To those who are wondering; Those tiny white insects are springtails. They are harmless to pets but they are very beneficial to plants and soil. They break down materials and recycle them. Some of them do eat young roots though.
I wonder if Cotton is the happiest hamster in the world. He’s got a good owner, a natural setup that gives him lots to do and utilize his natural instincts but with no predators.
Very interesting how despite being in such a natural set up he’s still very trusting of you. You would think he would almost go wild, but he still has the temperament of your average pet hamster. However you can still see his wild instincts kick in when he’s digging and foraging for food.
Actually, hamsters often go wild/untrusting when you provide them with an improper enclosure. A happy hamster in a good enclosure, like this one, doesn't experience stress and therefore is more trusting of his owner.
I'm so happy you give your hamster real food! So many hamster owners think seeds are a hamster's natural diet. SO WRONG. They are omnivores and require meat and plants (which seeds are NOT) to live longer! You are a fantastic pet owner!
B!TCH you DO realize omnivores eat seeds too right??? Omnivores will eat literally everything that is *edible*. Squirrels are omnivores and eat a lot of seeds and do fine. We are omnivores. Of course hamsters need a varied diet, do you think the youtubers that know how to take care of hamsters don't? Jesus you are so brainwashed.
@@Mellanii.always No, it is not. Fruits, sprouts, plants, mealworms, etc, are good for them; not seeds. This is the same mistake some parrot/bird owners make in mass (literal animal abuse). DON'T FEED ANIMALS SEEDS. Seeds aren't even good for humans! There's a reason things made out of seeds make us sick; they are filled with toxins and phytic acid, which binds with essential nutrients (making it so that a diet of only seeds or too much seeds leads to malnutrition, since it deprives the body of the nutrients it should have gotten)!
meat?? what hamster in the wild is eating meat lmfao they’re smaller than the palm of your hand so what would they hunt?.. They’re omnivores meaning they need protein so Insects yes, meat no.
Wow. This is the first time I have seen a hamster in this kind of ultranatural habitat. I am amazed and touched by your expertise and dedication. The buggies are freaking me out, but if they help him be healthy then so be it. Love the music, too. I only wish he had another of his kind to preen and nap with.
@@Vyansya O! (I did not know this. I know mice, rats, capybaras well. But I have never had or known much about Hamsters. I appreciate learning about different species and your hamster is very interesting to observe in such a natural environment. You are awesome, and this helps show others how a hamster wants to live. Thank you!
Cotton is the happiest hamster! I love the idea of giving animals large, naturalistic habitats designed to make them comfortable and stimulated and you have done a wonderful job, thanks for the videos!
Same, and that's how it should be like. It doesn't matter if it's a rat, fish, hamster or a reptile. They should have their habitats naturalistic. It helps them live much longer.
The last hamster I had, I used to take him outside when my dogs weren’t out there. My hamster always went to the same tree in the middle of the yard. He chewed the wood near the roots and he discovered rolliepollies! I noticed he would also eat them lol. He also would “hide” in the grass but it was too short. Ace was a good hamster
I remember seeing the original video thinking it was so cool but worried if the hamster would turn feral, but it looks like Cotton is still really nice to you. Kinda crazy how buff he is. You can really see his musculature from all the digging. Anyway thank you for the update!
I would think that any hamster if well habituated and certain it is safe would actually thrive in this set up because it definitely would feel more natural and therefore be less stressed then also being more likely to relax with the human. If it felt threatened in this environment it would likely go feral but none of those seem to be the case here.
I love the Winter White Hamsters. They are by far the friendliest, most social, interactive hamsters I've ever raised. Will never have another breed again. Thanks for sharing this.
@@DigitalDuelist yeah. I've had chinchillas too. And they weren't sociable at all. I had Teddy Bear hamsters growing up, and they were always very finicky. They'd be nice and all of sudden bite or nip. Winter White hamsters are great. We allowed our pain to have one litter of babies and the mother was great with them. Both of ours (Male and Female) lived almost 4 years which is long for a hamster. When I had Teddy Bear hamsters they only lived for 2 to 2 1/2 years at most.
I love that you have him a solid wheel and a little drinking pot but not a whole pond or anything. Too often in setups like these, there isn’t a wheel for the hamster or there is too much water in the enclosure. Lovely!
The beautiful segment on the plants growing from seeds and creating life cutting to a happy Cotton after eating them made me laugh so hard. 😂 This is the setup I want if I ever get a hamster.
와...좀 충격적일정도로 영상을 보고 많이 놀랐어요 햄스터를 키워도 봤지만 사실 보는 사람의 욕심에 치우치기만 하고 정작 동물의 입장에서 생각을 해본적이 전혀 없었던것같습니다. 이렇게 건강하게 키우는것이 애초에 맞는 방식이 아니었을까 하는 생각을 이 영상을 보고 뒤늦게나마 깨닫게 되었습니다
햄스터 귀에 물들어가면 뇌종양. 그런데 자사람은 물을 들이 붓더만. 그게 맞는거냐? 자연이라서 더 행복하게 살거라는 1차원적인 생각은 버려라. 저렇게 테라리움 해주면 좋아하는건 양서류밖에 없다 나머지는 다 어디서 키우든 상관없다. 다만 귀에 물 들어갈수 있으니깐 사육장에 물은 절대 부으면 안된다. 근데 저 사람은 조회수 뽑으려고 인간의 손을 거쳐 태어난 약한 생물을 자연으로 보낼려고 하고있다. 햄스터는 산다면 사막쪽이겠거니. 저런 k-흙에서는 절대 안 산다. 지금 이 모습은 소라게를 담수에 넣은 것과 마찬가지다. 활발 하다가 사흘 지난 어느순간 죽는것 처럼.
Little guy is in hamster paradise. Has his own perfectly maintained territory to live his best hammy life with zero predators and food delivery. I wish I could be this happy!
i feel like you and ppl like you without needing to say anything or advocate show us how animals are actually supposed to be cared for, the level of happiness and consciousness in the hamster is obvious, i’ve known ppl to keep hamsters in a petsmart cheap cage and they’re always assholes(biters/not friendly) makes me think twice about how i care for an animal and how they should be cared for depending on what type of animal, thank you for showing us how to truly care and love our animals. They’re all scared until they feel love
Wow, you're a true engineer, what you are able to build and think through... Kudos. Your hamster must be the happiest hamster in the whole world. He's living the best life in his constantly changing natural environment while being safe from predators. Well done!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I adore how he's a pure white hamster, so when he comes out of the dirt he's been burrowing in all day, he's just absolutely filthy. Livin' his best life.
Oh, how great. I love the time lapse. I have implemented many tips from you myself. My hamster now also lives in the bioactive terrarium. And I try to capture his life on videos. But you always run into challenges. Sometimes the soil is too moist, sometimes the plants don't grow. I want my hamster to live as much as possible as in nature. 🙂
Me too!! I’m hoping to get that glass ikea cabinet and turn that into one like some owners do. I want my hamster to live their best life like this one does 😭❤️
What a cute boi, It makes me happy to see animals being able to live their best life like they would in the wild without all the bad stuff that goes along with it.
I see nothing but benefits in keeping dwarf hamster species in this manner, but because it is a closed system as with any natural biotope it does have to have some maintenance requiring some knowledge, research and experience. So while this is most likely the best way to keep a dwarf species of hamster especially in reducing its overall anxiety and therefore increase its friendliness with humans, this kind of setup cannot simply be set up and left alone requiring some intervention and observation that of which you are quite good at executing as evidenced by how healthy Cotton is. I wouldn't recommend this for the beginner but certainly for anyone willing to put in the time and effort to learn as well as perform the necessary maintenance. That said I think this is one of the best examples of how to properly keep a critter healthy and happy in captivity. Cotton must be the happiest hamster on RU-vid in this incredibly well done and maintained setup. I love the fact that you added a pond as I've always thought that for a hamster a water bowl or bottle to be unnatural and potentially less sanitary than this setup. Water treatment plants used all the techniques that you used to create a safe drinking supply. I kept waiting to see if Cotton would actually go in the water and was disappointed but not surprised that they didn't. Anyway bravo!!! You get my standing ovation and my subscription now and thanks to the RU-vid algorithm for bringing me here! Even though I'm completely in love with hamsters and in particular several of the dwarf species, I have avoided keeping them and in particular dwarf hamsters after a few poor experiences in a sterile more typical setup but plan on trying it again in this one thanks to your success. i think i'd even go so far as to add a few fish to the pond! I'd love to see an attempt at keeping a colony of the more social species of dwarf hamsters and I can't remember its name I'd have to look it up again because in a more sterile artificial environment you still witness some of the fighting and cannibalism that you wouldn't necessarily see in the wild even in that species. It requires a large naturalistic enclosure to be successful especially when they're not siblings.... also I'd love to see long-term statistics concerning the longevity of these critters living in this setup and I guarantee that it would be longer than both the regular more traditional sterile captive setups and certainly longer than in the actual wild. And one last thing I was curious if you ever tried keeping isopods in there as well and excuse my laziness for not looking this up myself but wondered if they were safe for the hamster to eat or if they would even eat them. I asked this question cause I think they'd be great in breaking down hamster waste. Also some of them are pretty cool looking. I love the fact that critter keeping is moving toward more bio active setups. Once these systems are well matured and maintained especially during the initial stages, in almost every case you have healthier happier and longer lived critters as well as less maintenance overall... Because nature and the hamster takes care of a large part of it just as they should. Anyway again BRAVO!!! Please give Cotton a little pets for me.
Watching Cotton enjoy his beautiful home, I get the feeling nothing can be wrong in the world for a moment. Thank you for sharing this 🥰 a little slice of paradise. 💜
was expecting just hamster stuff. but I am instead blown away by the surprise time-lapse footage of poop turning into fertilizer!! 😮. amazing stuff. You & KumaQQ are the best hamster channels 👍👍
I can't get enough of cotton. Look how far you and cotton have come from all this hard work. This proof we need to really care for our animals, we love so dearly, with natural elements.
This is awesome, I have bioactive enclosures for my frogs, toads, chameleons and few of my inverts, and they’re always fun to watch the progress of. Never thought of this and might consider picking up a Hamster myself.
I am loving the fact that they are atleast able to have real earth and vegetation etc to explore. And not just a metal can with a plate bowl and bottle. This is so cool !❤❤❤
It's very sad that much like fish, hamsters are treated not like animals with needs but toys. This makes me incredibly happy to see. You take very good care of your pets
이게 왜 학대인지......... 희한하네.. 보통은 베딩에 키우지만... 햄스터 입장에서는 저곳이 천국일텐데요. 풀도 뜯어먹고.. 햄스터가 좋아하는 흙에.. 햄스터 키웠던 예전에.. 얼마나 순했던지 손바닥 안에서 자던 모습이 아직도 생각이 납니다. 남자친구도 저도 매우 그 햄스터를 귀여워했죠. 가급적 만지지 않고 키웠지만 3년 살고 떠났어요. 햄스터는 대략 2주에 한번만 만진듯.. 보기만하고요 ㅎ
This is truly my dream paludarium 😭 A bioactive setup home to a hamster with naturally growing plants, a variety of hardscape, and a planted aquarium stocked with fish?? Amazing 😭💕 But I wonder, how does the hamster deal with the humidity? I thought they need dry climates? I would love to recreate this in my home one day. Your video updates always bring joy 🥰
Please don’t, it’s not good as like you said it shouldn’t be humid and moist. The hamster may get to cold and die or suffer, just use normal bedding (which they can burrow in just fine as long as it’s deep) and make a big inclosure. This person is not an expert, and it’s kinda sad that so many people are praising them for putting there hamster in a cold moist inclosure, also they may get soaked going into the aquarium which can damage their coat.
@@simplygrace8393 Winter white hamsters are native to Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Siberia. I don't the hamster will die of cold. Soils also naturally retain moisture; do you think the hamster is burrowing in aspen fiber in the wild? I think it is best to ask the hamster if they are healthy, and he seems to be active, alert, and calm.
Hamsters burrow, so they are exposed to humidity in the wild, since soils naturally retain moisture. In fact, hamsters are nocturnal so they would be spending their days underground to avoid predators. That's a lot of time in humid environments. Winter whites are more active in the day than most species, but the point still stands.
@@snekysneks @Jessica U will always find people like him complaining like they are hamster whisperer or something. The fact that the hamster is active and alive after 1 year just prove them wrong.. if the situation is not good for them they certainly will not survive 1 year in that environment.
its really cool you take this to a whole other level. i like seeing how people are meticulous & detailed @ caring for things, how id like to do it but more ambitious than i.
동생이 햄스터를 3년 정도 키웠는데.. 그래도 이층 케이지에 옆에도 리빙박스로 또 통로 만들어주고 화장실과 욕실 따로 해주면서 별로 사람 손으로 스트레스 주지 않으며 꽤 잘 키웠다고 생각했거든요. 정말 이 영상 보면서 솜이에 비하니 울집 뽈이 얼마나 답답한 생활을 했을까 생각했어요. 정말 대단하십니다
You could use an external cheap canister filter, a 40$ one has enough flow and is small and you have only 2 tubes going in terrarium. I use one in my turtle terrarium for cleaning up the water and i can create and control a small water flow to oxygenate the water and is also hidden under terrarium in the stand. is also not so loud and has UV sterilization and is way more efficient then any other pump and runs for months before it needs cleaning.