Absolutely agree, beta fish floating on their side or sitting at the bottom of their tiny container. And rodent supplies a few undersized saucer wheels, and hides. Birds all sickly looking, missing feathers and shivering. It’s quite sad.
Same here alot of petstores around the philippines, the closest pet store in my area keeps a bunch of syrians in a tiny cage and by the looks of it, it was a 12 x 12 cage and alot of them are aggressive af.
Their rat care is awful too! Rats should NOT be kept in tanks, as they can have severe respiratory issues... They have to be housed in wire cages because of air flow, but also- Must have at least 3 feet of unbroken floor space per rat. (some say two, but most rat owners will always recommend more)
My rats, as in MULTIPLE, come out a minimum of 30mins on a super busy day with regular in cage interaction. Also my rabbit's butt wouldn't even fit in that hide!
I've got two little ratties and on days when I work full shifts I give them in cage interaction and take them out and hold them and let them climb on them for about 45 minutes. I don't take out and set up their free roam playpen on those days. But days off and days when I work shorter shifts I give them 30 minutes of free roam. I still need to buy some toys for their free range area because I am noticing them getting bored. I've tried to train them to do tricks but they don't seem interested in that no matter what treats I use.
I give my 3 rats 1+ hours outside in their play pen. 30 on a super busy day like you said. I usually do trick training at that time and just let them play and run around.
Make a shirt! People always assume I work at places because I’m always giving advice so they ask me for stuff from the back and then they’re like “oh wait no you don’t work here sorry-“ and so I made a shirt that says “I don’t work here but ask me anything!” And then on the back it says “I’m an animal veterinary care tech!” And it works perfectly. Literally got it printed for like $15 :)
Oh.My.God... I have 6 guinea pigs, two of which were rescues BECAUSE THEY WERE LONELY!!!! Lamb was completely depressed and the change that came over her as soon as she saw the other guinea pigs brought a tear to my eye. Daisy was more recent and came from an owner who loved her enough to give her up and make her happy, which she is now! The fact that a PET SHOP was saying they're solitary animals makes me furious!!!!!!! I assume they're getting them mixed up with Syrian hamsters, which is NOT OK!!!!!!! PSA: RESEARCH OUTSIDE PET SHOP ADVICE, THEY ARE OFTEN ILL INFORMED TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE ANIMSLS THEY ARE SELLING!!!!! Sorry for the rant, but this is not on!
I took on a lethal white (rip) and her sister from a pet shop, they where sequestered in the back so I asked about them. I said I was interested in taking them on and they gave them both to me in a box for free. I had to teach the lethal white what pellets and vegetables where, but once she learned she had no trouble getting around. She passed 3 weeks ago peacefully and I still have her sister
Petstore owners are so damn stupid uniformed that once they told me that gerbils is a mouse,and degu is chincila.They are also keeping 3 guinea pigs in below 200 square inches and in fitly 0'4 inch bedding
I am more of a rabbit person, but I really enjoy these videos and love learning about hamsters. And it hurt hearing that the buns were in a open enclosure so that people can loom their hands over them and scare them. Also that their paws were stained yellow because the staff wasn’t on top of cleaning their cage. Just hearing how all of the animals where taken care of seems so sad and angering.
I went to a local pet store with really really good care for almost all their animals *except* the fish. There were dead fish just floating at the top of the tank and there was a tank filled with nothing but dead shrimp!! I felt so bad because all of the other animals were treated so nicely
My bun is weird about bigger toys lol she takes a while to get comfortable with them before she'll use them... I end up buying baby rattles and smaller hay/willow tunnels as well as larger ones to stuff with hay for her to play with and chew
I was paranoid of giving my syrian too small things so most of his hides and stuff are for ginea pigs. He stuffs them till theyre bursting and leaves himself a tiny opening
For some reason local pet shops are always somehow worse than chain pet stores. I had one near me that was closed about a year ago but when I did go there I saw a Syrian hamster dead in the cage with blood everywhere (very hard to look at ) and a very small cage of extremely sickly gerbils literally hidden away in a shelf. Also very sad :( I'm glad they were closed
Amanda Masucci they have far less regulations than chains, so that makes sense. chains have to uphold a certain level of cleanliness and care or else they get in trouble with corporate. sadly small, local stores are only run by themselves, so they have less rules in place.
Local pet stores (may) tend to be run by people who want to put their own ideas of pet care into the heads of the wrong kind of people, or the employees don't know how to care for those animals themselves and believe they're going to get fired for caring for what makes them money.
Omg! I give my girl at least half an hour of outside cage interaction a day. Usually she just perched on my shoulder while I play video games. I couldn’t imagine just giving my Dana only 10 minutes of cuddles and play. (She has sisters and the last one passed away last month. She’s in her old age and I don’t intend on getting more tats and switch over to hamsters, so I’m letting her live her life on her own with extra extra interactions to make up for lack of rat companions.)
When I was getting my hamster from a pet store (we have small pet shops here) i visited this other pet shop and it had THE WORST care ever. The bird cages were dirty and there was poop everywhere and too many birds in a tiny cage. Also there was this 30x50cm aquarium cage with one single robo. Now... that isnt all. The cage bedding was pine and it was SO dirty. The corners were fogged, there were FUR and bird feathers in the cage, and there was a slice of some fruit with flies and fruit flies all over it. There was no water bottle, no normal food, or wheel, or hideout. Nothing. It was disgusting. The robo got scared when my dad reached to touch it and would run away without having anywhere to hide. I took pictures and left. I checked out another store which was better... but didnt have enough space for all animals. It had one side of a small wall all for pets other than fish. It had like a 18x25cm aquarium cage with two russian dwarfs inside. Now usually their hamstrr cages are two times bigger (which isnt that big) but for dwarfs they make them smaller. Luckily this one had a water bottle, a hide, food bottle and a wheel. BUT they were all under the bedding. The bedding was high enough for them to burrow, the wheel was a 4.5 inch BARRED wheel and it was halfway burrowed into the bedding. The food bowl was invisible and the hide looked like a random thing just for a straight surface. I ended up getting one of those dwarfs. :(
I thought it might be a while until you did a video again because of how busy you are, but I'm really glad you posted one! You are such an inspiration!
I feel so lucky with our local pet store. They always have animals out while they work. Birds on shoulders, snakes on shoulders, the store tortoise has free roam of the place when she wants it, it's lovely to see.
Looks like you have a new subscriber!I really enjoy your videos and I really do appreciate that give out useful information to your viewers!O think that it is amazing you foster pets.Ily and your videos so much!
I can’t thank you enough for educating me on proper hamster care, I’ve got a dwarf named seven because of her markings. I had her in a far too small cage and I now have her in a 130 quart bin cage. And I feel like a much better person now. So thanks for sharing proper care and now I have a happy healthy hamster!
I wish this problem wasn't so endemic. 😔 I love small pets and it's maddening to see the poor care coupled with next to no availability of the right sized products. I had to special order my gerbils'wheel because every pet store on my area (local and chain stores) didn't have a single appropriate wheel. 😫 The employees has no clue what an appropriate sized enclosure for them was. They acted so shocked when I told them my boys had a 40 gallon tank. "So huge." Guys, that's like the minimum a pair should have! Sheesh. Pathetic no one in the store knew that. So frustrating! Glad your hams are happy and loved. 😁 I hope folks watch your videos and take them to heart before bringing home a small furry friend. Research and be willing to change for your pets' welfare, that's what I advocate.
Hi Munchie! I am not sure if you’re going to see this, but I am a 21 year old male in Las Vegas and I am planning on adopting a hamster. Let me just say that my friend is a more of a Rabbit girl, but she knows a lot about hamsters! The first thing she told me was the proper cage care and told me to watch reviews about the poor cages. You were the FIRST hamster TH-camr I’ve watched and I love all of the advice and knowledge you share with hamsters! Thank you for making views for new hamster owners! ❤️
I feel so bad for those animals. I love your videos and you helped me give my hamster s good home. Today we’re finishing a second bin cage (filled with activity course)for my hamster that will be attached to her main cage. I love shopping at VI pets because there’s only 4 in Michigan. They take such good care of their animals. They have so many different things but I love shopping there. Btw, I love your videos!
I got a hammie, I'm bunking at my sisters because I had to leave home so my wee hammie (dumpling) is staying at my boyfriends. Once I get my own home in about 4-6months I plan on using a detolf, currently he has a cage just smaller than uk minimum (it was the biggest cage I could get, couldn't even get a bin cage bigger) with tubes leading to a plastic shoe tub (with a lid with holes) filled with sand and a few toys. In half a month I will be attaching another one of those tuba but with bedding and a hut, main food bowl and main water bottle. So the big cage can be all toys with a small extra food bowl and bottle just incase. He's as spoiled as possible atm. He LOVES burrowing in his masses of bedding, so much depth. And he loves climbing up the bars to the top and across the ceiling. If you put your hand next to him when he's burrowing then he'll come out and nibble you (gently) but I open the door and let him come out of the cage on his own usually then he's fine being handled. (I typed a lot, but I just adopted him a few weeks ago and I love him and seeing his personality finally coming out)
I'm so grateful that my local pet store has good care. I work there, and every monday we clean *all* the wheels, theres like 20 of them so it takes a while. we clean out the bird and rat cages, which is big enough for them to be there for a while. we also clean out the water bowls at least once a week, usually more. I only work one day (mondays, you guessed it) so I'm not sure what they do for the rest of the week. they dont have dangerous things for hamsters, and as far as I know they dont sell anything dangerous for any other animal. the smallest cage they have, is barely under the bare minimum for a syrian. they advice against picking that, and tell you to get bigger cages though. the dog things are great, I dont even think they have the harnesses that restrains the shoulder of the dog :D
I always get so pumped for your videos, I’ve been thinking about starting my own hammy channel, but only have a 20 gallon long tank for her currently. I’m waiting for the next $1 per gallon sale to upgrade and I don’t want to advocate bad care!
The advice u said about Syrians will help me. I have gotten my Syrian many many many chews but she still does not like them. So i will start getting her bigger chews 💖
Also if you have any small chews Victoria Raechel made a hamster life hack video where she said to spread peanut butter on the chews and wipe the peanut butter off with a paper towel so it smells like peanut butter... It worked with my syrian hamster❤
get some whimsie treat chews if you can find them! theyre shaped like aligators or toothbrushes. my syrian loves them but try not to give them too often since they are treats too. theyre dog treats btw so they wont be in the small animal section
At my local pet shop I saw an extremely large Syrian with a six ish inch whelp and because I saw you videos saying like to address the issue I did it, and I’m not that confident but they said they would try to fix it. The next day I went in to get something for my dog and I went over to the hamsters and they had change all the Syrian hamster to bigger ones . Thanks so much , you inspired me to want to go into a animal / vet future and I want to foster animals aswell. I love your channel so much and keep doing it xx
I was given bad advice from people who have kept hamsters, as when they kept hamsters it was a different time. I'm talking like 30-40 years ago. Because of that I went against gut instinct and took the advice, alas, I am glad I found this channel and you've given me the confidence to do what I/professionals think is best. Of course I regret that so many things went wrong with this little buddy because of it. But I'm getting him on the right track, at least. (And of course I take blame as well) but I really hope I can make amends and bond with this little guy.
You should React to Faze Rug’s “Building My Hamster It’s Dream Cage!” videos and point out everything that’s wrong with it. It would show how easily it is to do the wrong thing with hamsters and also what not to do with hamsters. Have a good day/night!
Love your channel, your one of the few people who know proper animal care. :3 :D :) I'm glad my local pet store is FANTASTIC about cleaning cages and giving proper care for animals. That's where I got my parakeets :3 There cages at the store are always clean and I love that store SO much. Love your channel!!!! :3
I just found your channel from watching those bad hamster cage reviews and I absolutely love this channel. I will be getting a hamster soon and your videos help so much and they're so informative.
Maybe a cool video would be to take some of your different sized fosters and show them in appropriate sized hides, toys, wheels, and other accessories since it varies so much??? And maybe if a few of their enclosures were adjusted to their sizes you could show 1 or 2 of those with the right sized items already set up. I know you do that as you go, but might be cool to have it complied for new hamster owners doing research??? Especially since you have tanks, bins, and wire cages to fit dwarfs, juveniles, and all Syrians.
10 minutes? AHHHH! Those poor babies. No. I held mine all the time. A little before school, an hour before homework, from homework until bed. Weekends were a cuddle fest. The only time I can say I didn't was with a rescue. He was not socialized and was neglected. He was in a filthy cage, without food or water, put on the side of the road in a snowstorm. I found him on the way home from school. He was quite vicious when I first took him in. You couldn't hold him at all for the first two months I had him. Changing his cage was not easy due to this. He slowly started allowing me to pet him without acting aggressive. After half a year he finally trusted me enough to allow me to hold him for 10-15 minutes at a time before he would start showing signs of stress and would want back in his cage. He's an extreme example and he was very sweet when he finally learned to trust me. I miss having rats. They are wonderful pets.
I remember my local pet shop sold hamsters in tiny pink and blue cages "ready to go" and I saw lots of kids wanting them .. that was about 7 years ago and now they have no hamsters but have their own sugar gliders (not for sale) in a huge suitable reptile enclosure with lots of enrichment
And there was one small store ran by an elderly lady. She made sure my lil hammy i got from her was in good hands. I loved her store. That hamster was the best hammy ever.
Rats, both male and female, have to be in pairs, and the minimum time they are supposed to be iterated with outside their cage is 1-2 hours a day. Pet stores make me so angry when they dont know what they are talking about😠 I went to petsmart Dec 1st to get some pet supplies and I also got a new hammy, and while I was waiting to get help another family was right on in the other isle getting a dwarf hamster, being told horrible information and putting all the wrong supplies in their cart and i felt so bad for that hamster, but I bit my tongue because the worker that was helping them was very rude and I didnt feel like getting into an argument in the middle of petsmart😒 (that same worker, got out the hamster I wanted and was very rough with getting him out of the cage he was in😔)
I like listening to you while I draw because I’m learning more about hamsters (I don’t have any, but i could see myself buying one in the future) and who knows, one of my friends might get one and I will have tons of information to give them
ohhhh boy i see the thumbnail; that’s the bag my local pet store uses and all i get there are my rats, cuz they are bred there and not in rodent mills. everything else is super common and like 20% more expensive. okay now i have to watch the video 😂😂
Lol my gerbils would have a hay day with that “rabbit” hide but I couldn’t spend that much for it to last a day 😂 hopefully Hershey gives it a little time to last
Hi, I have question.I bought a huge bin which I want to transform into a cage. All the diy videos have mesh on the side.. but I want to fill it up with a lot of bedding. Is it enough ventilation if I only put mesh on the the lid? Or do I even need a lid for the cage because I want to get a dwarfhamster?
Once I was looking for dried corn on Amazon to buy for my hamster. I found these little cubes that were meant to be "very healthy for small pets" I looked at the ingredients and found that the main things used in it were: baking soda, alfalfa, corn and some other hay type that I can't remember. You won't believe it, but the company said in the description that it is suitable for: rabbits, guinea, pigs hamsters, mice, *RATS* and other small animals. I was shocked and read the reviews. So many of them said things like "my rats love them!" Or "great product! I give my rats _amount_ every week!" I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I'm so angry that companies actually sell this stuff to owners who don't do their research. (By the way if you don't know why it was bad it was because alfalfa and corn is like poison to ratties)
I love your channel every time when I hold my hamster max I like to watch your channel or other hamster channel but mostly you and also I love your red hair it is so pretty 💞
I bought a Syrian hamster a couple years ago he's quite older now and sleeps even during most of the night, what should I do to make him more interactive and to motivate myself to dedicate more time to him?
pspower bedding is necessary. I am assuming by grille floors you mean like a floor with metal mesh, and these are very dangerous and can cause an infection. Allied bumble foot. Bedding and a solid floor is he only option.
Why isn’t cotton fluff safe for hamsters? I heard you mention quickly about cotton in a pat video and now this. So I am definitely going to throw away the cotton I bought yesterday. But why is it bad?
The cotton is so fine when the hamster puts it in there mouth (to put it in there nest) it can get stuck in there mouth and they can swallow it and it can get wrapped around their lungs and kill them and it can get stuck under there nails and feat it's. It's just really bad. I hope this helps😊
I love the items you got! I wish they were available here :( all we have here are tiny tales hamster toys... *sigh* it’s about a 2 hour drive to a local store that actually has good toys.
One of my "owning a pet" dreams is rats and budgies/parakeets,, I do loads of research on these animals, so don't worry about that, but I would love to hear stories/advice from anyone who has hands-on experience with these pets. I would trust more people on the specialized forums, but i like to know what's individual care for an animal and what's general care that they've overlooked somehow
I’m reading so many comments that are about the terrible care in local pet stores and it’s just so sad but I can’t say the same. My local pet stores are great with their animals and take great care with the hamsters especially but the only bad thing is that they are pricey the cages aren’t very small they look about 360 sq inches which is under the minimum but is still way better than usual. I hope all your local pet stores get better.
Looking back at my first (and last) hamster, I feel terrible because of how I cared for him. He died of a fall due to a cage that was too high. I also gave him about 2 yogurt drops a day, after he passed, I buried him in calico basin, las vegas, tossed his cage. He was the last hammy I had because I couldnt care for the hammys correctly. If i decide to get one in the future I will give them the best life they could have!!
I had an almost 20 pound lionhead/flemish giant that lived for 12 years... His foot wouldn't even fit in that hide lol. It's also sad to hear about rabbits that only live 2 or 3 years. Their average life expectancy (depending on the breed) is a Minimum of 6 years, but some have lived to 13 or 14
Hi. Love your videos. In my opinion you educate better than some others pettubers. Also I might get a hamster soon. She will be tan a and white syrian with red eyes. Suggest a name plz. I will keep her in a 20 gallon long. Also thank you for telling people about pet stores. Before I did research I thought a crittertrail would be okay. But I have done about a years worth of research. Also I have about 400 to get stuff. I will have multiple hides and tubes. Also thank you for running a local hamster rescue. You are well appreciated. Love from Montana. -RaeAnna
RaeAnna's Critters I would recommend a bigger tank than 20gal. I honestly think any smaller that 900sq inches isn’t ideal. Try to get a 40gal. A 20 isn’t good enough for a permanent cage
I got my second guinea pig from a pet store totally not a good idea but the lady who cared for the guinea pigs and the small animals she wasn't going to let me out of that pet store without telling me he needed a friend a good size cage it needs to be cleaned at least weekly the cage and he needed love and TLC I think that's the most caring worker I have ever seen at Petco thank goodness for people like her
For Hershey you can make her some hide outs by using water and putting saran wrap on a bowl of your size and making a paper mache hideout with toilet paper and water and she will love shredding it
It makes me so sad hearing what the people said at the pet store I only have one hamster but I love how much you care for all your pets and and think your amazing
I remember when I got my first rats at a local pet shop. I couldn't find any to adopt near me so I decided to go to a local store, when I walked in a woman pulled out A CARDBOARD BOX. There where probably 20 rats inside. The whole place was filthy and full of small cages that weren't suitable for any of the species they decided to put in them. They did get shut down shortly after but I couldn't believe it. This was years ago but I think about it all the time still!
Ugh bad pet stores with disappointing standards are so tragic. I’m sorry, I can’t believe they did that to the kittens my gosh so sad. That’s a disaster. That place sounds sad.
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We need a gordon ramsay that goes around to petstores and makes them safe for their animals
Lmao omg I love this idea haha
I can be that.
That would srsly be the greatest
THIS HAMSTER FOOD IS FRICKIN RAW’
Well found my carrier
It hurts me that petshops still have bad care for the pets ( hamster and fish ) are the worst care. May be birds too it so sad
Absolutely agree, beta fish floating on their side or sitting at the bottom of their tiny container. And rodent supplies a few undersized saucer wheels, and hides. Birds all sickly looking, missing feathers and shivering. It’s quite sad.
Ya birds are treated so badly so are hammys and fish(especially betas)
Same here alot of petstores around the philippines, the closest pet store in my area keeps a bunch of syrians in a tiny cage and by the looks of it, it was a 12 x 12 cage and alot of them are aggressive af.
Pets 4ever1 no hermit crabs are
Their rat care is awful too! Rats should NOT be kept in tanks, as they can have severe respiratory issues... They have to be housed in wire cages because of air flow, but also- Must have at least 3 feet of unbroken floor space per rat. (some say two, but most rat owners will always recommend more)
My rats, as in MULTIPLE, come out a minimum of 30mins on a super busy day with regular in cage interaction. Also my rabbit's butt wouldn't even fit in that hide!
I've got two little ratties and on days when I work full shifts I give them in cage interaction and take them out and hold them and let them climb on them for about 45 minutes. I don't take out and set up their free roam playpen on those days. But days off and days when I work shorter shifts I give them 30 minutes of free roam. I still need to buy some toys for their free range area because I am noticing them getting bored. I've tried to train them to do tricks but they don't seem interested in that no matter what treats I use.
I give my 3 rats 1+ hours outside in their play pen. 30 on a super busy day like you said. I usually do trick training at that time and just let them play and run around.
Jadelynn You should watch “shadow the rat” ‘s channel, she has tons of trick videos
Make a shirt! People always assume I work at places because I’m always giving advice so they ask me for stuff from the back and then they’re like “oh wait no you don’t work here sorry-“ and so I made a shirt that says “I don’t work here but ask me anything!” And then on the back it says “I’m an animal veterinary care tech!” And it works perfectly. Literally got it printed for like $15 :)
Eli James that’s a very good idea!!!
You sir/ma'am, are a genius
Wow that's actually a very good idea OwO
Eli James your so smart🥳🥳
You are so cool!!!!
Hearing what the Employee said about Guinea pigs made me SO MAD
Also,love your videos and how much you care about animals!
Oh.My.God...
I have 6 guinea pigs, two of which were rescues BECAUSE THEY WERE LONELY!!!! Lamb was completely depressed and the change that came over her as soon as she saw the other guinea pigs brought a tear to my eye. Daisy was more recent and came from an owner who loved her enough to give her up and make her happy, which she is now! The fact that a PET SHOP was saying they're solitary animals makes me furious!!!!!!! I assume they're getting them mixed up with Syrian hamsters, which is NOT OK!!!!!!! PSA: RESEARCH OUTSIDE PET SHOP ADVICE, THEY ARE OFTEN ILL INFORMED TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE ANIMSLS THEY ARE SELLING!!!!! Sorry for the rant, but this is not on!
I took on a lethal white (rip) and her sister from a pet shop, they where sequestered in the back so I asked about them. I said I was interested in taking them on and they gave them both to me in a box for free. I had to teach the lethal white what pellets and vegetables where, but once she learned she had no trouble getting around. She passed 3 weeks ago peacefully and I still have her sister
Petstore owners are so damn stupid uniformed that once they told me that gerbils is a mouse,and degu is chincila.They are also keeping 3 guinea pigs in below 200 square inches and in fitly 0'4 inch bedding
@@nikolaboss4603YOU CALLING ME STUPID ?! I bought my hamster from pets at home and I gave him a bin cage😡😡😡😡😡😡
Keep up the hard work!!!!!!
You are so informative and are a great influence
I am more of a rabbit person, but I really enjoy these videos and love learning about hamsters. And it hurt hearing that the buns were in a open enclosure so that people can loom their hands over them and scare them. Also that their paws were stained yellow because the staff wasn’t on top of cleaning their cage. Just hearing how all of the animals where taken care of seems so sad and angering.
I have a rabbit and dwarf hamster and dog
BunBun1243 it is practical torchor
Same here I have two birds but I still love her videos!
I went to a local pet store with really really good care for almost all their animals *except* the fish. There were dead fish just floating at the top of the tank and there was a tank filled with nothing but dead shrimp!! I felt so bad because all of the other animals were treated so nicely
Funny, I buy hamster size toys for my guinea pig, Winnie, cause she avoids bigger things haha.
Really? Haha!
Basic Bedard Guinea pigs are so strange. I love them
My bun is weird about bigger toys lol she takes a while to get comfortable with them before she'll use them... I end up buying baby rattles and smaller hay/willow tunnels as well as larger ones to stuff with hay for her to play with and chew
I was paranoid of giving my syrian too small things so most of his hides and stuff are for ginea pigs. He stuffs them till theyre bursting and leaves himself a tiny opening
if i found you in a pet store and i was working there i would listen to you and do what you told me STRAIGHT away
Munchie: *claws through the hamster section in petsmart*
Munchie: *RAAAAWWWWRRR ALL OF THIS IS BAAAD*
For some reason local pet shops are always somehow worse than chain pet stores. I had one near me that was closed about a year ago but when I did go there I saw a Syrian hamster dead in the cage with blood everywhere (very hard to look at ) and a very small cage of extremely sickly gerbils literally hidden away in a shelf. Also very sad :( I'm glad they were closed
Amanda Masucci they have far less regulations than chains, so that makes sense. chains have to uphold a certain level of cleanliness and care or else they get in trouble with corporate. sadly small, local stores are only run by themselves, so they have less rules in place.
Local pet stores (may) tend to be run by people who want to put their own ideas of pet care into the heads of the wrong kind of people, or the employees don't know how to care for those animals themselves and believe they're going to get fired for caring for what makes them money.
Rip hamster u were loved
I would not even give a shop that bad my money
Omg! I give my girl at least half an hour of outside cage interaction a day. Usually she just perched on my shoulder while I play video games. I couldn’t imagine just giving my Dana only 10 minutes of cuddles and play. (She has sisters and the last one passed away last month. She’s in her old age and I don’t intend on getting more tats and switch over to hamsters, so I’m letting her live her life on her own with extra extra interactions to make up for lack of rat companions.)
I haven’t watched all of this but it looked great and BTW Happy new year
Love being early❤️❤️ (wanting to own hammies in the future when I'm older)
eMiLy HiGgInS I hope you get one
@@bootuber4335 I have a bird of my own so I have to wait until I'm older to get any other pets. So I probably will not be able to get a hammie.
I am 12 and I hav 5 pets
Ilysm. I will be picking up 2 foster hammies in a week because of you😊
When I was getting my hamster from a pet store (we have small pet shops here) i visited this other pet shop and it had THE WORST care ever. The bird cages were dirty and there was poop everywhere and too many birds in a tiny cage. Also there was this 30x50cm aquarium cage with one single robo. Now... that isnt all. The cage bedding was pine and it was SO dirty. The corners were fogged, there were FUR and bird feathers in the cage, and there was a slice of some fruit with flies and fruit flies all over it. There was no water bottle, no normal food, or wheel, or hideout. Nothing. It was disgusting. The robo got scared when my dad reached to touch it and would run away without having anywhere to hide. I took pictures and left.
I checked out another store which was better... but didnt have enough space for all animals. It had one side of a small wall all for pets other than fish. It had like a 18x25cm aquarium cage with two russian dwarfs inside. Now usually their hamstrr cages are two times bigger (which isnt that big) but for dwarfs they make them smaller. Luckily this one had a water bottle, a hide, food bottle and a wheel. BUT they were all under the bedding. The bedding was high enough for them to burrow, the wheel was a 4.5 inch BARRED wheel and it was halfway burrowed into the bedding. The food bowl was invisible and the hide looked like a random thing just for a straight surface. I ended up getting one of those dwarfs. :(
We need more people like you that emphasize proper care!!
I thought it might be a while until you did a video again because of how busy you are, but I'm really glad you posted one! You are such an inspiration!
I’m glad you wrote a review about that shop!
I love your videos! Also, this is the earliest I've ever been to a video...lol
I feel so lucky with our local pet store. They always have animals out while they work. Birds on shoulders, snakes on shoulders, the store tortoise has free roam of the place when she wants it, it's lovely to see.
The kittens shouldn't be kept anywhere near the rabbits and guinea pigs it's just going to stress them out
Looks like you have a new subscriber!I really enjoy your videos and I really do appreciate that give out useful information to your viewers!O think that it is amazing you foster pets.Ily and your videos so much!
Happy New Year, Munchie!!! I enjoy your videos!!!
I can’t thank you enough for educating me on proper hamster care, I’ve got a dwarf named seven because of her markings. I had her in a far too small cage and I now have her in a 130 quart bin cage. And I feel like a much better person now. So thanks for sharing proper care and now I have a happy healthy hamster!
I wish this problem wasn't so endemic. 😔 I love small pets and it's maddening to see the poor care coupled with next to no availability of the right sized products. I had to special order my gerbils'wheel because every pet store on my area (local and chain stores) didn't have a single appropriate wheel. 😫 The employees has no clue what an appropriate sized enclosure for them was. They acted so shocked when I told them my boys had a 40 gallon tank. "So huge." Guys, that's like the minimum a pair should have! Sheesh. Pathetic no one in the store knew that.
So frustrating! Glad your hams are happy and loved. 😁 I hope folks watch your videos and take them to heart before bringing home a small furry friend. Research and be willing to change for your pets' welfare, that's what I advocate.
Hi Munchie! I am not sure if you’re going to see this, but I am a 21 year old male in Las Vegas and I am planning on adopting a hamster. Let me just say that my friend is a more of a Rabbit girl, but she knows a lot about hamsters! The first thing she told me was the proper cage care and told me to watch reviews about the poor cages.
You were the FIRST hamster TH-camr I’ve watched and I love all of the advice and knowledge you share with hamsters!
Thank you for making views for new hamster owners! ❤️
I feel so bad for those animals. I love your videos and you helped me give my hamster s good home. Today we’re finishing a second bin cage (filled with activity course)for my hamster that will be attached to her main cage. I love shopping at VI pets because there’s only 4 in Michigan. They take such good care of their animals. They have so many different things but I love shopping there.
Btw, I love your videos!
watching on new years eve as the ball drops. :3
I got a hammie, I'm bunking at my sisters because I had to leave home so my wee hammie (dumpling) is staying at my boyfriends. Once I get my own home in about 4-6months I plan on using a detolf, currently he has a cage just smaller than uk minimum (it was the biggest cage I could get, couldn't even get a bin cage bigger) with tubes leading to a plastic shoe tub (with a lid with holes) filled with sand and a few toys. In half a month I will be attaching another one of those tuba but with bedding and a hut, main food bowl and main water bottle. So the big cage can be all toys with a small extra food bowl and bottle just incase. He's as spoiled as possible atm. He LOVES burrowing in his masses of bedding, so much depth. And he loves climbing up the bars to the top and across the ceiling. If you put your hand next to him when he's burrowing then he'll come out and nibble you (gently) but I open the door and let him come out of the cage on his own usually then he's fine being handled. (I typed a lot, but I just adopted him a few weeks ago and I love him and seeing his personality finally coming out)
I'm so glad that my local store takes great care of their animals. They're also very educated on their animal care.
Loved the unique hamster supplies:)
i’m in love with your camera quality!
Sorry I seam as if I am leaving to many comment but you helped me provide the best care for my hamster boris I just wanted to say thanks
Happy new year munchies!!!!!!! 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉
I'm so grateful that my local pet store has good care. I work there, and every monday we clean *all* the wheels, theres like 20 of them so it takes a while. we clean out the bird and rat cages, which is big enough for them to be there for a while. we also clean out the water bowls at least once a week, usually more. I only work one day (mondays, you guessed it) so I'm not sure what they do for the rest of the week. they dont have dangerous things for hamsters, and as far as I know they dont sell anything dangerous for any other animal. the smallest cage they have, is barely under the bare minimum for a syrian. they advice against picking that, and tell you to get bigger cages though. the dog things are great, I dont even think they have the harnesses that restrains the shoulder of the dog :D
I always get so pumped for your videos, I’ve been thinking about starting my own hammy channel, but only have a 20 gallon long tank for her currently. I’m waiting for the next $1 per gallon sale to upgrade and I don’t want to advocate bad care!
Teegan Marie maybe instead of waiting try a bin cage? They are really cheap and awesome!
Great video! Thank you for tips about hammys!
The advice u said about Syrians will help me. I have gotten my Syrian many many many chews but she still does not like them. So i will start getting her bigger chews 💖
Also if you have any small chews Victoria Raechel made a hamster life hack video where she said to spread peanut butter on the chews and wipe the peanut butter off with a paper towel so it smells like peanut butter... It worked with my syrian hamster❤
get some whimsie treat chews if you can find them! theyre shaped like aligators or toothbrushes. my syrian loves them but try not to give them too often since they are treats too. theyre dog treats btw so they wont be in the small animal section
@@shaunalinay2877 she has one :) she has not touched it sadly. But i am starting to get more more and more chews
At my local pet shop I saw an extremely large Syrian with a six ish inch whelp and because I saw you videos saying like to address the issue I did it, and I’m not that confident but they said they would try to fix it. The next day I went in to get something for my dog and I went over to the hamsters and they had change all the Syrian hamster to bigger ones . Thanks so much , you inspired me to want to go into a animal / vet future and I want to foster animals aswell. I love your channel so much and keep doing it xx
I'm early for once! Whoop whoop
I was given bad advice from people who have kept hamsters, as when they kept hamsters it was a different time. I'm talking like 30-40 years ago.
Because of that I went against gut instinct and took the advice, alas, I am glad I found this channel and you've given me the confidence to do what I/professionals think is best.
Of course I regret that so many things went wrong with this little buddy because of it. But I'm getting him on the right track, at least. (And of course I take blame as well) but I really hope I can make amends and bond with this little guy.
You should React to Faze Rug’s “Building My Hamster It’s Dream Cage!” videos and point out everything that’s wrong with it. It would show how easily it is to do the wrong thing with hamsters and also what not to do with hamsters. Have a good day/night!
So informative! Thanks for your help, Munchie, you helped me give my rodents a better life!
Awesome Video 👌
Great advice!!😀
Love your channel, your one of the few people who know proper animal care. :3 :D :) I'm glad my local pet store is FANTASTIC about cleaning cages and giving proper care for animals. That's where I got my parakeets :3 There cages at the store are always clean and I love that store SO much. Love your channel!!!! :3
I can’t wait to see your babies using these items! That last hide wouldn’t work for any bunnies that I know of! Lol! Maybe my piggies though 💜
I just found your channel from watching those bad hamster cage reviews and I absolutely love this channel. I will be getting a hamster soon and your videos help so much and they're so informative.
It can definitely get very frustrating to see pet stores be doing blatant animal abuse. Thank you for speaking up on the animals behalf!
Ive been binging your videos and your upload time is perfect
Maybe a cool video would be to take some of your different sized fosters and show them in appropriate sized hides, toys, wheels, and other accessories since it varies so much??? And maybe if a few of their enclosures were adjusted to their sizes you could show 1 or 2 of those with the right sized items already set up. I know you do that as you go, but might be cool to have it complied for new hamster owners doing research??? Especially since you have tanks, bins, and wire cages to fit dwarfs, juveniles, and all Syrians.
10 minutes? AHHHH! Those poor babies. No. I held mine all the time. A little before school, an hour before homework, from homework until bed. Weekends were a cuddle fest. The only time I can say I didn't was with a rescue. He was not socialized and was neglected. He was in a filthy cage, without food or water, put on the side of the road in a snowstorm. I found him on the way home from school. He was quite vicious when I first took him in. You couldn't hold him at all for the first two months I had him. Changing his cage was not easy due to this. He slowly started allowing me to pet him without acting aggressive. After half a year he finally trusted me enough to allow me to hold him for 10-15 minutes at a time before he would start showing signs of stress and would want back in his cage. He's an extreme example and he was very sweet when he finally learned to trust me. I miss having rats. They are wonderful pets.
That barn and corn/grass tunnel could work in the same theme together.
Yayyy! New upload
My cousins hamster has the petco blocks and her hamster DOES not chew them so thank you munchie for that advice
I remember my local pet shop sold hamsters in tiny pink and blue cages "ready to go" and I saw lots of kids wanting them .. that was about 7 years ago and now they have no hamsters but have their own sugar gliders (not for sale) in a huge suitable reptile enclosure with lots of enrichment
And there was one small store ran by an elderly lady. She made sure my lil hammy i got from her was in good hands. I loved her store. That hamster was the best hammy ever.
Rats, both male and female, have to be in pairs, and the minimum time they are supposed to be iterated with outside their cage is 1-2 hours a day.
Pet stores make me so angry when they dont know what they are talking about😠
I went to petsmart Dec 1st to get some pet supplies and I also got a new hammy, and while I was waiting to get help another family was right on in the other isle getting a dwarf hamster, being told horrible information and putting all the wrong supplies in their cart and i felt so bad for that hamster, but I bit my tongue because the worker that was helping them was very rude and I didnt feel like getting into an argument in the middle of petsmart😒 (that same worker, got out the hamster I wanted and was very rough with getting him out of the cage he was in😔)
I like listening to you while I draw because I’m learning more about hamsters (I don’t have any, but i could see myself buying one in the future) and who knows, one of my friends might get one and I will have tons of information to give them
Emilie Barenghien if you do end up getting a hamster, try to adopt instead of buying!
Where did you get your stand the one in the back that’s holding all the cages?
ohhhh boy i see the thumbnail; that’s the bag my local pet store uses and all i get there are my rats, cuz they are bred there and not in rodent mills. everything else is super common and like 20% more expensive. okay now i have to watch the video 😂😂
Lol my gerbils would have a hay day with that “rabbit” hide but I couldn’t spend that much for it to last a day 😂 hopefully Hershey gives it a little time to last
Earliest I've ever been on one of your videooo!!!😄
Hi, I have question.I bought a huge bin which I want to transform into a cage. All the diy videos have mesh on the side.. but I want to fill it up with a lot of bedding. Is it enough ventilation if I only put mesh on the the lid? Or do I even need a lid for the cage because I want to get a dwarfhamster?
Mesh on the lid should be fine.
Once I was looking for dried corn on Amazon to buy for my hamster. I found these little cubes that were meant to be "very healthy for small pets" I looked at the ingredients and found that the main things used in it were: baking soda, alfalfa, corn and some other hay type that I can't remember. You won't believe it, but the company said in the description that it is suitable for: rabbits, guinea, pigs hamsters, mice, *RATS* and other small animals. I was shocked and read the reviews. So many of them said things like "my rats love them!" Or "great product! I give my rats _amount_ every week!" I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I'm so angry that companies actually sell this stuff to owners who don't do their research. (By the way if you don't know why it was bad it was because alfalfa and corn is like poison to ratties)
Munchification squad💖
Hi, I really like your videos, you helped to start liking hamster and being a good owner :D I hope you never stop making videos
I love your channel every time when I hold my hamster max I like to watch your channel or other hamster channel but mostly you and also I love your red hair it is so pretty 💞
Yeah my rabbit is part new Zealand so her head would be the only thing to fit but my RATS would love it lol.
And you dont talk too much! 💗💗
Can you make a room tour ?????
Maybe eventually.
Omgggggg you replied
I bought a Syrian hamster a couple years ago he's quite older now and sleeps even during most of the night, what should I do to make him more interactive and to motivate myself to dedicate more time to him?
@bean
Thanks you for the advice
What do you recommend putting inside hamster cages? (Like the basics) PLEASEEEEE RESPONDDDDD😁😁😁
zoey zigich wheel, water bottle, food, hides, cardboard tubes, wooden chews, bridges, paper or aspen bedding, boxes, cardboard, diy toys, etc.
You should do a comparison between cages with grille floors (no bedding) and flat bedding floors. Which is better?
pspower bedding is necessary. I am assuming by grille floors you mean like a floor with metal mesh, and these are very dangerous and can cause an infection. Allied bumble foot. Bedding and a solid floor is he only option.
Why isn’t cotton fluff safe for hamsters? I heard you mention quickly about cotton in a pat video and now this. So I am definitely going to throw away the cotton I bought yesterday. But why is it bad?
The cotton is so fine when the hamster puts it in there mouth (to put it in there nest) it can get stuck in there mouth and they can swallow it and it can get wrapped around their lungs and kill them and it can get stuck under there nails and feat it's. It's just really bad. I hope this helps😊
Hi i love your videos 😍😍😍
New subscriber!! Love your videos
I’ve learned so much about hamster care thanks to you
Great video!!!!
Thank you.
@@MunchiesPlace You need the thanks for helping all those defenceless animals.
I only have guinea pigs but I love watching you !
I love the items you got! I wish they were available here :( all we have here are tiny tales hamster toys... *sigh* it’s about a 2 hour drive to a local store that actually has good toys.
One of my "owning a pet" dreams is rats and budgies/parakeets,,
I do loads of research on these animals, so don't worry about that, but I would love to hear stories/advice from anyone who has hands-on experience with these pets. I would trust more people on the specialized forums, but i like to know what's individual care for an animal and what's general care that they've overlooked somehow
I've learned alot from you thx for being such a great youtuber!!!!!!!!
I’m reading so many comments that are about the terrible care in local pet stores and it’s just so sad but I can’t say the same. My local pet stores are great with their animals and take great care with the hamsters especially but the only bad thing is that they are pricey the cages aren’t very small they look about 360 sq inches which is under the minimum but is still way better than usual. I hope all your local pet stores get better.
Hey, I was wondering what the name of the store is? I'd love to visit this place!
Hi was just wondering whether you support hamster balls or not? Wanting peoples opinions. Happy new year by the way 🥳
Looking back at my first (and last) hamster, I feel terrible because of how I cared for him. He died of a fall due to a cage that was too high. I also gave him about 2 yogurt drops a day, after he passed, I buried him in calico basin, las vegas, tossed his cage. He was the last hammy I had because I couldnt care for the hammys correctly. If i decide to get one in the future I will give them the best life they could have!!
I had an almost 20 pound lionhead/flemish giant that lived for 12 years... His foot wouldn't even fit in that hide lol. It's also sad to hear about rabbits that only live 2 or 3 years. Their average life expectancy (depending on the breed) is a Minimum of 6 years, but some have lived to 13 or 14
Hi. Love your videos. In my opinion you educate better than some others pettubers. Also I might get a hamster soon. She will be tan a and white syrian with red eyes. Suggest a name plz. I will keep her in a 20 gallon long. Also thank you for telling people about pet stores. Before I did research I thought a crittertrail would be okay. But I have done about a years worth of research. Also I have about 400 to get stuff. I will have multiple hides and tubes. Also thank you for running a local hamster rescue. You are well appreciated. Love from Montana.
-RaeAnna
RaeAnna's Critters I would recommend a bigger tank than 20gal. I honestly think any smaller that 900sq inches isn’t ideal. Try to get a 40gal. A 20 isn’t good enough for a permanent cage
Maybe you should name her. Rosé would be a good name if you don't come up with anything
Also u don't talk too much! You are amazing and my favorite pettuber
I can't have hamsters so watching her is the only way I can get my cute hamster fix
I got my second guinea pig from a pet store totally not a good idea but the lady who cared for the guinea pigs and the small animals she wasn't going to let me out of that pet store without telling me he needed a friend a good size cage it needs to be cleaned at least weekly the cage and he needed love and TLC I think that's the most caring worker I have ever seen at Petco thank goodness for people like her
For Hershey you can make her some hide outs by using water and putting saran wrap on a bowl of your size and making a paper mache hideout with toilet paper and water and she will love shredding it
It makes me so sad hearing what the people said at the pet store I only have one hamster but I love how much you care for all your pets and and think your amazing
I remember when I got my first rats at a local pet shop. I couldn't find any to adopt near me so I decided to go to a local store, when I walked in a woman pulled out A CARDBOARD BOX. There where probably 20 rats inside. The whole place was filthy and full of small cages that weren't suitable for any of the species they decided to put in them. They did get shut down shortly after but I couldn't believe it. This was years ago but I think about it all the time still!
Omg
Ugh bad pet stores with disappointing standards are so tragic. I’m sorry, I can’t believe they did that to the kittens my gosh so sad. That’s a disaster. That place sounds sad.
I love these videos
Yeah, I have three mini Rex rabbits and none of them would fit in there lol I'm sure it would make a great chew toy for them though lmao!