*PLEASE READ* (Note this is mostly aimed at parents) Hamsters are not toys to give to your children! The person who gave me her said they bought it for their (6yo ish) son and he had gotten bored of her and therefore wanted to get rid of her.She wasnt in good condition and wasnt taken care of.Props to them not keeping it and at least acknowledge that she wasnt living the best life but it shouldnt have got to that stage, The reasons why hamsters have such a short lifespan is because they aren't taken seriously and are just handed to children with no knowledge or understanding at simple request.Animals are for life-wether they are a hamster,budgie or dog...please think it through before getting a pet for your child.If your child has done thorough research and can prove they can look after the animal they want then go ahead but animals are living beings who need love and affection.They arent a one week thing theyre a commitment.please spread awareness about this!!
@AllieStark072 ай бұрын
Absolutely!!! Look at the shelters- half of the animals are christmas gifts! People should also have in mind if they can afford a pet! Not only food and toys, but also vetbills. How many cats have one litter after another because people can't afford sterilization. It's a never ending circle, caused by peoples dumbness ... i hate these selfish dumba...s🤬🤬🤬
@vesnabirek-keklik71372 ай бұрын
My cousin had a leming and i did too i took care ofmine and he gpt sick or died of old age not sure but hers died and she was sad but she didnt clean the cage as much as i did and when i asked her do you know why it died she said oh i forgot to feed him
@AmethystOnPawziesHere2 ай бұрын
be aware hamster balls can break their toes and severely disorient them. thats a terrible thing to own. pls trash it
@basilunderworld2 ай бұрын
@@basilunderworldany other recommendations other then a hamster wheel…it has no holes in it so her feet don’t get trapped or anything but what would you advice as a replacement? Xx
@AllieStark072 ай бұрын
My kids insisted on getting a hamster just over two years ago, I agreed, the thing is she’s my responsibility. I make them watch everytime I feed, change her water, clean her cage, let her play. I want them to have an understanding of how much work and responsibility a pet is, but I refuse to let a pet suffer to teach that lesson. She was a rescue, she was given away because she “had too many babies”. She’s extremely sweet and gentle, probably the best hamster I’ve owned and it just breaks my heart that people view them as disposable. Btw she’s going on two and a half years living with me, gets lots of exercise and daily fruits/veggies as well as her hamster food. I was told she was probably at the end of her life when we got her, obviously not and I’m very glad I got a chance to prove them wrong.
@hannahmarie77062 ай бұрын
So tired of people thinking smaller animals don’t have feelings and don’t deserve to be treated properly.
@TheOtivid2 ай бұрын
As well as cows, pigs and other farm animals …
@YG-ti5uz2 ай бұрын
I still see people try to say dogs don't have emotions and I think they themselves must be psychopaths
@cosmicllama69102 ай бұрын
@@YG-ti5uzyep cows, pigs and other animals raised with love, affection and the proper conditions will taste much better once on the plate.
@TheBigB__2 ай бұрын
@@cosmicllama6910People are dumb as hell I swear
@Aylii12 ай бұрын
That looks like my hamster
@kristalforeman31972 ай бұрын
i finally convinced my anatomy professor to upgrade her hamsters cage. he now has a giant cage with plenty of bedding and toys and seeing his personality bloom has been so amazing
@ezrathesilly2 ай бұрын
Thank you omg that will have made a big difference!!
@AllieStark072 ай бұрын
Good job! That small change probably added another 1 or 2 years to his little life
@KL960122 ай бұрын
Need a friend
@faithsfarmlife14242 ай бұрын
@@faithsfarmlife1424probably not, Hamsters have a tendency for cannibalism
@feyza18312 ай бұрын
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@isanegron84462 ай бұрын
A while back, my sister moved out and left her hamster in my basement and didn't even tell me about it. I was down there cleaning one day and heard noises, and found her scratching around in her tiny cage for food. We gave her a big tank with tons of soft bedding to tunnel through and everything. We spoiled her until she passed a couple months later. It just seemed so cruel to me that my sister just left her to die alone in the dark. We loved getting up every morning and watching her wake up and peek her little head about with her sleepy little eyes. So precious.
@dinkledankle2 ай бұрын
Your sister is a sociopath
@sleepygirl8005Ай бұрын
Did you ask your sister why she didn't tell you? I'd keep a wary on her after that👀
@ashleenicole71Ай бұрын
Your sister is a sociopath
@sleepygirl8005Ай бұрын
She has some serious issuess
@sleepygirl8005Ай бұрын
Poor baby didn't deserve that.....
@Chiller-pc1dvАй бұрын
I worked at a pet store for two years, and one of the things I loved about that place was that we were required to make sure clients had EVERYTHING the animal would need before we were allowed to sell. It also put me in a great position to inform folks that even if the animal wasn't on the same level as a person in terms of intelligence, it still had needs, wants, and feelings. (I took home a disabled dwarf ham from that job - in defiance of all expectations, he lived for FOUR YEARS. His name was Gimpy, and he was made of sass and hatred. We still loved him)
@inklypse4248Ай бұрын
I worked at a pet store that bred mice and rats for snake food. The fish were treated with more dignity than some of the rats. So sad. You’re lucky to have been at one of the decent stores. I actually wouldn’t sell their hamsters becasue they were so mean, I told people they bite and I won’t touch them, and if they want a rodent to get a rat instead lol. It worked most times. I had one person still want a hamster, and I’m like, ok it’s your funeral, I still wouldn’t touch it.
@Chardelle692520 күн бұрын
@@Chardelle6925 Yikes. Yeah, all of our rodents were shipped in, already frozen. Our animals had it pretty good. Hamsters being nippy was one of the reasons we were actually encouraged to handle them, so they'd get used to people. It was always painful when someone chose their hamster based on looks, not temperament, cause some of those suckers are MEAN.
@inklypse424820 күн бұрын
I worked at a pet store (PetSmart) as well and with the fish we had to ask what size tank they had set up and had to make sure even the fish were going to the right home. One lady was trying to buy a small beta bowl and a koi fish to put in it... 😅 she was upset when I told her we couldn't sell her the fish.
@kaylahowell409417 күн бұрын
@@kaylahowell4094 Holy *carp*, good call on the store's part! We got a lot of that kind of stuff with the hamsters, actually.
@inklypse424817 күн бұрын
The saddest part is, this is how those kids are being taught to care for animals and it’s heart wrenching. Hope those parents are as ashamed as they should be.
@KM-xx1qb2 ай бұрын
damn right. my mom just recently told me she stopped feeding my childhood hamster and that’s why it died 😢
@jxc992 ай бұрын
@@jxc99yea but why weren't you feeding it?
@peanut_toast9992 ай бұрын
@jxc99 YOU should have been feeding it, it was YOUR hamster.
@wendydonnelly18812 ай бұрын
@@wendydonnelly1881 i lived between two houses and i was 4 👀 sheesh
@jxc992 ай бұрын
@jxc99 oh my god I hope your mother apologized
@phesaris83782 ай бұрын
Hamsters run 5 miles in the wild. They require a LOT of space and enrichment. Most pet stores don't even sell the right sized wheels for them. If you want a hamster, you will spend more money than getting a dog. Hamsters are VERY expensive and 99% of things will have to be ordered online. They only live a few years. There isn't a commercial diet that is good for them, so you have to mix multiple brands. Tubes are dangerous, balls are dangerous and wire wheels are dangerous. Don't keep hamsters together, never do a full cage clean unless they get mites. They love organic baby food puffs. Do not get a syrian, they require tons more room, and even if you give them a giant 10 foot long enclosure, they will still be grumpy and hate you, especially females. Hamsters are NOT for beginners or for children or teens. Hamsters are an advanced adult pet that costs a lot of money, especially at the vet.
@mobstercrow75152 ай бұрын
I actually love the trend of using large Aquariums or Multi-Level connected cabinets with earth, plants and dry leaves, branches and everything in them. It can look like a piece of nature during the day and and at night you see your hamster explore, dig and forage for food. It still needs to be cleaned and is more work, but it looks so pretty.
@alis49281Ай бұрын
it's awful that they're marketed as a beginner/easy pet when they have these sorts of needs
@ernie39Ай бұрын
@@ernie39 They are VERY advanced pets and cost a lot of money. Adopting a dog and all of the supplies needed for a dog is cheaper than a hamster which is pretty crazy.
@mobstercrow7515Ай бұрын
All it takes is simple research. People are just lazy. I wanted a guinea pig but realized I would essentially need a 2 bedroom home so that they could have their own room because I would only give my pet the best life possible. I couldn’t afford that kind of move so I got a cat!
@margottenenbaumzАй бұрын
@@margottenenbaumz I have three guinea pigs that free roam in my bedroom. They are VERY expensive and take up my entire floor, but it is worth it. I have over 20 pets and they are like my children. I spend more money on them than I do myself. I spend more money on feeding my guinea pigs every month than I do myself. My pets cost a lot of time and money. I'm moving out soon and I'm also working on getting my first job, going to HISET classes twice weekly, studying hours a day for the HISET, preparing for college, and dealing with my health. I have a lot of mental issues and physical issues. I've been anorexic since I was 12 and now I am severely anemic and I have to get iron transfusions soon. I get dizzy often and it's hard to breathe sometimes due to my asthma and anemia. I never let that get in the way of my pets though, they are my #1 priority! I care for my pets more than people care for their children. I've even trained my guinea pigs and chickens! My dog is a retired service dog that I also trained, and I'm getting my new prospect soon which will also be owner trained. Having pets is VERY hard work, luckily I'm great at multitasking and schedules because I'm autistic. Having a plan for everything makes life so much easier!
@mobstercrow7515Ай бұрын
I hate how small domesticated rodents are neglected and abused. We should treat them like dogs and cats, their our pets and responsibility, they deserve our love. This video makes me happy
@patrickhouchins90742 ай бұрын
100%. Even though I was 9-12ish, I treated mine like a member of the family. She had a big 3 level cage with tubes going all over, but I also let her out to roam around as much I could. She was big and could fit a ferret leash, so I would take her out to play in nature all the time. I read all the books, researched all the different types of food she could and couldn’t eat, and pretty much every dollar I had went to her. When we took a road trip, she came with us. She had to, there was no way I was leaving her with someone else who might not give her the same love and care as I would. When she got a big lump and the vet recommended I put her down, I was devastated. She was my best friend. We had a funeral for her and I made scrapbook pages of all our adventures.
@melissastory1993Ай бұрын
It's not just rodents, it's everything. I did animal rescue for years and from horses to alligators, you see this all across the spectrum. People suck, sad but true. However, if you care and want to put the time in you can help another living being and totally change their world. ❤
@queenkoiАй бұрын
@@queenkoi Yup completely agree. It always breaks my heart how people can be so cruel to animals. They can feel too! How would you like to be treated like that??
@ibu_1329 күн бұрын
You are an incredible soul. You are part of a rare lot. NEVER change.
@Deltron372 ай бұрын
Thank you so much :)
@AllieStark072 ай бұрын
Literally NEVER change despite what anyone says
@caitlinnance94312 ай бұрын
@@AllieStark07you're kind, stay how you are ❤
@weirdonoid72912 ай бұрын
Kind people are not that rare. Its just easier to talk about negative people 😢❤
@Momoolein2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@user-alexxxablack2 ай бұрын
My mother in law got my daughter a hamster when she was 11. He was a runt, getting attacked daily. The pet store took him out and handled him all the time. She named him Arlo. He was the smartest hamster I’ve ever met. He would roll on his back to get tummy rubs, he would escape his very elaborate home, get to the dog bowls and steal food, taking it back up to his house. We don’t know how. He insisted that we carried him in a scarf around our neck so he could see the world. He showed love. He lived almost 5 years. Miss you Arlo!!!
@jessaguilar47472 ай бұрын
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@whitneyjoanaune63662 ай бұрын
That's lovely ❤❤❤😊
@kaydee53522 ай бұрын
You just reminded me of my rat stealing chunks of cat food and making and awkward run for it 😂❤
@fericat2 ай бұрын
Awww!!!
@carmenvanessa44512 ай бұрын
I didn’t even know hamsters could live that long!
@ryabirdie309520 күн бұрын
Hearing the little thing scared made me tear a bit, when I had my hamster he was super scared and not healthy at all. Im so glad he was happy and comfortable with me. People say rodents are dumb, but he knew me and when I was sad. Please take care of any animal, be responsible.
@hooki__Ай бұрын
Omg you can see the shock when you put him/her down into the cage. Im so happy this baby found a good home. I love this video ❤❤❤🐹
@tanyagsw7920Ай бұрын
I was at one of "those stores" one day, when they had some cats from the shelter for adoption. I witnessed a woman and several children, looking at the kittens. The children were begging their mom to let them have a kitten. I heard Mom tell them that since they already had a cat, they couldn't get a kitten. The kids countered with a suggestion that they take their adult cat to a shelter, then get the kitten. Mom didn't even hesitate to agree with that. I was horrified & told one of the kids that they couldn't just throw their other cat away. The child said they wouldn't do that, they would just bring her back to the store. It's no wonder our society has no idea how to take care of Anything--alive, or not! It's so sad. 😢 Thank you for being kind to this tiny furbaby. ❤
@CandyPIdaho2 ай бұрын
Omg that’s horrific - u know those kids won’t hesitate to put mum in a home when the time comes. So sad. Poor cat
@homegrownharvest2112 ай бұрын
Humans being inhumane😢
@carolynp.6472 ай бұрын
My 4-year-old wants a cat and we have an older dog that hates cats. One day he said we could just take her to my boyfriend's parent's house, so we could get a cat, lol. He loves our dog and really had no idea what he was saying at the time, but it was kind of funny. Of course we said absolutely not and explained to him that we can't get rid of our dog like that and that he would miss her. He agreed and went on about his day.
@lostineggsaisle2 ай бұрын
@@lostineggsaisle yeah I'm sure he don't understand how life would be with the dog at his grandparents house. If someday he tells you the same thing, give your dog a lil vacation to their house, it could be a teaching moment for your son, and for him to understand how the house will be without the family pet that he knows and love
@sid93262 ай бұрын
I work at a (small, mom and pop style) pet store. The number of calls we get about “can we take back this or that Guinea pig” combined with people asking for “cheap, rehomed Guinea pigs” blows my mind. Folks want pet turtles for their 5 year old kid and I’ll be like, “just so you know, this turtle will be with you still when you go off to college, when you graduate. When you get your doctorate. When you meet your future spouse. When you have kids.”
@mangala6662 ай бұрын
My husband worked at PetSmart years ago. They had a hamster that the other hamsters mauled. He rescued her, and, after she recovered, we got her for free as "damaged goods". (We also then had to spend over $100 on a cage/bedding/toys...) She lived to be four. Not the most exciting pet I've ever had, but she seemed happy.
@andreacook74312 ай бұрын
This reminded me of the first hamster I got. My husband bought him for me as a surprise. When I opened that box, I started crying. I instantly loved him. He had wet tail though, so I called petsmart to see what I'm supposed to do and they said that we can return him and get a new one, like he was a pair of pants. I told them "no, I just want him to get better" and they took him for a week and called me to come and get him because he was all better. I loved that hamster with my whole heart and cried for 3 months after he passed away. He was bestest friend, even my dad (he stayed with us for a bit) was shocked with the relationship I had with a hamster. The next hamster we got, my mom (this time it was her staying with us for a bit) was shocked to see how I treated my ham hams. They never treated their animals well, unless it was a dog. Even the cats we had, growing up, wasn't treated well because in my mom's exact words "cats are a dime a dozen". She was also shocked about how I treat my cat and that changed her whole perspective on them. She now has a catio for hers and freaks out if he leaves for a couple days. She thought I was being mean because I don't let my cat roam outside forever and that he gets supervised outside time and doesn't leave the yard. But, fails to realize how mean it is to dump cats out in the middle of the desert.
@TheRosieBoyАй бұрын
@TheRosieBoy you sound like a really caring person. Completely agree with you that any time that cats are outside should be heavily supervised. My MIL walks her cat in her neighborhood on leash. Unsupervised, they can wreck havoc on the environment, as they are phenomenal ambush hunters and can hunt to extinction our endangered native species. Plus they are at risk of coyote attacks, vehicles hitting them, etc. so it's really better all around
@blackburnedАй бұрын
4 is pretty old for a hammy, you must've done an amazing job with her! Especially with her having been injured! I know she loved you very much and gave her a great life!
@Chiller-pc1dvАй бұрын
@@TheRosieBoyI get it, small animals are just as unique and full of personality as dogs or cats. They build strong bonds with people, and can be affectionate. My guinea pig, before he passed away a few months ago, wasn't a cuddler, he showed his love and affection through mostly just hanging out with you, enjoying your company. He only was a cuddler when he was scared or stressed after vet visits (nail trims, because I have hand tremors/shakey hands), I would hold him up to my chest, and he would nuzzle into my neck as I told him it was ok, momma's here. He was my best friend, but more than anything, he was my baby. He passed at 6 years old. I miss him everyday. He was the big tough man type, throwing his weight around, violently rearranging his furniture lol, yanking the hay from his manger before sticking his face in it to eat it. Loudly drinking water. He also bounced back from problems like it was nothing, heck he survived a 6 hour plane ride like a champ. He also loved to watch his shows. He'd sit there and watch what was on, turn, grab some hay, put his attention back to his shows as he ate the hay in his mouth like popcorn. He was silly, very smart, strong, but also a sensitive momma's boy, and a diva. He was a complicated lil guy, but it's clear he saw himself as 10 feet tall. Gregarious and boisterous, just a big, friendly, goofy personality, who loved being a star.
@Chiller-pc1dvАй бұрын
hamsters are loners unless breeding them.. they should have been separated.
@minimaladjacentАй бұрын
I miss my ratties. All the little angels deserve a wonderful quality life. Thanks for being there for her. 💞
@enbygoblin9964Ай бұрын
Oh yes, dear heart! I haven't had the blessing of a pet rat in almost 25 years. Domestic fancy rats are some of the sweetest, and most loving pets a person can have. If someone can't have a dog, or cat I always say to get a rat. 🥰🐁🐀
@rose449017 күн бұрын
I love this! Thank you so much for saving this sweet baby. I mean this as a kind word of advice; please please give her more bedding so she can burrow! It’s part of their biology and really important for them. She already looks so much happier, I can’t wait to see updates!!
@Elizabeth-en7rw2 ай бұрын
im shocked how nice the comments are because her cage now really isn’t any better.
@nenewini2 ай бұрын
I rescued an abused hamster from a pet store. The shop owner said they had got him from a family because he was "too much work". I explained that I could take care of them and showed my other hamsters to them and they gave him and some supplies over for free. We named him Mad Max and he lived a happy life until he passed on later down the road. I'm so happy I got to care for the little guy while I could ❤️
@holdmysprite60562 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kindness to Mad Max. May you be richly rewarded for your kindness!
@chrisjohnston74032 ай бұрын
That’s very sweet of the store for caring and even gifting you things.
@Lidia_AF2 ай бұрын
“Too much work”. I hope they don’t have a dog.
@kamlachuraman71902 ай бұрын
Hamsters are one of the easiest pets in the world to care for! And they only live a few years. If u can't take GREAT care of a hamster then u should NEVER OWN ANY KIND OF PET EVER!!!!
@1ofCornPopsBigBadB_____ez2 ай бұрын
The last hamster i had was a russian dwarf hamster named spooky that came back to the store at 4 months old underfed and weak it had a average life expectancy of 1.5 years the shop owner said but we managed to make it live for 4 whole years after we ended up having to put it down due to a lethal infection plus cancer behind the eyes which we couldn't have known until it was too late their eyes were litteraly slowly being pushed out of their eyesockets by the tumorgrowth and they were in such pain that instead of biting your finger at the cage she would lick us instead and cuddle against our finger which was the point i figured out something was wrong we burried him after his forever sleep medication in the backyard next to my previous rats and other hamsters we had before all always recognizable due to a big heart rock right above their boxes yes we make actual wooden coffins for them at the size they are at they will slowly decomp in the ground and return to nature as nutrients for the garden to thrive in their honor we have loads of veggies fruits herb and spices and we are grateful for our friends to be watching over them when we're not home❤ R.I.P to all pets lost
@thefackingmanuel2 ай бұрын
Being traumatized as an adult with the realization of the horrors I committed as a child to my pet hamster (never taking it out of the tiny cage, only having its wheel like once a week because my family hated the sounds it made, definitely lack luster food choices, the list goes on) Now vowing to only allow my kids a pet if we spend a large amount of time learning together about the proper way to care for it before getting anything. I get my parents didn’t really know better, but we had way to many hamsters / guinea pigs / beta fish / other fish that had tiny homes compared to what they should have, and not enough toys/proper food/proper bedding. They just did whatever the petsmart people said was good enough.
@redb.55332 ай бұрын
We can’t change the past but that’s ok :) you’re a better person just for acknowledging this fact…plus now you know for the future-you’re a great mum and Ik im just some random 16yo but my mother was an awful person hence me being in care.You’re doing great :)
@AllieStark072 ай бұрын
@@AllieStark07 you seem like a very grounded 16yo because of your past. I’m sorry for anything you experienced but it already seems like your the type to break the cycle for your own future children as well. Wish you love, happiness, respect, and security
@redb.55332 ай бұрын
@@emro164... that's what I was thinking as well. I'm 71 and most of my life I only saw hamsters put in a wire cage with an exercise wheel, wood shavings, and a water tube hooked to the side. Nowadays I think it would be great fun (and a little spendy) to build a hamster paradise.
@PuffKitty2 ай бұрын
you're not alone, my mom got me a rabbit when I was too young and the less than subpar care and accommodations I could give make me feel guilty 15 years later. all we can do is grow and forgive ourselves for not knowing any better
@milkybongwater2 ай бұрын
It was the adults’ responsibility to teach you how to care for the animal. Not your fault.
@thaloblue2 ай бұрын
i love that this is a temporary home for her, i hope she gets a bigger one with more bedding!! thank you for caring for her
@jennafranssen1649Ай бұрын
You are an angel. I'm so thankful that poor baby was rescued by you. Parents NEED to teach their children the value of all living beings so we don't end up with adults who perpetuate this cruel, vane abuse.
@SleipnirseightАй бұрын
My friends daughter drowned a hamster by giving it a bath 😢 please make sure you educate your kids on pets. They are living creatures with beating hearts and feelings. I cried when he told me about it. Thank you for saving this baby ❤
@anklemania6092 ай бұрын
My parents basically made me research and explain to them how I would care for my gerbils before they’d consider buying them for me. I think that was a good way of doing it.
@angry-lucky-catty2 ай бұрын
Holy shit this would scar me for life if I was that kid
@pipgirl73522 ай бұрын
i hate when children get involved with animals. they're CHILDREN. children are stupid. they don't have the capacity to be responsible.
@lyerliar-nt7xwАй бұрын
@@angry-lucky-cattyomg that's IS a good way of doing it! Definitely will do that it I get kids
@straneas3099Ай бұрын
@@angry-lucky-catty Gerbils are definitely one of the most mistreated pets out there, kudos to your parents.
@IkajoАй бұрын
I hate people who just lose interest in a pet, it’s disgusting. Poor hamster, I’m glad she found you n has a good home now.
@Watchoutho2 ай бұрын
But you cant really blame the 6 year old for that. Now that the parents got rid of it, all that theyre son learned from this is that when he is no longer interested at something, it can just be thrown away. Adults should know better.
@jennaeveliina3132 ай бұрын
For me it was called mental health. My depression got so bad that I couldn’t wake up and happily say hi to my fishies each morning. I sold them, because it wasn’t appropriate to keep an animal when I was in such a bad mental state. This isn’t the case here, but I do think generalization like this is harmful. It wasn’t my fault I lost interest in my little ones. Shit happens. I wasn’t going to be a good owner. I made the conscious decision to decide it was in their best interest and mine to get rid of them.
@cloudedfreedom62862 ай бұрын
I lost interest in my guinea pigs when I was like 12 or so. We decided to give them away to animal lovers (an adult couple). I didn't get another pet because I learned from it - those small pets are not for me. It happens but like... deal with it properly and not at the expense of the animal.
@meerkatnip892Ай бұрын
Hamsters have so short lives, it's incredible that some people can't even fully commit to that.
@ameliecarre4783Ай бұрын
Poor baby. The surprise on her face when she saw all the toys in her cage. 😭❤️ Thank you for saving her
@evin_b2 ай бұрын
The way she looked around when you lowered her down into her nice clean home, she looked surprised & to be thinking, “This’s mine! Wow!” Thank you for giving her the love, care & compassion every pet deserves. I’ll never understand how some people treat a living being with such disregard. Those people need to get a plushie, instead of an animal that depends on them and is at their mercy.
@joymcclure5642 ай бұрын
She was probably thinking "Does this have familiar scent?" followed by "Hey, I could get used to this!" ❣️
@user-ov4wr5yu4rАй бұрын
Yes, but their lifespan is still shorter than a cat or dog. Research before you adopt. I had a six year old mouse years ago btw.
@user-ov4wr5yu4rАй бұрын
Oops replied to wrong comment. Sorry.
@user-ov4wr5yu4rАй бұрын
I volunteer at a shelter and it never ceases to break my heart when I see animals that were adopted previously over the holidays are either returned or come back as strays.😢
@althea_sirius2 ай бұрын
I rather they be return to shelter than be out on street
@kinglinus37082 ай бұрын
😅😊😊😊😊😊@@kinglinus3708
@May-us5rj2 ай бұрын
my boyfriend works at a humane society and i can always tell how much it breaks his heart when he notices a dog has been returned for some reason or another :(
@sh4rkss2 ай бұрын
Yeah the actual percentage they worked out overall is something absolutely huge. It’s terrible.
@zoecoote37462 ай бұрын
It’s so sad. My kitty that my husband and I adopted had been returned to the rescue because the people who adopted her let her go outside, she got worms, and they didn’t want to deal with treating them. We’re glad in a way though, because now she’s in her real forever home and we would never give her up.
@quackerzsis992 ай бұрын
THIS is why there are people like you in the world!!! THANK YOU!!! I try to teach my children that having a pet ANOTHER LIFE is like having a child (in a way) you can’t just send it on it’s way when YOURE done with it wth? Smh this saddens but warms my heart at the same time!!!!❤
@Domesticgoddess12Ай бұрын
All pets deserve top quality care. Thank you so much for your loving care of Valkyrie. ❤️
@ahill4642Ай бұрын
It is so upsetting to me how often this stuff happens! It happens to fish, to bunnies and baby chicks on Easter, hamsters and even cats or dogs if they get "too large." If you aren't prepared to have a pet for LIFE, don't get it. They aren't TOYS, they are living beings and usualy all they know, rely on and care about, is you! Thank you so much for giving this little baby a better life. ❤
@emoarrrow2 ай бұрын
I want baby chick's SO BAD. I already have a hen and she really wants babies, so I figured it's a good idea. You are entirely correct, pets aren't just a toy that you can throw away, they are a commitment. Thankyou for saying this
@SprklezXP2 ай бұрын
@@SprklezXP Aww, I love chickens. They are much smarter and sweeter than most people give them credit for. ❤️
@emoarrrow2 ай бұрын
which is so sad, because starting to keep chickens as pets has been one of the best things I've ever done. no more bugs in my house, and each one is full of personality. plus, silkie chickens look like fraggle rock Muppets, so that just adds to it
@LMCorvinus2 ай бұрын
@@LMCorvinus Aww I'm so happy that they have you to take care of them.
@emoarrrow2 ай бұрын
I used to be a garbage man. I couldn't do the job because too many people throw away live animals and my heart couldn't take it. Even places like PetSmart and Wallmart throw away live animals. It's disgusting!!!😢🤬😡
@pagliaccisghost2692 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more. No animal is a gift for a specific moment. It's a life commitment. They are a precious life and should be treated as such. Thank you for making this lil one so happy!!
@susannemarie82132 ай бұрын
It should only be a gift under certain circumstances, like someone who is genuinely passionately wanting this pet, and is willing and able to do the research and give proper care and handle the commitment.
@Chiller-pc1dvАй бұрын
Thank you for giving her a safe home. You are an angel.
@kt-515Ай бұрын
You are amazing for this!!! My wife cried because she loves hamsters. Well she loves all animals but she hates when people don’t treat them right! ❤
@joshuacook4116Ай бұрын
I'm always telling people that, an animal isn't a toy that you just get rid of when they get tired of playing with it. I love how you took such good care of that sweet little life. Animals have feelings too.
@patricialoney89192 ай бұрын
Easter is coming up so there are going to be a lot of unwanted rabbits soon. My county is already preparing the shelters for them.
@shelleybelleyHI2 ай бұрын
I'm just curious do you eat meat?
@annaburke85372 ай бұрын
@@annaburke8537 No I do not eat meat.
@patricialoney89192 ай бұрын
@@patricialoney8919 good. I feel the same and I can't eat it either. ❤️
@annaburke85372 ай бұрын
Yes. These morons who think humans are the only life that matters (if they even think that) will be in for a rude awakening once Armageddon kicks in and dragons snatching them up
@judddaugherty13332 ай бұрын
Thank you SO much! Hamster's don't often get the care they need. You are wonderful for doing this. If you need tips on proper care, Victoria Raechel's channel is AMAZING
@HammyCare12 ай бұрын
Thanks you!!
@AllieStark072 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Thank you on behalf of the hamster
@andreataliga91602 ай бұрын
Completely agree. A friend of mine was traumatized as a child because their siblings did not care about the feelings of this small creature. People need to understand that every living creature you take on as a pet deserves the best life you can possibly give them! If not, DO NOT GET THEM!!
@cv64422 ай бұрын
Yes I also watch Victoria Rachel's channel, she definitely knows her stuff on these little guys. 😊
@PinkKrystal2 ай бұрын
Poor baby. She's very lucky to have been placed in your hands.
@safaiaryu12Ай бұрын
Thank you for making her happy. Can't wait to see her new cage!
@harleydavidsonii8111Ай бұрын
People make fun of me the way I take care of my guineapigs. They mean the world to me and I am basically their whole world. Everything they know are the things I do so I have to do my best for them. I love them so much! You are an amazing human being. Thank you for taking care of Valkeryie.
@annika81692 ай бұрын
I had 2 guinea-pigs. Their personalities were so different. Lovely little creatures 💙
@hazeldavies61672 ай бұрын
@@hazeldavies6167They really are
@annika81692 ай бұрын
i LOVE guinea pigs so much, they’re the absolute best. i miss the ones i used to have so much, they are so so sweet. i plan on getting another one (or two… or three🤭so they can have friends) in the future. i’m really glad you take great care of them, they deserve it😽
@lovrboi2 ай бұрын
People who make fun of other people for loving their pets so dearly have not experienced true love. I do not envy them. Thank you for taking care of your guinea pigs with such love and dedication. You deserve the world
@anacastillo70772 ай бұрын
Hunny I’d just like to say that you love on those sweet babies any way you see fit. They’re not paying for the welfare of your cuties. Please pay no mind to such weird comments. I’d love to snuggle a Guinea pig at least once in my life 🤗🫶🏻
@tiaralovestacos972 ай бұрын
😢💔 Hamsters are so precious. Welcome home, Valkyrie.
@maggpiprime9542 ай бұрын
❤
@AllieStark072 ай бұрын
Nooo her name is Pete tho😭😭😭 why the hell can’t girl animals have boy names
@maxineskytta93302 ай бұрын
@@maxineskytta9330 It's not so much her being called a "boy's" name, but maybe not using the name given by a neglectful family. She's allowed a new start with a fierce and noble name 💪🐹👑💕
@maggpiprime9542 ай бұрын
@@maggpiprime954 okayy yeah I understand that! I hope she’s a happy hamster now
@maxineskytta93302 ай бұрын
I've always hated that people buy pets for a Christmas or Birthday gift and just forget about them. 😢
@margieidlett523417 күн бұрын
I am invested. Poor baby girl! So thankful she has you. Go Valkeryie!
@chonglee2638Ай бұрын
😭😭 the hesitant "wait, is this MINE?!" look. Thank you for giving her much deserved love
@PettyPatty.TM.2 ай бұрын
You are an angel. That poor sweet soul was probably so terrified and you were patient, kind and loving. What a gift you are! ❤️❤️❤️
@tsukie112 ай бұрын
I cannot ❤❤❤ this statement enough!
@jodiphenix55002 ай бұрын
Your wonderful for doing this. The rat cages they sell at pet shops are disgusting. My rats live in a double story bird cage. The room is massive. I down graded recently as they have gotten senior, but still so much room. You love and empathise with your pets, imagine how’d they feel, or don’t get a pet at all.
@leilaaileen568Ай бұрын
I used to own hamsters. I used to clean out the bedding and everything in a week or a few days depending on how much pee and poo was in the cage. You have to clean and replace the bedding! This is so sad and I’m glad you helped this little one.
@yumark5800Ай бұрын
People suck 🤬🤬🤬thank you for stepping in and helping this poor little thing😘😘😘 such a sweetie❤
@vesnabirek-keklik71372 ай бұрын
Always!!
@AllieStark072 ай бұрын
It’s just a stupid hamster, no feelings, no emotions can barely think for itself.
@BizzinBuzzer2 ай бұрын
@@BizzinBuzzer It's a living beeing and deserves to be treated like any other living creature. But don't mind, seems as if you have no clue what i'm talking about ...
@vesnabirek-keklik71372 ай бұрын
@@vesnabirek-keklik7137 Nah not all living beings are equal, humans>cat>dog>rabbit>cow>rat>ferret> Hamster>microorganisms
@BizzinBuzzer2 ай бұрын
@@BizzinBuzzeryou are really dumb. Every organism on Earth has been evolving for the same amount of time. There is no "superior". Hamsters may not be particularly intelligent, but they have the same complex nervous systems as other animals. They feel pain, fear and anxiety. If you can't take care of an animal, you shouldn't have it in the first place. That is the only point this video is making.
@dikhed19832 ай бұрын
A stray cat has adopted the staff where I work, we all love our bad tempered cat , many of us have been bitten and scratched by her but still love her . Over the past year she's been a permanent fixture 😂 ... all we've done is shown her a bit of kindness and she keeps our yard free of rats and mice 😊 win,win !
@pearlsaminger95442 ай бұрын
That's great, but if it hasn't already been done, someone should get her to the vets so she can get a checkup, and all the vaccines she needs especially a rabies vaccine. Also if she is going to be living at the workplace, she should have some sort of shelter during bad weather or maybe someone could bring her home, or if she's more of a feral cat, or barn cat, maybe bring her to a barn for the winter at least. The rabies vaccine is very important though. People can catch it and not even realize that they have it for months to a year and once they develop the symptoms, it is too late. It is fatal at that point. You'd said people had been scratched, and bitten, and it spreads through bites and also just scratches too, so it is worrisome if she has not gotten a vaccine.
@NikkiC7772 ай бұрын
You are the kindest human ever, may the gods bless you and whoever raised such a wonderful young individual.
@comadf_Ай бұрын
So cute! Just give her really really thick layer of bedding so she can dig, accordingly to her natural instinct
@annahalinaczerwinska33852 ай бұрын
Thank Goodness you saved her. Small children should not be given pets as gifts. They are not old enough for that kind of responsibility!
@c-m52 ай бұрын
Yep, but their parents should know that. The parents failed ...
@vesnabirek-keklik71372 ай бұрын
Pets aren't gifts period, I don't care how old the recipient is.
@Panda720212 ай бұрын
@@Panda72021*unplanned, unexpected gifts, I think it's fine if the kid has been prepped to get a pet e.g. for Christmas for a while and has proven they're responsible enough
@aryore2411Ай бұрын
I got my first dragon off the side of the road where someone had abandoned him. Dave is much better now. I feel exactly the same way you do. Pets are for life. They aren’t disposable. 😞
@One-Eyed-JennАй бұрын
Even the smallest of animals feel pain and fear! They are no different from us.❤😢
@stacea81Ай бұрын
My heart breaks for this hamster. Animals deserve a fun life. I treated my former hamster like a king. He gets to roam the house in a ball. Then got him a wife and they had kids. I became a grandma of 10. Wish hamsters had a longer life span. Animals are the best thing there is on this planet. They take your stress away, love you unconditionally, gives you joy and happiness, and also teaches us to enjoy the simplicity of life.
@sw33tfr0styy2 ай бұрын
So true.. 😻
@monabrodalen88152 ай бұрын
This was so cute! I’m sure you were a wonderful grandfather!!
@csch8102 ай бұрын
The last sentence hits home. ❤️
@00sof2 ай бұрын
That's what makes having small animals so rewarding. You can spoil the hell out of them. My gerbil had 1 wire cage on a bottom shelf connected through tubes to two 20 gallon tanks and her penthouse suite 10 gallon tank on the top shelf where she slept. I would block every escape route and let her out to run around my room where she'd climb up onto my shoulder to look around. I once found her tank open but she had escaped just long enough to chew through my fairy lights and then went back inside. So, I must have been doing something right.
@thecaptainsnark2 ай бұрын
People don’t think about smaller animals as being commitments often. Had a situation where someone bought a live hermit crab for white Christmas gift exchange. It wasn’t for a specific person (kinda like pass around the gifts until we stop) and the person who got made it clear they didn’t want it (didn’t tell the person who bought). Thankfully someone took it come but I was so mad at the person who brought it because they thought it was “such a unique gift”. Totally ruined the night since no one really cared they brought a live animal just to hand off to someone.
@Nicolette.Turner2 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, there’s so much fucked up shit involved when it comes to the sale of pet hermit crabs, it’s awful.
@YouveBeenMegged2 ай бұрын
Mist people are MORANS !!!
@dianeratti56442 ай бұрын
Very nice ..I'm glad you took care of her/him. We all need love ..she just needs a bigger cage to run around
@EricaA35328 күн бұрын
This makes me want to cry, thank you for taking care of her. I'll never understand how people don't think little babies deserve the same level of love and care as bigger babies do 🥺❤️
@bubblegumkk9 күн бұрын
If that is pine shavings please be aware it'll give her a respiratory disease! Use unbleached paper bedding 🥰 she can burrow a lot more too. Thanks for helping this hammy ♥️
@starlightlab47862 ай бұрын
yes my childhood guinea pig got a lung disease i think from wood shavings
@islandsicedtea2 ай бұрын
Hopefully it's aspen, its the same color
@Rainxiety2 ай бұрын
she probably knows and its the right kind. shavings can look the same.
@minimaladjacentАй бұрын
Thank you. That is a living creature. It can feel pain, understand neglect, and deserves neither. It’s just an important reminder that we can all do better.
@shamelesshussy2 ай бұрын
You’re a kind and compassionate human- anyone who helps ANY ANIMAL IN NEED is who we, as people, should strive to be like. May God bless you, always.
@thesizzliАй бұрын
Thank you for your kindness. I am guilty of hamster indifference thirty years ago and it still plagues my mind. God bless your help
@aliciad849915 сағат бұрын
Atta Girl! I know Miss Valkyrie’s life got a million shades brighter, glad to see there’s still humanity out there for these fellas
@Rosekind2 ай бұрын
I rescued a few Xmas babies in my life. Hamsters, ferrets, and birds. I'm glad there are more people like myself helping these babies. ❤
@browneyeztwista2 ай бұрын
Don't break that hand of yours patting your back
@hikerguy38952 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Hamsters are a living thing and deserves the best while they are still with us. They are not some animal that you can just throw away when you aren’t loving it as much. I see that happen way too often with pet rodents, birds, and reptiles. Thank you
@yourwitchbesti1552Ай бұрын
All animals we bring into our homes deserve absolute love. And if we Cannot provide that, it’s our responsibility to find a better option. Negligence is never the better option 😢
@ThetinyfitАй бұрын
I know they’re not hamsters, but same concept, my mom bought Guinea pigs for my littlest brother (around 10 at the time) and he kept the three of them in a tiny cage (probably 1.5ft x 3 ft with no toys or hides or anything. No socialization. They’d try to hide at the slightest noise but had nowhere to hide. She originally got just one Guinea pig, but I asked her to get it some friends as they’re social creatures. I regret asking for that now. They were not taken care of, the bedding would stink up the whole house as it went so long without changing. I was moved out at this point so I didn’t know how bad it really was until it was too late. They eventually thirsted to death. Everyone there just let it happen. I would implore my brother or mom to just rehome them when I visited, but they wouldn’t. It makes me physically sick to think about the quality of those little Guinea pigs’ lives and their deaths. I wish I hadn’t asked for friends for the one because the other two suffered for it.
@atoxiclullaby12 ай бұрын
I probably woulda taken them at that point.... visit and sneak them out. That's horrible... some people really don't deserve to be around animals 😭
@whoevenknows762Ай бұрын
@@whoevenknows762 can’t really sneak anything when you don’t have a key and there are cameras, plus, like I said, I didn’t know how bad it had gotten towards the end until they were gone. I knew the cage was inadequate and their bedding wasn’t getting changed from when I had visited occasionally, but I didn’t know they weren’t getting water until I visited and they weren’t there anymore. I asked and my older younger brother told me finally. But yea, some people are lesser than animals and shouldn’t have any.
@atoxiclullaby1Ай бұрын
I have a guinea who was rescued from a situation with little kids. Honestly, it's sad the mistreatment they suffer.
@rosie9157Ай бұрын
Horrible but not your fault. Anyone not raised in a closet knows animals need water and nutrition. Same happened to me with a beloved sibling who just got socially busy but I could have taken over…I know how it hurts!
@stillhere1425Ай бұрын
Honestly nothing makes me sadder and angrier than people who treat living things as a toy, just because this animal is small it doesn’t mean it doesn’t need a large space and things to entertain it. Every parent should think of any kind of animal from a fish to a bunny as a real responsibility and tell that to their kids if they really want a pet and if the child is too small to understand then don’t get the pet.
@evillemons02282 ай бұрын
These small creatures deserve so much more than they often receive in this world. You turned Valkyrie’s whole life around for the better, and probably saved her from becoming snake food, so thank you ❤❤❤
@scm12736 күн бұрын
Poor baby. Thank you for rescuing her and giving her the life she deserves 💕
@micaylab20926 күн бұрын
Aww, thank you for doing that! Many people don't realize how much work a hamster is. It doesn't help that a lot of pet stores sell those tiny little hamster cages, making people believe that's all the space they need. Honestly those should be illegal. Can't wait to see his new home once you set it up 😊
@MorriganPickman2 ай бұрын
Facts!!
@AllieStark072 ай бұрын
I had a hamster with my roommate and she had a typical cage but we had the cage inside a table enclosure with tons of toys and treats. She could roam around whenever she wanted and then go back into her cage and sleep. She also had a big wheel. I miss her so much, she passed a few weeks ago.
@michelledawn74462 ай бұрын
i just bought a cage for a hamster at pet smart along with the hamster. i cannot believe how small it was.. just got him a huge cage today. so glad he loves it. i 100% agree with you
@noname49982 ай бұрын
They love those wheels to run in. Our gerbil also liked to roam the house in his ball when his habitat was getting cleaned.
@sharonhahn882 ай бұрын
I hate things in tiny little cages !!! I just picture myself there and it makes me nuts. I can't imagine doing it to something else that is totally in your care. I hate the betta fish in the little cups at the pet stores too! I wish they would stop that!!! They have feelings too.... everything does
@coredadventure12 ай бұрын
As newlyweds our first pet was a hamster. We named him Swueeku. He was nocturnal and our first few nights he kept us awake with his squeaky little exercise wheel. He was cute , affectionate and even got loose once or twice, forcing us to move appliances to rescue him. He liked riding in the car He'd sit on the dash board and look out the window. One day he seemed not quite himself, and as a couple of days went by, we became so concerned, we took him to the vet . The vet looked him over and informed us he was dying of old age!He was only 2 yrs old! We were crushed ! That little guy brought us love and laughter and losing him was for us a tragedy.We held each other and sobbed. We had him buried at Bubbling Wells Pet Cemetery . It actually made our love for each other stronger. Seems funny . But we made 47 years together . Having Squeaky in the beginning ,and all we did after had helped to bond us . I still remember the little handful of joy
@redraven14102 ай бұрын
😍🐹😍 Lovely!
@beverleybalshaw9119Ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this, as a hamster mum i salute you. They are precious precious babies 🥺🥺
@paigelovick8752Ай бұрын
We need more people like you ❤
@frankstarr3359Ай бұрын
Thank you for giving her a second chance in a healthier and happier environment! My Boomer MIL is exactly that parent that buys animals when she shouldn’t. Did with my husband and his siblings when they were kids, going so far as to brag about throwing my husbands pet rat out of the window because it disgusted her, and luckily he found it alive and had to rehome it so his mother didn’t hurt it again. But she now buys animals for my children. My girls are a bit older and have the compassion necessary to care for animals, but I now have a Parakeet and a new puppy (she’s Klee Kai and Aussie so she’s exhausting rn) that I have to care for on top of the usual responsibilities that come with life. She got my daughter a Beagle puppy when she turned 7 which we wound up taking in and I loved that dog almost like another child, we gave her a great life until she was killed by a hit and run last July. I’m still broken over it and didn’t want a puppy so now I’m not bonding well with this new one. She also got a kitten for herself until he was too rambunctious (as kittens are) so we took him in too, though now he’s my absolute baby and helps with the loss of our dog. But tldr; adults have got to stop getting animals if they have no desire to care for them. They’re alive too. Science has proven they feel emotions, they need nutrition and play time. Small kids don’t really comprehend that so much.
@jasminbebe24882 ай бұрын
Clear storage bins are actually very good homes for hamsters. The cages they sell at pet stores are way to small. My hamsters have very large bins, the lit I cut out a big spot and put a mesh type ziptied for plenty of ventilation. They love it and have so much room to Rome and play and dig
@Aprilann8712 ай бұрын
Yes I agree! They each need a certain amount of room to be healthy, ours were in bins the same way! It also allows the air to circulate. Many pages are too small Nd closed in.
@bettyjean7402 ай бұрын
Just be aware that you have to inspect the box OFTEN since these little darlings will chew themselves out of most things if they put their mind to it, and some storage bins are made from pretty soft plastic.
@lemonielala30802 ай бұрын
Exactly what problem i she teying to prete d exists from this video so everyone can say wowww youre a good person!!! No i can tell youre a malicious person talking bad about what? "He didnt have food" what do you mean he didnt have food. You mean they didnt give you free food so you had to take your few hipster coins and buy some? It smells awful because shit smells and hamsters shit a lot that vedding did not look that bad for you to claim #antianimalabuse
@MaryAliceComedy2 ай бұрын
@@lemonielala3080that was my first thought!! I’ve only ever had one hamster but she could chew through anything. Her cute little bubble cage with all the tunnels that I bought was chewed up in no time! The only thing that could hold her was a wire cage with 4 stories.
@IratePuffin2 ай бұрын
@@MaryAliceComedyBro you good
@super-quantumunitintelproc81072 ай бұрын
This made me cry. Thank you for giving her a second chance at a good life 🥰
@nikkijane2228 күн бұрын
This made me cry… my parents bought a hamster when I was 4 and my sister was 12 and we took care of him every single day. We fed him celery and those water things and we would cover hes cage up every night so he doesn’t get cold. After years one day he died…. He died because it was a little to cold and he wasn’t eating that much. I cried so much because he was my life. I took care of him when I was 4 5 6. My sister took care of him to. My parents don’t think we took care of him “a lot” but in reality we did. We took pictures in Christmas and stuff. He was our friend I cried so much that it hurt. But he’s in heaven now and being taken care of god. I just wish he was still alive for a few more years.
@sophiahernandez9983Ай бұрын
Poor little bean! Thank you for giving her a second shot 💚
@IrishIHadAPotato2 ай бұрын
I rescue animals but mostly cat and dogs. Thanks for shedding light that smaller animals need proper care and life long commitment too! ❤ That baby is very lucky to have you.
@jessecap6602 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking in this sweet little gal. Hamsters are the only pets I've had. I love them dearly. It breaks my heart to see how mistreated and disregarded they are. She finally has a wonderful place to live her life and receive proper care! 🎉
@MushishiLivi10 күн бұрын
I had a Syrian white hamster from a similar situation. She lived for a while, and passed peacefully. I'm so glad I was able to give her a second chance. Bless you for saving that little creature 🤍
@NeverquitefreeeАй бұрын
I wish people would acknowledge that this is still abuse. This is neglect. Even if it is "just a small animal". This is not okay and this whole thing of buying your kid a hamster or goldfish, shoving it into a tiny container, and getting bored of it, is absolutely horrifying. Thank you for rescuing the little one. Cant wait to see the new enclosure ❤❤
@cdeathlonger74462 ай бұрын
I hate it wwhen people get "tired of" their pets! It's so unfair to the animal. IDC if it's a fish or a horse - if you get a pet, it's your responsibility to care for it until the day it dies.
@american_rose11082 ай бұрын
I thought you’re supposed to teach your kids how to handle responsibility, not run away from it 💔🤦♀️ Thank you for saving her life!!! ❤❤❤🐾🐾🐾
@nataliamartinez6834Ай бұрын
A small being is still a being and deserves every happiness. Thank you for being one of the humans that gets that
@daynawithawhyАй бұрын
their lifetime is so short, thank you for your kindness and compassion 💫
@lisadawnrussell2 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking her. ❤️And thank you for putting this message out there!!! My son would sometimes be embarrassed by me telling adults not to buy animals for young kids when we would pick up supplies at the pet shop. How do these people not grasp that these little souls rely on humans for EVERYTHING. Food, water, clean shelter and companionship. Keep putting the message out! ❤
@meemz70982 ай бұрын
That kind of person doesn't need any pets. People who don't have compassion for animals shouldn't be allowed to own them. How hard is it to understand that they have the same feelings that we have
@pipermaisiemae19992 ай бұрын
Keep telling them!
@lizb41562 ай бұрын
@@pipermaisiemae1999 👍🏼
@meemz70982 ай бұрын
@@lizb4156 I will. 👍🏼
@meemz70982 ай бұрын
and stop breeding and selling them. IKR the profit people will continue 💔to profit
@lisadawnrussell2 ай бұрын
I took care of a neglected hamster when I was 18. Bought it a very large and expensive cage, switched it on to a very healthy diet and got him tons of toys and things to play in/with. It was 2 1/2 at the time and lived about another year with me. It was quite sad watching it grow old, and listening to it struggle as it was passing away. My two older siblings and I buried him in the backyard of our childhood house. Very heartfelt moment for such a little creature that was once insignificant to it's owners. Since then my sister abandoned us, her whole family because the people she was hanging around at the time convinced her we are evil or something, I don't really know she has us all blocked and no one knows why. Shortly after she started that my brother passed away from an overdose. That memory of standing in my backyard of a house I can no longer go to, burying my hamster with my siblings that are no longer around either is painfully depressing. Idk where I'm going with this, it just came to me from watching this and thought I'd share to the 0 people that'll view this comment.
@addictedtoRSАй бұрын
I read it. Life is weird and there are those weird moments like that where we don't know it at the time but it's the last time things are the way they feel like they should be. Before everything changes. Sending love ❤️
@jennifergray7005Ай бұрын
@@jennifergray7005 Thank you for your kind words of encouragement ❤️
@addictedtoRSАй бұрын
Always makes me a lil weepy seeing people show so much care to such little critters ❤️ thank you for taking on this lil lady and giving her a better life ❤️
@itsmaddo28 күн бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to care for this hamster. It’s the forgotten animals that suffer greatly but want to give love the most. 🙏🏽
@littlegreenpatch982 ай бұрын
I took in two tortoises from a coworker. Her ex had bought them for her three year old…. Poor babies had nothing - just mulch and lettuce… she was doing the best she could! I just went today and bought stuff and did my first temporary makeover of their home 🥰 I’ve also taken in unwanted birds in the past for someone’s young grandson… Pets are a commitment - and if you aren’t willing to treat them like family - TELL CHILDREN NO. I heard it all the time growing up with three siblings. It took YEARS for us to convince our parents to get a hamster. He had a middle name and we tell stories of him to this day, and we’re all in our 30’s.
@katydodd40012 ай бұрын
Thankn you for sabving her from that hell hole, I don't know why people get pets if they can't be bothered to look after them properly. I volunteer with a small independant cat rescue charity in Wales, last year we were inundated with abandoned cats and kittens. If you don't want kittens or pups have your pets neutered there is no excuse.I wish the government would make pet neutering compulsory and clamp down on all breeders.
@catherinewilliams3850Ай бұрын
So sad. This happens way too much and I also blame the pet stores for treating these animals like toys on a shelf to be sold to just anyone. Thank you for helping this baby. There’s still so many innocent animals in bad situations and it breaks my heart it literally breaks my mental sometimes.
@CGZ245115 күн бұрын
😭 this is why Rescuing so important that little hamster could have ended up anywhere but she landed in a amazing home with a great hamster parent
@aintgonnatolerateit23142 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for giving love and care to this little creature. Hamster are so often abused and neglected... Peace on you and your little fluffball ❤️
@lucilelacourte28332 ай бұрын
Thank you for caring about this hamster and giving it a new life.
@whitesinnoh7094Ай бұрын
Why did I just cry watching this?? 😢😢 I love animals and I hate when they're mistreated! I'm so happy that you made that baby happy and loved!!! 😊😊
@amberjolly72702 ай бұрын
The way the hamster looked around when it was lowered into the new cage was just like how the owners of homes on extreme renovation shows act at the reveal. 🤩
@polymathica2 ай бұрын
personally, Coldplay always gets me... I'm not even a fan
@ff-zo2nk2 ай бұрын
I don’t know why either lol.. I bet y’all eat meat too. But we pretend like they just live a nice life and then appear ready to eat at the grocery store magically 🤣
@saralc92 ай бұрын
@@saralc9 It is up to us which animals we befriend or eat. It's not illegal or immoral. God gave us the animals and the Earth to reign over. Yes, it's terrible when some act like they don't need to respect life. But, I'm glad they gave the animal to someone responsible and she loves the little thing. Get over it or buy a hard hat. Life isn't fair. We all go through crap and either overcome it or learn to live with it. God wants us all healed, and soon we're going to see just that. "AND IN THE LAST DAYS IT SHALL BE, God declares, THAT I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL FLESH, AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS." - Acts 2:17 I WAS Catholic until I met Jesus in 1986. There is NONE like Him and His perfect love. #JesusMyBFFandEVER.
@RebeccaMcCagueSipe2 ай бұрын
Animals do not ask for much... A little food, a little attention, and a little ❤ love. What we get in return is an unmeasurable amount of Love❤!
@stephanieg55662 ай бұрын
What a precious rescue hamster. I’m so glad you gave it a good home.
@kina85752 ай бұрын
We raised hamsters when I was little and I loved them so much, but they do take responsibility and knowledge in how to care for them. This makes me cry as they truly can be so sweet.
@sarahmccown392124 күн бұрын
Thank you for helping her. I rescue ferrets. People get them because they are cute and fun but don’t like the maintenance. So many end up outside where they don’t survive.
@Kissmyweasel2 ай бұрын
My buddy still has his Ex-GFs turtle, guy got left behind, and the turtle too.
@imgoldleader39382 ай бұрын
Oml I swear people should have to have some kind of interview or something before given an animal-especially animals like turtles they are a life commitment.I hope your friend is ok :)
@AllieStark072 ай бұрын
Had to leave my Turtles with my aunt since i had no space for them in my apartment. But they are still healthy and almost 20 years old now.
@marbleherogaming7352 ай бұрын
Yes, this is the sad thing about pets--they either don't live long enough, or they live "too long" (as in they take much longer commitment than most can give, like birds and turtles. Those often meet a lethal uncertainty as unwilling or unknowledgeable people inherit them or people's lives/interests change, and they're left behind.)
*PLEASE READ* (Note this is mostly aimed at parents) Hamsters are not toys to give to your children! The person who gave me her said they bought it for their (6yo ish) son and he had gotten bored of her and therefore wanted to get rid of her.She wasnt in good condition and wasnt taken care of.Props to them not keeping it and at least acknowledge that she wasnt living the best life but it shouldnt have got to that stage, The reasons why hamsters have such a short lifespan is because they aren't taken seriously and are just handed to children with no knowledge or understanding at simple request.Animals are for life-wether they are a hamster,budgie or dog...please think it through before getting a pet for your child.If your child has done thorough research and can prove they can look after the animal they want then go ahead but animals are living beings who need love and affection.They arent a one week thing theyre a commitment.please spread awareness about this!!
Absolutely!!! Look at the shelters- half of the animals are christmas gifts! People should also have in mind if they can afford a pet! Not only food and toys, but also vetbills. How many cats have one litter after another because people can't afford sterilization. It's a never ending circle, caused by peoples dumbness ... i hate these selfish dumba...s🤬🤬🤬
My cousin had a leming and i did too i took care ofmine and he gpt sick or died of old age not sure but hers died and she was sad but she didnt clean the cage as much as i did and when i asked her do you know why it died she said oh i forgot to feed him
be aware hamster balls can break their toes and severely disorient them. thats a terrible thing to own. pls trash it
@@basilunderworldany other recommendations other then a hamster wheel…it has no holes in it so her feet don’t get trapped or anything but what would you advice as a replacement? Xx
My kids insisted on getting a hamster just over two years ago, I agreed, the thing is she’s my responsibility. I make them watch everytime I feed, change her water, clean her cage, let her play. I want them to have an understanding of how much work and responsibility a pet is, but I refuse to let a pet suffer to teach that lesson. She was a rescue, she was given away because she “had too many babies”. She’s extremely sweet and gentle, probably the best hamster I’ve owned and it just breaks my heart that people view them as disposable. Btw she’s going on two and a half years living with me, gets lots of exercise and daily fruits/veggies as well as her hamster food. I was told she was probably at the end of her life when we got her, obviously not and I’m very glad I got a chance to prove them wrong.
So tired of people thinking smaller animals don’t have feelings and don’t deserve to be treated properly.
As well as cows, pigs and other farm animals …
I still see people try to say dogs don't have emotions and I think they themselves must be psychopaths
@@YG-ti5uzyep cows, pigs and other animals raised with love, affection and the proper conditions will taste much better once on the plate.
@@cosmicllama6910People are dumb as hell I swear
That looks like my hamster
i finally convinced my anatomy professor to upgrade her hamsters cage. he now has a giant cage with plenty of bedding and toys and seeing his personality bloom has been so amazing
Thank you omg that will have made a big difference!!
Good job! That small change probably added another 1 or 2 years to his little life
Need a friend
@@faithsfarmlife1424probably not, Hamsters have a tendency for cannibalism
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A while back, my sister moved out and left her hamster in my basement and didn't even tell me about it. I was down there cleaning one day and heard noises, and found her scratching around in her tiny cage for food. We gave her a big tank with tons of soft bedding to tunnel through and everything. We spoiled her until she passed a couple months later. It just seemed so cruel to me that my sister just left her to die alone in the dark. We loved getting up every morning and watching her wake up and peek her little head about with her sleepy little eyes. So precious.
Your sister is a sociopath
Did you ask your sister why she didn't tell you? I'd keep a wary on her after that👀
Your sister is a sociopath
She has some serious issuess
Poor baby didn't deserve that.....
I worked at a pet store for two years, and one of the things I loved about that place was that we were required to make sure clients had EVERYTHING the animal would need before we were allowed to sell. It also put me in a great position to inform folks that even if the animal wasn't on the same level as a person in terms of intelligence, it still had needs, wants, and feelings. (I took home a disabled dwarf ham from that job - in defiance of all expectations, he lived for FOUR YEARS. His name was Gimpy, and he was made of sass and hatred. We still loved him)
I worked at a pet store that bred mice and rats for snake food. The fish were treated with more dignity than some of the rats. So sad. You’re lucky to have been at one of the decent stores. I actually wouldn’t sell their hamsters becasue they were so mean, I told people they bite and I won’t touch them, and if they want a rodent to get a rat instead lol. It worked most times. I had one person still want a hamster, and I’m like, ok it’s your funeral, I still wouldn’t touch it.
@@Chardelle6925 Yikes. Yeah, all of our rodents were shipped in, already frozen. Our animals had it pretty good. Hamsters being nippy was one of the reasons we were actually encouraged to handle them, so they'd get used to people. It was always painful when someone chose their hamster based on looks, not temperament, cause some of those suckers are MEAN.
I worked at a pet store (PetSmart) as well and with the fish we had to ask what size tank they had set up and had to make sure even the fish were going to the right home. One lady was trying to buy a small beta bowl and a koi fish to put in it... 😅 she was upset when I told her we couldn't sell her the fish.
@@kaylahowell4094 Holy *carp*, good call on the store's part! We got a lot of that kind of stuff with the hamsters, actually.
The saddest part is, this is how those kids are being taught to care for animals and it’s heart wrenching. Hope those parents are as ashamed as they should be.
damn right. my mom just recently told me she stopped feeding my childhood hamster and that’s why it died 😢
@@jxc99yea but why weren't you feeding it?
@jxc99 YOU should have been feeding it, it was YOUR hamster.
@@wendydonnelly1881 i lived between two houses and i was 4 👀 sheesh
@jxc99 oh my god I hope your mother apologized
Hamsters run 5 miles in the wild. They require a LOT of space and enrichment. Most pet stores don't even sell the right sized wheels for them. If you want a hamster, you will spend more money than getting a dog. Hamsters are VERY expensive and 99% of things will have to be ordered online. They only live a few years. There isn't a commercial diet that is good for them, so you have to mix multiple brands. Tubes are dangerous, balls are dangerous and wire wheels are dangerous. Don't keep hamsters together, never do a full cage clean unless they get mites. They love organic baby food puffs. Do not get a syrian, they require tons more room, and even if you give them a giant 10 foot long enclosure, they will still be grumpy and hate you, especially females. Hamsters are NOT for beginners or for children or teens. Hamsters are an advanced adult pet that costs a lot of money, especially at the vet.
I actually love the trend of using large Aquariums or Multi-Level connected cabinets with earth, plants and dry leaves, branches and everything in them. It can look like a piece of nature during the day and and at night you see your hamster explore, dig and forage for food. It still needs to be cleaned and is more work, but it looks so pretty.
it's awful that they're marketed as a beginner/easy pet when they have these sorts of needs
@@ernie39 They are VERY advanced pets and cost a lot of money. Adopting a dog and all of the supplies needed for a dog is cheaper than a hamster which is pretty crazy.
All it takes is simple research. People are just lazy. I wanted a guinea pig but realized I would essentially need a 2 bedroom home so that they could have their own room because I would only give my pet the best life possible. I couldn’t afford that kind of move so I got a cat!
@@margottenenbaumz I have three guinea pigs that free roam in my bedroom. They are VERY expensive and take up my entire floor, but it is worth it. I have over 20 pets and they are like my children. I spend more money on them than I do myself. I spend more money on feeding my guinea pigs every month than I do myself. My pets cost a lot of time and money. I'm moving out soon and I'm also working on getting my first job, going to HISET classes twice weekly, studying hours a day for the HISET, preparing for college, and dealing with my health. I have a lot of mental issues and physical issues. I've been anorexic since I was 12 and now I am severely anemic and I have to get iron transfusions soon. I get dizzy often and it's hard to breathe sometimes due to my asthma and anemia. I never let that get in the way of my pets though, they are my #1 priority! I care for my pets more than people care for their children. I've even trained my guinea pigs and chickens! My dog is a retired service dog that I also trained, and I'm getting my new prospect soon which will also be owner trained. Having pets is VERY hard work, luckily I'm great at multitasking and schedules because I'm autistic. Having a plan for everything makes life so much easier!
I hate how small domesticated rodents are neglected and abused. We should treat them like dogs and cats, their our pets and responsibility, they deserve our love. This video makes me happy
100%. Even though I was 9-12ish, I treated mine like a member of the family. She had a big 3 level cage with tubes going all over, but I also let her out to roam around as much I could. She was big and could fit a ferret leash, so I would take her out to play in nature all the time. I read all the books, researched all the different types of food she could and couldn’t eat, and pretty much every dollar I had went to her. When we took a road trip, she came with us. She had to, there was no way I was leaving her with someone else who might not give her the same love and care as I would. When she got a big lump and the vet recommended I put her down, I was devastated. She was my best friend. We had a funeral for her and I made scrapbook pages of all our adventures.
It's not just rodents, it's everything. I did animal rescue for years and from horses to alligators, you see this all across the spectrum. People suck, sad but true. However, if you care and want to put the time in you can help another living being and totally change their world. ❤
@@queenkoi Yup completely agree. It always breaks my heart how people can be so cruel to animals. They can feel too! How would you like to be treated like that??
You are an incredible soul. You are part of a rare lot. NEVER change.
Thank you so much :)
Literally NEVER change despite what anyone says
@@AllieStark07you're kind, stay how you are ❤
Kind people are not that rare. Its just easier to talk about negative people 😢❤
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My mother in law got my daughter a hamster when she was 11. He was a runt, getting attacked daily. The pet store took him out and handled him all the time. She named him Arlo. He was the smartest hamster I’ve ever met. He would roll on his back to get tummy rubs, he would escape his very elaborate home, get to the dog bowls and steal food, taking it back up to his house. We don’t know how. He insisted that we carried him in a scarf around our neck so he could see the world. He showed love. He lived almost 5 years. Miss you Arlo!!!
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That's lovely ❤❤❤😊
You just reminded me of my rat stealing chunks of cat food and making and awkward run for it 😂❤
Awww!!!
I didn’t even know hamsters could live that long!
Hearing the little thing scared made me tear a bit, when I had my hamster he was super scared and not healthy at all. Im so glad he was happy and comfortable with me. People say rodents are dumb, but he knew me and when I was sad. Please take care of any animal, be responsible.
Omg you can see the shock when you put him/her down into the cage. Im so happy this baby found a good home. I love this video ❤❤❤🐹
I was at one of "those stores" one day, when they had some cats from the shelter for adoption. I witnessed a woman and several children, looking at the kittens. The children were begging their mom to let them have a kitten. I heard Mom tell them that since they already had a cat, they couldn't get a kitten. The kids countered with a suggestion that they take their adult cat to a shelter, then get the kitten. Mom didn't even hesitate to agree with that. I was horrified & told one of the kids that they couldn't just throw their other cat away. The child said they wouldn't do that, they would just bring her back to the store. It's no wonder our society has no idea how to take care of Anything--alive, or not! It's so sad. 😢 Thank you for being kind to this tiny furbaby. ❤
Omg that’s horrific - u know those kids won’t hesitate to put mum in a home when the time comes. So sad. Poor cat
Humans being inhumane😢
My 4-year-old wants a cat and we have an older dog that hates cats. One day he said we could just take her to my boyfriend's parent's house, so we could get a cat, lol. He loves our dog and really had no idea what he was saying at the time, but it was kind of funny. Of course we said absolutely not and explained to him that we can't get rid of our dog like that and that he would miss her. He agreed and went on about his day.
@@lostineggsaisle yeah I'm sure he don't understand how life would be with the dog at his grandparents house. If someday he tells you the same thing, give your dog a lil vacation to their house, it could be a teaching moment for your son, and for him to understand how the house will be without the family pet that he knows and love
I work at a (small, mom and pop style) pet store. The number of calls we get about “can we take back this or that Guinea pig” combined with people asking for “cheap, rehomed Guinea pigs” blows my mind. Folks want pet turtles for their 5 year old kid and I’ll be like, “just so you know, this turtle will be with you still when you go off to college, when you graduate. When you get your doctorate. When you meet your future spouse. When you have kids.”
My husband worked at PetSmart years ago. They had a hamster that the other hamsters mauled. He rescued her, and, after she recovered, we got her for free as "damaged goods". (We also then had to spend over $100 on a cage/bedding/toys...) She lived to be four. Not the most exciting pet I've ever had, but she seemed happy.
This reminded me of the first hamster I got. My husband bought him for me as a surprise. When I opened that box, I started crying. I instantly loved him. He had wet tail though, so I called petsmart to see what I'm supposed to do and they said that we can return him and get a new one, like he was a pair of pants. I told them "no, I just want him to get better" and they took him for a week and called me to come and get him because he was all better. I loved that hamster with my whole heart and cried for 3 months after he passed away. He was bestest friend, even my dad (he stayed with us for a bit) was shocked with the relationship I had with a hamster. The next hamster we got, my mom (this time it was her staying with us for a bit) was shocked to see how I treated my ham hams. They never treated their animals well, unless it was a dog. Even the cats we had, growing up, wasn't treated well because in my mom's exact words "cats are a dime a dozen". She was also shocked about how I treat my cat and that changed her whole perspective on them. She now has a catio for hers and freaks out if he leaves for a couple days. She thought I was being mean because I don't let my cat roam outside forever and that he gets supervised outside time and doesn't leave the yard. But, fails to realize how mean it is to dump cats out in the middle of the desert.
@TheRosieBoy you sound like a really caring person. Completely agree with you that any time that cats are outside should be heavily supervised. My MIL walks her cat in her neighborhood on leash. Unsupervised, they can wreck havoc on the environment, as they are phenomenal ambush hunters and can hunt to extinction our endangered native species. Plus they are at risk of coyote attacks, vehicles hitting them, etc. so it's really better all around
4 is pretty old for a hammy, you must've done an amazing job with her! Especially with her having been injured! I know she loved you very much and gave her a great life!
@@TheRosieBoyI get it, small animals are just as unique and full of personality as dogs or cats. They build strong bonds with people, and can be affectionate. My guinea pig, before he passed away a few months ago, wasn't a cuddler, he showed his love and affection through mostly just hanging out with you, enjoying your company. He only was a cuddler when he was scared or stressed after vet visits (nail trims, because I have hand tremors/shakey hands), I would hold him up to my chest, and he would nuzzle into my neck as I told him it was ok, momma's here. He was my best friend, but more than anything, he was my baby. He passed at 6 years old. I miss him everyday. He was the big tough man type, throwing his weight around, violently rearranging his furniture lol, yanking the hay from his manger before sticking his face in it to eat it. Loudly drinking water. He also bounced back from problems like it was nothing, heck he survived a 6 hour plane ride like a champ. He also loved to watch his shows. He'd sit there and watch what was on, turn, grab some hay, put his attention back to his shows as he ate the hay in his mouth like popcorn. He was silly, very smart, strong, but also a sensitive momma's boy, and a diva. He was a complicated lil guy, but it's clear he saw himself as 10 feet tall. Gregarious and boisterous, just a big, friendly, goofy personality, who loved being a star.
hamsters are loners unless breeding them.. they should have been separated.
I miss my ratties. All the little angels deserve a wonderful quality life. Thanks for being there for her. 💞
Oh yes, dear heart! I haven't had the blessing of a pet rat in almost 25 years. Domestic fancy rats are some of the sweetest, and most loving pets a person can have. If someone can't have a dog, or cat I always say to get a rat. 🥰🐁🐀
I love this! Thank you so much for saving this sweet baby. I mean this as a kind word of advice; please please give her more bedding so she can burrow! It’s part of their biology and really important for them. She already looks so much happier, I can’t wait to see updates!!
im shocked how nice the comments are because her cage now really isn’t any better.
I rescued an abused hamster from a pet store. The shop owner said they had got him from a family because he was "too much work". I explained that I could take care of them and showed my other hamsters to them and they gave him and some supplies over for free. We named him Mad Max and he lived a happy life until he passed on later down the road. I'm so happy I got to care for the little guy while I could ❤️
Thank you for your kindness to Mad Max. May you be richly rewarded for your kindness!
That’s very sweet of the store for caring and even gifting you things.
“Too much work”. I hope they don’t have a dog.
Hamsters are one of the easiest pets in the world to care for! And they only live a few years. If u can't take GREAT care of a hamster then u should NEVER OWN ANY KIND OF PET EVER!!!!
The last hamster i had was a russian dwarf hamster named spooky that came back to the store at 4 months old underfed and weak it had a average life expectancy of 1.5 years the shop owner said but we managed to make it live for 4 whole years after we ended up having to put it down due to a lethal infection plus cancer behind the eyes which we couldn't have known until it was too late their eyes were litteraly slowly being pushed out of their eyesockets by the tumorgrowth and they were in such pain that instead of biting your finger at the cage she would lick us instead and cuddle against our finger which was the point i figured out something was wrong we burried him after his forever sleep medication in the backyard next to my previous rats and other hamsters we had before all always recognizable due to a big heart rock right above their boxes yes we make actual wooden coffins for them at the size they are at they will slowly decomp in the ground and return to nature as nutrients for the garden to thrive in their honor we have loads of veggies fruits herb and spices and we are grateful for our friends to be watching over them when we're not home❤ R.I.P to all pets lost
Being traumatized as an adult with the realization of the horrors I committed as a child to my pet hamster (never taking it out of the tiny cage, only having its wheel like once a week because my family hated the sounds it made, definitely lack luster food choices, the list goes on) Now vowing to only allow my kids a pet if we spend a large amount of time learning together about the proper way to care for it before getting anything. I get my parents didn’t really know better, but we had way to many hamsters / guinea pigs / beta fish / other fish that had tiny homes compared to what they should have, and not enough toys/proper food/proper bedding. They just did whatever the petsmart people said was good enough.
We can’t change the past but that’s ok :) you’re a better person just for acknowledging this fact…plus now you know for the future-you’re a great mum and Ik im just some random 16yo but my mother was an awful person hence me being in care.You’re doing great :)
@@AllieStark07 you seem like a very grounded 16yo because of your past. I’m sorry for anything you experienced but it already seems like your the type to break the cycle for your own future children as well. Wish you love, happiness, respect, and security
@@emro164... that's what I was thinking as well. I'm 71 and most of my life I only saw hamsters put in a wire cage with an exercise wheel, wood shavings, and a water tube hooked to the side. Nowadays I think it would be great fun (and a little spendy) to build a hamster paradise.
you're not alone, my mom got me a rabbit when I was too young and the less than subpar care and accommodations I could give make me feel guilty 15 years later. all we can do is grow and forgive ourselves for not knowing any better
It was the adults’ responsibility to teach you how to care for the animal. Not your fault.
i love that this is a temporary home for her, i hope she gets a bigger one with more bedding!! thank you for caring for her
You are an angel. I'm so thankful that poor baby was rescued by you. Parents NEED to teach their children the value of all living beings so we don't end up with adults who perpetuate this cruel, vane abuse.
My friends daughter drowned a hamster by giving it a bath 😢 please make sure you educate your kids on pets. They are living creatures with beating hearts and feelings. I cried when he told me about it. Thank you for saving this baby ❤
My parents basically made me research and explain to them how I would care for my gerbils before they’d consider buying them for me. I think that was a good way of doing it.
Holy shit this would scar me for life if I was that kid
i hate when children get involved with animals. they're CHILDREN. children are stupid. they don't have the capacity to be responsible.
@@angry-lucky-cattyomg that's IS a good way of doing it! Definitely will do that it I get kids
@@angry-lucky-catty Gerbils are definitely one of the most mistreated pets out there, kudos to your parents.
I hate people who just lose interest in a pet, it’s disgusting. Poor hamster, I’m glad she found you n has a good home now.
But you cant really blame the 6 year old for that. Now that the parents got rid of it, all that theyre son learned from this is that when he is no longer interested at something, it can just be thrown away. Adults should know better.
For me it was called mental health. My depression got so bad that I couldn’t wake up and happily say hi to my fishies each morning. I sold them, because it wasn’t appropriate to keep an animal when I was in such a bad mental state. This isn’t the case here, but I do think generalization like this is harmful. It wasn’t my fault I lost interest in my little ones. Shit happens. I wasn’t going to be a good owner. I made the conscious decision to decide it was in their best interest and mine to get rid of them.
I lost interest in my guinea pigs when I was like 12 or so. We decided to give them away to animal lovers (an adult couple). I didn't get another pet because I learned from it - those small pets are not for me. It happens but like... deal with it properly and not at the expense of the animal.
Hamsters have so short lives, it's incredible that some people can't even fully commit to that.
Poor baby. The surprise on her face when she saw all the toys in her cage. 😭❤️ Thank you for saving her
The way she looked around when you lowered her down into her nice clean home, she looked surprised & to be thinking, “This’s mine! Wow!” Thank you for giving her the love, care & compassion every pet deserves. I’ll never understand how some people treat a living being with such disregard. Those people need to get a plushie, instead of an animal that depends on them and is at their mercy.
She was probably thinking "Does this have familiar scent?" followed by "Hey, I could get used to this!" ❣️
Yes, but their lifespan is still shorter than a cat or dog. Research before you adopt. I had a six year old mouse years ago btw.
Oops replied to wrong comment. Sorry.
I volunteer at a shelter and it never ceases to break my heart when I see animals that were adopted previously over the holidays are either returned or come back as strays.😢
I rather they be return to shelter than be out on street
😅😊😊😊😊😊@@kinglinus3708
my boyfriend works at a humane society and i can always tell how much it breaks his heart when he notices a dog has been returned for some reason or another :(
Yeah the actual percentage they worked out overall is something absolutely huge. It’s terrible.
It’s so sad. My kitty that my husband and I adopted had been returned to the rescue because the people who adopted her let her go outside, she got worms, and they didn’t want to deal with treating them. We’re glad in a way though, because now she’s in her real forever home and we would never give her up.
THIS is why there are people like you in the world!!! THANK YOU!!! I try to teach my children that having a pet ANOTHER LIFE is like having a child (in a way) you can’t just send it on it’s way when YOURE done with it wth? Smh this saddens but warms my heart at the same time!!!!❤
All pets deserve top quality care. Thank you so much for your loving care of Valkyrie. ❤️
It is so upsetting to me how often this stuff happens! It happens to fish, to bunnies and baby chicks on Easter, hamsters and even cats or dogs if they get "too large." If you aren't prepared to have a pet for LIFE, don't get it. They aren't TOYS, they are living beings and usualy all they know, rely on and care about, is you! Thank you so much for giving this little baby a better life. ❤
I want baby chick's SO BAD. I already have a hen and she really wants babies, so I figured it's a good idea. You are entirely correct, pets aren't just a toy that you can throw away, they are a commitment. Thankyou for saying this
@@SprklezXP Aww, I love chickens. They are much smarter and sweeter than most people give them credit for. ❤️
which is so sad, because starting to keep chickens as pets has been one of the best things I've ever done. no more bugs in my house, and each one is full of personality. plus, silkie chickens look like fraggle rock Muppets, so that just adds to it
@@LMCorvinus Aww I'm so happy that they have you to take care of them.
I used to be a garbage man. I couldn't do the job because too many people throw away live animals and my heart couldn't take it. Even places like PetSmart and Wallmart throw away live animals. It's disgusting!!!😢🤬😡
Couldn't agree more. No animal is a gift for a specific moment. It's a life commitment. They are a precious life and should be treated as such. Thank you for making this lil one so happy!!
It should only be a gift under certain circumstances, like someone who is genuinely passionately wanting this pet, and is willing and able to do the research and give proper care and handle the commitment.
Thank you for giving her a safe home. You are an angel.
You are amazing for this!!! My wife cried because she loves hamsters. Well she loves all animals but she hates when people don’t treat them right! ❤
I'm always telling people that, an animal isn't a toy that you just get rid of when they get tired of playing with it. I love how you took such good care of that sweet little life. Animals have feelings too.
Easter is coming up so there are going to be a lot of unwanted rabbits soon. My county is already preparing the shelters for them.
I'm just curious do you eat meat?
@@annaburke8537 No I do not eat meat.
@@patricialoney8919 good. I feel the same and I can't eat it either. ❤️
Yes. These morons who think humans are the only life that matters (if they even think that) will be in for a rude awakening once Armageddon kicks in and dragons snatching them up
Thank you SO much! Hamster's don't often get the care they need. You are wonderful for doing this. If you need tips on proper care, Victoria Raechel's channel is AMAZING
Thanks you!!
Absolutely. Thank you on behalf of the hamster
Completely agree. A friend of mine was traumatized as a child because their siblings did not care about the feelings of this small creature. People need to understand that every living creature you take on as a pet deserves the best life you can possibly give them! If not, DO NOT GET THEM!!
Yes I also watch Victoria Rachel's channel, she definitely knows her stuff on these little guys. 😊
Poor baby. She's very lucky to have been placed in your hands.
Thank you for making her happy. Can't wait to see her new cage!
People make fun of me the way I take care of my guineapigs. They mean the world to me and I am basically their whole world. Everything they know are the things I do so I have to do my best for them. I love them so much! You are an amazing human being. Thank you for taking care of Valkeryie.
I had 2 guinea-pigs. Their personalities were so different. Lovely little creatures 💙
@@hazeldavies6167They really are
i LOVE guinea pigs so much, they’re the absolute best. i miss the ones i used to have so much, they are so so sweet. i plan on getting another one (or two… or three🤭so they can have friends) in the future. i’m really glad you take great care of them, they deserve it😽
People who make fun of other people for loving their pets so dearly have not experienced true love. I do not envy them. Thank you for taking care of your guinea pigs with such love and dedication. You deserve the world
Hunny I’d just like to say that you love on those sweet babies any way you see fit. They’re not paying for the welfare of your cuties. Please pay no mind to such weird comments. I’d love to snuggle a Guinea pig at least once in my life 🤗🫶🏻
😢💔 Hamsters are so precious. Welcome home, Valkyrie.
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Nooo her name is Pete tho😭😭😭 why the hell can’t girl animals have boy names
@@maxineskytta9330 It's not so much her being called a "boy's" name, but maybe not using the name given by a neglectful family. She's allowed a new start with a fierce and noble name 💪🐹👑💕
@@maggpiprime954 okayy yeah I understand that! I hope she’s a happy hamster now
I've always hated that people buy pets for a Christmas or Birthday gift and just forget about them. 😢
I am invested. Poor baby girl! So thankful she has you. Go Valkeryie!
😭😭 the hesitant "wait, is this MINE?!" look. Thank you for giving her much deserved love
You are an angel. That poor sweet soul was probably so terrified and you were patient, kind and loving. What a gift you are! ❤️❤️❤️
I cannot ❤❤❤ this statement enough!
Your wonderful for doing this. The rat cages they sell at pet shops are disgusting. My rats live in a double story bird cage. The room is massive. I down graded recently as they have gotten senior, but still so much room. You love and empathise with your pets, imagine how’d they feel, or don’t get a pet at all.
I used to own hamsters. I used to clean out the bedding and everything in a week or a few days depending on how much pee and poo was in the cage. You have to clean and replace the bedding! This is so sad and I’m glad you helped this little one.
People suck 🤬🤬🤬thank you for stepping in and helping this poor little thing😘😘😘 such a sweetie❤
Always!!
It’s just a stupid hamster, no feelings, no emotions can barely think for itself.
@@BizzinBuzzer It's a living beeing and deserves to be treated like any other living creature. But don't mind, seems as if you have no clue what i'm talking about ...
@@vesnabirek-keklik7137 Nah not all living beings are equal, humans>cat>dog>rabbit>cow>rat>ferret> Hamster>microorganisms
@@BizzinBuzzeryou are really dumb. Every organism on Earth has been evolving for the same amount of time. There is no "superior". Hamsters may not be particularly intelligent, but they have the same complex nervous systems as other animals. They feel pain, fear and anxiety. If you can't take care of an animal, you shouldn't have it in the first place. That is the only point this video is making.
A stray cat has adopted the staff where I work, we all love our bad tempered cat , many of us have been bitten and scratched by her but still love her . Over the past year she's been a permanent fixture 😂 ... all we've done is shown her a bit of kindness and she keeps our yard free of rats and mice 😊 win,win !
That's great, but if it hasn't already been done, someone should get her to the vets so she can get a checkup, and all the vaccines she needs especially a rabies vaccine. Also if she is going to be living at the workplace, she should have some sort of shelter during bad weather or maybe someone could bring her home, or if she's more of a feral cat, or barn cat, maybe bring her to a barn for the winter at least. The rabies vaccine is very important though. People can catch it and not even realize that they have it for months to a year and once they develop the symptoms, it is too late. It is fatal at that point. You'd said people had been scratched, and bitten, and it spreads through bites and also just scratches too, so it is worrisome if she has not gotten a vaccine.
You are the kindest human ever, may the gods bless you and whoever raised such a wonderful young individual.
So cute! Just give her really really thick layer of bedding so she can dig, accordingly to her natural instinct
Thank Goodness you saved her. Small children should not be given pets as gifts. They are not old enough for that kind of responsibility!
Yep, but their parents should know that. The parents failed ...
Pets aren't gifts period, I don't care how old the recipient is.
@@Panda72021*unplanned, unexpected gifts, I think it's fine if the kid has been prepped to get a pet e.g. for Christmas for a while and has proven they're responsible enough
I got my first dragon off the side of the road where someone had abandoned him. Dave is much better now. I feel exactly the same way you do. Pets are for life. They aren’t disposable. 😞
Even the smallest of animals feel pain and fear! They are no different from us.❤😢
My heart breaks for this hamster. Animals deserve a fun life. I treated my former hamster like a king. He gets to roam the house in a ball. Then got him a wife and they had kids. I became a grandma of 10. Wish hamsters had a longer life span. Animals are the best thing there is on this planet. They take your stress away, love you unconditionally, gives you joy and happiness, and also teaches us to enjoy the simplicity of life.
So true.. 😻
This was so cute! I’m sure you were a wonderful grandfather!!
The last sentence hits home. ❤️
That's what makes having small animals so rewarding. You can spoil the hell out of them. My gerbil had 1 wire cage on a bottom shelf connected through tubes to two 20 gallon tanks and her penthouse suite 10 gallon tank on the top shelf where she slept. I would block every escape route and let her out to run around my room where she'd climb up onto my shoulder to look around. I once found her tank open but she had escaped just long enough to chew through my fairy lights and then went back inside. So, I must have been doing something right.
People don’t think about smaller animals as being commitments often. Had a situation where someone bought a live hermit crab for white Christmas gift exchange. It wasn’t for a specific person (kinda like pass around the gifts until we stop) and the person who got made it clear they didn’t want it (didn’t tell the person who bought). Thankfully someone took it come but I was so mad at the person who brought it because they thought it was “such a unique gift”. Totally ruined the night since no one really cared they brought a live animal just to hand off to someone.
Oh yeah, there’s so much fucked up shit involved when it comes to the sale of pet hermit crabs, it’s awful.
Mist people are MORANS !!!
Very nice ..I'm glad you took care of her/him. We all need love ..she just needs a bigger cage to run around
This makes me want to cry, thank you for taking care of her. I'll never understand how people don't think little babies deserve the same level of love and care as bigger babies do 🥺❤️
If that is pine shavings please be aware it'll give her a respiratory disease! Use unbleached paper bedding 🥰 she can burrow a lot more too. Thanks for helping this hammy ♥️
yes my childhood guinea pig got a lung disease i think from wood shavings
Hopefully it's aspen, its the same color
she probably knows and its the right kind. shavings can look the same.
Thank you. That is a living creature. It can feel pain, understand neglect, and deserves neither. It’s just an important reminder that we can all do better.
You’re a kind and compassionate human- anyone who helps ANY ANIMAL IN NEED is who we, as people, should strive to be like. May God bless you, always.
Thank you for your kindness. I am guilty of hamster indifference thirty years ago and it still plagues my mind. God bless your help
Atta Girl! I know Miss Valkyrie’s life got a million shades brighter, glad to see there’s still humanity out there for these fellas
I rescued a few Xmas babies in my life. Hamsters, ferrets, and birds. I'm glad there are more people like myself helping these babies. ❤
Don't break that hand of yours patting your back
Thank you so much. Hamsters are a living thing and deserves the best while they are still with us. They are not some animal that you can just throw away when you aren’t loving it as much. I see that happen way too often with pet rodents, birds, and reptiles. Thank you
All animals we bring into our homes deserve absolute love. And if we Cannot provide that, it’s our responsibility to find a better option. Negligence is never the better option 😢
I know they’re not hamsters, but same concept, my mom bought Guinea pigs for my littlest brother (around 10 at the time) and he kept the three of them in a tiny cage (probably 1.5ft x 3 ft with no toys or hides or anything. No socialization. They’d try to hide at the slightest noise but had nowhere to hide. She originally got just one Guinea pig, but I asked her to get it some friends as they’re social creatures. I regret asking for that now. They were not taken care of, the bedding would stink up the whole house as it went so long without changing. I was moved out at this point so I didn’t know how bad it really was until it was too late. They eventually thirsted to death. Everyone there just let it happen. I would implore my brother or mom to just rehome them when I visited, but they wouldn’t. It makes me physically sick to think about the quality of those little Guinea pigs’ lives and their deaths. I wish I hadn’t asked for friends for the one because the other two suffered for it.
I probably woulda taken them at that point.... visit and sneak them out. That's horrible... some people really don't deserve to be around animals 😭
@@whoevenknows762 can’t really sneak anything when you don’t have a key and there are cameras, plus, like I said, I didn’t know how bad it had gotten towards the end until they were gone. I knew the cage was inadequate and their bedding wasn’t getting changed from when I had visited occasionally, but I didn’t know they weren’t getting water until I visited and they weren’t there anymore. I asked and my older younger brother told me finally. But yea, some people are lesser than animals and shouldn’t have any.
I have a guinea who was rescued from a situation with little kids. Honestly, it's sad the mistreatment they suffer.
Horrible but not your fault. Anyone not raised in a closet knows animals need water and nutrition. Same happened to me with a beloved sibling who just got socially busy but I could have taken over…I know how it hurts!
Honestly nothing makes me sadder and angrier than people who treat living things as a toy, just because this animal is small it doesn’t mean it doesn’t need a large space and things to entertain it. Every parent should think of any kind of animal from a fish to a bunny as a real responsibility and tell that to their kids if they really want a pet and if the child is too small to understand then don’t get the pet.
These small creatures deserve so much more than they often receive in this world. You turned Valkyrie’s whole life around for the better, and probably saved her from becoming snake food, so thank you ❤❤❤
Poor baby. Thank you for rescuing her and giving her the life she deserves 💕
Aww, thank you for doing that! Many people don't realize how much work a hamster is. It doesn't help that a lot of pet stores sell those tiny little hamster cages, making people believe that's all the space they need. Honestly those should be illegal. Can't wait to see his new home once you set it up 😊
Facts!!
I had a hamster with my roommate and she had a typical cage but we had the cage inside a table enclosure with tons of toys and treats. She could roam around whenever she wanted and then go back into her cage and sleep. She also had a big wheel. I miss her so much, she passed a few weeks ago.
i just bought a cage for a hamster at pet smart along with the hamster. i cannot believe how small it was.. just got him a huge cage today. so glad he loves it. i 100% agree with you
They love those wheels to run in. Our gerbil also liked to roam the house in his ball when his habitat was getting cleaned.
I hate things in tiny little cages !!! I just picture myself there and it makes me nuts. I can't imagine doing it to something else that is totally in your care. I hate the betta fish in the little cups at the pet stores too! I wish they would stop that!!! They have feelings too.... everything does
As newlyweds our first pet was a hamster. We named him Swueeku. He was nocturnal and our first few nights he kept us awake with his squeaky little exercise wheel. He was cute , affectionate and even got loose once or twice, forcing us to move appliances to rescue him. He liked riding in the car He'd sit on the dash board and look out the window. One day he seemed not quite himself, and as a couple of days went by, we became so concerned, we took him to the vet . The vet looked him over and informed us he was dying of old age!He was only 2 yrs old! We were crushed ! That little guy brought us love and laughter and losing him was for us a tragedy.We held each other and sobbed. We had him buried at Bubbling Wells Pet Cemetery . It actually made our love for each other stronger. Seems funny . But we made 47 years together . Having Squeaky in the beginning ,and all we did after had helped to bond us . I still remember the little handful of joy
😍🐹😍 Lovely!
Thank you for doing this, as a hamster mum i salute you. They are precious precious babies 🥺🥺
We need more people like you ❤
Thank you for giving her a second chance in a healthier and happier environment! My Boomer MIL is exactly that parent that buys animals when she shouldn’t. Did with my husband and his siblings when they were kids, going so far as to brag about throwing my husbands pet rat out of the window because it disgusted her, and luckily he found it alive and had to rehome it so his mother didn’t hurt it again. But she now buys animals for my children. My girls are a bit older and have the compassion necessary to care for animals, but I now have a Parakeet and a new puppy (she’s Klee Kai and Aussie so she’s exhausting rn) that I have to care for on top of the usual responsibilities that come with life. She got my daughter a Beagle puppy when she turned 7 which we wound up taking in and I loved that dog almost like another child, we gave her a great life until she was killed by a hit and run last July. I’m still broken over it and didn’t want a puppy so now I’m not bonding well with this new one. She also got a kitten for herself until he was too rambunctious (as kittens are) so we took him in too, though now he’s my absolute baby and helps with the loss of our dog. But tldr; adults have got to stop getting animals if they have no desire to care for them. They’re alive too. Science has proven they feel emotions, they need nutrition and play time. Small kids don’t really comprehend that so much.
Clear storage bins are actually very good homes for hamsters. The cages they sell at pet stores are way to small. My hamsters have very large bins, the lit I cut out a big spot and put a mesh type ziptied for plenty of ventilation. They love it and have so much room to Rome and play and dig
Yes I agree! They each need a certain amount of room to be healthy, ours were in bins the same way! It also allows the air to circulate. Many pages are too small Nd closed in.
Just be aware that you have to inspect the box OFTEN since these little darlings will chew themselves out of most things if they put their mind to it, and some storage bins are made from pretty soft plastic.
Exactly what problem i she teying to prete d exists from this video so everyone can say wowww youre a good person!!! No i can tell youre a malicious person talking bad about what? "He didnt have food" what do you mean he didnt have food. You mean they didnt give you free food so you had to take your few hipster coins and buy some? It smells awful because shit smells and hamsters shit a lot that vedding did not look that bad for you to claim #antianimalabuse
@@lemonielala3080that was my first thought!! I’ve only ever had one hamster but she could chew through anything. Her cute little bubble cage with all the tunnels that I bought was chewed up in no time! The only thing that could hold her was a wire cage with 4 stories.
@@MaryAliceComedyBro you good
This made me cry. Thank you for giving her a second chance at a good life 🥰
This made me cry… my parents bought a hamster when I was 4 and my sister was 12 and we took care of him every single day. We fed him celery and those water things and we would cover hes cage up every night so he doesn’t get cold. After years one day he died…. He died because it was a little to cold and he wasn’t eating that much. I cried so much because he was my life. I took care of him when I was 4 5 6. My sister took care of him to. My parents don’t think we took care of him “a lot” but in reality we did. We took pictures in Christmas and stuff. He was our friend I cried so much that it hurt. But he’s in heaven now and being taken care of god. I just wish he was still alive for a few more years.
Poor little bean! Thank you for giving her a second shot 💚
I rescue animals but mostly cat and dogs. Thanks for shedding light that smaller animals need proper care and life long commitment too! ❤ That baby is very lucky to have you.
Thank you for taking in this sweet little gal. Hamsters are the only pets I've had. I love them dearly. It breaks my heart to see how mistreated and disregarded they are. She finally has a wonderful place to live her life and receive proper care! 🎉
I had a Syrian white hamster from a similar situation. She lived for a while, and passed peacefully. I'm so glad I was able to give her a second chance. Bless you for saving that little creature 🤍
I wish people would acknowledge that this is still abuse. This is neglect. Even if it is "just a small animal". This is not okay and this whole thing of buying your kid a hamster or goldfish, shoving it into a tiny container, and getting bored of it, is absolutely horrifying. Thank you for rescuing the little one. Cant wait to see the new enclosure ❤❤
I hate it wwhen people get "tired of" their pets! It's so unfair to the animal. IDC if it's a fish or a horse - if you get a pet, it's your responsibility to care for it until the day it dies.
I thought you’re supposed to teach your kids how to handle responsibility, not run away from it 💔🤦♀️ Thank you for saving her life!!! ❤❤❤🐾🐾🐾
A small being is still a being and deserves every happiness. Thank you for being one of the humans that gets that
their lifetime is so short, thank you for your kindness and compassion 💫
Thank you for taking her. ❤️And thank you for putting this message out there!!! My son would sometimes be embarrassed by me telling adults not to buy animals for young kids when we would pick up supplies at the pet shop. How do these people not grasp that these little souls rely on humans for EVERYTHING. Food, water, clean shelter and companionship. Keep putting the message out! ❤
That kind of person doesn't need any pets. People who don't have compassion for animals shouldn't be allowed to own them. How hard is it to understand that they have the same feelings that we have
Keep telling them!
@@pipermaisiemae1999 👍🏼
@@lizb4156 I will. 👍🏼
and stop breeding and selling them. IKR the profit people will continue 💔to profit
I took care of a neglected hamster when I was 18. Bought it a very large and expensive cage, switched it on to a very healthy diet and got him tons of toys and things to play in/with. It was 2 1/2 at the time and lived about another year with me. It was quite sad watching it grow old, and listening to it struggle as it was passing away. My two older siblings and I buried him in the backyard of our childhood house. Very heartfelt moment for such a little creature that was once insignificant to it's owners. Since then my sister abandoned us, her whole family because the people she was hanging around at the time convinced her we are evil or something, I don't really know she has us all blocked and no one knows why. Shortly after she started that my brother passed away from an overdose. That memory of standing in my backyard of a house I can no longer go to, burying my hamster with my siblings that are no longer around either is painfully depressing. Idk where I'm going with this, it just came to me from watching this and thought I'd share to the 0 people that'll view this comment.
I read it. Life is weird and there are those weird moments like that where we don't know it at the time but it's the last time things are the way they feel like they should be. Before everything changes. Sending love ❤️
@@jennifergray7005 Thank you for your kind words of encouragement ❤️
Always makes me a lil weepy seeing people show so much care to such little critters ❤️ thank you for taking on this lil lady and giving her a better life ❤️
Thank you for taking the time to care for this hamster. It’s the forgotten animals that suffer greatly but want to give love the most. 🙏🏽
I took in two tortoises from a coworker. Her ex had bought them for her three year old…. Poor babies had nothing - just mulch and lettuce… she was doing the best she could! I just went today and bought stuff and did my first temporary makeover of their home 🥰 I’ve also taken in unwanted birds in the past for someone’s young grandson… Pets are a commitment - and if you aren’t willing to treat them like family - TELL CHILDREN NO. I heard it all the time growing up with three siblings. It took YEARS for us to convince our parents to get a hamster. He had a middle name and we tell stories of him to this day, and we’re all in our 30’s.
Thankn you for sabving her from that hell hole, I don't know why people get pets if they can't be bothered to look after them properly. I volunteer with a small independant cat rescue charity in Wales, last year we were inundated with abandoned cats and kittens. If you don't want kittens or pups have your pets neutered there is no excuse.I wish the government would make pet neutering compulsory and clamp down on all breeders.
So sad. This happens way too much and I also blame the pet stores for treating these animals like toys on a shelf to be sold to just anyone. Thank you for helping this baby. There’s still so many innocent animals in bad situations and it breaks my heart it literally breaks my mental sometimes.
😭 this is why Rescuing so important that little hamster could have ended up anywhere but she landed in a amazing home with a great hamster parent
Thank you so much for giving love and care to this little creature. Hamster are so often abused and neglected... Peace on you and your little fluffball ❤️
Thank you for caring about this hamster and giving it a new life.
Why did I just cry watching this?? 😢😢 I love animals and I hate when they're mistreated! I'm so happy that you made that baby happy and loved!!! 😊😊
The way the hamster looked around when it was lowered into the new cage was just like how the owners of homes on extreme renovation shows act at the reveal. 🤩
personally, Coldplay always gets me... I'm not even a fan
I don’t know why either lol.. I bet y’all eat meat too. But we pretend like they just live a nice life and then appear ready to eat at the grocery store magically 🤣
@@saralc9 It is up to us which animals we befriend or eat. It's not illegal or immoral. God gave us the animals and the Earth to reign over. Yes, it's terrible when some act like they don't need to respect life. But, I'm glad they gave the animal to someone responsible and she loves the little thing. Get over it or buy a hard hat. Life isn't fair. We all go through crap and either overcome it or learn to live with it. God wants us all healed, and soon we're going to see just that. "AND IN THE LAST DAYS IT SHALL BE, God declares, THAT I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL FLESH, AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS." - Acts 2:17 I WAS Catholic until I met Jesus in 1986. There is NONE like Him and His perfect love. #JesusMyBFFandEVER.
Animals do not ask for much... A little food, a little attention, and a little ❤ love. What we get in return is an unmeasurable amount of Love❤!
What a precious rescue hamster. I’m so glad you gave it a good home.
We raised hamsters when I was little and I loved them so much, but they do take responsibility and knowledge in how to care for them. This makes me cry as they truly can be so sweet.
Thank you for helping her. I rescue ferrets. People get them because they are cute and fun but don’t like the maintenance. So many end up outside where they don’t survive.
My buddy still has his Ex-GFs turtle, guy got left behind, and the turtle too.
Oml I swear people should have to have some kind of interview or something before given an animal-especially animals like turtles they are a life commitment.I hope your friend is ok :)
Had to leave my Turtles with my aunt since i had no space for them in my apartment. But they are still healthy and almost 20 years old now.
Yes, this is the sad thing about pets--they either don't live long enough, or they live "too long" (as in they take much longer commitment than most can give, like birds and turtles. Those often meet a lethal uncertainty as unwilling or unknowledgeable people inherit them or people's lives/interests change, and they're left behind.)