Setting Up a Bin Cage for my New Hamster 

Thank you so much! 🥰

It doesn't have to cost a lot of money to give ur hammy a big cage, sometimes you just need to be a little bit creative 😁

@@supremehammy true

consumerisim preys on pet parents to make them feel like they arent spending enough. by all means spoil your pets but you dont need a thousand dollar cage

… a bin cage is cheaper then an actual cage what😂you shouldn’t of gotten a hamster if you can’t give it the right enclosure….

@@lilyoliver174Okay snootie

The ones they sell here in the Netherlands are safe to use. Here they actually recommend using chinchilla sand instead of any other type of sand. Here they say that other types of sand is too coarse and therefore cause skin irritation. But thank you for sharing your concern, I appreciate it 😊

@@supremehammy Ok, good to know. I think I have heard in different regions Chinchilla sand is different than what is available here in the the States. 😁

It takes forever for me to finish a setup 😂😂 glad to read that I'm not the only one and that it's normal

Thank you 🥰

Thank you! She loved it so much that she destroyed the whole setup 😂 So it's time for a new setup..

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thank you!!

Omg indeed 🥺

Thanks! It's from a Dutch store called Action

@@supremehammy how big is the bin :) im also dutch haha! hoi

Oh hallo! 😁 De kooi is 76 x 57 x 42 cm. De oppervlakte is net iets groter dan de minimum. Prima voor een dwergje dus!

European chinchilla sand isn't produced the same as American chinchilla sand, and is recommended in Europe. But in America reptile sand is preferred and chinchilla sand should be avoided. Things are not the same worldwide...

@@ronclark9724 ok well I didn't know chinchilla sand can be really dusty

Some of them can be very dusty but most of them are fine 😁

I actually don't know. I've read that the ones you find in nature can contain wax which can be toxic to animals. The ones you can buy in pet shops are free of this wax. Not sure how they do that tho..

Thank you 😊

Aww thank you 🥰 I got it from Dutch webshops, but they don't sell word wide so I'm not sure if I can help you with this.. 🙁

I think it's hazel. :) Twisted corkscrew hazel to be precise.

Its a grapewood branch. I looove using these branches, they fill up the space so well. But they are very heavy so they need support.

I have some twisted corkscrew hazel branches as well! They look so lovely in a nature themed setup 😊

A *bit* late but it's from a willow. The type with curly branches. Not sure what it's called in English

The dutch size is around 80 by 40cm

I bought them from Dutch webshops, they don't sell world wide. I'm sorry..

You can also make a cage made from ikea furniture or hamster safe wood, it doesn't have to cost much. You can also add more space to dig in your current cage by adding plexiglass to the sides of the cage, a hamster needs a lot of floorspace so if your cage is big enough, this can be a great option.

@@supremehammy aight thankyou very much for ur feedback! (:

Yes they absolutely need lids all hamsters are escape artist if you look into more bin cage videos theyll teach you how to make a lid so the hamster can breathe

@@nothankspete I agree!

I have seen hamsters climb the glass of a aquarium in the corners. Their paws must have Spiderman qualities. Hamsters require lids with proper air ventilation just to keep them safe in their enclosure. Mel Blanc singing for Sylvester and Tweety... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sJTkZQQdmuw.html

'Depends where the darling hamster pees. if the darling decides to use the sand bath that you shift and clean daily, the bedding may last half a year, maybe longer for a deep cleaning. I also clean the wheel daily as mine pees there too, which means I spot clean the bedding under the wheel weekly. If the darling chooses to pee in a corner, the corner bedding gets a weekly clean. I don't worry so much about the poop as it doesn't smell like the pee. But when I do a deep clean, I scoop up as much poop as possible, but leave half of the bedding behind. A hamster is less stressed of their scent in the bedding, so reuse a third of it after a deep clean... On the other hand if you have a tiny toy pet store cage with practically no bedding, you will have to deep clean weekly to control the smell of ammonia, the pee... More bedding makes a huge difference... You really don't save the costs of bedding using a little at a time, better to use a lot at a time so it lasts longer...

I only spot clean the cage, just like Ron described. But Saartje has a secret toilet haha, I can't find her pee or poop spot so I just leave it the way it is. Sometimes she digs up the dirty bedding and I can throw it away but I'm never gonna mess up the setup and her tunnelsystem just for spot cleaning. Usually hamsters are clean animals that hate a dirty nest so.. But whenever its time to change the setup, I'll search for her toilet area. But most of the time she cleans her tunnelsystems by digging up the pee and poop. And whenever a hamster dies, got very sick, has parisites or when the bedding is just super dirty, I will change all of the bedding. But if not, than I'm not gonna change it because you will remove all of their scent and that will cause unnecessary stress.

A mix of hemp bedding and undusted wood shavings 😊

They are ceramic and that is safe to use, but I'm not sure if the paint is safe. But my hamsters do not chew on them so I'm not too worried about that 😁

Glad you liked it 😊

The one I use is actually a bit soft, there are no sharp edges. Most of the bedding they sell in the Netherlands are safe to use, but not all of them so thanks for sharing this, I will keep this in mind if I want/need to switch between brands.

The ones in the Netherlands are completely fine to use. They actually say that sand is to rough for their skin and fur.. I guess it depends on which country you get your sand/dust from.

This one is actually a little bit bigger than the minimum cage size in the Netherlands, but I agree its small even when its a bit bigger than the minimum. I'm planning on giving her a bigger cage in the near future.

This cage is actually the minimum size for dwarfhamsters, but she wasn't in here for long because I think bigger cages are better!