Guinea Pigs VS Hamsters 

I know this will be a question so *why don’t you get guinea pigs?* I’m just not personally interested in owning guinea pigs, never really have been! I already own rabbits who in all honesty are more similar to Guinea pigs than hamsters ever will be 😂 I prefer to just admire them from a far and watch others own them!

I hope everyone in the world watches this video to learn the difference. 👏🏼😂 I have NEVER understood the confusion between a hamster or a guinea pig in terms of their looks. It's quite obvious they have such different care requirements too. This is a wonderful compilation of information and so well put together!

5:04 "When housed together they can fight to death" PetsAtHome/Petsmart : Note that down, we need to keep them together

The first 18 seconds make so much sense and I can relate so much I don’t get it when people get them confused Lol

we can all agree that both pets are absolutely adorable though lol

“Guinea pigs don’t seem to have the same energy levels” My guinea pigs: running into walls, leaping from their ramp, chasing each other at 6am

Guinea pigs= huge ball of fluff without a tail Hamsters= small ball of fluff with a stub

most families: **calls your guiana pigs hamsters** my family: **calls my guinea pigs rats** 🤦‍♀️ great video btw and even though i knew all the differences it was still fun to watch 😅

Finally someone talked about the difference between the two🤣👏 as someone owning both a hamster and guinea pigs, I’ve never knew how people can get the two confused. I think just by looks u can tell they’re different but both are adorable❤️

i used to own guinea pigs, everytime we opened the fridge they would start screeching 😂

I hate when people confuse the two! There are so many differences.

My two favourite small animals! I see guinea pigs as potato’s and hamsters as bears 🤣🥰

Yes thanks for doing this video! I hear so many people saying “we’re going to get a guinea pig” and then get a hamster, and the other way round! It makes me worried that if they don’t know the name of the animal they’re getting, it’s going to be mistreated!

One of our hamsters, Flash was a very large Syrian male, to the point we got a lot of people asking if he was a guinea pig lol. He was almost 9 inches long and absolutely beautiful bless his heart, he was very chilled for a hamster and loved having snuggles

The one thing that makes them alike is that they are both so cute😂🤣

My little Colossus (hamster) crossed the rainbow bridge last night. Watching your video today made me feel a little bit better. I took a lot of your advice before getting my little guy and tried to give him the best life I could. Thank you for being such a supportive and knowledgeable resource

My bf has 2 guinea pigs and they squeak so much when they know it's feeding time! 🤣🤣 the sound they make scared me the first time i heard it! I thought they we squashed or in pain 🤣🤣

Totally agree with pretty much everything you listed in the video. Currently I have 8 guinea pigs and I also had 3 hamsters in the past and it's really weird that people confuse them, they are so obviously different animals with different needs, diets and absolutely need different enclosures! Great video :)

I have so many similarities with hamsters (is that even grammaticality correct?) Here's a few: 1) we're both antisocial 2) Both like the night 3) we both bad sighted

I’m a simple person, Victoria posts: Me : *super robo hamster speed*

**Me petting my piggy** My relative: Awe, so cute, what's your hamster's name? Me: FiRsT ofF sHe iS a GuniEa pIg Relative:Ohh okay. **next time I see them** Relative: How's your hamster doing?? Me:.... THEY ARE A GUINEA PIG

You should do a video where you make hamster cages on a budget. It would be good for people who only want to spend a certain amount of money on a cage but want to get the best toys and hideouts possible. BTW, im getting a hamster in a few weeks and your videos have helped me get the stuff I need and helped me know what to expect, thank you so much!

Lol I just remembered That My Grandparents Always ask me “How are The Gerbils?” It’s so wholesome though so I can’t get mad at them especially cause their older 😂

I’ve own both! So has a hamster, and guinea pig owner, I can say that I have never understood the confusion on if they are the same or not lol. They are such different animals, with such different care requirements! 😂

when u need to search something important and Victoria's video pops up me:Nah this is way more important

"Guinea pigs aren't escape artists." My guinea pig when I take him out and put him on the floor : 🏃‍♂️💨

Oh my god! I had the best pet store experience!! This man was asking me for hamster advice and I was so happy to fill him with the knowledge I know from you!!!

Thank you so much for doing this! As a guinea pig owner who is very educated in both, I very much appreciate this because everyone calls mine Hamsters!

Hi Victoria you have helped me so much in caring for my winter white dwarf hamster (female named Daisy). Thank you so much for all the help :)

Thank you Victoria for the hamster tips I am glad I could give my hamster the best life he had before passing away

I look forward to your videos every week Thank you for educating others on proper hamster care and love this video idea cant wait to watch

I love your channel so much, I had a Hamster trot 1 1/2 years, we had to put him down today but your channel helped me through these years! Thank you so much, I really miss him and I am crying the whole time right now!

I’m SO GLAD you did this! It needed to be addressed! 😄

Thank you so much for making this video! As a guinea pig owner myself I get frustrated when people can my pigs hamsters because they tend to think that they have the same needs as hamsters which is not true. Also the clips you added are amazing! I tend to see clips of guinea pigs even on animal shows that have piggies alone in terribly small spaces. I always get upset when people stick pigs into tiny tales enclosures

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I did it this theme of video a long time ago! It was one of my first videos about hamsters! It's GREAT, Vic! Congrats!

I just want to say thank you so much for what you do! I got my first hamster in 2019 who had a small cage :( I did a lot more research and told my mum she didnt see the point until i showed her ur videos and she finally said i could upgrade my cage! I got him an alaska cage he was so much happier :) All thanks to you i have 3 hamsters right now adopting another tmr! They all have proper care so tysm for all the help! X

"these two animals look completely different" so true

I love this lil Lenny clip at 5:09 his iccle hair that just stands up melts maaaa hearttttt 💛✨

Thank you for educating people on this topic, I love your videos ❤️

Hi Victoria :) i just wanted to tell you that after 2 or more years learning from you i finally adopting my first hamster! I commissioned an habitat size 1,20 cm x 60cm x 60cm and i'm buying all the things he/she will need and in big size in case i get a Syrian, i'm so existed and can't wait to have it with me! Thank you so much for sharing what you learn with us!

Hamster vs. gerbil? I have gerbils- would be a fun video.

This is such a helpful video! I really don't know why people confuse these animals. They have completely different care 🤷‍♂️ Thank you for this video to educate people on guinea pig and hamsters 🤎

I love bumbles wig at 5:58 bahahaha! So cute! I love bumble and miss her so much x💛✨

Excellent video... Clear,consize and presize.... Love your videos.. 😍😍😍😍

😂 when you showed the clip of guinea pigs wheeking my guinea pigs started to wheek!! 😂😂✨💖 also I used to have a hamster but them he passed and now I have 2 guinea pigs named Honey and Pumpkin and still love watching your videos!!! And I know there need are way different than hamsters I just find your videos good to watch! 💖✨

Would love to hear more about verbal hamsters because I do t think it’s talked about much. My hamster Zeus (RIP) was very vocal and made chirping noises like a little bird for the first half of his life. He was especially noisy when exploring new things. But he got quieter and quieter as he became an adult and then old man. I never knew they could be vocal and it freaked me out at first- so if you can share more about it, please do! 💕

I always wanted you to make this video!! ❤️

you are my favourite animal care youtuber! 💕

I know for you, it must be like "what? How can anybody think these 2 are alike?" But for somebody that knows nothing about a hamster or guinea pig, it's very understandable. Thank you for the breakdown explanation of the differences between the two. Now we are more knowledgeable thanks to you taking the time to educate us.

I got a hamster on Wednesday, he is living in a ikea detolf and loving it! His name is wasabi and he is a Russian campels dwarf hamster (most likely a hybrid) he is just starting to burrow! He is not aggressive, he actually loves climbing into my hand and isn’t scared! This is my first hamster and I would say I got pretty lucky.

I’ve owned all 3 in my lifetime, in my opinion, Guinea pigs are the best little animals. Their noises alone and sweet temperaments make them an awesome pet to have.

6:51 The cabinet at 2.AM when I'm just trying to get some snacks:

On the chewy app under small animals they used to have a photo of a hamster for the Guinea pig section I’m so glad they changed it but they still have A gerbil photo for the mouse section 🤦‍♀️

3:09 “Btw BBC, this is a robo :P” very good touch

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you for this video!!!! Even if someone did know the difference between the two animals I am very thankful for more correct information about guinea pigs being added to RU-vid. Your the best!!!!

Yes! My friends are always like ” how’s your guinea pig?” Me: my hamster is doing fine.

A year ago, my neighbor came seeking advice on guinea pigs because she knows I have HAMSTERS . I told her almost the same info in this video...just because over 2 years ago I wanted guineapigs or hamsters and did some prior research. I decided for hamsters because GP need to be in groups, basically only eat hay (expensive and hard to find where I live) and have longer life spans and if one dies I would have to replace it ASAP to have the other happy...and it felt like a never ending circle. Unluckily for her guinea pigs, she only fed them bread and apples and put them in a fish tank with discarded pine wood chips from a carpenter... I told her a million times not to because it was dangerous and toxic...I even gave her printed information and a list of exotic vets around... Like 2 weeks later her male GP bloated she took him to the cheapest dog vet around , he gave him human cold medication (the gp was not even coughing nor had he wet eyes/nose) this killed him within an hour. She got a female and exactly the same happened to her. There is a reason why GP or any kond of pet should stick to their diets ... feeding only apples gives too much water, sugar (risk of diabetes) and ...ahhh the vet explained me they just can't digest it well and it ferments in a bad way in their digestive system, bloat them and kill them and of course they should not get human cold medication. Thats why they should eat 80% hay, but this woman seems to be really stingy . Poor GP Well... if some reads my long text, please remember to do your research before getting your pet and give them the BEST care, because they are part of your family and they deserve it. And save lots of money for the exotic vet , avoid dog vets

I have owned and strongly loved both and I can say this was a very good video :)

FINALLY! I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ❤️

Yay a video including both of the animals I own haha 😂

Did I know all this information? Yeah. Did I watch this solely to see the cute clips of hamsters and guinea pigs that Victoria included? YEP! Did Victoria deliver this information in a comprehensive way that was digestible to the average person? Yes!

You are my favorite RU-vidr ever and you have such great care for all your animals and your videos have helped me so much with animal care ❤️❤️🐹

Great video! I found this so interesting and I love your channel!!!

Has anyone else wasted 30+ minutes of their life having a starting contest with a hamster

Ooh! What an interesting topic, so excited to watch. Have a great day, Victoria!

Thank you for the helpful video! The information is so clear and easy to understand! 💚 Hamsters and guinea pigs do look alike in some situations, and the info may easily be misunderstood!

Loved the video!

Hello Victoria, I just wanted to thank you for teaching me all about hamsters! I’ve never owned a pet, I ride horses but never fortunate enough to own one so I have always wanted a small pet (eg hamster or guinea pig) my mum doesn’t really like animals so I wasn’t allowed a pet for years until I asked my parents one day for a hamster. They said no, but I was expecting this, so I made a PowerPoint presentation and it actually worked! Since then I have been teaching my parents about correct hamster care and even made a cage today! I linked two storage bins together (about 700sq inches) wouldn’t recommend takes so much time and it would be easier to make a wooden one, but anywho we made it and it’s now stable in my room with bedding in and toys! All I need now is an 11 inch wheel, sand bath and food! Thank you Tori, you made this happen ❤️ Edit: also I think what also convinced my mum was I took my class hamster home for two weeks and she saw how easy it was for me to look after it :)

Yes, hamster will escape whenever wants to - once Ive had a hamster baby/pup that has managed to find a weaker point of bars, which looked solid... So yeah...

hey victoria, amazing video as always. i have an idea for a future video if you need some ideas. i would really love it if you could do a video about different hamsters weights/average sizes etc if u haven’t already! i think it would be a good idea and would help lots of hamster owners like me!☺️

omgg im so happy that u made a video about the difference between a guinea pig and a hamster!! i have a guinea pig named truffle and a hamster named toffee which died two years ago 😭😭 my friends always thought that they were the same thing and that toffee grew bigger 😭

I NEED to show this to my dad, he makes jokes saying “they’re all the same” when they truly aren’t! Victoria, you read my mind every week 😂

I had guinea pigs once had 4 they were so sweet and loving, although there cages smelled so bad. Also I had the all living things cage size large ( 2 pigs in each )and then I found out I was allergic to them and then we went to pet expo and surrendered them. I still miss them even though I only had them less then a. Year I also found out after I didn’t have them that the cages were to small :( Love you Lucy Riley Lily coco My guinea pigs :)

I just saw Lenny wiggle his nose. He's very cute when he moves his nose and whiskers. The brown guinea pig looked cute wiggling its nose while getting its hair brushed. I noticed that rabbits and rodents of different species do wiggle their noses and whiskers and this is so cute.

Good job on this video! I learned a lot!!!!

Rn I was about to take a half bath and I saw this suggestion and I was like should I watch while Bathing? anyways thank you for the new post! Also little bear is doing great! Next time I will tranfer her to a much more bigger cage❤️

Hi Victoria! Yes, I’ve been told so many times “please, dont put a wheel in your guinea pig house” 😂 Ok, Pérez is a little bigger than other hamsters but… a guinea pig? 😂😂😂

Hi Rachel, thanks for making this video. It was very informative. ☺️

Also one difference are their molar teeth hamster molars are rooted and do not grow,also they are bunodont (like round,adapted to a varied diet) and guinea pig have hypsodont and unrooted molars that do grows,also they are lophodont (completely flat,adapted to a strict herbivore diet)

Thank You for making this Victoria. I get so mad when people ask me about my hamsters (they’re guinea pigs) lol

I got a hamster and It was between guinea pigs , I done my research for the hamster so I got the hamster although although wish I looked into guinea pigs as now I think guinea pigs as I think they would fit my lifestyles alot better so I hope to get guinea pigs some time in the next year !

So werid, I watched a video on a guinea pig scared of a banana, then thought 'Yo i should get one, I've always wanted one but lets see if Victoria has a video on them..." i go to your channel, and imagine my shock when it's literally the latest video you've put up. The world works in weird ways. Keep doing what you do. From an animal loving lad in the UK, to wherever you are in the US - thank you!

My local animal shelter(adoption shelter) just took in about 31 guinea pigs who were living on shoe boxes .it breaks my heart to see them suffer. They also have many dogs and cats and i hope i can adopt one of them when i am ready for it

This is so ironic, I am babysitting a guinea pig this weekend and yesterday was my hamster's birthday lol. I totally agree ham hams and piggies could not be more different lol

I’m getting a hamster soon so I’m trying to prove to my parents that I’m responsible enough and my friend requested your channel so can you say hi Diana?

You did this vid so well! I've seen vids on guinea pigs vs hamsters, but they were all only in terms of which one is better as pets. I love how your vid goes into all the details!! 👍

I am so happy this video launched as now I can explain my friend the different as she is bugging me since last three months

My husband uses the names interchangeable. I’m like “how?!” Also I’ve had hamsters before so maybe that’s why I know the difference. 🤷🏻‍♀️

my friend thought i had a guinea pig and i was like “So... there is a channel Victoria Rachel check her out she will tell you how different a hamster is from a guinea pig.” lol also i had no idea hamsters shed.

Thanks, this has helped with my 4H Guinea pig project

another great video!

This video was soo helpful, thank you Victoria! Quick question, my Syrian hamster is 1.5 years old and does not usually squeak, scream, ect. However my hamster has been recently screaming for no reason while in his wooden house (aka his bed) and we bring him out to see what’s wrong but nothing seems to have changed. Do you know what this could been and/or how to react? 💕

The other day my aunt asked me the difference between a hamster and a guinea pig, this will help her tysm!

love this video it helped me decide if I am ready for a guinea pig, love your videos my most favorite videos is when you do the Q&A! make sure to subscribe to her she is amazing!!!

i giggled when you said hamsters fight to the death LOL!

I enjoyed this interesting topic! This will hopefully help a lot of misconceptions and myths about hamsters and guinea pigs, have an amazing day and weekend ! 💛✨🎉

Thank you for clearing this up! I agree! The animals are so different and have completely different lifestyles and needs! Hopefully this helps people who are clearly a little too blind to see the difference 😂

Yay! Little Adventures!

0:13 ugh I hate it when people think that they are the same, also I love guinea pigs sooo much

Hi, I have a question. My hamster Barney has never been much of a vocal hamster, but for the last few months he has been making squeaking noises a few minutes after he wakes up. I was just wondering if this is normal, as none of my other hamsters have ever done it, or if he might be trying to tell me that something is wrong. ❤️🐹