up! It's absolutely amazing!! Lucky hamster and well done! 😍😍🥰🥰
Can I ask what type of wooden branches have you added please and possibly a link or shop name if that's ok. Thank you 🥰
Thank you!❤️❤️ I found them in a pet store in norway!
@@thehamstertails you're very welcome and thank you! Do you know what type of wood they are? ☺️💞
It’s grape wine wood!
@@thehamstertails OK, thank you so much 💞
I love this from Nico
Thank you!
Stuva is still available in my country and it's very cheap. I'll get 128 cm version :) Was it hard to build stuva and adding glass?
it’s easy to build! depends on if you’re getting an acrylic plate for glass at the whole front then it should be pretty easy, but if you do it like we did then you’ll need to put frames around it on both sides to hold the glass in place!
I need to move into a bigger house first and then i will starve myself so that i could give my hammy a mansion.
My hamster would just climb out.... looks nice though
The cage has a lid
The cage looks amazing ı am in love with it but where is the wheel?
The wheel is in the end of the video
thats no cage, thats a mansion!
I know some people add oak and flax sprays but what did you use because I would love a bigger variety for my lil hamster.
Millet, red millet, sorghum/dari and flax
Is this a DIY IKEA hack? Or does it come like this already with the glass and whatnot
It’s a stuva closet from ikea, and we added the glass ourselves, it’s the door of a detolf!
oh my- all youd have to replace is the sand....YOU CAN HAVE THE SAME BEDDING FOR YEARS
I don’t need to replace the sand because he doesn’t pee in it!
What type of bedding is that? Looks like sawdust or pine and that is not good if that is what it is. hopefully not after putting so much time and money into making such a great enclosure.
it’s fir and spruce bedding which is safe because of the low phenol levels
Where do you get all the branches?
Pet stores and zooplus
What type of cactuses do u use? And do u know id succulents are safe, i want to try add more greenery to my hamster cage, i already have a spider plant and cat grass and want to add more! Also cage look so goo x
They are from ikea! We don’t know if succulents are safe or not, so it’s the best to not risk them, you could add some sort of herb plant! Basil or mint for example🌿 thank you!💗
Cute hamster tails, yeah i wasn’t sure, but thank you sm i will check them out, do u also recommend chipsi bedding?
Yes!
Hi! Can you give me the link of the Ikea stuva you used here? 😊
www.ikea.com/us/en/p/stuva-frame-white-40351576/
@@thehamstertails Thank you ❤
I just hope that bedding is not made out of pine, pine chips are not good for hamsters. Other than that, that cage is great!
It’s not, and than you!
I am upgrading my Syrians cage this week and I’m gonna put lots of bedding in it ! (At least 10 inches) but I’m really scared because I get stressed out and panick rlly rlly easily and if I go look for him and he has burrowed and I can’t see him I’m not gonna be able to sleep ! And imma get rlly scared !
In the wild hamsters live in burrows. Which you prob already know. There are just a few hamsters in captivity that don’t burrow if they are provided with deep bedding. So almost all hamsters dig themself down. So just think that it’s very normal for them and it’s good that he does. You shouldn’t disturb a hamsters burrow normally, not even to clean it. If you get scared something has happened you could place a treat outside the entrance! And he will be very happy with the upgrade❤️❤️
@@thehamstertails thank you so much ! ! I would never disturb him and he is one of those hamster that gets up quite early say about 6pm thank you for replying ! X
in the bags of coconut soil and such that you bought, what was the liters
Stop It the cocohusk is around 7-8L but I didn’t use all of it, and the coconut soil was around 24L but I only used a little bit of that💗
What are all the sprays used? And where can I hop to find the logs and branches?
flax, millet, red millet and sorghum. i get wood stuff from pet stores and zooplus!
@@thehamstertails thank you!!
i would like to know how u created that ikea stuva hamster enclosure. it looks good
It was a closet so we layed it on it’s back, took of the doors and replaced them with lids, them added glass🥰 and thank you!
Cute hamster tails Where did u get the glass?
@@thehamstertails where did u get the glass?
It’s the door of a detolf!
@@thehamstertails omg ty
whats the bedding called?
Chipsi classic
Could you please send me a link to that cage? I love it😍
They have sadly stopped selling it but a similar cage is the ikea pax: www.ikea.com/ae/en/search/products/?q=pax
@@thehamstertails Thank you :)))
Victoria Rachel do be shaking tho
fr this is my new main person lol
Where I can get chipsi? But this cage and set up wow 🤩
I got it in petstores, you can also get it on zooplus!
Watching this makes me very happy and very sad. I have a very similar setup for my dwarf hamster except he’s in a 50 gallon bin. However, my sister has a very bland setup for her syrian which lives in a 30 gallon bin and I try to offer to setup a new cage for her and my mom absolutely refuses. It’s so frustrating and sad.
Been in a similar situation, over time she’ll understand more and try show them care videos maybe, but not too much at once! You’re trying your best and that’s what’s important
@@thehamstertails yep, totally agree! I’m trying different approaches just to see what works but for some reason she’s taking my advice as a personal attack and is calling me a “know it all”. I’m also not the most articulate person when it comes to speaking and it’s hard for me to say what I’m thinking or have good rebuttals to what she says even though I know in my head what to say. But, I’m working on it- slowly but surely!
The cage i Great, but you have to add a wheel
you can see it in the end of the video
LOL im blind
wheres the wheel..?
not put in yet
Would lotus enjoy being human? If so can we switch places
he probably would
@@thehamstertails nice nice
where can i buy this container
this container is discontinued but you can find other containers like this container at ikea
@@thehamstertails What is the name of this perky musical composition? You have a very good arrangement for the video
could you please tell me what the dimensions are?
about 193x60cm the inside measures 1621sq inches
Hii! Can anyone tell me what the name of that bedding is? And we’re can I find it 🥰
it’s chipsi classic❤️🥰
This is chipsi classic
That is a heavy cleanup, am I right? I now use paper towel, and cardboard builds, and cleanup is simpler.. not as beautiful as yours, as it is simple looking too.
i only have to clean once the hamster has passed. so its worth maling him a natural cage
Beste
Can I be your hamster🤣
where do i pick you up?
You're going to need a lid for this. Syrians are good climbers.
I have lids ofc
WOW. Hey, I've been looking into getting a bigger cage for my hamster. Her current cage is 690 square inches. I was wondering if there was a tutorial for this awesome cage? Please reply to my comment if you know!
Ikea doesn’t sell this cage anymore. You could look into the ikea pax! It comes in 6 different sizes. You build it like a closet then connect the shelves to the bottom of the cage, because it’s to flimsy and would fall out because of the weight of the bedding. And you just make lids to it as you would with another cage! If you don’t understand what I’m saying😅 Dm me on Instagram @cute.hamster.tails and I will send pictures explaining it!
@@thehamstertails I think I understand, thanks so much! I will definitely look into that :)