It Got Worse | Naturalistic Hamster Terrariums

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  • So it looks like nothing has changed in Stefan's enclosure and in fact, it's somehow gotten worse...
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  • @mnichstonogosky
    @mnichstonogosky ปีที่แล้ว +1362

    Victoria thanks you for criticizing this man. I'm terrified of this channel and I think one of these hamsters is a male and the other is a female and it will end up with hamster babies and it seems to me that the creator intends to attract people by making the hamster give birth and get more views. It's really awful

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +158

      So sad :(

    • @Axol0tl
      @Axol0tl ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@VictoriaRaechel yea..

    • @teijaflink2226
      @teijaflink2226 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      The worst thing is that this arrogant person is constantly talking like he knows what he's talking about, he's totally fooling kids to think that this is okay.

    • @Nelly1399
      @Nelly1399 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@VictoriaRaechel And if this friend who left the hamster for overexposure is a bad owner? I think it could also be explained that a hamster named Adolf arrived on the Slivki channel of the show in a cardboard box, and not in a cage and not even in a carrier

    • @mercurymoon16
      @mercurymoon16 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      oh no

  • @ellouiserobinson4170
    @ellouiserobinson4170 ปีที่แล้ว +892

    When I was a kid I bought two dwarf hamsters from a pet shop because they actually RECOMMENDED that two be bought together because they didn’t like to be alone. Needless to say they literally chewed each other to pieces within about 2 weeks. 2 unfortunate little hammies and a very traumatised child. I still feel guilty.

    • @gloam8724
      @gloam8724 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      I remember this too, i got two syrians :(( … I understand that it’s still the owner’s responsibility in the end, but when I was a child I thought that I could trust people working on pet shops. As i grew older the realization just gets worse :’/

    • @meganclaridge2235
      @meganclaridge2235 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Not your fault at all, it would have happened to someone else with those two if not you. Possibly someone who’d never have learned from the mistake

    • @ellouiserobinson4170
      @ellouiserobinson4170 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@meganclaridge2235 very good point actually! I had many a hamster afterwards and never, ever did it again.

    • @caramel9190
      @caramel9190 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Don’t feel guilty ! You were just a kid !

    • @carriemiles937
      @carriemiles937 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      You honestly have no reason to feel guilt. You were a kid. Now you know & don’t do it!

  • @andysartz
    @andysartz ปีที่แล้ว +416

    Every time I tell someone I have a pet hamster, people are like "Oh, yeah, I used to have one as I kid, but then [so and so] happened" and it's always a tragic story. Poor hamsters deserved so much better! Even in my house, I forbid people to touch or feed Bunny (that's her name, haha! She's an albino hamster and has red eyes) when I'm not around because I just don't trust anyone to know how to take care of a hamster if they haven't done A LOT of research. My mom has more than once suggested that I put Bunny in the yard to walk on the grass. And there's falcons and owls that live nearby!! I stg, people just aren't sensible.

    • @mercurymoon16
      @mercurymoon16 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      OMG same and they repeat their awful story as if it's hilarious everytime I mention my hamster

    • @ilikepurplenoses6434
      @ilikepurplenoses6434 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Stop my hamster was an albino and her name was literally that lmao

    • @andysartz
      @andysartz ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ilikepurplenoses6434 No way! And I thought I was being creative hahaha

    • @Me_When_The.
      @Me_When_The. ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Oooh Bunny seems like a nice Hampter fella, I’m glad ya didn’t bring her outside cause that would end terribly.

    • @andysartz
      @andysartz ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Me_When_The. She is! Thank you. 😄

  • @JDavis-yu4nt
    @JDavis-yu4nt ปีที่แล้ว +524

    The way this man chose to not only abuse his animal but also, record it, edit it, voice it over, and post it is actually crazy. Thank you for bringing awareness to this.

    • @lukerobertson5222
      @lukerobertson5222 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      For fucks sake it’s a MOUSE

    • @visageofperil7112
      @visageofperil7112 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lukerobertson5222 fr im in these comments laughin

    • @shartman1247
      @shartman1247 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@lukerobertson5222 would abuse a cat?

    • @Yucko_
      @Yucko_ ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@lukerobertson5222 It’s a hamster and don’t get it if your gonna abuse it, literally no point.

    • @lukerobertson5222
      @lukerobertson5222 ปีที่แล้ว

      i love abusing mouse tho

  • @panqueque445
    @panqueque445 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    So they did some research, ignored it, and decided to try and beef up the new hamster so if they fight, the fight isn't so one sided. Amazing.

  • @LazyQahnaarin
    @LazyQahnaarin ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This has the same energy as "Look, my two beta fish haven't killed each other yet. They must be fwends."

  • @SomethingAnimal
    @SomethingAnimal ปีที่แล้ว +181

    I've been avoiding that channel like the plague. I keep getting asked about it because of my experience with soil enclosures and it just took one look at their original set up for it to be so obvious that they're doing it to farm views. Even though soil set ups are still very uncommon (as they should be, I love them but they're a huge pain in the butt to maintain correctly😂) there is at least enough information available now that they have no excuses for doing it so so badly, and no excuses for the tiny size or lack or enrichment.
    Honestly, it reminds me so much of that channel with the underwater hamster cage and the roborovski. I don't know if that guy is still around but both channels have the same "do anything for the views" vibe, and the scariest part is their presentation. They intentionally film, edit and script their videos in such a way to make it appear as though they are educated and knowledgable on the subjects they speak about, it's so manipulative. That unjustified confidence is enough to lure any casual viewer, new owner or kid into trusting everything they say regardless of if it's true or harmful. Love seeing these channels undermining the hamster community's hard work all for the sake of easy money 🤪😒

    • @rowdyrats7035
      @rowdyrats7035 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Omg this unlocked a memory I have tried to forget, the guy who had the underwear hamster enclosure made me sick. Can't remember the channels name, but I think it was basically about doing unnecessary and cruel experiments with hamsters, like putting one in a drone and flying it.

    • @calycalyps0
      @calycalyps0 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah same.. like i watched one video and even i, someone who has absolutely no idea of how to treat a hamster, thought that this can't be a healthy living situation for a hamster.

    • @MeditativeState247
      @MeditativeState247 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You’re absolutely right, the channel expresses having zero knowledge about hamsters, but if he was to reengineer the idea with knowledge backing up his creative process then maybe he can win this idea. But he’s making a random enclosure and just throwing a hamster inside. Idk it kind of a seems like he’s only obsessed with the idea of playing God.

    • @thecorlorlesspig1993
      @thecorlorlesspig1993 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rowdyrats7035 how did they even make an enclosure underwater?

  • @audreyhogancamp1239
    @audreyhogancamp1239 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I just adopted a hamster a few hours ago, and it’s been such a long journey to get to this point. It’s been in the making for almost a year, after I realized my past hamster didn’t have good care. My hamster, Merlo (I might rename depends on her personality) is going to be living her best life, and it’s all thanks to you and your channel. Me and all the hamsters I will own in the future are so glad you have this channel!
    Also- almost every rescue I had looked at to adopt a hamster recommended me your channel (after I’d found it), so that’s cool.

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Aw! I love to hear about the journey, your past hamster would be proud to see how far you've come!

  • @janicen.6451
    @janicen.6451 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    I wish people would take even such small animals more seriously. It's still a living and breathing being. No toy!
    I don't know if the small price for these critters makes them think - if it's dead, i buy a new one?
    (I bought my very first hamster for 5€ ... still not sure how to feel about that)
    Anyway, thank you so much talking about proper hamster care and draw attention to such awful cases like poor stefan and how to do better!

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Unfortunately that happens a lot :( Especially parents who aren't ready to have the "death" talk and will quickly replace their child's pet hamster before they notice.

    • @misery8264
      @misery8264 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I remember wanting rabbits when I was a kid and being annoyed with my mom for making me read books about them and go build them a house etc. Looking back, I wouldve failed my rabbits if it wherent for my mom kicking me in the butt and making me learn.

    • @MeditativeState247
      @MeditativeState247 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@misery8264omeone should go kick this guy running that channel in the butt then lol he needs a decent kicking from the looks of it.

    • @pa-pa-plasma
      @pa-pa-plasma ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't have much experience with hamsters in this regard, but I *do* have experience with bettas & it's eerily similar how people treat these two animals. They stick 10 of them in a jar & think that's okay because "I saw a cool picture on Instagram :)" & then get sooo mad when it's pointed out that it's animal abuse. People hate admitting small animals are animals & not inanimate objects for some reason, man. I think they just want a pet but don't want to do the work involved, but also don't want to feel guilty about killing an animal slowly so they pretend it's basically a pet rock :/

    • @thecorlorlesspig1993
      @thecorlorlesspig1993 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@misery8264 sounds like a cool mom

  • @Gwenllian25
    @Gwenllian25 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Experimening on animals can be useful when we are experts and do not know something about the species. Experimenting on them, when there are plenty of data about their needs and behaviour, just to see if they act otherwise is pure torture.

  • @glowingsoulfire819
    @glowingsoulfire819 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Confession: the channel with Stefan the hamster was my first exposure to hamster content on TH-cam. Fortunately I ended up here and now I know better.

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Glad you could find our way over here instead!

  • @Emma-iy7ds
    @Emma-iy7ds ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Hi Victoria. Recently my first ever hamster died. I've been watching ur videos for 3 years and because of you my hamster had a very good life. I really appreciate you posting videos and teaching new hamster owners. Loosing a pet is hard ❤

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'm so sorry to hear about your loss ❤️ *hugs*

  • @Sir.JakeDogTraining
    @Sir.JakeDogTraining ปีที่แล้ว +40

    “The other hamster runs up to Stephen in an unusual way, and now as we can see here the other hamster is now lying on the floor unconscious. Oh look he got up now they are bffs!”

  • @daisyyy2737
    @daisyyy2737 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    “Guys! My two hamsters fought to the death! Their both lying down beside eachother in red bedding! They must be friends!!!” I bet he would say that 😂

  • @AliZmusic
    @AliZmusic ปีที่แล้ว +143

    I loathe this channel with every fiber of my being. Thank you so much for bringing awareness to this. Thanks to you, I've actually given my hamster a much bigger, better cage. I had the biggest one from the pet store for some time, but it didn't meet the needed requirements. I used your DIY enclosure setup to make his, and now he has a sandbath, 10 inches of bedding, a 12 inch wheel, you name it, and he's so happy! Thank you for all you do.

    • @HiroHitoh
      @HiroHitoh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh I thought loathe ment love... Damn

  • @lunanote-cassettemeower
    @lunanote-cassettemeower ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I thought that “Stefan” looked a bit overweight, but then it occurred to me that “he” very well could be pregnant, and “him” actually being a StefanIE may be true and she’s actually a girl hamster who is pregnant.
    That REALLY shows how little this guy knows about hamsters.

  • @alysemarie8313
    @alysemarie8313 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Not to mention sometimes you'll put hamsters together and they won't fight for days, weeks, months but then you come home to a murder scene one day. It happened to me 25 years ago when I was 7 and my parents had no idea about proper care because all we had to go off of was advice from the pet shop we got them at and they knew they'd be together - they sold us the "right" critter trail for two hamsters even!
    I'm still haunted by the gruesome way my hamster was murdered...

  • @TheHamsterRoom
    @TheHamsterRoom ปีที่แล้ว +305

    Argghh these 'naturalistic setups' are so frustrating!!! Thank you for raising awareness about this Victoria 🥰🐹 And congrats on 600k!!!

    • @Aidan706
      @Aidan706 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I've only seen one naturalistic setup on youtube that is actually good.

    • @HYDROCARBON_XD
      @HYDROCARBON_XD ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cringe 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 hamster/mouse community is full of 12 year old girls that follow Victoria rechel lol

    • @Aajer
      @Aajer ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes this type of naturalist set up is not okay and it's not that hard to make it look like one but isn't one.

    • @MyCuteHamster00
      @MyCuteHamster00 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It goes beyond 'naturalistic setups' this guy wanted to make the hamsters fight just to make a video. It's so disgusting.

    • @TheHamsterRoom
      @TheHamsterRoom ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MyCuteHamster00 Exactly!

  • @lindsayj65
    @lindsayj65 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Hello! I just wanted to thank you for all that you have done for my hamster. Without you, he would be living in a tiny pet store cage with 1-2 inches of bedding. Now, he lives in a giant 40 gallon breeder aquarium with 8 inches of bedding! You have really helped!

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's great you've been able to improve your care!

    • @Idrinkdongwater
      @Idrinkdongwater ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes ! Without her my hamster would be the same now she has 1000+ square inches of home and around 7 - 8 inches of bedding!

  • @BelleOfTheBrawl1
    @BelleOfTheBrawl1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "this hamster is sitting next to another hamster so they is prolly friends. oh. now they're fighting and i'm just gonna sit and watch and hope they keep fighting. Aw, man. they stopped. I mean, **ahem** yay. they stopped fighting so they're best friends now."

  • @Hellysal
    @Hellysal ปีที่แล้ว +11

    If you want two rodents in a hamster enclosure, do not get hamsters, get gerbils. Gerbil enclosure requirements are pretty similar to hamsters, so you can move on to gerbils without changing up the whole hamster setup. Gerbils are social and although they're also not always like their roommates (in which case you should separate them), they're very likely to get to like each other and actually benefit from the presence of a friend.

    • @ghuyijimooth6027
      @ghuyijimooth6027 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn’t want to. My hammy had babies and I waited till the deadline before separating the males, and 2 females. It took me awhile before finding someone to adopt the female. Then, the 2 girls have already been together for weeks. The first week I gave the one female off, the one I was keeping started to sleep all day long. I received a text from the other, saying that the other was acting weird too, sleeping all day and suddenly becoming aggressive. She got returned and I placed them back to the same cage. To my surprise, they both sniffed each other and immediately started to help groom each other. It has been 6 months now, I still find them sleeping with each other and being with each other in a hideout despite the fact that I put 7 hideouts. I also find them sleeping in the same burrow a lot. Still, I make sure to put a camera inside and observe them. Though, I find they follow each other a lot. In the future though, I will avoid keeping 2 hamsters together that they bonded.

  • @Oboromaru
    @Oboromaru ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm mad that I wasted time trying to give this person advice after seeing the first video, only for him to completely ignore every person who commented criticizing his enclosure. And he somehow made it worse!! A naturalistic enclosure isn't a bad idea, but the execution was pretty bad for someone who claims to have done research on hamsters prior to building it. And then let a 2nd hamster into that tiny space too... Poor little Stefan and Adolf deserve to be with owners who care more about their safety and well being

  • @isabellecox2338
    @isabellecox2338 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    my friend had 2 hamsters in separate tanks that sat next to each other. her hamsters would throw them selves at the glass wall to get to each other to fight. that really just shows how aggressive they can get.
    edit: yes she moved the tanks immediately

    • @TheGreatWha
      @TheGreatWha ปีที่แล้ว

      Well obviously they'll be aggressive towards each other if their both males with how territorial they are. But if you tame the hamster and provide the right conditions have 2 tanks next to each other is a common way to introduce animals to each other in the breading world of small animals

  • @sharlinefantes1414
    @sharlinefantes1414 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I am so horrified ! I can’t imagine that some people have the idea to perform such experiments just for the buzz. It’s so sad for their hamsters. THANK YOU for you awareness. I hope this kind of things will happen less and less.

  • @jkm8741
    @jkm8741 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I got into an argument with someone who loaded a compilation of funny hamster videos. One was of a poor hamster swimming around in a bath. The comments were saying how sweet and funny. Had to report it several times and face a backlash from others...saying its fine, calm down or are u a vegan teacher??? People that abuse or mistreat hamsters disgust me.
    Just watched the rest of this video. That little hamster is the double of my Louie. He is the most gentle soul. I can watch anymore of this. Keep up the good fight. All responsible hamster parents are behind you. X

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Those videos definitely always suck, and the responses you'll get are almost worse 😅 The amount of people who think you're overeacting when you know something is wrong just sucks.

  • @wiccanloverkris
    @wiccanloverkris ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I couldn't even watch all this, sorry Victoria. I don't know how you managed.
    The tank, the wheel, then the cat 🤢, putting them in together. I couldn't get any further 😭

  • @sylviesims8085
    @sylviesims8085 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I haven’t commented in a little while and I appreciate you calling out this guy. Also, my current hamster, Pepper, is nearing the end of his life and because of you helping me give him proper care, I feel good in knowing that when he eventually passes, he’ll have lived a good life. My past two hamsters didn’t have the best care due to my lack of knowledge and I felt super guilty about their deaths. But I feel confident that I have done everything to give my little guy Pepper the best life possible

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Aw! I'm sure Pepper has had a really great life with you!

    • @sylviesims8085
      @sylviesims8085 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@VictoriaRaechel thank you!

  • @charlieandhisantics9954
    @charlieandhisantics9954 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I haven't watched Victoria's videos in a few years, but I just want to say how much I've always loved her channel. I recently found out I have Autism, and hamsters were definitely one of my first special interests, and this channel was basically the only thing I watched. I was 9 then, I'm 13 now, I pretty much grew up with hamster videos like this. Thanks, Tori.

  • @pidgeonshidgeon
    @pidgeonshidgeon ปีที่แล้ว +33

    6:06 big agree, hamster bites are no joke, and they can be an issue even with well socialized hamsters! one time i was trying to examine my late syrian Pine because he looked a little off, but he was extremely skittish (probably because of the issue that i had noticed and wanted to examine him for). because i was concerned about his health, i kept trying to pick him up and look him over when i should have left him alone, and he got spooked and gave me two nasty bites on my hand. i immediately went to wash them off and take care of them, but one of them was bleeding so fast it was dripping blood and i had to keep pressure on it to stop it. biting is their last resort defense mechanism, and god damn if it doesn't work! tl;dr, i can vouch for hamster bites definitely being something you should take seriously lol

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mabel gave me a pretty nasty chomp when I was trying to stop her from lifting her playpen 😅 they definitley can hurt you when they want to!

    • @newts.8634
      @newts.8634 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I had a nervous hamster and he bit my thumb REAL BAD to the point where there was so much blood coming out I felt dizzy… likely shock, but was still painful and left a scar on my thumb for several months.

    • @lyndsikaya
      @lyndsikaya ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I got bit pretty badly once by one of my chineseys, but it was my fault really. We had multiple hammies at the time, different genders, and I had just been handling one and didn't wash my hands or wait a bit between trying to interact with another. I tried to move something away from behind her and she must have caught the smell and got surprised thinking it was another hamster. She chomped down hard on my pointer finger and got stuck. I tried not to move my hand suddenly but I had to pry her mouth open slightly to remove her as she was hanging off my finger - I don't even think she knew what happened. She sat down and sniffed my blood drops and just seemed weirded out by it. The bite almost pierced all the way through. It healed fast though and this little one must have felt bad because she was so sweet with me after, like she was sorry somehow. Other than that mistake I've never been bit and I've cared for fourteen Chinese hammies over the last ten years.

  • @poppy.saffron
    @poppy.saffron ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Oh my gosh has anyone noticed Victoria’s nose piercing, it’s so pretty. Thank you for reacting to this and I hope one day they learn the real care. ❤❤❤

  • @lunanote-cassettemeower
    @lunanote-cassettemeower ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It is definitely a fact that cats and doggos can be friends! If you want to have multiple pets, getting a cat and a dog is a good option and with the right introduction they CAN get along and become great friends! My kitten Lyra absolutely LOVES my beagles, they cuddle together all the time and they look like triplets! The dogs love being with my cats too. They’ll give the kitties kisses, cuddle up with them, and even play with them!

  • @jonahpatton-qf6vl
    @jonahpatton-qf6vl ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I agree its very dangerous if your hampster is not familiar with your yard or forest etc. be careful outside predators can fly!! please keep your babies safe. its ok to take them outside but prep the area and watch for owls at night and hawks in the day good luck, also cats and smakes will bite..

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hamsters shouldn't be taken outside :)

  • @bryonysays
    @bryonysays ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Aw, thank you for putting my comment on screen! I'm now thinking he knows exactly what the hamsters are doing and intends to breed them. He's telling a story on TH-cam that has nothing to do with reality, otherwise he wouldn't have cut the actual mating scene just before Adolf collapsed. Here's hoping he doesn't actually leave them together.

  • @jay7463
    @jay7463 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I used your tips when I got my first 2 hamsters only a year ago. I was going to do this naturalistic setup when I found that guy's channel, but decided to follow your setup instead. So glad I did poor Stefan

  • @masterham2173
    @masterham2173 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is so sad I hope more people are informed by this video thanks Victoria!

  • @happyhammies4u
    @happyhammies4u ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I want to say thank you! I have been planning on getting a hamster for a couple months now, and at first, I thought that if I put it in a 10-gallon cage it would have plenty of room. NO, I was absolutely wrong, and I'm so glad that I found your channel to finish my research. For all my life I just figured that since its a small animal it gets a small cage. But I'm so glad that I found your channel to give my future hamster the best life that it can have!

  • @marleybucy2605
    @marleybucy2605 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This was a very sad video to watch… I was almost at tears the whole time…. This poor hamster did NOT deserve this! 😢
    Love you Tori! This needed to be said! ❤

  • @donkey2871
    @donkey2871 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hello, haven’t been commenting lately but my hamster bear is doing absolutely amazing! He loves to chew on his little toys and hiding his food. I got some reptile sand and he loves to bathe in it, thank you so much for guiding all of us in the right path ❤❤❤🎉

  • @d-padqueen1103
    @d-padqueen1103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for calling this out!
    From a friend of mine who is a vet, he is fed up to his back teeth of treating hamsters who have lived in a "natural" or "bio" habitat - which are not suitable for hamsters at all. My friend has treated hamsters from people trying out this "silly trend" (his words not mine) for respiratory issues, skin problems, colon impaction, and even removed sand/soil from their pouches so they can breathe (because it dries out and gets stuck over time in the hamster's pouch, causing infection.)

  • @Catnipkitten
    @Catnipkitten 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have reptiles, bringing stuff in from outside always runs the risk of parasites, or pestisides. I Found this video a while back and there were so many things about it that bothered me.

  • @Lylamckee09
    @Lylamckee09 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hey! I just wanted to thank you for your channel my hamster passed away not to long ago and I followed your channel since before I even got her and I continue to watch it now so thank you

  • @rowdyrats7035
    @rowdyrats7035 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I was hoping you would react to this, I got it in my recommendation and I got too frustrated to finish the video. Your reaction pretty much summed up mine. Now there are 2 possible outcomes for those hamsters, either one is a female and will give birth or they will get into a much bigger fight at some point. 😖 Not even gonna mention that the setup still sucks.
    I also hate how he did research before he decided to introduce them, saw that hamsters are solitary and was like, "Oh, well, lemme introduce these guys just because I can." Just ugh. 💀

  • @jasminrainbow1213
    @jasminrainbow1213 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I once rescued a pair of hamsters from an unkind home, I don't know if hamsters can bond with trauma but when I first got them they would become very distressed when I tried to separate them. They wouldn't leave each others side, they were happy to be held if together but bit to all hell if alone, and my heart broke with the sounds they made. I let them stay together until they fully settled into their new home and separated them once they were less attached. After that I kept their homes close to each other and for a long time they seemed to talk to each other and try to be as close as possible within their separate homes.
    The home I rescued them from is so lucky they formed this strange bond, because from their chipped and pierced ears and scars it was clear they had fought a lot when they were young.

  • @boobliker666
    @boobliker666 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The fact that he named one of the hamsters adolf 💀

  • @marziaisbetter
    @marziaisbetter ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My hamster hammy died a few months ago but I got her because I was so inspired by ur channel and now I'm sure she's eating a ton of sunflower seeds in heaven ❤️

  • @x.is_that_me.x2535
    @x.is_that_me.x2535 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Even tho I don't own hamsters anymore, I still love to watch your videos❤

  • @tygerchickchibi
    @tygerchickchibi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "imma go fight somebody"
    Yeah I felt that 🤣

  • @HammingWays
    @HammingWays ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ahh not the “natural hamster terrariums”

  • @thepeachsquad8247
    @thepeachsquad8247 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey Victoria! Thank you for making your videos they always are so informational and help me a lot with my hamster Minnie!💕🐹

  • @ivy5554
    @ivy5554 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was actually thinking about this the other day, not even talking about the problematic substrate but it's just way too small! Sucks that this person has so many viewers, including children

  • @william3750
    @william3750 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I will quite happily enter an arena with whoever posted this original video. I'll just walk around the glass. No more abuse videos.

  • @elizabethandrus9091
    @elizabethandrus9091 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hii! I have been watching you videos for about four years now and I just want to say thank you so much you provided me with the proper hamster care and because of that I now have my first hamster!! I love your videos no much and nugget is very happy to have an amazing proper home because of you!

  • @gerbilgeneproject
    @gerbilgeneproject ปีที่แล้ว +10

    For gerbils it would have definitely been a fighting arena and they ARE social! Gerbils be like "come at me bro!" 😂 Seriously tho hamsters are solitary!!! Even if they mate they don't hang around after that 😬

    • @leaving..
      @leaving.. ปีที่แล้ว

      Yh my two females are besties and are literally inseparable but add another one in? I bet you they would try and eat each other 😶

  • @IcebulletZ
    @IcebulletZ ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My sister and I kept our sibling dwarf hamsters together in a large enclosure for the first couple months of their lives. I'd say at 3 months old they decided they had enough. These were babies that cuddled together constantly prior. Thankfully it wasn't a fight or explosion, we just noticed the one starting to hoard the food and not let the other close to the stash or dishes. We separated them that night. Glad we did too because they were sexed wrong and we did have a boy and girl. But we didn't want to risk that fight and that bit gave us time to build 2 permanent enclosures.
    This video gave me so much anxiety though. My boy will bite me if he even so much as smells another male hamster on me. And it hurts.

  • @HamsterHaddy
    @HamsterHaddy ปีที่แล้ว

    O.M.G ThankYou so much Victoria Raechel for all you do it is amazing g!!!

  • @Graces_life
    @Graces_life ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Congrats on 600k! 🥳
    thanking you for bringing awareness to these topics/problems.

  • @PancaketheHamster
    @PancaketheHamster ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi! I have been looking forward to your post all week! ☺️💕

    • @Timber-0000
      @Timber-0000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Congratulations ur first

  • @thatgachakidevix
    @thatgachakidevix ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I recently bought a hamster with my mom and the hamster was really aggressive. I watched a lot of videos of yours and now the hamster is so peaceful and it really loves to sleep. I made sure not to play with her too much and gave her healthy food.☺

  • @mars_has_autism
    @mars_has_autism ปีที่แล้ว +1

    CONGRATZ ON 600k!!!

  • @incineroar9933
    @incineroar9933 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can get special jar lids to grow your sprouts without dirt. It's basically a mesh lid and a little thing to hold the jar up at an angle.

  • @TheBeautifulHumor
    @TheBeautifulHumor ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This man literally posted a video about the death of his first hamster and he included footage of finding his lifeless body and showed it on camera. It was incredibly disturbing and traumatizing

    • @teijaflink2226
      @teijaflink2226 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Then he named his next hamster Stefan too, I wonder how many Stefans he has actually had

    • @TheBeautifulHumor
      @TheBeautifulHumor ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@teijaflink2226 I was wondering the same thing

  • @queensummer5408
    @queensummer5408 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hiiii ❤I love your videos and you help my hamster care get better and better!

  • @notiamevie7365
    @notiamevie7365 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! When I got my hamster i didnt get that good supplies but thankfully i saw your videos and upgraded to a big good cage! THANKS VICTORIA also ur very pretty

  • @CatNip379
    @CatNip379 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sometimes you just cannot fix stupid!!!
    All we can do is left is just bless them on their way!!!

  • @hammyluvv910
    @hammyluvv910 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hi Victoria Raechel. Oof, some people don’t provide the proper care for hamsters 🐹 over the years proper hamster care has improved a bit but still most people provide poor care. We just have to keep ourselves to give our hamsters proper care. I love your vids thank you 😊 🐹 just saw you got to 600k, congrats 🥳

  • @dandydude9646
    @dandydude9646 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Victoria, you are totally right. TWICE I housed about 2 dwarf hamsters together. Until my syrian got into their enclosure and chewed one of their heads off, it was all fine. After that my roborovski dwarf attacked my jungarian. I have no idea why has them together. I thought that everybody at Petco was knowledgeable. But now my syrian and one of my dwarfs are living in septate enclosures big enough. And I'm so happy to see them thriving and surviving. (The Syrian dwarves were never housed together.)

    • @leaving..
      @leaving.. ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh idk what to say to that 😶

  • @darkye_
    @darkye_ ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Didn’t know it could get worse 😩😫 also congrats on 600k!

  • @jennythompson7513
    @jennythompson7513 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That video made me so anxious. The cat is bad enough, but I've seen what having two hamsters together can end up like. When I was a kid, we had two dwarf hamsters. I didn't know any better at the time, so they were in the same cage. I think we had them for a month or so before one killed the other. Really traumatizing for a kid.

  • @fluffy7568
    @fluffy7568 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    yeeeeeeah I wanna throw up while watching this ;-; "oh they stopped fighting now they must be friends!"
    but on a side note thank you
    I've only had my hamster for a week because my sister gave her to me out of the blue and your channel has helped me a lot like she came in a tiny cage like 130 and that same day I ran to Walmart can got the biggest bin I could and use your videos to build one but it's only like 350 and I'm buying a 1.2k+ square inches soon plus she had a 6-inch mesh wheel and the best I could do on short notice was a plastic 8.5 so I'm ordering a 12.5 wooden one after I get my paycheck
    your channel has helped me a lot this past week! Cookie my Panda Syrian is showing less and less stress signs
    so thank you!

  • @leilazee
    @leilazee ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Congrats on 600k Victoria! Love your channel I have been watching it for 4 years now :) 👍😊

  • @chloecalvert6796
    @chloecalvert6796 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m not sure if this man has any common sense or respect for these animals. Honestly, I am so grateful that you are criticizing these types of people. You don’t see a lot of people like you advertising proper hamster care and information. You mostly see people on the internet who are abusing these animals for views and money. As a very big hamster lover, I love your videos and I do try to spread them to people I see that are not engaging in proper care for their hamsters. In fact, you changed one of my friends hamsters life, because my friend got information from your videos.Thank you Victoria, and please never stop doing what your doing because you really are changing animals lives, and peoples mindsets!!!❤️❤❤

  • @oli1578
    @oli1578 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Congratulations on 600k subscribers, Victoria!!🥰💕

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you!! 💖

    • @oli1578
      @oli1578 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@VictoriaRaechel 🥰

  • @asiansheep5407
    @asiansheep5407 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I can vouch for the whole hamster biting hard thing. I was tryna get my dwarf hamster to climb on my hand so I could mover her from her smaller cage to her upgraded 40 gallon enclosure I was transferring her to and she created a few puncture wounds in my finger and she did NOT let go 😭

  • @viabambii
    @viabambii ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you give me so much motivationnnn

  • @Idrinkdongwater
    @Idrinkdongwater ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos have made my hamster have a better life and she’s so happy thank you !

  • @ottothecrazydoggo8975
    @ottothecrazydoggo8975 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m so early! Can’t wait for another great video!

  • @djous4942
    @djous4942 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hello Victoria! I want to start by telling you that I absolutely love your video and if my hamster can have this amazing life it's because of you and your video you help me to give him the life that he can dream of and improve the way that I am taking care of him. I also have a suggestion for a video in the future who, I think, would help me and a lot other person which is to do a video on the herbs and their effects on hamster. For example, in your last video you said that thym has a effect on the respiratory system of the hamster. I hope you will think of it! Thank you!

  • @MeditativeState247
    @MeditativeState247 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:27 lol I’m in tears. In love with your laugh btw! so genuine.

  • @masterham2173
    @masterham2173 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can tell you put a lot of effort in your videos and you’re pets thank you for that.

  • @Butterflyyyyyyyy
    @Butterflyyyyyyyy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Watching these videos are torture for Victoria! 😂

  • @Simplxypine_0
    @Simplxypine_0 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Victoria I love your hammys! So much my hamster is living amazing BC of you❤

  • @richjageman3976
    @richjageman3976 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    YT doesn't care about small animal abuse, I have reported several channels for staging fights between animals and the videos are never removed.

  • @NayilCreates
    @NayilCreates ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I AM LITTERALLY JUST SOOOOO CONFUSED

  • @KiiCat
    @KiiCat ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I learned about hamsters being solitary the hard way. Many years ago I bought a hamster from the pet store and she ended up having six babies. I kept all of them, separated the boys and girls, and they never fought or hurt one another as far as I am aware. I thought it was normal and not that I was lucky. Fast forward many years something similar happens- I kept two boys, one girl, and the mother. My last pair of brothers were super close from what I saw, and I thought the same thing for these two new ones...Well, I came home one day and they had off'd one another. I was shocked because I had never had something happen like this before. It was a pretty eye-opening experience for a younger me. I haven't put any hamsters together since. I know better now. :')
    Honestly though I despise seeing channels like this. Especially with the cat being right there lol. There's another channel on YT that has placed a teddy bear hamster next to a mother cat and her kittens several times for extended periods. I just wanted cute cat videos and all I got was stress. 😵

  • @imsamduh
    @imsamduh ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hi Victoria!😎🍋🌳 I love your videos and without you my hamster would proberly be living in a tiny tales cage! Ty 4 ur indormation!!

    • @imsamduh
      @imsamduh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oops i mean information 😁😛🐒

    • @HYDROCARBON_XD
      @HYDROCARBON_XD ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tiny tales is the best cage ever how dare you the cages are giant 😡😡😡😡 and you should listen to pet store employees also hamsters should have a 2 cm wheel because arching their back is very good also tiny tales I think they are pretty big for a hamster why not a 30 sq inch cage?

    • @TheJester13
      @TheJester13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@HYDROCARBON_XD this is a joke, right?

    • @VictoriaRaechel
      @VictoriaRaechel  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Happy to help!

  • @swampfire247346
    @swampfire247346 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so glad you did a video on this!

  • @Sammy12346
    @Sammy12346 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This would be really cool if this was not meant to be his permanent home, but rather just a terrarium build that they let their hamster check out for a little bit.

  • @carolinavaldez6764
    @carolinavaldez6764 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can we also mention that he named his hamster Adolf…… sus..

  • @llamalady
    @llamalady ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Could you react to hamster lab s bioactive setup? I feel like they're doing a lot right that this one does wrong :)

  • @MyLittlePetsYT
    @MyLittlePetsYT ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congrats on 600k Tori! Ahh 🎉
    You are so pretty. I love your hair 💕
    I love how he says that hamsters are solitary yet proceeds to put them together like bruh 😐

  • @LumeanTV
    @LumeanTV ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish they would stop. But I doubt there's much anyone could do to actually get them to. I'm glad to see you calling them out though.

  • @thomaskoch8413
    @thomaskoch8413 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Early! Bc of ur tips my hamster is not biting so much anymore!

  • @supsnail
    @supsnail ปีที่แล้ว +3

    and what's even going on with the hamster's name 😳💀

  • @tammyopperman843
    @tammyopperman843 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fun fact the wheel is actually called an Mpet wheel, or it is very similar to one. They are very popular amongst hamster owners here in South Africa, but since they are mesh they need to have TLC and lined with cork. 😄❤ thanks for another great video!

  • @echoesvayne9790
    @echoesvayne9790 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was going to grow cat gross in coco fiber for in my hamster enclosure, but I was just going to put it in a bowl I could remove or use it for the play pen not the main cage... I have a major interest in a natural enclosure, but was more worried about mites than fungus

  • @allisonmusial4025
    @allisonmusial4025 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Is no one talking about the one being named ADOLF

  • @HYDROCARBON_XD
    @HYDROCARBON_XD ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I actually said to the original Ukrainian channel in Ukrainian (obviously I used google translate) that the cage was too small and that I reccomend them instead of putting soil,putting sand to make a real natural hamster terrarium

  • @kaceybrown6355
    @kaceybrown6355 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @rainahuber9501
    @rainahuber9501 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    me watching your hamster vids religiously even though i only own guineapigs haha

  • @jenniferjohnson201
    @jenniferjohnson201 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    His channel should be reported for animal abuse.