Niteangel Vista Hamster Cage Review! | Munchie's Place 

Although it's pretty funny when Munchie gets frustrated with the bars on a shoebox being warped.

Naw, I think it is scary to hear this woman rage LOL

I just had to move my Ginger back into her old bin cage because I had to seal it with aquarium sealant. I went to clean out a section that she has been peeing in and I noticed that there was pee under the bottom plastic! The sealant is cured, so she is back in her enclosure! Phew!

@@origamimommy9247 I'm glad it went well for you and your hams! I'm nervous about doing the sealant (I'm not very handy) but I've read so many people suggesting to do it as it helps the enclosure not become damaged that I'm doing that first before shuffling the hamster into a new environment. I just want what's best for them even though I just got them 😅

They also have now remade it to be able to connect so you can buy multiple to make a bigger one!

Everything's better than a tiny tails cage

Wayyy better

To me it looked longer than the bigger world (but I couldsee wrong), that would be important for me so the hamster has lots of lenght to walk on.

It's very deceiving on camera. Materials are amazing, and I truly wish ppl would read reviews first before buying one. The most complaint I've heard is that they are too big for their space. Which is unfortunate. But till you have one, ppl are just going to assume the way it's built looks flimsy when I haven't had any of mine fall apart on me, even after moving them across the room or into another room. They are pretty sturdy.

I did DIY lids to my tanks and I usually make latches with neodymium magnets.

she has/had gerbils

Lol I'm sure yours is just fine ;)

that’s okay! it doesn’t need to look pretty, as long as your hammy is happy and safe, that’s all that matters:)

I mean yeah I guess the look is less important than the functionality 🤔 P.S Love both of your names Meatball the hammy and Rat Dragon

i'd love to see yours and how you made it! i'd love to make it since the vista isnt available here in canada haha

Sadly, on Instagram she said Luz passed away.

Luz did pass away awhile back, stories are on instagram :(

@@kristin3487 Where did you find this info? I can't find anything about this on the rescue's instagram page?

@Ik not that I know of. What I know is that even after the necropsy there still wasn't much of an answer. A bit before her death she had a stroke or seizure. It is suspected that the death could be due to some nerve damage Luz had since her tail was chopped off.

@@demi8165 Where did you find this info? I’ve looked on the rescue’s instagram page but can’t find anything.

U can definitely build your own cage bigger than that for way less than $280 but it all comes down to if u want to do the labor or not

If you don’t have the time, this enclosure is amazing!!

Probably not as flimsy as a detolf cabinet. I'm constantly afraid the glass will break.

@@SkitSkat674 is that so? I feel like everyone is bragging about the detolf. Guess I won't get one of those😅

Have you seen the skyline marrakesh? I'm trying to get her to review it

Rodipet LaOla Nagarium looks very similar!

At first i thought about mice being inside something like this, however I do not think this is wise and a regular DIY bin, tank or Wire enclosure is more suitable. I prefer my mice to be in Haven Savic or Mickey Savic cages for the hanging toys.

Aw! I'm sorry for your loss! Rest in peace Izzy ❤️

@@PurpletasticFred thank you

i think cosmic hamsters did a review on it and it's only available for $100 cheaper in the uk i think!

It all depends on your needs. If you think you’re going to stop owning hamsters in the future or take a break, these are a great option cause you can disassemble and store it, sell it, etc. I have both the bigger world and vista and I haven’t had any issues and it looks like they’ll hold up. Unless you have like a crazy strong chewing ham, I think it’ll be fine.

Tbh I’d personally just go with tanks because it’s so easy to find a good one for cheap and / or secondhand. Craigslist, Facebook marketplace etc will have tons of tanks and Petco does $1 per a gallon sale and no assembly :)

The price for their items matches their quality. I wouldn't say they are overpriced, it may overwhelm people who don't have the money but if I was just a one time hamster owner that won't get more in the future, I'd consider a tank so I can easily resell it when I'm done. However because it's heavy and they can easily chew the rim, I like niteangel for their material and quality design. If you are going to own more than one hamster, the Niteangel is where it's at. Plus if you have trouble lifting or standing, I recommend vista over the bigger world. Tanks are the same problem. You're going to have to bend a lot and it's hurting my back doing tanks. But both look stylish in your homes. It really depends on your lifestyle.

@@MunchiesPlace thank you for your feedback. I have learned SO much from you!!!

Do a bin cage, there a lot of videos on youtube on how to do so :)

gerbils can most likely chew out - i'd recommmend a large tank!

Yes, it's just been hard to get back into YT. I'm just having issues. But my plan is editing all old videos before posting the new ones. All i want right now is to catch up in February, so we are all on the same timeline.

Reptile mesh lids hamsters can chew out of, unless you buy the metal lid separately and it's the hard steel lid. But this has no open areas for them to get their teeth inside of, to start chizling away from the inside. The wood is protected by a coating and its rather smooth. If they had a rougher texture, like the Lexit ones that you can grip easier with, I would call those safety hazards.

of course, as long as it's large enough with lots of deep bedding and enrichment. a cheaper lage cage would be the ikea pax! it's a wardrobe and 1550 sq in for $90 :)

@@odyssey.theoddity thank you I don't see any channels promoting money saving whilst also being a responsible pet owner. I feel like we really need to have more of that in the community because there are homeless animals and we don't have a lot of money all the time we need to find more compromises where it's not too effective on the animal

@@justmemanga851 yes, I definitely agree! actually one of my friends on RU-vid hails hamster has a lot of diys for hamsters and stuff but she’s really the only channel I see 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

@@odyssey.theoddity oooh can I get the name?

@@justmemanga851 hail's hamster :)

Makes sense considering that is clearly wood tbh.

It doesn't. But if you look at the new and used section, you can get discounts for damaged boxed items. We've had steals due to this reason and when people return stuff when they hardly use it. That's always nice. I remember getting a prevue 528 for under $50 new.