I thought it was about time I made an updated "basic hamster care" video as my last one was 4 years ago, has outdated information and was the second time filming myself in front of the camera so I'm extremely awkward and look mad 😅 Here are some awesome hamster care resources for you to continue doing more research!
Hamster cage study:
pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3891...
Hamster bedding study: www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Hamster wheel study: journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/...
TheHamingWay's diet guide: www.thehamingway.com/foodmix
Cage cleaning study (needs translation): www.hamster-ratgeber.de/hamste...
More resources:
~ www.hamsterwelfare.com
~ hamstergehege.blogspot.com/?m=1
~ strongbrew.ca/care
~ cheeksandsqueakshamsters.com/...
~ ontariohamsters.ca
~ californiahamsterassociation....
~ www.hamstersociety.sg/
~ www.diebrain.de/hi-index1.html (needs translation)
~ www.hamstercentral.com
~ www.das-hamsterforum.de (needs translation)
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0:00 Intro
0:14 Cages
1:43 Bedding
4:14 Wheels
6:07 Hamster ball
7:32 Diet
9:37 Cage cleaning
12:06 Grooming
14:44 Social or alone?
15:36 Human Interaction
16:17 Health
*Here are additional videos I’ve done that go a little more in-depth with some topics!* •All about hamster cages: kzhead.info/sun/htJrqNNten-OZmw/bejne.html •Suitable Hamster cages available: kzhead.info/sun/gqtpcdippJecZaM/bejne.html •All about hamster enrichment: kzhead.info/sun/ptyPdamnqHdsrIE/bejne.html •How to keep your hamster busy: kzhead.info/sun/pKWiXdCbqXtrjK8/bejne.html •Whats the best beginner species?: kzhead.info/sun/mrZqqLmDsWuwhIU/bejne.html •6 mistakes hamster owners make: kzhead.info/sun/iN57hqxxnoWJqH0/bejne.html •Hamster do’s & Don’ts: kzhead.info/sun/nbOAc5iZZ5muqqM/bejne.html •Are hamster balls safe?: kzhead.info/sun/fpFwaNOQaYRmmKc/bejne.html •What is a ghost hamster?: kzhead.info/sun/g9Gfc7JosZuZgqM/bejne.html •taming my roborovski hamster: kzhead.info/sun/oKaQfdWif5Otl3A/bejne.html •taming my chinese hamster: kzhead.info/sun/pLdmkryPmGuddI0/bejne.html •How to free roam your hamster: kzhead.info/sun/fsWRm6yXoGuXiHA/bejne.html •Safe herbs & flowers for hamsters: kzhead.info/sun/itSBkrqkbnl8rHk/bejne.html •How to maintain your hamster’s nails: kzhead.info/sun/Y6WCj95spWmCrJE/bejne.html •Why Syrian hamsters are Solitary: kzhead.info/sun/q7N8o8OisWiHn5s/bejne.html •5 common hamster illnesses: kzhead.info/sun/o7GffLKLaYCco6s/bejne.html •All about hamster behaviours: kzhead.info/sun/idCie9GkpGOgY4k/bejne.html •Do hamsters learn to scream?: kzhead.info/sun/apikmdd8bp2Om3A/bejne.html •how to find a lost hamster: kzhead.info/sun/ja1mgLuKa6awZWg/bejne.html •Accidental hamster litter care: kzhead.info/sun/acOvZr6PhmNtaq8/bejne.html •Dealing with an aging hamster: kzhead.info/sun/mtKBcZR6hZ2EbIU/bejne.html •Why you shouldn’t breed your hamster: kzhead.info/sun/fMaqp9iJhl-koY0/bejne.html• •how I spot clean my enclosures: How I spot clean my cages! kzhead.info/sun/Y5qlY8l9oZyOqo0/bejne.html
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I will check this out! Thx!
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For hamsters, their "cage" isn't their "cage", its their whole world.Hamsters only have 2-3 years of life, so please...Give them love and care as much as you can.
this is such an important way to look it their enclosures! im definitely using that for educating others on it, it really gets the point across. the number of hamsters in the world who's whole world is just tiny... and them never knowing any different breaks my heart :(
Yes their cage is there world
Hamsters live for 3 to 4 years if fed a proper diet and is taken care of properly. I have had 6 hamsters and 5 of them live till 4 one of them summer my little black hamster passed away when she was 1 due to complications of the intestines oh, my poor little girl
@@candaceproud What kind of hamster? Different species have different lifespans.
I agree with you 100%!!❤️🐹🥺
I love how you compared the argument of buying a very expensive enclosure for an animal that lives in it all the time versus how people spend hundreds of dollars on a crate for a dog that is in it sometimes. Very well executed point.
It's always been something that boggles my mind 😂
No one should be putting dogs in crates. Have a dog-safe room for it till it's house-trained, or don't get a dog!
@@goatlps crates are a very helpful training tool and many dogs make them their safe space. Don’t dismiss something you haven’t look into deep enough.
@@goatlps crates are great training tools. My dog loves her crate. its a great place for her to go and have her own space.
@Goatlips that’s not always true my puppy loves her creat it’s like her den if she was in the wild it would be her cave and safe place etc.
Hey Victoria, my first hamster named Amber had a small cage and you taught me that it's not okay! I went and showed my dad straight away and we got a new cage and some sprays, love Ruby
Props to you and your dad :)
I have a question Is a 50 gallon okay ?
I’m the 100th like
@@orange6105Hell yeah, 40+ is great
i had 3 hamsters and they all died from some illness. i never learned proper care and thought I knew everything but realized I made so many mistakes. I am now watching a lot of your videos to learn an appropriate care since I had no idea what appropriate care looked like. i am getting a hamster later today and I am so ready for rosie
You should feed the bodies to other animals!
@@SegularRporkWHAT
@@SegularRporkwtf, why??
I just lost my dwarf hamster the other night and your the one who taught me how to care for her ❤️ she lived for 2.5 years, thank you 😭❤️
that’s a normal age! You treated it well and cared for it well
aww i hope you recovered well!!
Aw I’m sorry to hear that 😭💓💓
@@addseditor her!
@@unthenner5519 comments like that are why the entire world thinks Americans are dumb as posts.
"Don't let this be the only research you do." Great way to end the video
Just wanna let you know that I adopted a Syrian hamster a little over a month ago and before I adopted I watched a bunch of your videos. Thank you for making these and showing me and others how to properly care for our little hammy friends.
Love this! I'm so excited. I ordered a 50 gallon bin from Home Depot with the chicken wire and zip ties. Once I make the lid I am going to go get all of the supplies I need and finally, adopt a hamster. They are adorable. I love giving animals good homes and the best care.
I’ve just started working in a pet shop this month and I’m so relieved with the people I work with as the majority of them own hamsters and have proper cages (large tanks or converted indoor guinea pig cages) and we all try to properly educate the customers. Some customers will actually listen and take the advice and others will be very rude and say while looking at a tiny cage “it says it’s suitable for them”, we even will refuse sale of the hamster if they’re buying a tiny cage. I also recommend your channel to them as I’ve learned so much from watching you
That's why I don't think hamster care will change drastically until petstores stop selling unsuitable products :(
@@VictoriaRaechel I feel the same but for that to happen every person would have to stop buying unsafe products for pet stores to stop selling them in order to make more profit off safe products
The best thing we can do is stop purchasing animals from pet stores, period. Animals are not here for our entertainment and supplier breeding conditions are often appalling. I am rescuing a hamster from an absolute dolt, who DID buy a tiny cage and is already looking to give the little guy away. Treat animals with respect folks, they are not commodities to be bought, sold, traded or treated poorly.
@@makermania182 you can say the same thing about breeders, we have a vet area the does chips and vaccines which I work on too and you can see some of the "breeders" aren't good. I've also brought rats from meant to be good breeders but they wasn't and had many issue. I 100% agree animals aren't toys, which is what me and all the other girls make sure who we're selling to knows how to care for them. I do this job to try properly educate people, most of the time it's older people / parents who will refuse to learn or listen so we refuse to sell to them :)
@SplayMnBoss?
i am so forever grateful for finding your channel, you’ve taught me so much about proper hamster care! keep doing what you’re doing!
I'm happy I could help!
Yes!🙌🏽🙌🏽me too!!
YES SAME
I may not know the physics equations I need for my exams but I definitely know the minimum hamster cage sizes for multiple countries along with why anything smaller is deemed unsuitable
Doing some more research in prep for my next hamster :) My last hamster, Barry died of old age and had a happy life thanks to these videos so thank you for teaching people how to properly care for their hamsters :)
How do you deal with grief? Also do you bury them in the yard?
Dear Victoria Raechel, Thank you SO much for teaching me everything, I am only 11 years old and you helped me learn a lot of things about hamsters. I've watched ALL of your videos and you are a HERO! :)) Thank you!
Aw this is very sweet of you ❤️ thank you for the support Olivia!
Me too I’m 10 almost 11 and I watched all of her videos and changed my whole hamster care!: D so glad you’re one of those people that understands hamster care:)😁
Yeah I am 11 also!
@@VictoriaRaechel Same! I and almost 12 abd ur so helpful!
@@zoexanadumoore same im 10 and my mom says no on getting an hamster when I know ALOT OF HAMSTER CARE :/
The hamster community is forever grateful with you 🐹💜
I'm happy to be apart of the community!
Without Victoria then everyone would have tiny tails cages and way to small wheels and be getting angry at cage biting. Nobody would let there hamsters burrow.There would be so many hamsters balls and cars.
I just got my first hamster today and rewatching this to make sure I don't miss anything 😂 Thank you for your awesome videos! I'll continue to watch them through my hamster journey!
I am so happy I found you on KZhead! I am getting a hamster in the summer holidays and you have taught me (and my mum) so much. Your videos inspire me to give a hamster a fulfilling happy life ❤
I love seeing little kids leave comments on these videos thanking Tori for educating them properly. I'm in the main age range (almost 12) for leaving these comments and it's nice to see kids really caring and recognizing animals aren't toys. Loving the new style, by the way! It's really cool to see how you've improved over the 4 years I've been watching you.
Same i’m 12 and I love rodents/animals more than anything so seeing all these comments of people improving their care just makes me so happy
Yep I'm 11 and I love my hamster
I’m 12 and I can’t convince my parents to get a hamster cuz of that bad smell but I want one so bad
@@MasterEdits373in my experience (7 years and 11 hams) they rarely smell if you clean the cage when you should (every month with 10 inches of bedding)
I’ve been owning hamsters for 5 years and I still watch these kind of videos to see if there’s anything I can improve on
I am so grateful for finding your channel, when I first found you my hamster was in a small crittertrail with hardly any enrichment, after nearly 2 years of watching you I have managed to give my hamster the best life I can of possibly gave her, she is very settled and happy in her 1050sq cage, thanks victoria
Thank you so much for making these videos! I didn’t actually know i wasn’t giving my past hamsters proper enrichments… especially about the cages as i bought them from the pet shops. But thank you i got so much info from this video alone !
I have 2 Syrians & I recently noticed one of them brings up their dirty bedding to the surface! I thought this was peculiar, yet awesome!! Great to hear Victoria speaking about it, seems like a natural behavior for some hamsters. I love it, very helpful for cleaning. 🙌🏼💕
Haha that's awesome! I haven't had a hamster do it yet but I do know of others who do!
Bro I wish my hamster did that lmao that's great
I love how she’s trying to make people aware and try to improve how people take care of their hamsters
Victoria, before I found your channel, I had no idea about any hamster care. But then I watched your playlist, and learned all about hamster care, and then I got a hamster from a shelter and gave him deep bedding, and he seems very happy with his life. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for all the amazing info. I've only had my hamster for a few weeks and we have already changed so much about how we care for her. She is loving her new enclosure.
I’ve been waiting for this video, I’ve been trying so hard to prove I’m responsible enough to get a hamster by Christmas time, I’ve been watching so many videos of yours and finding new information everyday! You have been so helpful towards me and loads of others! ❤️❤️🐹🐹
I hope your hard work pays off 🥰 So glad my content has been helpful!
I’m also trying to beg my parents for a hamster for Christmas lol. I’ve been up late watching these videos for the last hour doing research lol. I find her channel very useful and she explains stuff good! I’m really thankful for her!! ❤️❤️🐹
i’m getting one for christmas too lol
I'm trying to get a hamster to.🙂
Thank you SO MUCH for this. I work at petsmart in pet care and have never ONCE let someone go home with a hamster and one of those terrible critter trails. I can refuse sale of an animal if I suspect they aren't going to be cared for properly, and I have several times. Your videos help me continue to educate people on the time and work that goes into keeping these lil guys happy❤
I'm glad you're able to deny sales!
@@VictoriaRaechel Absolutely! Plus I make sure all the hamsters (and animals in general) at my store are pampered and have tons of enrichment
Have you ever gotten in trouble for it? Like Karen's complaining to the managers that you are being rude and stuff?
@@hedgehogsx2396 I've definitely had a couple people call up afterwards to cuss me out, but i haven't gotten in trouble because my manager knows I'm justified and he has my back
@@Katiethewizard aw man that's awesome. Props to your manager! And props to you too for doing the right thing! ⭐
I've loved hamsters all my life, but my god i feel so bad for all the hamsters i had as a kid. as a kid I always put them in a bunny cage, which was already bigger then what the pet stores sold. But i remember giving them to many treats, no sand bath or deep enough bedding. I sure know better now, thanks to the internet for that. It's crazy that bad products still get soled in stores :/
I’ll just mention that a common issue with hamsters is one or two eyes might stick closed due to excess crusty eye build up, take a clean wet washcloth or paper towel and hold it against them for several minutes and follow up wiping with a wet Q-tip. This is more likely to happen when they sleep a lot or get older. If it happens frequently then try more regular damp wiping
I want to thank you so much! when i first got my hamster at the start of lockdown, she had a 350sq inch enclosure with a 4 inch wheel, 2 hideouts and 4 inches of bedding along with no herbs and a bland diet. Now I’ve owned her for a year and a half and thanks to your videos and amazing advice she now has a 800sq inch enclosure with an 11 inch wheel, 11 inches bedding, a big sand bath, a beautiful herb mix along with sprays, a much better diet, cork log, spider wood and all the necessary enrichments and toys a hamster needs. Thank you for teaching me and making my hamsters life, although small, much happier. :)
I always love hearing the improvements everyone's made! So many great hamster owners out there 🥰
What are the sprays for ? Also what do you feed your hamster ?
Ahhh I kept watching the old one, so happy a new one came out!!!! Thanks Tori! ❤
Whenever someone in my environment wants a hamster and asks me for tips, I send them your video. Unfortunately most people still don’t listen and go for a small cage - simply because it’s so difficult to get your hands on a good cage without it costing either over €120 or having to do some DIY. It hurts that people are not willing to do that effort / spend that money and still go ahead and get a hamster ☹️ but thank you for this video and making it so much easier to show people what their hamster needs! ❤️
The best channel for hamster 🐹 care. You can tell she's an empathetic person and that she genuinely cares. Thanks for the tips Victoria!
This was so helpful! ILY Victoria
I love your channel. Unfortunately I lost my hamster a few weeks back from a liver mass, but during her life your tips and information truly brought her quality of life to the next level. She wasn’t the most human interactive pet but I loved her all the same and wanted her short life to be the best it can be. So thank you for providing this information for us :)
I'm sorry to hear that! :( I am happy she was able to have a great life though ❤️
Just found you and I wanna say THANK YOU ! I’ve learned so much about hamsters that I never knew . I got a new hammy today , his name is Walter and I made the cutest cottage core habitat for him that he loves 💕
I'm so glad I found your channel!! I have three hamsters and you've have thought me so much!! I'm so glad u make these videos, I'm gonna start fixing alot of my mistakes to give my hamsters the best life, thank you so much!! :D
I’ve watched the old hamster care video and I will have to say that you definitely improved! Your video production is way better and now your care standards are more in depth for new hamster owners!❤️🐹
Thank you! i really hate the old video, I was so awkward 😂
I love how your letter board says “happy hamster!” You are so helpful to me and have helped my hamster be a happy hamster!! :)
I'm so happy that you have taught me so many things about hamsters and I could improve my care so much. And thank you for reminding that mistakes are ok as long as we correct them.🙏😘
Thanks to you I was able to explain to my parents what hamsters need and they gladly helped provide the right care!
Tysm Victoria for teaching me all about hamsters! My hamster Cookie would’ve still been living in a 158 sq inch enclosure with 2 inches of bedding and with no chews. But now my hamster has a 10 inch wheel with 6 inches of bedding, 687 sq inches, 2 wooden chews and a sand bath with all natural reptile sand and a hideout and I also added rocks in that I cleaned well. Thank you so much for teaching me all about hamsters, they don’t live long so I should give Cookie the best “short” life!
Really awesome to hear the improvements you've made to better your hamster!
Am happy for you
love how youve laid out the information. it really gives people a good jumping off point for all the most important parts of keeping a hamster.
I’m so glad there are people like you explaining how hamsters should live! I own a little dwarf hamster (her name is sprinkle) and she was first owned by my moms bosses kids (always a bad idea) and ofc the kids didn’t want to play with her bc she was “aggressive” and scared. We brought her home and had no clue how to take care of her, so we did some research and started getting her different/more shavings, changed her food and water intake to be healthier, worked for a whole 5 months to tame her (was very difficult because she was extremely scared of us) Although we sadly had to put her through surgery to remove a fat lump somehow she made it through! My little girls a fighter, she’s even scared off my cats hehe. I’ve now recently convinced my dad to get her a wooden enclosure (we’ve almost spent R4000 on her already) and got her loads of toys, she’s very happy now and it’s all thanks to you! Without you my dad wouldn’t have been convinced to get my girl a new enclosure and I would’ve never become so passionate about these little guys. Before I owned a hamster I thought it was normal for them to die from everything and that they were stupid or not worth my time, now after owning my little girl she’s changed my mind about them she’s even cheered me up and helped me get through hard times at school. I’m extremely thankful for her and so happy I could give her the proper enrichment. I’m hoping to one day go into studies to try and research these little guys more because there’s such little known about them. My little girl has become so confident and happy and loves being around people now. I hope everybody gets to experience the little love these guys have because it truly is life changing ❤
I have never known these things I always thought that what I was doing was great. And I was really happy when you talked about spot cleaning because in an article it said you had to clean the whole cage every week. And, I was also really glad when you talked about cages because I used to have a small cage for my hamster and then I upgraded but I still have a feeling it is still a small cage for my hamster. I love you videos so much because they are very informative. Now I can help my hamster have a better life ❤️.
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My Syrian hamsters cage is 800sq inches of floor space, my 2 roboroskis (live separately) have 500sq inches of floor space. I’m going to be upgrading my robos enclosures to 650sq soon but I need their new tanks to arrive! These kind of videos really help me know how to look after my hamsters.
So glad you updated this! I love these kind of videos from you!!
My reason for watching these videos is strictly because I love them and find them informative and interesting. Keep it up Victoria!💜
Glad you like them!
thank you so much ❤️ I've been trying to tell my family since they got the hamster that they haven't been taking good care of it, I've finally been getting through to them and this helps a lot
Yay! Thanks for doing an updated one! I have been watching the older one for quite a bit now! I learned a few new things from this video! Thanks! 💛xx
Love watching little Waddles on his ginormous wheel.❤️❤️❤️🥰
Hello Victoria, you're a hero! Thank you for leading me to the right path on how to be a good hamster mother! Words cant describe how much I love you!
Thank you so much for making this vid I have been a sub for long and been takeing notes forever for my hamster to have the perfect life and now it's all right here.
Although I know all the basic hamster care there is to know, I still loved this video! This really is helpful for those who are new to owning a hamster! I hope anyone who is planning on getting a hamster or is trying to improve their hamster care sees this, because it was incredibly informational, you talked about everything someone would need to know :) Thank you for making such amazing posts, you really are an amazing hamster owner and educator 💖💕💞
Thank you Ellie!!
I love this video! It is so helpful and covers nearly every topic with links and extra videos that go into more detail. Over the few years I've been watching you, you have really helped me keep my hamster happy and healthy. I really trust your knowledge and I understand why you are so popular
Thank you for the support! ❤️
Raechel I wanna thank you for bringging so high Quality content and information on these animals😁. I live in Brazil and figured there are many mistakes people commit on having a Hamster like small crowded wire cages, wrong shavings, etc. I acquired my Phodopus Campbell after whatching your videos and making sure he has a happy life. Such sweet animals deserve better care nowadays… you are a real Hamster authority 😅
Your vids have helped me learn so much about hamsters! I was thinking on getting one but I don’t know how to take care of one so I did some research and I’m SO happy I came across your Channel you’ve helped me learn a lot.
I’m literally about to get one this week and I’ve already seen all your videos. This couldn’t have been more perfect timing!! Ready to provide my robo his best life
lovely 🥳
Thanks to you, my hamster has been living a wonderful life. You really are a blessing Victoria, and thanks for all that you do ❤️
I'm so glad!
I’m a veterinary surgeon of 10 years and I’m learning so much from your videos ❤
I have watched this video over and over again for the past few months and I have learned so much. I have a hamster and her name is meadow. I got her in September, and I have been taking such good care of her!! all thanks to you 😁 I have learned so much about hamsters. and I could sit down and talk to people for hours about hamsters. I love teaching people things when I get the chance, thank you so much Victoria for all of your help, I love your videos very much!! 😁💗
i’m so happy bc i’m upgrading my robo ham bean from a 560 square inch bin into the ikea linnmon soon!! i’m so so excited to give bean the life he deserves. thank you so much victoria for being so helpful to me and many others!!🥰🥰
How exciting!! I hope he loves it! ❤️
@@VictoriaRaechel thank you so much!!❤️
I have been looking into a pet, and I’ve hopped from Fancy Goldfishes to a Cat, but what would be best for my space is probably a Hamster!! I have been doing research for nearly a month now, and I am now getting ready to make a custom tank / habitat - Thank you for your videos! They’re making me feel confident in my hamster care, and I now know how to give them a great home because of you ❤️
I finally convinced my mom, we are gonna get the pawhut cage, I showed her this video and she understands why hamsters need a bigger cage now, she said I explained very well too! Thank you so much victoria❤️❤️
Fun Fact: You posted this on my birthday, and I got a hamster on my birthday and I've been watching you for a long time so I'm so excited to give my hamster the life it will love!
Just wanted to say that me and my fiancé just got our first hamster, a lil Campbell girl, and thanks to all your tips about cages and care, she's thriving!
You have helped my hamsters and I so much. I started with a tiny crittertrail and now I have big bin cages above the bare minimum with atleast 5 inches of bedding and scatter feed a good diet. THANK YOU
Thank you SO MUCH! I am currently watching ALL your hamster videos because I am getting one in around a week! I've read lots of articles about hamsters, did research on cages! I was gonna get a SUPER tiny cage until I watched your troom troom video! Thanks for saving my future hamster! I owe you!
I also have been binging the " reacting to my subscribers cages" SO MUCH ADVICE!
My Russian dwarf's enclosure is like this, It is around 750sq inches, with 8.5 inches of Carefresh paper bedding, they have two levels which they really enjoy, they have a water bottle and dish, a ten inch wheel (wooden), and various other accessories including, corklogs,grapevine wood, chews, a sand bath, hides galore, and many bridges. From what I can see they have 3 burrow entrances. They have a variety of treats like dried carrot, sunflower seeds ect.
I actually want to get a hamster but of course want to make sure I'm doing it right and so I gathered all my information from your videos..but as you said in the video description too, they're already so old, so that video is a dream come true right now 😍 thank you so much for uploading such amazing content! 💕
I love dipper, mable and waddles so much ahhh
Naming my first hamster Stanford and none of you can stop me.
@@teresedaigle7336 please do :0
Found your videos and channel very recently, Ms Raechel. You provide balanced and sensible hamster information. Thank you for sharing your wealth of experience and knowledge in an easily digestable manner. I am a prior Golden Syrian hamster carer. He was my first and only so I definitely had my questions and anxieties over how best to take care of him. I always made sure to do by due diligence research-wise before making any big decision about him. I do wish I came across your channel when he was in my care though! I never was able to offer him the life of a burrower but he grew very accustomed to human contact because I hated to have him in the hamster cage I adopted. Yes you named it, cage biting and monkey bars. As a novice hamster when I first noticed it I knew instinctively it wasn't right. With my living situation at the time space was very much at a premium and maybe this goes hand in hand but I also cannot truly say I considered upgrading his cage. I am thinking now, though, that had I come across your videos at an earlier time, I would have understood the importance and simplicity of why he needs his space to be significant, and I would have just moved some things around perhaps... nonetheless my solution to the cage biting and monkey bars was to have him outside the cage most of the time. This meant hamster-proofing the apartment, blocking all nooks and crannies etc. It also meant he had effectively 2 homes now and I did trace his journeys and found his second food storage spot in the corner of a cupboard! 🤣 Because of his free reign of the place, he was quite the boss and he did quite a bit of exploring - much to my chagrin he found this spot one time that I had failed to hamster proof and taunted me just out of reach as I had wait for him and entice him to emerge using bribery and patience! I'm happy also that I was able to feed him a decent diet with raw and cooked veggies, seeds, and grains. By the way, he was powerful and intelligent; he found a way to open his cage by himself - he could make it all the way from his cage (which was in an elevated position) all the way to his second food storage in the distant cupboard, then come all the way back, climb and crawl up a sofa, hop across the table, on to a ledge and back into his cage IF I leave the flap open. He can even open the cage flap from inside when it is latch-closed if I don't attach a small bag of pebbles or weight to the cage flap! 😅 I wish I could have provided him burrowing capabilities because he was a burrower at heart (explorer and carpet puller) but I try to have no regrets about it cause I always tried my best and with the knowledge I have now with your vids I'm much better prepared to offer future hamster friends a more complete life experience! Thanks for the videos and info and also to any who took the time to read. Take care of you and yours :)
i just wanted to say thank you so much! i love all your content and all your animals are adorable! i own a hamster named patrick the nugget aka patrick for short and once i watched your videos i realized he needed much more than he was given and now he loves his new home!
Thank you so much for making this amazing video, I really appreciate it. I saw your Instagram posts and saw you’ve been editing for 11 hours, and I was so thankful! Love your new profile photo!
Thank you for the support and watching ❤️ it is much appreciated!
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You’ve literally helped me give my hamster the best life! He is thriving 🤩🥰❤️ love your videos, thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm so happy to hear that!
thank you for all the tips for my hamster speedy! you have helped me give him a better life!
This video helped so much! I’ve had previous hamsters and I just got another one round four months ago and she’s seeming way happier than all my hamsters! But my previous answers were also happy! ❤😊
my dad just built me a cage that has 1600 sq inches!!!! and i’m so excited to put my hamster in their and give them a great life, thank you for teaching me the right care😊
That’s terrific!!! Your hamster is going to love that!
I am so glad I found your channel! You have helped me so much with my hamster care! Keep going! Ly Victoria!!! 💗🐹👍🏼
Love your videos so much!! ❤❤ There really calming
Thank you for making these videos! This helped me so much with my hamster! He seems happier and less aggressive now :D
Thank you Tori for teaching me the correct ways to care for my hamster!My hamster used to live in a critter trail then a bin cage but now she has a proper nite angel enclosure.My hamster is a one year old pearl winter white named handle.😊
I lost my hamster because i left it in the playroom for him and i was doing my homework and he somehow escaped and got stuck in a rolled carpet. We tried to get it out by knocking the carpet on the ground and while knocking it, it got squished while trying to escape i cried so hard and what we did was a very big mistake i can never forgive myself for it
Thank you for sharing this so that people know to be careful. I really hope you’re doing okay x
This was incredibly useful. Fast becoming my favourite youtuber 🙌
I know producing this video was extremely hard work and taken lots of hours and must have worn you out, yet your reward is all those Hammies which will now have much better lives , So I take this opportunity to say Thank You from Hamsters all over the World.
Thank you Christopher! It definitely was a lot of work but I'm happy to put it out there!
Your videos are an inspiration to so many and because of you, there are many happy hamsters. Thank you 🙏 I recommend your channel (and I've seen others do the same) to people when they have small cages/small wheel etc x
I'm really happy to inspire others, thank you Amelia! ❤️
Omg! I’m going to the pet store today cause I might get a hamster! Your a lifesaver for helping me with hamster care! Love you! 💕
I have a hamster and before I got I watched all your hamster care tips and now my hamster is happy and living a good life
Absolutely incredible video, so helpful ❤️ It’s so reassuring seeing that you’ve been making mistakes in the past too, it also proves that there is now more research into hamster care which I love 🥰 Sidenote; You’re literally stunning!! Xx
Thank you so much Kayleigh 🥰❤️
Thank you for this detailed video! I've been thinking about adopting a hamster lately and want to be prepared to give the little guy the best life possible!
Thank you for watching! I hope it was helpful!
Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into KZhead so people can learn good care thank you
I found this really helpful because I’m trying to research as much as I can before I get a hamster for Christmas !! Thanks for the vid !! I like it too because you were clear on all the hamster needs not like other you tubers not being that clear ! Thanks x
Great video! Love your channel. :) I've recently joined a few hamster groups on Facebook and it is crazy how many people don't do proper research before getting a pet. Best "care advice" I've seen this week: "Hamsters don't need deep bedding in the summer because it's too hot." LOL
Thank you! oh wow 😅 poor hammies in the summer don't get to burrow :c
Thank you so much for the videos you make! I honestly cannot express how grateful I am. Because of you I am upgrading my hamster to a bin cage that is the right size. You are doing a great job at educating hamster owners!! Me and Puck (my hamster) thank you. ❤️❤️
That's awesome!!! I'm happy to have been able to help in any way!
Great idea on using a large aquarium for a hamster's habitat. Rather than cages, it keeps the messes in and it eliminates the worry about the hamster biting on bars. It even looks visually pleasing since you can see through the glass when it burrows.
I started watching your videos a few months ago before i got my hamster, im not quite upsessed with your videos and i watch them everyday
Thank you so much for making this! You have taught me everything I know about hamsters.
I love your channel I am getting a hamster because of you and now I know the proper care my hamster needs !
I'm always happy to help!
Your videos have made my hamster care way better thank you for making these videos.😃
I'm happy to hear that!
Thank you for this brilliant video. This has helped me and my hamster so much.