Substrates I Use In My Hamster's Habitat 🐹 

Happy Easter! Since so many of you have asked, I finally put together a detailed video that lists all of the substrates that are in Kashi's hamster habitat. :) Please be aware that products do change over time, as do prices and availability. If you have any other questions that I didn't cover about the substrates, feel free to ask! Enjoy! 🐹

your hammy has the best life ever! Too bad most people keep hamsters in a way too small of a cage and dirty bedding. They need to learn from you!

Wow this is the most gorgeous hamster cage i have ever deen🥰❤️

I love how pretty and colorful it all is! I love it when she does her little digging! It’s so cute!

if i ever come back as a hamster, i am going to her house. wow what a cage!

I use straight up soil that is organic, I use one of those half cut cork logs for a entrance and plant cat grass and wheat grass to help keep the soil together. Pikachu loves it he digs multi chamber burrows and tunnels. you do need to let the soil dry up a bit and you can water the grass with a mist bottle. I want to build him a bigger one. and before I get hate, He dose have a whole other box connected with the plastic tubes to another box that is all bedding.. its two diy big enclosures the biggest plastic ones. =)

could you do a part two of this in a review style video where you rate these substrate based on how well they help to mask odour, how easy it is to clean/use (if it needs freezing etc), and how accessible they are and such? It'd be nice if you could include possible substitutes for them as well.

My dream is to get that huge size cage for my future hammies⭐ I get amazed by your awesome nature themed cage all the time🌲🌱🌿!! I wonder how you clean that cage lolol. Mine is half of that size and I get lazy when it's time to clean 😂.

Love the way you combined every type of substrate with Kashi exploring in it. Thank you for sharing

Great video! So many great ideas for adding in different substrates!

Omg this is the first video of yours I have watched in a loooong while. I forgot how good your videos are!!

Kashi is so cuteee 💕 Also I just realised I'm first heh, and Happy Easter! 🐇🥚

I’ve never seen those colors! So gorgeous!

Your hamsters cages look amazing! Keep up the amazing work! (:

I really loved your video so much it’s so useful!!! ILYSM ❤️

I love this so much! Thank-you so much for the info! Currently I cure reptile moss (mostly for decoration), ground walnut sand, hay, and paper bedding

My mind is boggled at the amazing hamster heaven you created.

Been waiting for a video like this! Glad to see all of the products I already use in your video also. 🐹

Wow! What a beautiful enclosure

Lovely video. Kashi is ADORABLE!!!

Your hamster has the best cage I have ever seen omg!!

What a cute little hamster!!

Wow 🤩 your hamster is living the best life ever! Amazing! 🥺 he probably never gets bored ❤️❤️👍 best owner here

Amazing!!! I'll definitely be using this as inspiration to create my habitat. Hope that's ok! This is just fabulous 😍😃.

I love the way you use the red bedding! Such a good idea :-) I use all of these products for my hams (I prefer reptile aspen however) But your cage is my GOALS! No lie :-) I also love to use Easter crinkle paper when it is on sale-so many colors!

Happy Easter to you and your family. I hope you're having a lovely weekend. There is nothing better than watching a gorgeous little hammy happily playing in their huge cage. I think it's so cute when Kashi is covered in the coconut fibre and looks dirty, especially since she has cream fur ❤. She seems to enjoy digging around in it. You have a great variety of bedding. Does the soft grain by Kaytee hold burrows? It looks really lovely and soft. I like the idea of sprinkling the soft hay on top of the bedding. I use Fitch, I have used it for several years. I love it and all my hams seem to love it too. I provide torn up tissues so the hams can make their nests where they choose and everyone gets a sand bath. I have thought about offering additional substrates but I worry about any potential issues since a lot of my hams come to me with illness, injury or trauma, or they are seniors. Now that Kaytee bedding is available in the UK, I may try the soft grains. I hope you and Kashi are both doing well.

I think this is the best enclosure 💖 super beautiful

You are very creative. Lucky Kashie!

Thank you so much for this video!

This was very helpful thank you for making this😁

I don't celebrate Easter.. But happy Easter to people who celebrate! 😁🐰🎉

Amazing video!

This hamster cage is amazing! I love it! Also great video! I learned a lot 🤗💖🥺

Happy Easter 🐣 to you HH!! 😊

I love your videos so much and Kashi is the most adorable little girl ever!!! Btw I’m early for once yasssss ✨💖♥️

Hi hopping hammy..happy Easter to you too...when i saw your video i couldnt believe it... we had the same idear...more about that later..i loved to watch your video and to see your cute little Kashi in action in all the different substrates..it was so funny. Last week i showed on instagram that video were i bought 5 bags with aspen bedding...after filming i brought it to the barn to put it in the closet that i specially use for my substrates..it didnt fit in anymore so i decided to get everything out and put everything back in a different order so it would fit. I was standing there and tought...oh dear..i have much to much different kinds of substrate..i completely forgotten some of them. I start counting...26 different kinds of substrates. Oh dear that is not normal.. so from now on i stop buying them for a while. But than i thought..maybe i can make a video of my substrate collection but while i was filming the camera of my phone stopped all the time...it cost me a whole evening and still i was not able to film it all in one video and i can not addit.. so i stopped..i said to myself....ahhh it doesnt matter ..probebly no one will be interested in substrates...well i was wrong i gues if people ask you this question so many times. But i dont think i will try it again..maybe one day when i have a better phone with a camera that doesnt stop all the time. I must say that i find this kind of video really very interesting and i was very surprised that these substrates are in America availeble in such big bags and for so less money than here..i love the green katy clean and cosy..it looks so natural. Baybay

I’m early! 😍💕 Happy Easter!

can you make a cleaning or how you rearrange your cages video?

I own hermit crabs so I know you can use eco earth for them, but I didn’t know you could use it for Hamsters. That’s really cool!

The most blessed little hamster in the world is Kashi!

Such good info thank you!

Hi Hopping Hammy how are you doing today fine I hope. And a happy Easter to you to. Thanks so much for sharing this video with us I really love to know what Substrate to use for my hamster Beauty. It's so nice to see Kashi as always she's absolutely gorgeous. So sorry I didn't comment. When you first put your video out. But I didn't see it until the next day. I get really excited when you put out videos. I fell asleep really early last night. And I wake up like I never went to bed. I'm taking Spatone liquid iron. And I'm taking Complan. I still haven't got the medication for my doctor I've been busy. Any way I really hope that you have nice weather where you are we have beautiful weather here. I haven't had any Easter eggs yet but I will soon. Any way you and Kashi have a great Easter and I'll see you soon

So helpful xxx

Happy easter!

Also the coconut fiber substrate can be found on eBay :))

Kashi is the cutest!

Why is there dislikes??? Why will people not like this? Love your vids!

Just... stunning. ❤️❤️❤️

Happy Easter! 🐣🐥🥚Yay ive always wondered which bedding you used. Of course i knew some of them, but not the brands. Such a bummer that aspen bedding is barely sold where i live and when it is, its super duper expensive. You said that eco earth doesnt have anything in it right? Ive always wondered if i can use eco earth for venus flytrap. Ive done quite a bit of research on how to care for those plants. But yeah. I was wondering if eco earth wouldnt kill the plant. Maybe you know? Did i miss something? Since when is the cage above kashi's cage filled and decorated? I feel like i mustve missed a video or something. Thank you for making this video! This is something ive always wanted to know hahaha😋 Have a nice day😘😘

Early!! :)

Hey HoppingHammy! Thanks so much for this info. Your channel and Erinsanimals are great!!! What stones do you use? Brand? I just adopted 2 Syrians who were in tiny cages when I got them & I'm in the process of making them each billy cages that are double billys but also double decker! (4 billy cages put together for EACH hamster). They're gonna love it! And I also wanted to know what substrates you used so this is perfect. I am going to get the Carolina Storm Express wheel too but unfortunately they are out of the "natural" colors like green for my natural theme cage, oh well purple and red (I think) will have to do for now. I would also love to know where you found so many of the other natural looking products in this cage! Thanks! :)

Cute

Cool

Nice

Omg looks just like my hamster!

Where do you find the log stuff? Thank you so much for your video full of information! I learned so much. We recently got our hands on the detouf display case and are about to put all your information you shared in it! We’re so excited! Thank you so much for this video! I’m having a problem finding moss though any ideas ? I’m scared I’ll get the wrong kind.

Wish I could have such a big enclosure for my hammy. Alas my room is not more than 3 times the size the enclosure lol my hamster is only in a 500sq inch cage 😢. Hopefully when I move I will be able to provide her with a bigger cage

Did you build Hammy’s enclosure from scratch or repurpose something? Love the size!

I’ve never seen a better hamster cage

Wow that’s one big cage 🙀

I order the brown krinkle paper from U-Line (use it for making gift bags/baskets) You can get a huge box for a very good price :)

Thank you for making this video! 😊 i had one question regarding the wheat plants you stand up against the wall that kashi eats. Where do you get them from? Thank you xx

It’s a lot cheaper to buy coconut coir at gardening centers (or Lowe’s/Menards/Home Depot etc) Sometimes it is compressed into a cube but will fluff up.

Have you ever considered making your bedding bioactive?

How often I have to change the soil in my hamster enclosure,I really want to make sure that my hamster can be safe and happy but I don’t know to much information,so if someone can help me please.

That's amazing. Does it make cleaning hard?

any links to the camo bedding? cant find it

Am i the only one with a hamster that completely re arranges their cage? 😭 i cant do anything cute without it reconstructing everything

I still love kashi

did I miss what is best for Burrowing Tunnels that last

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Hi I love what you've done for your fur baby my question is how often do you clean it and is your fur baby potty train?

I want to get another hamster (haven't had one since my last one died). Hoping to make a natural looking/themed cage.

I so wish I had the space to create a hamster environment like yours! I have a question about the Kaytee Clean & Cosey bedding though, I keep seeing a warning on the packaging about it containing wood dust and that it can cause cancer; Is that something I should really be worried about? I am interested in buying it but that warning has spooked me a bit :'D Also is carefresh good for holding up burrows? And are woodshavings okay for a Robo hamster to live in? Thank you!

how often do i change out the coco fibre? and how often do i change out sand?

What cage theme is this it is so cute!! I am guessing it's tropical and are those plants fake?

Can I use the natural vitamin fortified calcium carbonate substrate? I got it at petco on the reptile section but haven't opened it wasn't too sure versus the very fine sand that is usually sold

how long do you freeze the coconut fiber?

Some very good ideas with substrates. Is corkwood safe for hamsters? I’ve been hearing contrary information. Thank You.

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How often do you have to change up the entire cage?

who built your cage? or where you got it?

How long do you freeze the first coconut fiber one???

Is Aspen bedding good for borrowing??

Can i use this for guinea pigs?

What are the fake trees and pieces of wood you're using?

Have you ever had an issue with mites in the carefresh or katee bedding? It seems to be an issue around my area

How do you clean it

I wish i wasnt stuck in a tiny apartment, would love a big enclosure

How did you make that cage?! What are the dimensions?

WOO HOO! WE USE THE SAME SAND! xD

Omg own room. My guinea pig has own room too.

Do you ever get bugs and mines in your cage? And how can you prevent them

Does carefresh hold burrows?

Mind my asking but where could I find a black hamster wheel like yours?

why do you prefer Carefresh over Kaytee? I use Kaytee and feel like it absorbs a lot better and expands much more than the carefresh but I would like to hear your opinion on the reasons why carefresh is better? I am always trying to encourage a positive quality of life so would like to know. Thank you so much!

What wallpaper do you use at the back of your cage?

Can you make a tropical themed cage one time?

Random question. Is it possible to make a bioactive cage for hamsters? Or is it kinda out of the question?

Omg how often do u clean these cages? And how long does it take u? My 75 gallon for my Syrian takes around 2 hours