ollie responding to lemonade being reclusive by just getting a whole other hamster that might be more interactive is the level of pettiness i aspire to
Every time i watch ollie build something i feel a rush of inspiration, immediately followed by the thought “yeah let’s leave this to the professionals”
I love how Ollie explains all there actions like it’s so sweet.also I don’t know if your taking T or not Ollie but if you are it’s working your voice is so much deeper and it really suits you ❤
Yeah as someone else has pointed out. He hasn't talked about it. At all. I actually love that he hasn't. It's non of our business anyway, and it's really nice ti see someone with an established platform, that doesn't insist on getting attention for being part of the LGBT+ community.
Ollie I used to watch your videos all of the time when I was a kid, I randomly remembered you today and I am soooo glad I found your channel again. Seriously its been like 5 years. You make me want another hamster :').
So excited to see where this build goes Ollie! I've been watching your videos for years and always enjoy watching these build videos, your creativity never ceases to amaze me :) My favourite part is watching you fill them up with all the fun stuff and seeing how you can turn a simple bare enclosure into a beautiful little home for a very lucky hamster :)
And again, another fantastic build.. I love the look of this cage with the stained wood. It will make all of the hamster furniture pop with colour. I'm very patient and looking forward to part 2 of this build .❤️❤️❤️ Merry Christmas to everyone from Australia ❤️
Another excellent video. Love your consistently clear and thorough explanations. As a Design and Technology teacher I feel the need to say you *could* let your pilot holes be a bit narrower than the width of your screw threads, which would add grip on the first half of your joint too, and *technichaly* your pilot holes could also go into the second piece of wood to really prevent splitting (this would definitely need to be narrower to get good thread traction), however eliminating these nuances makes your construction far easier to complete *and* much easier to explain on TH-cam, so I wholeheartedly approve! Good work explaining the countersink clearly, it's a very useful tool and ensures a good finish ☺️ (I'm often too lazy to bother finding mine, and I ALWAYS regret it!) Another excellent video. Have a very Merry Christmas xxx
Wow can't wait for the rest of the cage videos! Would love to do something like this although I'm not sure health and safety would agree it was a good idea as I had a traumatic experience just trying to put a shelf on my wall 😅
Man, you make putting these together look so easy! My fiancé built an enclosure for our bearded dragon and theoretically, it should go like this. It was not this easy 😂 I'm gunna chalk it up to experience with building things! Looks good so far, can't wait to see the new hammy ❤️
I searched all night for DIY cages over 2000 sq inches, and then you posted! I have plans to build a cage that is 24 in X 196 in, and I was looking for tips and tricks. Thank you! *I didn't know you could use pine! I have a dwarf winter white (I think, Lol)
I’m getting a Chinese hamster from a breeder in January and I’m sooo hyped! I’ve been waiting for over a year now and it’s been like 3 years since I last had a hamster so I’m really excited about it! Also, I love watching your videos Ollie! 😆
great job i think i will do this .. im in the process of getting a hamster and want to build my own enclosure.. looks great so far , look forward to seeing part 2
It has been a couple months since you posted I hope it might be in relation to this new dwarf hammy? Love the cage, can't wait until I can get another hamster when my ankle heals 🥰
Before I even watch the video, I just want to thank you for your content. I lost my Syrian girl Ember just over a week ago, she was my world. I adopted a new Syrian boy now, his name is Gus, and although Ember will never leave my heart, he's definitely helping me mend it. Anyway, you inspired me to make my rodents' (I have gerbils too) lives the most enriching and exciting, and for that I have had multiple happy fur babies. Thank you Ollie, and I'll always watch every video and enjoy them no matter what!
Great vid as always! Something I noticed is that you still list the hamster hideout forums as a helpful resource your video description - sadly, Hamster Hideout was completely shut down in the summer. Can't even find old posts or anything like that. :\
I'm planning to get a small community of mice soon (3 Females) and I was really intimidated to make their enclosure which will be roughly 1,600insq but after watching this I have nothing to worry about!
Hey! Question here! In the video u stated the whole solid pine wood is fine and safe as long as it's not the shavings? Does that apply to cedar as well? I have an wooden enclosure that used to be for storage and I posted it on a hamster group and the moderator said he husband noticed it's made of cedar and that's bad and unsafe.
To be honest I have no idea if solid cedar can be used since the risks of pine vs cedar are a little different. Pine shavings are considered safe in some countries because of the way local laws require them to be processed (eg pine shavings from Germany and the UK kiln-dried are safe), but cedar shavings are considered as unsafe everywhere regardless of how they are processed, so it's possible that cedar is just inherently unsafe for rodents. I really don't know though and there doesn't seem to be much information online to help me form a confident opinion. I think I would personally avoid cedar just because I don't know enough about it to feel safe, but ultimately the judgement call is up to you as to whether you feel comfortable using that enclosure :)
I'm so excited for you! Hopefully this one won't be a ghost hamster! Does acrylic resin bind to wood? Bruno (on my pfp) is on his 3rd multichamber hide because he pees on the inside walls and it totally saturates the wood. I tried a varnish and I've tried glue, but the varnish made lots of little bumps and pores, and the glue peeled off. I thought if I cover the walls with a layer of liquid acrylic, it'll make it waterproof? Or am I dumb?
I'm not trying to sound rude but your voice sounds different. Or is it just me? I hope you are well. A beautiful cage like always. I've never kept hamsters but I've watched your videos for years because I love your personality and amazing pet care.
BTW completely unrelated perhaps, but may be something that's worth discussing: How do you get started regarding getting in contact with reputable breeders? I am currently not in a state to adopt a hamster, but as soon as I've personally moved to Wales, me and my partner intent to get a hamster as our first pet. I've been binching information regarding good enclosure, food, enrichments, health, etc. But all I know is: don't buy petstore hamsters. I get forums and such, but where do you even start from and how do you recognize red flags in breeders?
@@Jax_4200 just looked into it yes they are! They don’t have specific names like that where I live it’s just labelled as ‘Russian Dwarf’ so guess it makes sense I got confused 😅😂
@@hannibal2279 Maybe you have alot of hybrids where you live? Campbell’s and Winter whites are the only two species that can interbreed with each other so if they’re hybrids that’s maybe why it just says Russian dwarf
I ended up having 14 dwarf Syrian hamsters as my hamsty babies 🐹. I love them. And there soon cute and love it when they climb on my hand and hug my fingers.
In my country we cant have dwarf hamsters anymore because they bite/agressive🙄 No because people didn't do research and buy for children and go's rong and me as animal lover and researcher cant have them anymore
ollie responding to lemonade being reclusive by just getting a whole other hamster that might be more interactive is the level of pettiness i aspire to
Every time i watch ollie build something i feel a rush of inspiration, immediately followed by the thought “yeah let’s leave this to the professionals”
I love how Ollie explains all there actions like it’s so sweet.also I don’t know if your taking T or not Ollie but if you are it’s working your voice is so much deeper and it really suits you ❤
I managed to ENTIRELY miss your transition?? And coming out????? IM SO PROUD OF YOU!! Your voice sounds so good
OK so it's not just me that thought their voice sounded different. 😃
He hasn't talked about it on any of his videos, just subtly changed his name and pronouns on socials.
Is he still with Dan?
@@tidalfidget4549 yes :)
Yeah as someone else has pointed out. He hasn't talked about it. At all. I actually love that he hasn't. It's non of our business anyway, and it's really nice ti see someone with an established platform, that doesn't insist on getting attention for being part of the LGBT+ community.
Having a dwarf and syrian at the same time really is the best. I loved the time I had cages available to have both. Best of both worlds. 😍
Ollie I used to watch your videos all of the time when I was a kid, I randomly remembered you today and I am soooo glad I found your channel again. Seriously its been like 5 years. You make me want another hamster :').
bro I'm in the middle of building a cage from scratch and this video fell from heaven, I needed that motivation and inspiration now
Your cages should be the international standard for all hamster cage manufacturers 👍😁
Holy shit Ollie! Your voice sounds amazing, I was taken by shock! I hope your transition has been well! ♥️
Oh are they trans???
I just want to say that i love this human being so much! And also the stained wood looks great 😊♥️
So excited to see where this build goes Ollie! I've been watching your videos for years and always enjoy watching these build videos, your creativity never ceases to amaze me :) My favourite part is watching you fill them up with all the fun stuff and seeing how you can turn a simple bare enclosure into a beautiful little home for a very lucky hamster :)
And again, another fantastic build.. I love the look of this cage with the stained wood. It will make all of the hamster furniture pop with colour. I'm very patient and looking forward to part 2 of this build .❤️❤️❤️
Merry Christmas to everyone from Australia ❤️
OH MY GOODNESS YOU ARE GETTING ANOTHER HAMSTER!?!?!?!? AAAAAH I HAVEN'T EVEN WATCHED THE VIDEO BUT DANG I AM EXCITED FOR YOU OLLIE!
Another excellent video. Love your consistently clear and thorough explanations.
As a Design and Technology teacher I feel the need to say you *could* let your pilot holes be a bit narrower than the width of your screw threads, which would add grip on the first half of your joint too, and *technichaly* your pilot holes could also go into the second piece of wood to really prevent splitting (this would definitely need to be narrower to get good thread traction), however eliminating these nuances makes your construction far easier to complete *and* much easier to explain on TH-cam, so I wholeheartedly approve!
Good work explaining the countersink clearly, it's a very useful tool and ensures a good finish ☺️ (I'm often too lazy to bother finding mine, and I ALWAYS regret it!)
Another excellent video. Have a very Merry Christmas xxx
So exited to see what you do with the new enclosure!! I'm sure whatever you do will look awesome (as usual). 😊
Wow can't wait for the rest of the cage videos! Would love to do something like this although I'm not sure health and safety would agree it was a good idea as I had a traumatic experience just trying to put a shelf on my wall 😅
Looking forward to meeting the new hamster soon…something to look forward to in 2023!
So excited for the new hammy! 🐹And I love the stained wood look for this enclosure. It's unique and gives off rustic vibes. Very nice 👌
Squishy!! You have returned! Also yay for a new hammy! I am much excited!
I am really enjoying that slightly darker wood... that'll be a pretty backdrop for a setup. Taking notes for future me lol.
Man, you make putting these together look so easy!
My fiancé built an enclosure for our bearded dragon and theoretically, it should go like this. It was not this easy 😂 I'm gunna chalk it up to experience with building things!
Looks good so far, can't wait to see the new hammy ❤️
omg yes!!! So excited
I searched all night for DIY cages over 2000 sq inches, and then you posted! I have plans to build a cage that is 24 in X 196 in, and I was looking for tips and tricks. Thank you!
*I didn't know you could use pine!
I have a dwarf winter white (I think, Lol)
Hints? I missed them all 🤣😅. How fun!
This is a brilliant DIY Cage tutorial, much like your others.
What did you do about the small split in the wood?
I glad that you want one more hamter I have watch your video s for a long time and they have fantastic
I was wondering when you were gonna address all the hints that you were dropping about another hamster. 😂 Can't wait for the new dwarf! ❤
They did put in their about page about a new hamster who would be making an appearance sometime soon (next year) 🐹💕
@@Graces_life Ah, haven't checked that in quite some time, so have missed it lol
@@Graces_life just an fyi Oliver uses he/him :)
I’m getting a Chinese hamster from a breeder in January and I’m sooo hyped! I’ve been waiting for over a year now and it’s been like 3 years since I last had a hamster so I’m really excited about it!
Also, I love watching your videos Ollie! 😆
great job i think i will do this .. im in the process of getting a hamster and want to build my own enclosure.. looks great so far , look forward to seeing part 2
It has been a couple months since you posted I hope it might be in relation to this new dwarf hammy? Love the cage, can't wait until I can get another hamster when my ankle heals 🥰
I love when you make videos keep it up🤗
Before I even watch the video, I just want to thank you for your content. I lost my Syrian girl Ember just over a week ago, she was my world. I adopted a new Syrian boy now, his name is Gus, and although Ember will never leave my heart, he's definitely helping me mend it. Anyway, you inspired me to make my rodents' (I have gerbils too) lives the most enriching and exciting, and for that I have had multiple happy fur babies. Thank you Ollie, and I'll always watch every video and enjoy them no matter what!
wow such amazing hamster cage. i got a lot of idea from here, many thanks
Love your video!
I like that it's a darker cage. ❤White cages have been popular for a while now. I wonder if this will set a trend? 🐹🤔
Can’t wait to watch this video!!!
Hiiii
@@hermionethehamster hiii! 👋
@FernTheSyrianHamster Hi!!
Loved the video your the best hamster lover on u tube
your voice has dropped so much I'm so jealous lol
Love your video I am glad you are having another hamster at the moment I have a robo and a Syrian hamster I do love them both
Great vid as always! Something I noticed is that you still list the hamster hideout forums as a helpful resource your video description - sadly, Hamster Hideout was completely shut down in the summer. Can't even find old posts or anything like that. :\
Dude your voice is so deep. 👀 👌
I'm planning to get a small community of mice soon (3 Females) and I was really intimidated to make their enclosure which will be roughly 1,600insq but after watching this I have nothing to worry about!
Your voice sounds amazing! I would love you to make a video on your transition if you feel comfortable doing so
Hey! Question here! In the video u stated the whole solid pine wood is fine and safe as long as it's not the shavings? Does that apply to cedar as well?
I have an wooden enclosure that used to be for storage and I posted it on a hamster group and the moderator said he husband noticed it's made of cedar and that's bad and unsafe.
To be honest I have no idea if solid cedar can be used since the risks of pine vs cedar are a little different. Pine shavings are considered safe in some countries because of the way local laws require them to be processed (eg pine shavings from Germany and the UK kiln-dried are safe), but cedar shavings are considered as unsafe everywhere regardless of how they are processed, so it's possible that cedar is just inherently unsafe for rodents. I really don't know though and there doesn't seem to be much information online to help me form a confident opinion. I think I would personally avoid cedar just because I don't know enough about it to feel safe, but ultimately the judgement call is up to you as to whether you feel comfortable using that enclosure :)
@@SomethingAnimal Ok thank you so very much!!!
At least you can get a hamster! They're illegal here in Australia!
I get yelled at anytime I mention hamster and pine 😂 I’m scared to even attempt it.
I was completly in the dark ! Had no clue 😂
I'm so excited for you! Hopefully this one won't be a ghost hamster! Does acrylic resin bind to wood? Bruno (on my pfp) is on his 3rd multichamber hide because he pees on the inside walls and it totally saturates the wood. I tried a varnish and I've tried glue, but the varnish made lots of little bumps and pores, and the glue peeled off. I thought if I cover the walls with a layer of liquid acrylic, it'll make it waterproof? Or am I dumb?
aquarium wood sealant is pet safe and waterproof! just lather on a few thin layers (letting them dry in between) and make sure its evenly spread :)
@@nimbob19 oh! Thank you I'll try that!!
@@toriwolf_92 no problem! just make sure its definitely safe for aquariums otherwise it can be toxic!
Ollie, your voice is so handsome.
I'm not trying to sound rude but your voice sounds different. Or is it just me? I hope you are well. A beautiful cage like always. I've never kept hamsters but I've watched your videos for years because I love your personality and amazing pet care.
Its true his voice is deeper now as transitioning
Greetings, I am so early, you had a dwarf burying bones like a dinosaur.
BTW completely unrelated perhaps, but may be something that's worth discussing:
How do you get started regarding getting in contact with reputable breeders? I am currently not in a state to adopt a hamster, but as soon as I've personally moved to Wales, me and my partner intent to get a hamster as our first pet. I've been binching information regarding good enclosure, food, enrichments, health, etc. But all I know is: don't buy petstore hamsters.
I get forums and such, but where do you even start from and how do you recognize red flags in breeders?
Victoria has a video talking about reputable breeders. Might be something worth checking out.
@@ashlynnheller8400 oh I must have missed that one. Will look into it. Thank you for letting me know!
Just wondering what soft drink this one will be named after. Cola maybe?
Russian Dwarf hamster? Idk if you have those though but they are awesome 😁
Aww I own one and quite agree 😆
Aren’t Campbell’s and winter whites Russian dwarfs tho?
@@Jax_4200 just looked into it yes they are! They don’t have specific names like that where I live it’s just labelled as ‘Russian Dwarf’ so guess it makes sense I got confused 😅😂
@@hannibal2279 Maybe you have alot of hybrids where you live? Campbell’s and Winter whites are the only two species that can interbreed with each other so if they’re hybrids that’s maybe why it just says Russian dwarf
@@Jax_4200 that might be likely, who knows. Either way their cute 😂😁
😃💗🐹👍
Why the name change
I ended up having 14 dwarf Syrian hamsters as my hamsty babies 🐹. I love them. And there soon cute and love it when they climb on my hand and hug my fingers.
Dwarf or Syrians? They're very different species
In my country we cant have dwarf hamsters anymore because they bite/agressive🙄
No because people didn't do research and buy for children and go's rong and me as animal lover and researcher cant have them anymore
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Also big mood, I can't wait to have a dwarf ham
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Sorry. I was first. :) u were 23 secs I was 1 min ago
I'm sorry this is why I never coment
@@JuniperJoyit really does not matter