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Hey munchie great video. The top hamster club in the uk is run by the National Hamster Council and there is a Midland, southern and northern hamster clubs which fall under the council. They send you a journal each month and tell you where all of the shows are across the country ❤️. I hate that people cram their hamsters into these tiny homes. I have a 740 square inch and a 640 square in cage for my Syrian and my robo. My boys are spoiled. Stay amazing 🤍

Do I have a hamster? No. Do I plan on getting a hamster any time soon? Nah. Do I love watching these videos anyways? Yes, yes, yes! ♥️

Alternative title: Munchie losing her sanity gradually over a hamster cage

I used to own this cage (I’m ashamed🥺) and I used to think that it was fine but then I started to do research I was like I need to change thi! Now she’s in a diy cage with 15ich of bedding and 2000 square inches of floor space !! She’s so happy ❤️

I feel so awful, i had my hamster housed in one of these for a few months before i learnt that they need waaaaay more space that that tiny thing, im glad i got better educated and got him a bigger enclosure

It’s annoying when cages are expensive but still soooo tiny. Bin cages are so much cheaper and more suitable for hamsters.

Thank you Munchie my dwarf hamster now has a 90 litre bin cage

You have taught me so much Munchie. As of next month I will be getting a far bigger cage for my hamster, Casper. He is actually a rescue off of a school “friend”. She never even held him, which does mean that I can’t hold him. I’m struggling to help tame him, hoping that the bigger cage will help. Ever since I first received him I’ve been gradually making his set up more stimulating. (It has been gradual as I’ve been trying to make sure I don’t stress him out, because he’s a chonky stressed Syrian). He’s getting many more chew toys and hides than he’s ever had, and I’m going to buy a beautiful 28cm wheel, which is over 10 inches. (Don’t fear, I’ve owned hamsters before. I was much younger, but my hammy had so much interaction and he survived 4 whole winters. He actually only passed because in his old age he fell while climbing and broke his leg. My mum stayed up all night to hydrate him and feed him, but he did pass. I’m rambling, sorry XD) I’ve even been able to advise my partners friend who relied on the pet store people’s information. 🙄 As I’ve been advising I’ve used your information to make sure her two Winter Whites aren’t getting improper care. If there is any specific information for Winter Whites, then I will let them know when informed. The point of this comment was really to thank you. Even with my experience, I’ve learned things I would have never known. One of those things being sand baths. I’m actually still unsure of this, if somebody would care to explain. Do I need this for my Casper? I’m so thankful, for all I’ve learned.

I just love that pair of eyes looking on from the darkness of the cat tree xD

My friends: Spending money on food and clothes Me: spending my money on hamster stuff😂

I just wanted to say thank you Munchie, you have taught me so much in my researching process. My hamster was in a 200sq inch cage which was supposed to be temporary but then my mum changed her mind- he was only in this cage for 5 months though because your videos helped me to get a new cage! My Syrian is now in an 800sq inch cage and has gone from bar climbing, cage pacing, bar biting and tons of other stress related signs, to being so happy, (even in a fully barred cage he has never climbed) no longer jumpy, the taming process has gone so much smoother and he is overall so much happier! Thank you so much🥺💞

Have you seen the tiny tales Dino cage? It's insane.

when I heard 140 sq inches my jaw dropped, my hammy is happily sleeping in his 900sq inch eco habitat 😂

Me and my serverely spoiled naughty hamster watching this Me- some hamsters live in critter trails you know

I started off with this cage, he’s not passed but I upgraded him to a ikea detolf and he was so much happier

Awesome video. When we watch your videos my 3 year old grandson laughs hysterically lol. He loves you.

Munchie, I may be a proud ball python parent, but I always tune in for a new hamster cage review 💗 Keep doing what you’re doing- with enough education eventually all caring hamster owners will be properly housing their tiny buddies.

you’ve taught me so much munchie! you and a few other hamster/small animal youtubers have saved my hamsters sooo much stress! keep doing what you’re doing munchie! on behalf of all hamsters thank you!

Hi! I just wanted to say that watching you’re cage reviews have for some reason calmed my Tourette’s syndrome. I don’t know why but I hardly feel motor ticks when I watch vids like these. Thanks for making these 💖

Carlos, walking around: this cage wack Munchie: *keeps talking to the camera* Carlos, throwing his own feces: MOM I SAID THIS CAGE SHIT.

Hi Munchie! I've always been tentative about watching hamster videos on RU-vid due to all the awful ways people seem to put these sweet little things in danger, or neglect, in some sort of attempt at amusement (for the humans exclusively, obviously). However, your videos are a breath of fresh air. I love the lengths you go to to ensure your fosters and personal hamsters get the best care possible. You're obviously a well informed owner and I couldn't be happier. After a few years of going without a little fuzzy wuzzy face in my life, and thanks to Covid-19, I now have plenty of time to devote to caring for a hamster. Your video on the Prevue 528 has convinced me to get it for my soon to be hamster buddy. I was, to no surprise, frustrated over the lack of ready made cages available in the US that have enough space for them. I'm glad the 528 is now an option. Also, you've got a new sub!

Hope you're doing well, Munchie. I know it has been a rough year for you. 💕 Yay, another bad cage review. lol Gotta love the "quality construction" and then a company gas lighting you when you voice legitimate concerns. Keep speaking out for the little ones, who can't speak for themselves. They need you.

Missed you! Thanks for coming back!

Ahhhh I’m so excited I’m early! I love your bad cage review videos. I don’t own hamsters I have rats but if I ever want a hamster in the future I know exactly what to do! Thank you for your videos!

Thank you for getting this info out there! So many people starting out just don't realize. It's so frustrating. It seems like the Preview is the only acceptable cage I've seen on the market. Beyond that, you just have to be creative and make or repurpose something.

If your first thought when your bying a cage “cute” your not shopping for your hamster

I just had to say, my son had a squirrel follow him home, (my son is 8 years old) I bought a cage off chewy.com and the first thing my son said was "mom that's too small!! He needs a taller cage" I found one on walmart, and my son says "its huge. He'll love it!" Our squirrel is now currently 13weeks old.. he was 6 weeks old when he followed my son home.. ❤ he's so cute too. My son named him Simon...

I love your videos! My friend Sara went to get a hamster and with my knowledge I've learned from you I helped her out a lot! Worker tried making her get a critter trail AND tiny tales cage, UGH! But I told her about bin cages and homemade cages, and she decided to build her own GIANT house shaped cage (out of wood and glass) with her grandpa! For now they have a bin cage until it's finished but the hamster is so happy!!! 😁👍🏻

HELLOO OUT OF FRAME MUNCHIE :D :D CAN YOU HEAR US FROM ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE? That made me laugh hahaha I LOVE these videos.

Thank you Munchie! I just got my hamster an ikea detolf because of you 💜

I know all about hamster care and still watch your videos and reviews 😂😂😂💙 I love them aha

Girl, you are stressing me out. No S at the end of kingdom. Just United Kingdom😂😂xx

I saw someone on RU-vid have that and I was like do you even do research on hamsters.

I need more Munchie screaming ASMR 😅 It feels kinda therapeutic

Im so grateful you do these, I always guide new hamster owners to your channel

Great to see you again, Munchie! Hope all's been well. I know you've been through a traumatic loss and just wanted to say we care about you and want you to be well.

As an adult now and with your videos, I see that hamsters should not be a pet for a child. Makes me sad remembering my hamsters when I was a kid and seeing how they should have been cared for, compared to how we did care for them. The cages were so small! They chewed bars, constantly tried to escape. Thank you for bringing this knowledge of proper care more awareness. ♡

I love how the void stares back at you in this video. Great cage review!

i love that we can just occasionally see her cats eyes moving around in his tree, so cute!

I used to house my hamster in a Tiny Tales cage (very ashamed), but from your videos I have now upgraded to a good sized tank. Love your videos so much Munchie ❤️🤍❤️

Loved your video and agree with everything you said. But I came to say it was cute in the beginning of the video to see your dark cat's eyes and tongue inside the cat tree as he or she was grooming. It's a very nice cat tree. And Carlos is a cutie pie. He gave a very accurate review of the cage by slinging poop. Thank you as always for everything you do for the small animal community.

Thanks so much Munchie for this excellent video as always ❤️

thank you for the information! i was about to get another hamster after a long while and i had a small plastic wire one for my winter white dwarf when i was a teenager and was going to get a similar one but now i realize how tiny it would be for any hamster. i like your set up on the bigger cage and definitely going to be getting something like that now. keep up the good work!

'Why do u need 3 food dishes' had me laughing so hard. 😆

I did get a similar cage here in the uk as an emergency for a "mouse" the size of a golf ball I rescued when our cats hurt it in our yard. It lasted bout 4weeks (I wanted more room for her anyway) as she grew I got her a 42x36x48 inch, 2 and half level bedroom plus a small human bedroom to roam around in. She is now a very happy lovable Rat! Lol who bosses both me and the cats around

I have 4 mice. 3 girls and 1 boy. Should I get two seperate cages/aquariums or should I keep them in 1. If so how big should I get it? I need some recommendations. I took the little Fur babies to a vet because they're orphaned baby mice. Their mom got attacked by a snake and I got the babies before the snake got them. They were little pink babies. They have no injuries thankfully. Now they're 11 days old. I have them in a bin now because they weren't so active. Now that they are older they're becoming active so I'm trying to find what works best for them. Any recommendations would be grateful. I been doing a lot of research, but there's a lot of different opinions or misleading info about cages. Thanks in advance if you answer. 🐭🐭🐭🐭💜💜💜💜

The best thing I've found for a hamster enclosure is the iris 7 ft Christmas tree holder. The lid flips up from the top and it's huge. I love it. And depending when you get it, it can be pretty cheap. At most, it's still less than 50 bucks. More people should check it out.

I feel so bad, I have this cage, BUT I'm getting a bin cage tomorrow which is 700 square inchs min so excited

1: This is very informational and I appreciate it. 2: I can see your cat's eyes from the little cat tower and it is making me scream "THE VOID!" 3: I love your personality.

The ominous cat eye staring at you from the darkness within the cat tree 🐈 👁👄👁

I love your hamster cage reviews ❤️

That was a cage I use to have but then I said: Oi mum dad this cage I have is bad for hammy give me a 60 gallon cage pls

Thank you for alwayssssssss pressing this issue Munchies! You’re everything!

This is so fun to watch! You funny! I plan on getting a new aquarium for my pet baby because I have it already full and still need a sand bath! My wheel is on a large side, 7-8” wheel for a Chinese dwarf. I had plenty of animals when frowning up but everything is different! Now you can feed hamster worms! Wow.

I love these videos. It's so important to educate owners. I don't have a hamster and I probably never will, they are not allowed in Australia. However passion and genuine concern for small pets is important no matter the species. A pet is family not a toy.

Loved the energy in this vid

Where do I buy a bin cage? (Netherlands) and where do I put my hamsters because i have a lot of seperate hamster cages around the house that are already barely just fitting

thanks you for the content, quarantine is boring. this helps.

I may or may not have found you on a group 😳 I was very excited ❤️

Hi munchie, if you see this I have a few questions about gerbils. 1. What are the cheapest beddings that are still good quality? 2. How often should I clean there cage completely? And just for fun 3. Any recommendations for toys and/or accessories? Hope this isn’t to much to ask, if you can answer it would be extremely helpful for me. Thank you 😊

I love your cage reviews!!

You need your own television show

20:40 Her: IM TRYING TO SCREW YOU! Me: that sounds so wrong!

Last year when I had my hamster midge, I started her out on a cage that was WAY too small. She was in there for a year. She had very destructive behaviors because of the stress. I finally educated myself and got her a 740 square inch cage, and the destruction stopped. She was so much more social with people, and she was happier. She lives for two more years in that cage. It is VERY important to realize that cage size MATTERS. Your hamster could be stressed out by the size of the cage you have provided them with, so if you have a cage under the minimum, please consider upgrading! :)

Hi Munchie!! I'm a really big fan and im looking for some advice. My parents have allowed me to get my very first pet! They are helping get the essential things like cage, food and bedding. I know there is many option for cages but my parents do not want to spend ove-r $100 (because we will both be paying half) do you have any cage suggestions under 130-140$ (btw i am getting a hamster and i have done LOTS of research :)

I think the little white c shaped clips are to stop it overlapping I think you were ment to clip the wire together before putting it in the pan? ❤️

3 years ago, (before I discovered your channel and got educated on proper hamster care) I actually had the two level version of this cage (for a dwarf hamster) It lasted me about 4 months. I now use the prevue 528 and it is SO MUCH BETTER! not only for my hamster (obviously) but it is much easier to take apart and clean. Plus not worries of breaking it while cleaning. I feel awful that my hamster before never got to experience good husbandry. The reason people would pick the layered over the prevue 528 or any other is because it is a "complete setup" It comes with a tiny wheel, crappy food dish that hamsters easily destroy because it is plastic, and leaking water bottle. I can conferm that the wheel was not used after he reached adult size and I had to get a bigger one however, guess what? IT WOULDN'T FIT! also he would sleep in the tubes and urinate and defecate inside of them resulting in urine dripping out of the tubes and onto my desk on a daily basis. The smell was horrendous. The piece holding the tubes broke resulting in an entirely useless cage because of the cheep material. And taking this apart and cleaning all of the tubes was horrible. I did not enjoy having a hamster BECAUSE OF THIS CAGE!!! Thank you for educating others. I probably would not have another hamster right now if I hadn't discovered your channel.

I don’t even have hamsters anymore but I love your videos! :D

4:52 i don’t know if you meant it like this, but yes you shouldn’t have a Syrian in there because it’s too small and they can’t even fit through the tubes, but same goes for dwarfs too! They still need to run around and live a happy life! For anyone that may have been confused. 😊

I’m about to get a hamster but I have had one before but I’m going to still follow everything thing you have said about taking care of hamsters

Was this company bought or something? It looks almost identical to the rodys by zulux

You mentioned that mice can handle climbing and it made me curious: are multiple levels and hangers a requirement for mice, or is it the equivalent of putting tubes in a hamster cage? Just curious

Hey Munchie, you might not see this. but do people adopt hamsters from you? if so how?

Thank you so much I had that cage when I didn’t know better. I also recommended this in a comment a few videos ago. 😊

I’m building a 864 square inch cage for my pretty hammy! I’ll be able to move her into it tomorrow 😁😁😁😁

Hi you probably won't see this but up in till recently I thought my hamster was a boy however hes gotten bigger later and just being sleeping in a nest he made in the corner and he's drinking a large amount of water but I'm still not sure how to tell he was in a cage with an other syrian male I think and I've had him for a little under a month also he's stopped being as active on the wheel? Any help would be regarded

My adhd has decided that I fixate on videos like these... even tho I have a snake, I have no plans to ever have a hamster lol, but these r so entertaining

So I have a question... I keep my hammy in a large enough tank, but when I want to take her places with me what would be a good travel carrier? She’s the master at chewing cheap plastic apart so I’m hesitant on buying a plastic carrier for her

I used to have a cage like this for my Syrian hamster who unfortunately got his teeth stuck in the bars from bar biting so often I hadn’t done any research till this hamster died just before Christmas then I started watching you and got a robo hamster and sadly put him in the same cage but the first wheel was 4” so I got him a bigger wheel although it didn’t spin my parents wanted me to get rid of the wheel (I didn’t) and then my cage broke at the roof and one of the bars had bended and my robo could slip out so I was allowed to get a new cage and at this time I was using wood shavings bedding so I shortly after realised my mistake and I finally started proper hamster care and my little robo is so much happier now so thank you!

Iv got a 20 gallon fish tank but I’m getting a 60 gallon straight after lockdown 💞 i love you channel 💖💖

My boy couldn't even run on that wheel and he is the tiniest hamster!!

Munchie: we will never be able to replicate 5 to 6 miles in captivity. Me: well, we could try....

“I’M TRYING TO SCREW YOU!!” Loool

I have stacked 2 bins together because I wanted to give mine more space but I can't put it beside each other.. The individual bins are 600 sq. ft each. is that okay?

Love and support you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

I just linger how her cat is just hanging out the background 😎

Munchee do you think a 110 quart bin cage is big enough for a dwarf hamster?

looking for help I just today moved my Russian dwarf Male from a 500 square inch bin cage to a homemade 1500 square inch wooden cage, he is nearly two and in the recent months has become blind but for the fist few hours I’ve been sitting next to his cage and every 40 minutes (from 6-9 pm) he’s been going from one hide to another to just sleep, I know I might get hate for doing it because of his age but I just want to know if he’s ok

I got this cage as a gift for my syrian, of course he is not living in it, his house (inside enclousure) is the size of it... But I wanted to check how quickly he would escape. Around 10 pm he usually is let out to explore, and after I saw your video instead of puting him on the floor I put him in this, so called, cage. After 10 minutes (keep on mind that half of this time was just him getting on the top floor) he opened the doors. I closed it again and secured to see how the lids on the side would last, since they looked do fragile. My syrian is an elder guy, not really strong... But he manage to just push it out. And the advertisement says that it's safe and escape-proof. Not to mention that it says that its for syrians and they barely fit in the tubes. Also, they claim it's for 3 hamsters!

“PLEASE! I’m TRYING to SCREW YOU!” 👏👏👏

Ngl when I first wanted a hamster I RLLY wanted that cage (in a different colour), BUT I’ve learned SOOOOO much since then from various hamster RU-vidrs (luckily)!!! ☺️😊😄😁❤️👌🏽👏🏽🙌🏽xx

1:48 - took me some time to realize that was a cat in the cat tree xD

18:58 I just see an eye in the darkness of the cat tree lol

Rodents of any kind scare me to no end, but I still really love your videos!!

I feel so bad.... My first ever hamster I got when I was seven, and she was a Syrian. I'm annoyed at myself and my parents for letting me get her but that's life. She was beautiful, but i obviously didn't know anything about hamsters or SQinches. She was kept in one of these cages, or at least it was similar. It had bright colours so young me obviously wanted it. She lived to 2 and a half, which is surprising as she didn't have such an amazing life. But i loved her and was distraught when she died. I didn't get another for 6 years. Now I'm 13 and I wanted to do my research before I got a new one. I found your channel, and long story short I now have a gorgeous Winter white named Kite. He lives in a bin cage of around 800 square inches now and he loves it. (I live in the UK by the way.) I'm so happy I was able to provide him with a happy life, so Thank you so much. You have helped my hamster live a life he deserves Thank you frome and kite. If you made it this far thank you have an amazing day/night. Bye😁

You pronounced "incisors" correctly! I'm so proud of you. ❤

2 things for you ( Munchie ) 1.are any of your cages you have at home suitable for rats? 2.you should have rats to. Thanks if you read this, I love your channel and your super super funny :)

when I was about 5 I had a Syrian in a cage-like this just 1 level less some of our friends were now I realize hinting to us that it was too small of a cage but we didn't catch on so they really kindly gave us a massive 650 square inch cage that the DIYed my hamster lived a much better life from then on. then the old cage was used for stuffed animals.

"It doesn't wanna screw please I'm trying to screw you!"

Can you review the easy to clean critter trail cage? I’m thinking of buying a Roborovski hamster and I don’t know if I should get him that cage. But either way if somebody tells me it’s dangerous can you make a review on it?