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  • čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
  • Welcome to the CL Pet Ads where we will evaluate care shown in these ads and discuss with you the good and bad pet husbandry. We will bring up valuable points, what works for the pet, mention what could be improved and discuss a species needs. The focus in these new videos will be about educating instead of reactions to encourage the viewer on learning more about the pet and to showcase #ThinkAdoptionFirst. Not everyone will bring their small companion to a shelter or rescue. Many choose to list still on Craigslist. There are hardly any rescues or foster homes for small pets like hamsters, so maybe you'd like to help out your small pet community after seeing this video? Who knows, maybe you'll make a different in the lives of pets and people.
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Komentáře • 243

  • @hunterurban5465
    @hunterurban5465 Před 4 lety +254

    I had to leave my hamster with my boyfriend for about a month and I forced him to watch a bunch of your videos to really drive home how to clean her cage and how to care for her 😂

    • @nva8388
      @nva8388 Před 4 lety +13

      Lmao good job forcing him to watch and care for her 😌💅

  • @patriciamcconnell4111
    @patriciamcconnell4111 Před 4 lety +127

    I adopted gerbils that lived in a tiny critter trail, now they live in a giant tank with loads of bedding. It's worth adopting because you can take a pet from a bad situation and give it a better life, doing that feels amazing!

    • @stephengell
      @stephengell Před 4 lety +4

      You gonna make me cry that is so wholesome 🥰🥰🐹🐹🐹🐹

    • @shelby4060
      @shelby4060 Před 2 lety

      A

  • @zakuraRabbit
    @zakuraRabbit Před 4 lety +116

    I've always been told that dwarf hamsters should only be together if they're litter mates...making me wonder HOW people even manage to put two of entirely different species together without one killing the other.
    Completely unrelated venting...but when I saw the add for the "Race car hamster cage oh also there's a hamster inside" I was reminded of a problem I had a few years ago...
    I had a neutered male rabbit and was in the process of buying a female. The plan was to bond them and keep them together however she was not spayed when I got her (which rabbits really should be, doesn't really help that only one was neutered as the other one could easily become hormonal and aggressive) so I needed somewhere to keep her while she was recovering from surgery.
    SO I needed a second cage.
    I looked around on Facebook and Finn (Basically Norwegian Craigslist) and even asked my friends if they knew someone who were selling or willing to lend me a hutch.
    One person did send me a link to an add of a decent looking hutch...with another rabbit inside... When I pointed this out to her she just said "Oh you can just take that one too!"
    Yeah great, instead of having two rabbits that can't be together and one hutch I would get three rabbits that can't be together and two hutches...still doesn't add up...
    If you want to sell an animal say you are selling an ANIMAL, not a CAGE. The pet is not a cage-accessory!
    (In case anyone wonders what happened with my rabbits, I ended up building a makeshift cage out of a playpen and a dog-house. The female had her surgery, it went fine and they were happily bonded a few weeks later.. Since then I've bought a collapsible dog-crate so that I always have a spare cage if I need one.)

    • @untamed_seal
      @untamed_seal Před 4 lety +2

      Norwegian squaaad

    • @peryton5258
      @peryton5258 Před 4 lety +5

      This happened with my mom and her fish tank. We now have a tank WAY over stocked with goldfish that we’re trying to keep alive (we don’t have the money for another tank)

  • @McCuneWindandSolar
    @McCuneWindandSolar Před 4 lety +33

    Just updated my son's turtle cage from a 20 gallon to a 40, and man what a happy turtle. We are going to get the same tank for my daughter but I will make a mod to it and remove the front Glass cut it down to make a 7 inch piece for the bottom and build a glass door set up so she don't have to go though the top and go though the side. She will be happy and so with Nathan, the hammy.

  • @blooddrunkhunter3672
    @blooddrunkhunter3672 Před 4 lety +66

    I absolutely love the little budgie ball on your nightstand, its so cute

    • @gabagaba7144
      @gabagaba7144 Před 4 lety +2

      Blood Drunk Hunter I know right, it looks like my baby angel

  • @ilsehomburg
    @ilsehomburg Před 4 lety +20

    I found an advert where a girl wanted to rehome her dwarf because she couldn’t get the hamster tame, I told her that the hamster could be stressed because of the small cage, and she agreed but said she couldn’t afford a new enclosure so was stil rehoming the hamster. But she was very positive. You learned me to approach these people with kindness 🙂

    • @stalememes3574
      @stalememes3574 Před 4 lety +3

      ilse homburg I had a dwarf and he weirdly just didn’t like hands. Like if I covered my hands with a jumper he was fine but otherwise he’d try and bite me. Boi just didn’t like hands

    • @ilsehomburg
      @ilsehomburg Před 4 lety +1

      Stale Memes haha that is totally possible 😂 I guessed that this hamster could be stressed because there was a really small cage in the picture.

    • @sinandcyanide7505
      @sinandcyanide7505 Před 4 lety +5

      It's good that she recognized that she couldn't care for it properly, at least.

  • @fleckeld7535
    @fleckeld7535 Před 4 lety +55

    Munchie, I am so glad I found your channel. I have learned so much about hamsters to you and about how much people wrongly treat there hamster. I now want to inform many more people about proper hamster care and I am even doing my end of the year presentation for school about hamster care so I cam teach my year in school about how to treat hamsters

  • @taylorluvs1635
    @taylorluvs1635 Před 4 lety +66

    I really want to see Munchie review Tiktok videos that involves hamsters and rodents alike. I come across so many videos that just make me uncomfortable. And people try to justify the animal’s living situations. So many people are housing their hamsters in small cages. And one girl is housed her hamster and rat together. 🙃 Someone needs to educate these people.

    • @ellahuxtable5959
      @ellahuxtable5959 Před 4 lety +5

      Yeah and the people in the comments are like
      "Everyone has become gets all of a sudden haaha"
      And like it's just common knowledge what they are doing is wrong!?

    • @sinandcyanide7505
      @sinandcyanide7505 Před 4 lety +3

      Lemme pick up my jaw from the floor. Did you say TOGETHER?! How did that not end in rodent homicide? Holy hell.

    • @topsymatthews8484
      @topsymatthews8484 Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah if u comment they just call u vets and do nothing. 😔

    • @mksabourinable
      @mksabourinable Před 3 lety +2

      A hamster and a rat?! WHAT???

    • @teresedaigle7336
      @teresedaigle7336 Před 3 lety +2

      And the "Hamster vs..." videos. A lot are just hamsters fighting but there's also hamsters vs mice, vs rats, I think there were even a few of people putting their hamsters and dogs together. No barrier.

  • @thenugget3671
    @thenugget3671 Před 4 lety +61

    Random person: Welp sadly I can't care for my pets anymore, guess I cared pretty well for them?? Whatever, let's just put them on Craigslist
    Munchie: I'm about to end this man's whole career

  • @aforever1225
    @aforever1225 Před 4 lety +15

    I once saw this post on an Amino where this person had the smallest, square-shaped cage ever. Like this thing was so small the Tiny Tales cages seemed like a GIANT to it. No bedding, bottom was just bars, and at least 5 of them housed together. And some of them had scabs, and the only enrichment those little babies had was a tiny wheel and a water bottle and food dish. And the worst part about it was that the person saw nothing wrong with it! All they were doing was posting about how cute they were and NOBODY saw anything wrong with it either!

    • @oxin1099
      @oxin1099 Před 4 lety

      is there anything I can do to help them??

    • @Stephanie568
      @Stephanie568 Před 4 lety

      So sad 💔😥 Amino can be so terrible

  • @celtichound9889
    @celtichound9889 Před 4 lety +39

    The second I saw the wire wheel in the first one. 😑

    • @sussyboy3072
      @sussyboy3072 Před 4 lety +2

      Same😑🐹

    • @amazinganimalarea8178
      @amazinganimalarea8178 Před 4 lety +2

      yeah? she said. i don’t understand what you mean? she said that its bad.?

    • @lilym3764
      @lilym3764 Před 4 lety +2

      AmazingAnimalArea it causes bumble foot (blisters on the feet)

    • @celtichound9889
      @celtichound9889 Před 4 lety +2

      It's a staff infection in the feet, the best way I can describe it is that it's kinda like athletes foot. It's very hard to treat and can be very expensive.

  • @katiesmith9158
    @katiesmith9158 Před 4 lety +67

    This video couldn't have come at a better time
    My mouse just passed away on Wednesday 😢
    And I'm getting 4 female mice from a Craigslist seller on Wednesday to fill his place although I will never forget him ❤️❤️❤️
    (oh btw my humane society doesn't have mice and k don't have a small animal rescue near me)

    • @evelinnogradi2837
      @evelinnogradi2837 Před 4 lety +5

      I hope you are feeling ok

    • @clairelovr
      @clairelovr Před 4 lety +4

      I know your pain: my aunts cat that I knew since he was on passed away from kidney failure 6 days before Christmas :( I'm so sorry for your loss.

    • @koffinkat666
      @koffinkat666 Před 4 lety +5

      I had a little blind mouse and he was so sweet, They have cute little personalities once you get close to them.

    • @mysticmicemousery3045
      @mysticmicemousery3045 Před 4 lety +3

      Its why we breed atm, basically no mice in rescues and the ones in pet stores are awful,

    • @awetistic5295
      @awetistic5295 Před 4 lety +3

      Sorry for your loss, I hope your new mousies will help you to deal with the pain. My soul rat Steve Rogers passed away on Friday and I was also glad to see this new video.

  • @awetistic5295
    @awetistic5295 Před 4 lety +23

    My first reaction to the gerbils: Poor things, locked up in such a tiny cage, they will totally destroy the...
    Second reaction looking closer at the pictures: ...the PLASTIC! 😱😱😱

  • @millieandskyeagility6752
    @millieandskyeagility6752 Před 4 lety +6

    Thanks to watching Munchie’s videos I got my ham from gumtree for £10 for her and her cage which was a 360 sq inch gerbilarium with no wheel, wire ramps and levels and really crappy food. My ham, who I named Moose, is the loveliest thing ever and I’m so glad I got her from where I did because I really feel like I have given her a better home (she now has a 1600 sq inch cage, a 12 inch wheel and a homemade food mix). Basically my point is, you can usually get hamsters a lot cheaper as well as improving the short life of such a beautiful and neglected creature :) moose is also so friendly, healthy, happy, has never bitten or shown any aggression to me, let’s me pick her up, she loves new cage setups and she loves to come out every night to free roam in my room, and puts herself back in her cage when she’s done :) thanks munchie for inspiring me to rescue my gorgeous little friend.

  • @kimberley4383
    @kimberley4383 Před 4 lety +22

    Something to consider... he might have chews and have buried them. That's what mine does all the time.

    • @hotpotatoeshotpotatoes6221
      @hotpotatoeshotpotatoes6221 Před 4 lety +4

      My mouse does that too. He especially likes to bury his foodbowl.

    • @maazi-moo8153
      @maazi-moo8153 Před 4 lety +2

      Same

    • @sinandcyanide7505
      @sinandcyanide7505 Před 4 lety +3

      My rats bury everything. They even load bedding on top of the food dish lol

    • @jj-qu2ml
      @jj-qu2ml Před 4 lety +1

      @@hotpotatoeshotpotatoes6221 you have mice omg I love mice I have a hamster xd

    • @jj-qu2ml
      @jj-qu2ml Před 4 lety

      @@sinandcyanide7505 I scatter feed but when I give veggies my hamster sits N the bowl xd

  • @bobatea7392
    @bobatea7392 Před 4 lety +20

    i was in the 2nd hand vintage/retro store today and i saw an old critter trail, the worst thing is that i went past where it was and it was gone so someone’s poor hammy is probably gonna have to live in it :(

  • @mirandajean3393
    @mirandajean3393 Před 4 lety +16

    Ahhhhhhh i have Luna i adopted her!!!!!, i thought by now they'd take down the add. 23:53 can't believe you showed my babygirl i rescued 💕💕💕💕

    • @cinnamon6014
      @cinnamon6014 Před 4 lety +4

      Aww thank you for adopting her! I hope she'll have a better life with you. ❤️❤️

    • @oxin1099
      @oxin1099 Před 4 lety +1

      thank you for rescuing!

  • @skinnypigs1
    @skinnypigs1 Před 4 lety +10

    I've adopted most of my guinea pigs from Kijiji (online ad here in Canada). Is always sad when you see tiny cages, comments about the kids aren't interested in the pet anymore etc. I always get scared for the pets who are up for free.
    I am always surprised people cannot commit to a hamsters life span. Like seriously? You cannot keep your hammy happy for 2-3 years.

  • @mirandajean3393
    @mirandajean3393 Před 4 lety +13

    I found my girl Luna on Craigslist, i live in Washington state too she came from living in a small critter trail cage to when i got her she in prevue 528 cage i ordered from amazon she is much happier and honestly adopting is so much better my girl Luna is already thamed she loves being held i have another hamster i got from petsmart her name is aurora still working on thaming but i love my girls their both dwarf hamsters yes in separate big cages, cragislist good place to look for adopting a hamster💕🐹

  • @Darkshade_01
    @Darkshade_01 Před 4 lety +6

    Let's show munchie how much we love her and please continue subscribing to her CZcams channel

  • @elsaekberg5616
    @elsaekberg5616 Před 4 lety +31

    Could you do a “I rate your cages”? I would like your opinion on my hamster cage ❤️

    • @kittenmimi5326
      @kittenmimi5326 Před 4 lety +3

      Ooh~ is it a large cage? Do you have instagram? I'd love to see it ^^

    • @EdgeDaBean
      @EdgeDaBean Před 3 lety

      She said that she doesn’t want to do this as she doesn’t want to offend her viewers if she thinks their care isn’t good

  • @sophsta123
    @sophsta123 Před 4 lety +15

    I love these videos! Also your hair looks beautiful, I love the colour!!

  • @urbanexplorationfan1120
    @urbanexplorationfan1120 Před 4 lety +4

    My hamster has 600 sq inches :) ❤ an i may go bigger real soon ! 6inches of bedding, 10 inch wheel, an 7 types of chew toys in her cage :)
    i love your videos munchies u have helped me alot!

  • @jacqueortiz3828
    @jacqueortiz3828 Před 4 lety +5

    Thank you, much of what you say can also apply to other kinds of pets as well.
    By the way....i love your hair color!!!

  • @McCuneWindandSolar
    @McCuneWindandSolar Před 4 lety +3

    I hate to be the one to clean that thing with all the tubes. My daughters likes to use his wheel as his potty place so every day it is cleaned, and he hates it when its removed to clean he searches all over the cage for it and you cant even get it back in and hooked up before he is on it trying to go when its in your hand.

  • @lynnettetaitano7687
    @lynnettetaitano7687 Před 4 lety +6

    The ad from Oregon with the two different species I actually talked to. I made sure that they knew that the hamsters were different species and that it was dangerous. They seemed on the fence but I sent her a couple of videos and she said that she would look into it. I have higher hopes that they went to separately

  • @loganlovesrainbows
    @loganlovesrainbows Před 4 lety +2

    There were some people in the pet store buying a hamster ball for a hamster they already had, and I’m very non confrontational and shy, but I still told them they were bad for their feet and don’t even actually let them explore and they actually didn’t get mad like I thought (cause some people do get mad if you try to help them and tell them certain things aren’t good) and they asked me what to do to let them run around and I told them they could let the hamster just free roam or make a playpen out of card board boxes or out of those thick foldable poster boards and I saw them actually getting poster boards at the target next to the pet store after that.

  • @BrendaDrummond
    @BrendaDrummond Před rokem

    Sitting here recovering from an abdominal surgery and decided to watch a bunch of yours and VR’s videos. Oh man, mistake. I forgot how funny you are! 😂 I keep laughing and it hurts 😂 You are the absolute best. Miss you and I hope all is going well in your personal life. 💞 Now on to more of your videos 😂😳

  • @adelynjohnston
    @adelynjohnston Před 4 lety +1

    my mom is a teacher...….ya know what that means....it means tiny cages for a class pet I was young at the time she had them but the cage was extremely small and cramped for two teddy bean hamsters...they have since passed on :( .but they were great boys!

  • @saturnvenice3123
    @saturnvenice3123 Před 4 lety +4

    I major cringe yesterday when there was some like 12 year olds running around Petco like "were going to get a hamster" they like get some water bottle and something then are like "oh ya it needs food" like no duh the poor hamster they got they have no idea what their doing and did not resurch their probably going to stick it in a tiny cage and call it good

  • @annasalazar9642
    @annasalazar9642 Před 3 lety +3

    I don't know if that is actual cereal? I once saw in a pet store hamster food that looked like that and I even joked with my friend that hamsters ate fruit loops while rabbits ate Trix.
    I don't recall the brand, and I don't know if these people were giving the hamster actual cereal or that type of food, or if the food is any good for hamsters. I just thought I should point it out.

  • @xfiles9302
    @xfiles9302 Před 3 lety +1

    I recently started feeding my hamsters cheese, crickets and meal worms. I had no idea they could eat proteins. They both love the worms but only one will eat the crickets.

  • @frayabaseley869
    @frayabaseley869 Před 4 lety +3

    I love these videos so much

  • @hi-jv1lq
    @hi-jv1lq Před 4 lety +7

    Munchie, do not worry I have a similar coat and I wore it to Wales, I shouldn't have 😂😂

    • @celtichound9889
      @celtichound9889 Před 4 lety

      Did it ever dry out?

    • @hi-jv1lq
      @hi-jv1lq Před 4 lety +1

      @@celtichound9889 yeaa:)

    • @celtichound9889
      @celtichound9889 Před 4 lety +2

      @Ellie Davies I just hope you weren't confused for a sheep.

    • @hi-jv1lq
      @hi-jv1lq Před 4 lety

      @@celtichound9889 yea I see what you mean by that 😂😂😂😂

  • @hannahbanana7183
    @hannahbanana7183 Před 4 lety +2

    21:39 my brothers teddy bear hamster lived in this for a week, until I went on a whole spree and got him a giant bin cage, chews galore,(he loves to chew) and hides and tunnels. I also got him a better brand of food because my mom at the time couldn’t spend too much money because my dad lost his job. Now Murphy my brothers hamster is almost 3!! Edit: 21:46 that hamster kinda looks like my brothers if u wanna know

  • @landonallen9598
    @landonallen9598 Před 4 lety +3

    i got my ikea detolf for a hamster yesterday!!

    • @ashrenehan4704
      @ashrenehan4704 Před 4 lety +1

      Yay!!! Sounds like your hammy has a really good owner. Good job keep up the good work!

  • @samandthehams4496
    @samandthehams4496 Před 3 lety +1

    The only cereal I feed is corn flakes as treats, he really likes them and gets exited when he smells them.

  • @angelpawsikittity153
    @angelpawsikittity153 Před 4 lety +3

    In the first ad is it possible it isn't cereal but instead a hamster treat like the Tropical Carnival Hoops?? Still excessive, just like the peanuts, but possibly not AS bad as just straight up putting cereal in there.Of course, it could totally be cereal, but here's hoping it's a legitimate hamster treat

    • @MunchiesPlace
      @MunchiesPlace  Před 4 lety +4

      Tropical Carnival Hoops only come in certain colors. This was cereal as there was blue. Blue dye is avoided in Tropical Carnival since its an unnatural dye. Red and purple can be obtained more naturally. You can also compare the texture of both. Fruit loops are not smooth vs Tropical Carnival and are not as dense because they're light and fluffy for milk.

    • @angelpawsikittity153
      @angelpawsikittity153 Před 4 lety +2

      @@MunchiesPlace 😓 Ugh. That's so disheartening. Why on earth do some people think sugary cereals are a good hamster food idea? Thank you for your response, and for spreading awareness ♡

  • @mysticmicemousery3045
    @mysticmicemousery3045 Před 4 lety +4

    I can't wait when I can move into my new apartment x I'll be having a section in my bedroom dedicated to quarantined or rescued mice
    Although I mainly breed since I do have a steady out going of mice I do take in and re-home or (if they're healthy and very mice friendly) keepers x

  • @samanthacranmer1224
    @samanthacranmer1224 Před 4 lety +2

    Me: has never had a hamster, has never held a hamster, has never had a small animal
    also Me: watches munchie's videos way too much

  • @KaleighRings
    @KaleighRings Před 4 lety +2

    I started a job as a dog trainer at said pet store I believe you previously worked at and I’ve experienced so many cringy situations. It’s so frustrating that people would rather pay for everything they can get all at once even if it’s not appropriate because they’re too lazy or cheap to buy the right products and then it’s also frustrating when management doesn’t listen about how gerbils need so much bedding or that the birds need different enrichment items. It’s so painful😅

  • @peachyhorizons3424
    @peachyhorizons3424 Před 4 lety +1

    My two female gerbils live in a 500 square inch, two tier cage. They have a 10 inch wheel and 11 inches of care fresh bedding, a sand bath, water bottle, food bowl, chews, three hides, two bendy bridges and lots of cardboard.

  • @user-ix3hi7cy7q
    @user-ix3hi7cy7q Před 4 lety +1

    hey someone should do something where they make diy cages for hamsters. then they should get correctly sized wheels, food, food bowls, a water bottle, a detailed care guide, and everything else you need to properly care for a hamster. Then they put it all together and sell them online for like $50-75 at the most so that it's affordable and sell it as a kit. Then people would be able to get the supplies to properly care for a hamster for a very affordable price. If anyone actually did this they would need quite a bit of money and time obviously but it would be really great for new hamster owners.

  • @Coyoteari
    @Coyoteari Před 4 lety +3

    Tbh that first ad looks like someone who learned a _couple_ pieces of hamster care and is trying to give proper care but has no idea what they’re doing 😕

  • @lewisarthur3232
    @lewisarthur3232 Před 4 lety +3

    Great video to go to after a food coma

  • @jessicakok3876
    @jessicakok3876 Před 4 lety +3

    I was wondering if you would make a video rating subscribers hamster cages? I love your opinions as you are someone who is very direct and ur critique is very constructive. Would really love to submit my own cages for ur review too 😊😊

  • @okiguess2313
    @okiguess2313 Před 3 lety

    I checked “hamster” on offer up in my area and there’s so many critter trails and tiny tales!

  • @smallpawsbighearts1525
    @smallpawsbighearts1525 Před 4 lety +3

    You made me realize that these cages weren’t acceptable thank you

  • @tiffanykey4589
    @tiffanykey4589 Před 4 lety +3

    I’m sat here, in my hall way letting yeti (my Syrian free roam for an 1hr. Love the vid ! I would like to know more about gerbil care I’m in groups etc for the future.

  • @gamegirl1996
    @gamegirl1996 Před 4 lety +2

    Why don’t people research how to care for small animals?! It’s aggravating seeing animals in small enclosures or wheels that can cause them pain. My first gerbils I researched everything. I asked my parents for a book (was in school at the time) and didn’t get them for several months later until my parents were happy I knew enough. My degus I have now was the same. Ordered a book a week before getting them and spent two months researching things like what they eat, enclosure size and even woods that are safe for them to chew. It’s not hard!

  • @bellasworld3583
    @bellasworld3583 Před 4 lety

    I saw you yesterday and I thought you were just a stranger until I saw your videos and now I love your channel so much love it

  • @XX-nl9sx
    @XX-nl9sx Před 4 lety +1

    I found an ad for a "make dwarf hamster" in a crittertrail, that was very clearly just a malnourished syrian. I tried to save it, but as soon i talked about just buying the hamster so I didn't have to pay the ridiculous $80 for everything they ghosted me... I wish the best for that little guy. So sad people can have a pet and literally not even know what it is.

  • @bethgramkow5225
    @bethgramkow5225 Před 3 lety

    My grand daughter wants a hamster so I have been watching your channel its been very helpful so thank you. She is 15 years old so I am going to make her watch a few before she gets one. In this day and age where research is so easy there is really no excuse for not knowing what they need.

  • @savon1710
    @savon1710 Před 4 lety +2

    i have to say i just love your hair!! do you dye it yourself or get it done professionally? the color is fantastic!
    i'm more of a rabbit person myself - i just have a preference for slightly larger animals - but it doesn't really matter in my case, because i'll be living with my parents for the next several years at least and they won't allow me to get any pets (and especially nothing rodent-adjacent!) while i'm here. i love learning about animal care though, and i love seeing well-cared for animals!

  • @gingeeta_creecha3401
    @gingeeta_creecha3401 Před 4 lety

    I’m out in the southern part of Wa, used to rescue small critters from bad craigslist pet adds, adopted out a a few rats and a couple gerbils, got a couple hamsters back in shape and to good homes also. My experience showed me a lot of pure Naivety, and a bit of ignorance in people about the care of the little critters. Culture and commercialized ideals are a point we can place most blame, and we can show people how much better the relationship with the pet can be with more info and understanding of the animals wants and needs.

  • @blaizeshilton
    @blaizeshilton Před 4 lety +3

    You should call the gerbils you rescued sugar and spice instead of cinnamon love your videos xx

  • @kayleighmarieletstalkmenta9192

    I rescued a pair of dwarfs from the Pets at Home rescue section! PAH said they were fine together! When I got home I did a thorough check and one had fur loss on his back end and the other had tiny scratches up his belly! It’s so sad the false information given to people 😔 had they gone to someone who wouldn’t have known that pairs can fight its horrible to think how their poor lives could have ended! Thank you for your info-videos ❤️

  • @michellec7743
    @michellec7743 Před 4 lety +5

    My hamster escaped for 2 weeks so I think he might of passed but his body is somewhere in the house.

    • @ashrenehan4704
      @ashrenehan4704 Před 4 lety

      😳

    • @ShadowprincessAnimat
      @ShadowprincessAnimat Před 4 lety +3

      Maybe I can give some tips for people whos hamster has escaped (they are lifted off tips for escaped snakes, but some might work for small animals again):
      - put out water dishes and little piles of treats around the walls and especially next to things they can hide like shelfs or couches
      - check them maybe once or twice, best in the evening or night
      - place some hides around your room, check them at daytime
      - if you are sure they escaped the room, try putting things like flour at the doorway of each room. That can give you a good idea of which direction they travelled

  • @desigraham9243
    @desigraham9243 Před 4 lety +3

    I don’t know if this is all Petsmart’s now or just my local one, but I finally checked my local Petsmart since moving.. and I was pleasantly surprised.. all their hamsters alone in each of their tanks. The little placards for every breed of hamster said they are solitary animals. This made me so happy. One step in the right direction, now to get rid of the god awful cages marketed towards hamsters.

  • @xpandorasboxx
    @xpandorasboxx Před 4 lety +1

    I wonder if you could hand make a sort of treadmill, one that's short enough to easily fit in a bin with tons of bedding, but long enough to give them space to run, while preventing them from even getting the risk of curving their backs because it'd be a straight line. I wonder if they would use it if it you could make it

  • @ggalacticpaws
    @ggalacticpaws Před 4 lety +2

    Great video!

  • @bugzgrl306
    @bugzgrl306 Před 3 lety

    The only cereal I recommend (as a treat) is plain cheerios

  • @littlepetkingdome7492
    @littlepetkingdome7492 Před 4 lety +6

    Some of these people are SOOO wrong it's sad😢
    pets are not decor,accesories or toys

  • @janetrangel8518
    @janetrangel8518 Před 4 lety

    👏🏻 You’re awesome and so informative! Thank you 😊

  • @user1name1here
    @user1name1here Před 4 lety +2

    Coats are comfy

  • @maddiepierre527
    @maddiepierre527 Před 4 lety

    as a treat I give my hams the sugar free cheerios lol

  • @suunnnnyd
    @suunnnnyd Před 3 lety

    recently saw an ad for two syrians and their BABIES inside the racecar 🙃

  • @lainightwalker5495
    @lainightwalker5495 Před 4 lety +1

    loving ur hair and lipstick color.

  • @perinekj
    @perinekj Před 4 lety +1

    Ok. I know this is about the animals but i really like Munchies hair color.

  • @alvaolcen8019
    @alvaolcen8019 Před 4 lety +2

    I LOVE YA MUNCHIIIIE
    I've watched you since you had mrs Frizzle😌❤

  • @TashaEzaki
    @TashaEzaki Před 4 lety

    Great education love it Munchie and great job 💕💕💕

  • @hello-hw1yb
    @hello-hw1yb Před 4 lety +5

    13:10 hey.... So umm. My hamster looks almost exactly like that... Like grayish spots etc... So like .. I've been trying to find what species of hamster she is. Can someone help?

    • @heatherbradley1340
      @heatherbradley1340 Před 4 lety

      Soply _sn is it the one in your profile picture?

    • @hello-hw1yb
      @hello-hw1yb Před 4 lety

      @@heatherbradley1340 No sadly. She died a year ago. I miss her. Anyways you can a baby video on my account. ( the tank was only there for 2 months and I upgraded). Peanuts is kinda.... A hybrid not sure. I know Vanila... ( profile) Is a Campbell

    • @heatherbradley1340
      @heatherbradley1340 Před 4 lety

      Soply _sn so sorry for your loss I have a robo named Alfredo Vanilla is very cute

    • @hello-hw1yb
      @hello-hw1yb Před 4 lety

      @@heatherbradley1340 aww that's a very cute name.

    • @heatherbradley1340
      @heatherbradley1340 Před 4 lety

      Soply _sn thanks 😊

  • @XX-nl9sx
    @XX-nl9sx Před 4 lety

    I saw someone on Craigslist selling their guinea pigs with a big HAMSTER BALL the other day. When I told them politely that those can cause serious damage to guinea pigs, they immediately got defensive. "Get off your high horse, you don't know know my situation! That ball was for my ferret, not my guinea pigs!" Oh, for your ferret... Another animal that can be seriously injured by being in a ball? Oh, that's much better. Unfortunately, most of my Craigslist stories don't seem to be great haha

  • @thenugget3671
    @thenugget3671 Před 4 lety +4

    0:35 wait wut?

  • @sxepbb4393
    @sxepbb4393 Před 4 lety

    I have two dwarf hamsters that live together that were in the same cage at the pet store I am actually not sure what type they are.. I made sure to give them enough space to not fight over food or space- but I can’t actually get two wheels yet I have a mesh one they won’t use the flying saucer wheel. But I am actually buying the one cage that you recommended for 74$ so I can give their old bin cage to my other hamster that currently lives in a to small bin cage.

  • @sm8634
    @sm8634 Před 4 lety

    My hamster is a robo! He has the Prevue 528 cage! He climbs his bars, but has never chewed them! I am not sure what to do about that. He's so funny! He runs on his wheel for 15-30 minutes. Then will eat a few bites and he does it for hours!😂😂
    I'm going to the dollar store tomorrow, in hopes to find some cheap things for him! I'm so excited!

  • @jessicap3496
    @jessicap3496 Před 4 lety

    My dwarf hamsters love fruit and veggies. They get leafy greens almost daily now and get fruit as a treat.

  • @susymelgar4605
    @susymelgar4605 Před 4 lety +1

    I love ur thing because you can marshmallow man 😂

  • @zach_science3009
    @zach_science3009 Před 3 lety

    Yall have snow👁👄👁 snow is unheard of where i live xD

  • @kaelagetz5604
    @kaelagetz5604 Před 4 lety

    As a Biology major, I can tell you that depending on how closely related and physically compatible they are, different species can breed and create hybrids. I don't know much about small mammals, I'm more a reptile person, but I have found rattlesnake hybrids of two species just in the wild while out looking for reptiles, prairie and diamondback. Hybrids can be usually pretty unhealthy, so it's not really a great situation... For the house with the male and female of separate species.

    • @MaddoxEzman
      @MaddoxEzman Před 4 lety

      Kaela Getz Hamsters of different species cannot breed together (except for Russian Campbell’s and Winter Whites).

    • @kaelagetz5604
      @kaelagetz5604 Před 4 lety

      @@MaddoxEzman Thanks! I didn't know that for sure, like I said I'm not a mammal person. I've seen lots of hybrids before, so I was hoping to get it confirmed for hamsters.

    • @MaddoxEzman
      @MaddoxEzman Před 4 lety

      Kaela Getz Np, and I’m more of a mammal person myself. But reptiles are cool too. There is only one hybrid for a hamster, but I’m sure there are some awesome reptile hybrids out there!

    • @kaelagetz5604
      @kaelagetz5604 Před 4 lety

      @@MaddoxEzman There are some pretty crazy frog and toad hybrids, as well as most kinds of rattlesnake can hybridize with each other where ranges overlap. Thanks for responding to let me know about this!

  • @mksabourinable
    @mksabourinable Před 3 lety +1

    When I was a kid my brother had a pet gerbil and I had a pet hamster. We had the same shitty tiny colourful cage like those crittertrail things or whatever, idk what it actually was tho.
    Anyway one day his gerbil chewed through the plastic, escaped, and we found out bc our pet cat WAS TRYING TO CATCH HIM. (They were in the closet and the cat knocked over some shit making some noise, so we went to go see what was going on)
    Luckily we managed to save the poor thing, but yea.
    I think our mom just duct taped over the hole 😑
    The gerbil escaped two more times before its untimely demise.
    Btw it was named Crapper bc it pooped a lot on the way home. I'm not even kidding. My then 7 or 8yo brother legit named it that.

  • @gagatrondra2899
    @gagatrondra2899 Před 4 lety +1

    Love ur coat!!!

  • @All_fax_no_printer
    @All_fax_no_printer Před 4 lety +5

    My hamster passed yesterday, fell asleep and didn’t wake up.

    • @sussyboy3072
      @sussyboy3072 Před 4 lety

      :(

    • @gabagaba7144
      @gabagaba7144 Před 4 lety

      Gage Benefiel at least it didn’t die painfully I’m sorry for your lose she’s in a better place now

  • @rez_vincent705
    @rez_vincent705 Před 4 lety +1

    Out where i live there's this snack food for guinea pigs (and hamsters) and it looks like fruity cereal

  • @masonhairyes3704
    @masonhairyes3704 Před 4 lety

    I had a pair of winter whites and they did great I had them in a huge cage and 1 passed away last week they never had a fight so I was lucky my they were both 20 months

  • @lizyrainbows
    @lizyrainbows Před 4 lety +1

    You should look at tiktok small animal care

  • @hanahalvarado7117
    @hanahalvarado7117 Před 4 lety +2

    Hey I know you only keep small animals like hamsters and gerbils and mice and stuff like that but you should try adopting a guinea pig because all the channels on CZcams about guinea pigs arent as good as yours I would appreciate it soooooooo much thanks

    • @hanahalvarado7117
      @hanahalvarado7117 Před 4 lety

      You also need to have 2 or more guinea pigs😁

    • @rat_dragon
      @rat_dragon Před 4 lety +3

      Munchie is/was fostering a pair of Guinea Pigs. I don't think she's willing to adopt some, but I guess fostering is a different story. Also, as you mentioned in your reply, Guinea Pigs must be in pairs or more. They are herding animals in the wild, and therefore should be in large groups in captivity. They do typically live in a group with 1-2 males for every 5+ females in the wild, so really we should be keeping at least 6 Guinea Pigs in captivity, which adds up to a total of 20 square feet of unbroken floor space, however, I understand many people cannot keep such a massive enclosure :)

  • @Sammy12346
    @Sammy12346 Před 2 měsíci

    You are way to generous with your rating system lol

  • @isabelle_311
    @isabelle_311 Před 4 lety

    Hello munchie, I was on Craigslist and I saw a Russian dwarf hamster with 3 other cage mates. He was the only one for sale but their was also an add the the other 3. They were given probably an inch or two of bedding AND A FOUR INCH WHEEL. I cannot take them in because my parents won’t let me get another animal. I just wanted to tell you. Thanks, Isabelle

  • @giovannisingergs4159
    @giovannisingergs4159 Před 2 lety

    I feel so sorry for all of these animals right now but there were some good things about it like the bedding and I hide but besides all of that is so the cages were not good

  • @suyinlin8574
    @suyinlin8574 Před 4 lety +2

    For the first person I think the reason they used cereal is pure idiocy- the cereal looks like those fun shaped protein blocks some food mixes have :(

  • @macy1626
    @macy1626 Před 3 lety

    I have a snack shack for my hamster but now I will not use it!😬

  • @lookingforwhiteprivilege9330

    The Wild Harvest food seems to have a new formulation. I’m hoping someone with more experience can check it out. I looked at the ingredients and guaranteed analysis on a bag recently and I was surprised that it actually seemed more than decent and didn’t have ingredients that people have said are in it.

  • @courtneytupper6389
    @courtneytupper6389 Před 3 lety

    I tried to offer my 40 gallon fishtank to my supposed step sister because she keeps her hamster in the tiniest cage and she told me no he usually just sleeps all the time and he barely does anything, but arent those signs of a depressed hamster?

  • @jamiescowboys
    @jamiescowboys Před 4 lety

    I’m so glad I found you love my totes I made my hamsters feel great 👍 threw all other cages out I have 8

  • @CorgiCore
    @CorgiCore Před 4 lety +1

    i'm pretty sure i saw you around crossroads the other day. i wanted to say hi but i got nervous.

  • @jessicatuck9625
    @jessicatuck9625 Před 4 lety

    I have a rescue ham right now and he has a 29 gallon bin cage. He is not mine but at the rescue he was kept in a cage smaller than a tiny tales or crittertrail. I give him proper food now and he has an 8 inch wheel along with a few hides, toys, and 3 inches of bedding maybe more. I have no idea of this care he got before me, but he is always itchy, red skin, he is a dwarf and does sit on his wheel. But his back is very hunched and I'm scared he has arthritis. He doesnt run on his wheel, if he does its him getting on then off. I dont want to give too much bedding so I dont waste it if he has mites. I am not sure what to do with him. I already have a Syrian in a prevue 528 and cant keep him but so much longer. I just wish I knew what was up with him

  • @crustydusty5201
    @crustydusty5201 Před 4 lety +1

    I have two bin cages that are attached, giving my mouse a 1,200 sq. in. To play in, but I still want to attach the X-Treme hamster critter trail, is it okay to do so if he already has a large cage?

    • @topsymatthews8484
      @topsymatthews8484 Před 4 lety

      If u have one mouse it's best not to give them a huge space bc they can get scared.

  • @marianapiva7776
    @marianapiva7776 Před 4 lety +2

    I live in Washington, too! What city do you live in? I was wanting to adopt a hamster. The hamster would live in my room in a IKEA Detolf.

    • @kyiacassidy
      @kyiacassidy Před 3 lety

      I believe she lives in ravensdale. I also live in washington and I wanted to adopt from her

  • @jessicapearson9479
    @jessicapearson9479 Před 3 lety

    The wild harvest Advanced Nutrition does not have leeks. Of the three Wild Harvest hamster and gerbil food the Wild Harvest Advanced Nutrition is the best one. Still not that good but definitely far better than the other two. Though it is always best to stick to an animal's natural diet.