My Ethically Bred Hamster named Carlos De Vil | Munchie's Place 

I work at a pet store and can confirm. Never saw brachy hamsters before covid. We’d have one or two cases of wet tail a month. Now we see brachy Syrians once a month and at least one hamster in the back with wet tail at a given time. At the moment we have 5 hamsters in the back, four with wet tail and another who is injured. I don’t even want to talk about how often they die now. We treat them preemptively and do our best but the quality has fallen tremendously

I’m really hoping that we can get to a point where we increase their lifespan (through correct breeding and welfare ofc)!

I got my first ethically bred satin coat hamster from Holmden Hill Haven in Ohio. The differences between him and my pet store hamster is insane. He’s going on 4 months and is already bigger than my 8 month old Syrian

I used to have a ethically breed hammy but he passed away 1 month ago and last week he would have been 3 years old 😞 his name was ginger and I miss him so much 💕

I love this video! I got my babygirl Blake from an ethical breeder than actually lives in my city! Élevage Loup-Hamstery ( french name because it' s in Québec/Canada) The breeder herself gives really good advices and even makes large bin cages, sells proper sized wheels, toys and hides, she also makes sure that each pups goes to homes where they'll be treated with proper care. Sometimes I give her news about Blake and show her how happy she is in her large Niteangel cage~ Whenever I needed advice in the first 2 months of owning my hamster she always remained very professional! Blake is a black satin syrian hamster and you can clearly tell that she has good genetics! The fur is soft and silky, her teeth are well formed and her muzzle isn't smushed. Her temper also tells that she was used to handling from a young age and grew in a good non-stressful environment~ She's a very sweet and spoiled girl that I love so much

Carlos is huge! He looks like a little wombat. 😃 Thank you for working so hard to educate people to give these animals a better life.

Awww he’s so adorable. I got my gerbils from an ethical breeder. You can see the difference between a pet shop and an ethical breed . They look so healthy and their coat is so glossy and soft, and they where tamed before I got the. I did have to do some work with them. They breeder was amazing he gave me lots of information.

I really admire you for bringing awareness to the long-term health of hamsters. Hopefully I can do something similar and build up my own animal rescue

I have an ethically bred syrian from Holmden Hill Haven! She's also the only breeder in the US with pure winter whites (fyi lol) Mine is a russian blue longhair Syrian named Yam. He was born on thanksgiving so I had to name him after Thanksgiving food! He's a dark grey color without the cheek flashes, and a little bit of white under his chin and belly. There's a bit of warm colored grey mixed within his coat too. He's very sweet, docile, friendly, and has no issues with being handled or held. He's my first hamster since childhood, so I don't really recall what my experience had been prior to that. I think I last had them in '92 or '93 when I was 10 or 11. But he's not really amped up like other hamsters I've seen, even at almost 5 months old. He's just very chill and very sweet!

Yes I’m early! Aww Carlos is adorable, his colouring is beautiful! Hope everyone’s having a good day?! :)

I love your informational and rescue story videos, but most of all I love the videos that show you having positive interactions with the hammies!

Loved this week’s video! Thank you for showing how to scruff (would love to see this with dwarf hamsters too!) and wow, I watched the BBC Hamster Farm video, pretty incredible! Thanks for sharing that!

I’m actually getting a hammy from cheeks and squeaks I cant wait!!!! Carlos is so cute btw

Aw, Carlos is the sweetest big boy, such a beauty! I thought about getting rats from an ethical breeder for quite a while because I do think it is important to support people who care about genetics and make the species healthier over time. So far it didn't work out because there were always rescues that stole my heart.

Wow, that is the most beautiful hamster I’ve seen. And thank you for mentioning Percy Parslow, I’ve never heard of him and now I’m hooked (and sad at what we lost with his death!) I hope with ethical breeding focusing on improving genetics and temperament we can get to a good place again

Great video! I love what u do munchie💞🐹

Carlos is such a pretty boy! I hope you make more videos about him in the future. (Also, I quite enjoyed the hushed talking cage setup video you did!)

I love saying the name of that breedery haha. Carlos is SO handsome, and I appreciate you talking about this subject.

Yay you posted my hamster just died after easter you make me so happy R.I.P Bon Bon 🍬

I currently have a brachycephalic boy I got from petco I got about a little over a year ago and he's as healthy as he can be with no bottom teeth and top teeth that immediately curl.

We just got our two ethically bred hamsters from Holmden Hill Haven in Ohio. We drove from Georgia to get them and it was so worth it. Both of our boys are beautiful, one is a Dilute Black Banded Long Hair and one is a Dilute Black Long Hair. Both of them are the sweetest!!!! The temperament is like night and day from previous pet store hamsters we have owned.

The information you shared about Percy really interested me. Also, you talking about people putting hamsters in their bras reminded me of when I was in fifth grade one of the kids got close to me and whispered, "psst... look at this" and they had a hamster in their sweatshirt pocket. Even all these years later I still think about how it must've been so uncomfortable for the hamster and how gross it must've been for my classmate.

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Wow he looks amazing 🥰

Nice Plush! Love animal crossing. I had a Hammy with big Cohunes like that and I named him 'Lug Nuts'

Carlos is really cute! His coloring reminds me of my Scarlet, a hammie I had when I was a kid. :D

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Yaaay finally a vid on carlos :DDD

Yes Munchie!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Oh, I have an ethically bred hamster! Mine is Riki, he's a yellow black Rex sweetie. I got him from Silversage Hamstery. It took a while for him to be ready, but it was so worth it!

I got my little guy, Goblin, from HubbaHubbaHamstery too☺️ It makes me feel better hearing your story with Carlos and how he was screaming in the beginning. Goblin has been so scared and jumpy that I thought I was doing something wrong (even I keep reminding myself he’s just a little babe and he needs more practice with things). Goblin is an intensely soft yellow dominant-spot with heterochromia!!!! One red eye, one black!❤️🖤 It’s so cool I didn’t know hamsters could have that🙀

Carlos is so thame and big. Little gentle giant. very educational video. And i hear his chirping a little bit as he wasn't allowed to explore your back.😆 and probalbly fall... you care great for them. It's pitty how people handle them as easy kiddie pets, wondering why they are so sassy.. long rodents often seem to have massive Nuts. They just like tagged under the tail area. 🍒😆 Had two guinea boars ones. And when they where having an argument, they lift there behind to parade them around while rumbling.

My ethically bred Syrian is three years old and the oldest hamster I've ever had. He's still a happy dude! To keep him happy I had to adjust his enclosure to his needs as he grew older. It would be great if you did a video on how to decorate a hamster's enclosure as they get older. My senior citizen has a senior residence so he can still live a good life despite him being almost blind, haha🤭

He is so cute ❤

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I wish I could pass my Syrian’s genetics on! Surprisingly she came from pet smart and had been there for over four months! She adjusted within a day and loves anyone who will pick her up. I’ve never had such a busy and curious hammy before. Maybe I’ve just never had a truly healthy hamster before.

I love your videos very educational! I have a syrian hamster who is rex so adorable

Carlos is so cute!

Hi i love your videos

Aww I always wanted to know about him :)

He is so cute🥳

i always try and adopt when i want to get a hammy my current boy Ozzy was rehomed as he was kept in a small cage and bit his previous owners (shocker) he was a very shy/aggressive guy when i went to adopt him the pet shop employee only let me get him as i had experience in hammy keeping (she had turned down other people wanting him) and told her the cage size he would be going in 80x50 UK now hes a cheeky lovable non aggressive happy orange chunky boy

That is the most gigantic hamster !

I have an ethically bred hamster named Gaya, and my god she's an energy bomb (Syrian female, not a surprise heh), but she's such a good girl, and so smart too. I just love her a lot and she tells me very clearly when she wants to go out of her cage by making her little noises. I got her from this breeder in Norway that's working on becoming a certified breeder (by the Norwegian Hamster Club)(corona knocked her progress back tho). I'm pretty sure the lines aren't that far away from pet store genes yet, as she's a lot smaller than your Carlos, but she's really kind and curious. I love her to bits!!!! she's a very white silvergrey.

Can you elaborate about their sounds vs. sneezes? My syrian makes a lot of sounds when he digs in bedding and food, but not other times. I think those sounds are different than sneezing, but would like to hear more about it. Thanks. :)

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7:12 I just want to add kennel clubs have done tremendous harm to the German shepherd breed, they’ve changed the breed standard so they have slanted hips which leads to massive issues throughout their life and towards the end. There is no such thing as an ethical German shepherd breeder if they are breeding a dog that has any sign of slanted hips whatsoever (some hips slants are worse than others and kennel clubs do not encourage huge slants, but any slant is bad and some dogs win at kennel club shows however later have horrible walking issues due to their slanted hips so it’s just not okay at all). Obviously, some breeders are worse than others because they inbreed/ignore other health issues but again, slanted hips are never ethical. There is a reason why police dogs DO NOT have slanted hips whatsoever, which is against the kennel club breed standard but incredibly important for their health.

What comes to any pet animal from hammies and reptiles to dogs and horses there would be no homeless animals if everyone was educated enough to buy from ethical breeders. America has such over supply on homeless rescued animals that breeders in general are seen bad. I'm happy that you teach about ethical breeding, that is rare among rescue people. And yes in my country there are only few animals in animal shelter each year and almost all dogs are brought abroad from russia and ro.ania and spain. Just saying. If you want a rescue in my country you have toget it abroad. Love from Finland

I'm getting mice from ethical breeder very soon I rescued many guinea pigs in my rodent owner "career", I spent so much money on rescuing my beloved girl Mary. She only lived to 3yo as complications from pneumonia plus cancer took her away from me Pigs are social animals so I needed to get second one after Mary's death very quickly. So I went 400km to reputable breeder and got myself well bred piggy. Her conformation is amazing so far and she is only a baby piggy for now. I'm not looking back. Her parents were genetically tested for any sicknesses and through lines there werent any weak piggies You have to pay more for well bred animal, but it's worth it

I wish there were more ethical bread hamsteries in the midwest. I would love to have one, but live in Colorado and none are here :( We got our newest hammy at the local animal shelter!

He is soooooooo cute 💕😍❤💖😊

I think we're looking at inbreeding depression in both pet store and ethical breeder stock (no new influx of genes from Syria in many decades now) in addition to unwise breeding choices. The European show decision to breed for unnaturally large size is one (see what's happened to the lifespans of giant breed dogs as show breeders increased their size even more), outside of that there's breeders, millers and whoever never waiting until the male is, say, a year or a year and a half old to breed him, which would go a long way in proving that he'll pass on genes for health and long lives, as well as the fact that older fathers pass on longer telemeres regardless which is conclusively linked to a longer lifespan.

My beautiful Syrian Monty is from an ethical hamster breeder in England. I found his breeder through the National Hamster Council and knew the breeder would be perfect after talking with her about her breeding practices. My previous two dwarfs were from P@H and both died at a year from oral tumours. It was so upsetting and I now boycott P@H completely.

I love Rex Syrians they are adorable! I love albino mice because of they’re beautiful temperament but it’s hard to find ethically bred albinos :(

He's huge! Do you know how much he weighs? My biggest Syrian was a girl at 212g

mine and my sisters first dogs are both working breed mixes from rescue backgrounds, given my sisters dog's mix is lab/golden crossed with chow gsd Rottweiler and pitbull we think he was probably bred to be a fighting dog, he has food aggression and strong guard dog instincts, she almost gave up and rehomed him a month after bringing him home because she kept unwittingly setting off his issues and making him think he needed to attack my dog, thankfully we got a trainer involved and she knows now that she was the one at fault and is working on his trust issues and basic training, hes 14months i believe. My dog on the other hand is one of those few 'can do no wrong' dogs, he didnt start out that way, he was a pretty typical gsd mix puppy(gsd/amstaff/boxer/husky/bloodhound), here meaning: slightly nuts and bratty at first, I remember him jumping and hanging off my arm once at 6months hes 2 years now and people always tell me what a great dog i have, i keep thinking how bad his life would've turned out if the lady with little kids had adopted him first, she did not need a husky/gsd mix with high energy, Einstein level problem solving and bad hips lol, he's what i was looking for though. I definitely think that adopting isnt for everyone, and wish more people were willing to save for well bred dogs, I intend to go the purebred route next time because my poor boy has canine ibs among other issues related to bad breeding.

Yes I agree with you that pet shop breeders have unethical practice. I actually adopt hamsters some of whom have had an horrendous life experience partly due to people who don't know how to care or a result of back street breeders who do more harm than good.

I have a somewhat unrelated question, i always see people showing the scrunching move on syrians so I'd like to know how to do it with dwarfs and robos?? It's so much more difficult since they're way smaller 😩 whenever i try to scrunch my winter white to check his teeth, i fail (i might just be doing it wrong though 😅) is there any trick you guys use?

The hamster is huge. He's almost a large as my chinchilla.

Carlos de Vil is sooo handsome! Such a informative and helpful video, I was hoping you could share you process with HubbaHubbaHamstery. I live close so I applied. How long did the hamstery take to reply and was it a smooth adoption? Lmk!! 🤍

my current hamster was a part of an accidental litter because my uncle had no idea his pair of russian dwarves were different sexes, I urged him to separate his pair after that. unfortunately, i do not really know about my hamster's lineage because his parents came from an unethical backyard breeder (i live in the philippines so this is sadly very normal) but I have been keeping in touch and watching a local hamster rescue very yclosely as of late as I do plan to adopt a hamster in the future rather than purchase from a breeder. The shelter I'm looking at is called "HamdoptionPH" and all their hammies are definitely rescues plus they screen and monitor the adopters before giving them the hamster they want. I'll be getting my next hamster from them!

I know this is from a few months ago but how long were you on the waiting list?

I love descendants my I want to and you gave your hamster the good name

i have not been watching videos for awhile as my last perant my mum passed away on 12th February 2021

AHHHH i used to live in maryland and i had no clue about you and got a hamster from the pet store that died a week in. he was only 2 months old

My Black and Tan mouse Fudge is a satin and she’s so pretty just be careful when advertised a satin bc it can just be the shine of the light sometimes

I only have an 8 moth Syrian hamster getting 2 guinea pigs named willow and flumpy or dopey

How do I find a breeder in my area? They don’t ship them do they? I would think that would be stressful

Can I use excavator clay for. Hamster because I want natural burrowing system instead of plastic tubes and anything else

His face looks like my hamster Humbug, however the back doesnt as Humbug's back is black and white spotted🥰🥰🥰

At my local pet co the hamsters look too young.... younger than the ones in 2019. Unfortunately there's no other way in my area to get a hamster. I wished there was a ethical breeder here...

I’m pretty sure my hamster is too small. Got her from a pet store and I try to feed her but I’m pretty sure she is starving herself. She has untouched lab blocks in her cage from last week. As long as I can remember she’s always been small, but I got her probably around 1 month old! I’m gonna try and see if baby food will work but I really don’t want her to only want that.

what is his gene type? aaDsLL im learning

I'm geting a Syrian hamster and he will be living in a 580 square inch cage i will upgrade to the ikea detolf but would it be ok if my hamster lives in the cage until I have unuth money to get him a bigger one.

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My hamster looks a lot like the video with little bean her name is toffee she was from a pet store but they had just gotten her the day I picked her up but she was from a breeder so I don't know the story of her but I know she lives in amazing life now she has in the thousand square inch cage and I've done my research and give her the best life possible

Carlos behaviour is like my hamster

How can you tell if a hamstery is an ethical one? There's only one hamstery I know of in my state, and I want to see if they are ethical or not.

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Does anyone know of an ethical breeder in New Jersey, USA

15:30 But anywhere that has pet stores also has rehomed hamsters originally from the pet stores that the owner couldn’t take care of anymore on Craigslist or other online selling sites, so I think it’s never acceptable to get a hamster from a pet store

Amazing Video!! Also I have a question for you.. will you ever get pet rats? I have two pet rats! Twig and Sprig! :D

There isn't access to ethically bred hamsters where I live. 😭

I just wanted to share my story. Please don’t buy hamsters from Petco or Petsmart, they are not bred to survive long, it’s kind of like a carnival fish, some end up living but I think a lot of them get sick fairly quickly, and don’t make it because of poor genes and breeding. I bought a dwarf hamster from Petco about four months ago, and he immediately started losing fur, Petco took him to the vet for me and gave him back once he got better, but a couple weeks later it came back and I couldn’t see a vet for three months, so I made an appointment and put Vaseline on his dry skin and unfortunately yesterday he passed away, before he could even be seen by a vet. He was eating and drinking until the day before, he was sleeping and I was with my family that day, so when I came home I checked if he was up and he had passed. Rip snorlax. He was my first hamster and I did the best I could for him him. I felt like having him pushed me to get out of bed and I really loved him but please don’t support mills, I mainly got them because I wanted a hamster soon as I could, instead of just rescuing one, I bought one, and now I am looking to get an ethically bred hamster so I don’t go through the pain of getting close to a hamster and then immediately losing them because they get sick

When I. Old enough to get a job I'm going to work at a pet store and I'm going to take care of the animals until they leave and give people proper care

You might not see this, but if you do, i was looking forward to upgrading my hamsters enclosure, do you have any suggestions or recommendations for a big hamster cage?

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How do you buy ethically bred dwarf hamsters? I only see ethical breeders for Syrian hamsters

I had a winter white that died from diabetes he would drink a whole water bottle of water in a day

I love this video but where I live the only ethical breeder is a couple of hours away, one way. And the shelters around where I live never seems to have hamsters. So as of now all of the hamsters I have own has been from pet stores because that is the only option since the breeder is so far away from me and none of the shelters where I live have any.

I live in the UK and trying to find an ethical hamster breeder but I don't know how to tell real breeders from "breeders" I've only had pet shop hamsters and currently own a 6 month brown and white female Syrian called buttons she sadly is very skittish and currently trying bond with her

Your boi is so much bigger than my two girls lol now I'm a little concerned that my girls might not have the best genes....

I need an ethical breeder as a mentor. 😢

There is a girl that have really bad hamster care, but she is bigger than me and would not listen to my advice for better hamster care (her hamster hase daiariah and she thinks it’s normal, she has the starter kit hamster cage, she has a 3.5 inch wheel for a winter white hamster, her winter white hamster is skinny, she throws it on her bed, she gives 1 inch of bedding, she sais that she does not care for him because in a month he’s gonna die, she never did a health check, she wakes her hamster up in the day to just throw him, she keeps the food bowl always filled, and the water bottle almost empty. She never cleans her hamster cage, etc… 😭😡🐹💔

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I want to get an ethically bred hamster but I can't find any ethical breeders in Oklahoma and all I have are pet stores. I wish pet stores were more ethical and cared for there rodents like they say they do but don't.

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