Syrian VS Dwarf Hamster Care 

What hamster species do you own? 🐹

My hamster would’ve been living in a tiny tails cage with 1 inch of bedding without you! my hamster is gonna be living in a 75 inch aquarium and 10 inches of bedding thanks so much Victoria!

I think we can all agree that Victoria is like the best youtuber.

Penny is so ridiculously photogenic. He's so cute.

Im 33 and just got my first hamster recently (I've had gerbils, rats, and mice in the past but not hamsters). My teenage daughter's friend was rehoming hers after 2 months of having him. I was on the fence (I had zero plans of adding a pet) until I saw him... He was in a 10 gallon tank without a lid, with one hide, maybe an inch of bedding, no chews, no food debris in the soiled bedding, a 4 inch wheel (he's a golden Syrian)... He was never given a name either 🫤 I immediately said yes and got his enclosure and supplies ready in a day and picked him up. He's now my little guy; I named him Rupert. (Like from Family Guy lol) He loves to be talked to, he is so curious, and likes to come out around 10-11. He's incredibly interactive and loves to burrow in his now nice deep bedding with hidden hides and tunnels, and run on his new big wheel ☺️ he also has enjoyed a small sample of fresh basil, thyme, almonds, cucumber, hard boil egg, and freeze dried pear. I'm slightly nocturnal thanks to health issues so him and I will have plenty of time together 😂 I think he's around 4 months old so I'm hoping hes around for a while. I am also picking up a DJ Dwarf in a few days. I have named him after Pascal from Rapunzel. (Sidekick names from cartoons is evidently my theme here 😂) I'm a happy hammy mom ❤ They are definitely an underrated little buddy to have...

I have a hybrid dwarf 4 month old. I really prefer dwarf hams because of how small they are. I find it so much easier and fun to make fun setups. My current setup has a small mountain of broken cork rounds and she loves it.

I had Syrians my whole life; but everything changed when I rescued my first Robo. The complete oposite of a Syrian personality wise. Fell in love with them and after he passed I rescued another. I am currently owned by 1 Syrian and 1 Robo, they couldn't be any more different from eachother. My Syrian girl Hazel is like a puppy; begging to come out and eat food with me. But my Robo is very much "leave me alone" and appart from maybe allowing me to pet him in his enclosure while he eats, he would much rather be zooming around and wheeling. I absolutely love watching Robos, they are so funny and interesting but so freaking cute too. I don't mind having a mostly hands off Robo because I feel like spending the time to gain their trust is really rewarding.

Hello Victoria I just wanted to say thanks for helping my long hair Syrian hamster he used to have a small cage and now he lives in a 750 square inch cage with many different substrates including cork granules and many sprays he loves his cage and 11 inch wheel! His name is guppy!

I love this “always observe YOUR hamster and adjust their enclosure based on their behaviours” Thanks for this vid, it was very interesting and helpful 🐹❤️

Hi Victoria! You may not read this but I really appreciate what you have done. You have made me upgrade and care more about my hamsters well being. I am now giving him a bigger cage and wheel. You have encouraged me to care more about his well being and can’t thank you enough for what you do :)

I had been wanting a hamster for the longest time after having owned Syrian hamsters with improper care in my childhood. I wanted to do research and stumbled upon your channel. Victoria, you have taught me SO much! I just rescued my Syrian hamster, Hamtaro, from my local shelter yesterday and am happy to say she is going to finally have a happy, healthy rest of her life and it is thanks to you!

I’ve Wanted a hamster for a while now, and when I found your channel I new it was a sign. I’ve been watching your videos for the past week relearning everything about them. I can’t wait to get one! Thank you for the help!! ❤❤

Omg my WHOLE for you page is only Victoria Raechel!!! Its like HERE have a Victoria Raechel!!!

also Victoria its amazing that you reply to your comments and read them! I watch a few animal channels and none of them awnser the comments, and you are the only RU-vidr I know who answers their comments!

I own 2 adopted Robo dwarfs. I love little robos because i just find it so cute when they forage and the way they act in their cage. One of my robos is a ghost hamster but the other one is so sweet and calm like your past hamster tatertot. You have helped my hamster journey so much and i really thank you so much for the advice u have provided for us throughout the years.❤🐹

My hamster passed recently. Yet I still love to watch your videos ❤

I own 2 types. My previous baby passed about a month ago, his a hybrid dwarf hamster. My current 2 hamsters are both Syrians. In terms of size & weight absolutely different. But personality, my dwarf is more attached to me. I miss him dearly.

Thank u so much Victoria for everything you do!!! We love you!!!

Great video as always. Very informative 🐹 Hope you and the pets are doing well. ❤

Very informative and interesting! Definitely learned something new, especially about the chinese hamsters scent glands. Keep up the good work 💕

This is so useful thank you! We will be adopting in April 🥰

I own a hybrid dwarf named Phoebe. She's just about coming up to 2 years old and still acts like a big, dopey, energetic toddler. She loves to sit on my chest with my hand cupped around her back when I'm watching RU-vid videos and will lick my fingers when I stroke her! She loves digging in substrate boxes too. Thanks to the absolute cornucopia of information you've provided I've been able to make my girl content enough to where even vets have little problem examining her when she needs help, and I point potential hamster owners in your direction whenever I can! 💙

Great video as always

I love watching your videos on a Saturday night! ❤️ My friends hamster is nearly 5! ( 7th June )

I’ve always had dwarf hamsters but I’m planning on getting a Syrian soon and I’m so excited!! This video is super helpful!

Ahhhhh I love your new hams!! ❤

My sister got a syrian hamster today and if it wasn't for this channel he would be living in a 10 gallon with two inches of bedding. Instead he's in a bin cage with 854 square inches of floor space and 7 inches of bedding and he has a 12 inch wheel.🐹

I love how her voice immediately raised when she mentioned the robor hammy!😂😂❤❤

You are such a amazing person! My little baby Cookie, I think is a female long haired Syrian, would have lived a life. I am so glad you have videos on hamsters!

this was so useful whaaat i was planning on getting a syrian and now i feel like i have more information i didn’t knew about

I own a robo hamster! My first ever hamster. He LOVES to burrow. It's his favorite thing. Possibly more than his sandbags or wheel. He's so fun! Especially when he gets zoomies and runs laps around the bincage (stopping briefly for a wheel interlude). Hamsters are fascinating.

hello, off topic to the video but i have owned 4 hamsters and my last hamster died last year. im now taking a break from hamsters but thanks to you i had an awesome hamster journey!

THANK YOU for this video!! I've had a winter white, a Campbell, and we JUST adopted our first Syrian last week!! He's ADORABLE!!! We just need to learn more about Syrians.... our next hamster we're adopting, will be from happy hamstery pure bred winter white❤ right now though.... we're loving up this big floofy boy we have!!!

Hi Victoria I love the video and I have a syrian hamster named Ruckus he is so cute thanks for posting I enjoy watching your videos

We're getting our first dwarf hamster in two days! Currently watching all your videos (and other hamster channels) to make sure we have everything perfect before picking the wee guy up.

I'm really hoping to get a robo soon. I'm going through a difficult period in my life where everything is tight, I've been slowly ordering supplies needed and finding items I can use for a proper enclosure for months. Hopefully I'll finally have everything ready before this year is halfway through :)

I might get a new ham this year and as a past Syrian owner it’s really helpful to know how I might need to adapt my care if I was to get a dwarf

This helped me so much! :D if you ever have time, a more detailed look into their diet would be phenomenal. how much u should feed the species, what should the food contain ect

Hi 👋🏻 I’m brand new here! Just brought home my first ever hamster a few days ago, a male Syrian. It happened very unexpectedly! I work at a pet store and someone brought in their hamster to give up for adoption (doesn’t happen very often thankfully). I hated to think where he might end up and he was very friendly with me right away, so I brought him home in his tiny 10 gallon setup. I immediately hit the books (the internet and RU-vid lol) to learn everything I could about hamster care. I quickly came across your channel and it’s been a godsend! I went from knowing absolutely nothing to now having a very full list of requirements for my new furry friend. Can’t wait to get a giant enclosure for him! I also can share my knowledge with any customers looking to get a hamster. 😊 thank you for sharing what you know and making the world a safer place for hamsters! Now I’m gonna go back to binge watching all of your videos 😂

I have a Syrian and she is awesome and she is 1 years old and also has a great life thank Victoria for all the good advice you share ❤❤❤❤❤😊

Very informative. Thank you! Always enjoy learning from you. I have an all-white Syrian hamster named Cujo (yes, like from Stephen King). He got his name from biting directly into a vein in my finger during our first week together, causing a lot of bleeding. All is well now; we have an understanding that I will not try to pick him up. He now flattens his body and closes his eyes peacefully when being pet, and enjoys getting his daily Puff snack by hand.

I have a rescue robo, no idea how old he is, but I'll enjoy my time with him, however long that is. Hes called Dash... hes super speedy and hard to catch haha

🥰🐹💗Great video. I've only had Syrian hamsters but would love a Dwarf hamster. I love them all.

Hello Victoria, I really really enjoy your videos. I learn so much from you! I'm really thankful. I have a dwarf. I'm so in love. He's so cute and loving. Please, do you have a video of what not to feed them? Thinking of the predisposition for diabetis. Kisses from Brazil ❤

I have a one year old dwarf, and practice cupping him and getting him on my hand with treats, he’s very sweet and respects me, and I respect him. I wouldn’t have done it without u! ( I do it every 3 weeks)

Hi Victoria! I love your vids! Please make a video on making hamster treats, and how often you should give it to them. I have a chineze dwarf. She just turned 3 this febuary! And I'm always trying to make safe treats for her! Love you victoria!❤

Your videos are the best!!!!!! Like you💞

Hey Victoria, I was watching again a fabulous vid you’ve made! And thought why don’t you use the extra cage underneath for storage? It may work well with some extra treats,bedding etc? Just an idea, no hate! I love your vids!

No Victoria Rachel: Bucky my hamster chewing on bars With Victoria Raechel: No more chewing on bars

I'm including a all-natural seed blend to my hamsters and I've been working pretty well so far

I have a 3.5 month old male Syrian hamster who is still in the process of warming up to me. But I know thru ur videos how to do it properly and not to worry if it takes awhile. Some progress has been made but we are taking it slow :)

hi victoria i love your content can you give me some tips before geting a sirian hamster pls !

I love seeing the old gang again ❤

I own a roborovski hamster! Weirdly, he is pretty good at climbing even with his fluffy paws 😂

Can you please do another sims 4 video? And very informative I learned a lot!

Hi Victoria! Sorry this is kind of an unrelated question, but do you mind letting me know how you made your rabbit’s dig box? I saw your pet room tour video (I love it btw) and I saw your dig box for your rabbits. My rabbit Rosie LOVES to dig and I know she would love a dig box! I would also like to build her one, but when I look up tutorials on RU-vid, I can’t seem to find any like yours. I know my rabbit would love a dig box, so would you mind telling me what you used to make yours? Tysm, and keep up the great work that you do❤️🐹🐰

Have had Syrians and dwarfs. But currently have the most delightful and friendly rescue Robo called Elvis 🎸he’s a little dream boat !

Thanks to you Victoria my hamster was living in a cage 180 square inch’s of floor space and now has 1,360 square inches with a niteangel wheel to one three chamber hide out and one six chamber hide out big sand bath and safe sand so thanks so much (I was wondering why my hamster was getting flung out of the wheel😂) so thank you

My first hamster was a roborovski that I named Snickerdoodle. He was such a sweetheart and lived for two year before passing away recently. Now my new hamster is a syrian hamster that I named Jethro. He lives in a huge enclosure and has a ton of hideouts. Just recently, he's started to let me pet him 🥰 Hopefully I'll be able to hold him one day but I know it's gunna take time

Hi there! I had a quick question are there any websites you might know that show/learn to make hamster feed from? also THANK YOU! so much for helping me learn about proper hamster care! your videos are amazing!!!

I own a Russian Dwarf hamster named Mocha! Thanks to you he’s living his best life!!! 🐹💕☕️

I don't own one yet but I am trying to convince my mom so I was doing research for a year and 3 months so I want to own a robo or winter white hamster. Thank you very much I really love you.

I own 2. Chinese & Syrian hamsters. I've had the other types before. I love winter whites. Unfortunately, the local pet stores don't have any in stock. 🐾🐾

I have a dwarf hamster! I love your videos Victoria 🩷🐹

I have a boy, Syrian Hamster called Joey. He is so sweet and so gental x

I own a male syrian hamster it took a very short time to get him tame and by one month he was fully tamed he trusts me very much and feels comfortable sitting and eating on my hand i havnt really ever had experience how it is having a dwarf hamster but ill try to get one soon

Penny and Nickel sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute! Tonnie as well! Have you managed to tame her yet? And one question, can hamsters eat snake plants?

I have 2 Syrians (which are both female) and they would be living together and probably in a tiny tales cage if not for you thanks Victoria.😊

Hi, you'll probably not see this comment but i wanted to thank you, because i am becoming for the first time an hamster owner, and thanks to your videos i managed to give him everything he needed and more, a very large enclosure, a multichamber hideout, large wheel, sprays, correct diet and so much more, i chose a syrian that i will pickup in a few days, the enclosure is already done😊

I have a hybrid dwarf hamster. It is interesting the way in some countries they are called 'winter white' even if they are a hybrid. 😊

They are all too cute ❤

I think it would be good if you also explained the differences between male and female hamsters, as they seem to generally have different behaviors or training difficulties. Thank you!

I have a short hair Syrian male. His name is Gizmo. Had him for 10 months 🥰 he’s so sweet.

Nickel is adorable ❤

I have a teddy Syrian, and he's my third long haired hamster 😊

I currently own a Syrian and a Winter White!

just got a hamster, felt like his enclosure was too small, so i ordered a new one!! :)

Hi Victoria! 4-5 days ago I upgraded my dwarf hamster’s bin cage to the pawhut enclosure. He’s been doing fine in the cage but he hasn’t been using his wheel as far as I know unless it’s when I’m sleeping. What should I do?

hi Victoria i have a male syrian hamster and i changed his bedding from wood shavings to the uber paper bedding and he is burrowing a lot

I currently have a dwarf hamster named cheerio!

thank you for all of your helpful videos! i had just adopted a female long hair syrian hamster today, and am in love with her. i'll try to remember your tips when i bond with her 💕🐹 edit: i posted some pictures of her on my channel if you were interested! her name is toast :]

I have a 4 month old winter white!

And thank you so much you made me realize that my Hampshire was the best. I know my Hampshire's gonna have an amazing life.

I personally own a dwarf named Teddy 🧸 luv ur videos, Victoria! ❤

Could you do a hamster vs gerbil? I really want to know what to get but idk the differences so it would really help!

I have a young Syrian hamster named Bumble (I didn't realize that you had a past hamster named Bumble until I got her; it total coincidence!); she is 2 months old and is still being tamed. She is totally comfortable with my prescence, and being fed treats by hand, but she doesn't like being picked up or pet. Do you have any overall tips?? 🙂

Do you have a vid somewhere of an appropriate balanced diet for a Syrian? I watched the 'safe foods' vid so I have a list, but I'm wondering about ratios. Seeds: fresh veg: fruit? In the 'daily hamster care' vid, it looks like about 1T grains and a small bowl of greens /day. Do you feed any commercial kibble at all? Do you make your own grain /seed mix?

The dwarf hamster in the thumbnail looks just like my hamster 😂❤

Hi Victoria, I don't know if you will see this, but I need your help. So I just got a hamster and bought EVERYTHING for him, and my mom said in order to have the hamster I need to keep my room clean (I'm 13 by the way.) , which I do but she says it looks horrible. Also, I have a brother who is two years older than me, and knows nothing about hamsters but loves mine. That's okay, if he knows how to pick him up and be gentle with him, but he is SO ROUGH with him. Today I saw him up so I took the lid off my enclosure to say hi. My brother saw me open the lid and came in there while he was in his sand bath and snatched him out of his sand bath! Since he wasn't holding him right, he jumped out of his hands and almost fell to the ground but he caught him (it's still not okay though). So I was already mad, so I yelled at him, and my mom says I don't even deserve a hamster! Oh, I'm not done yet, when I told him to put him back he tossed him back into the enclosure! I'm a senstive person when It comes to my animals, like I'll cry when my fish die (don't worry I got a ten gallon tank for my betta fish), so I was holding back tears at this point, and all my brother said was "He's fine! It's a soft landing!" But I know that was probably so stressful for him. PLEASE HELP PLEASE :(

Just a few hours ago I adopted a baby Syrian. She’s pretty young and needs extra care. I named her waffle!

I have a 1 month sryarin hamster shes quite new but is amazing and is called dellila , we are getting a bigger cage i love you cage set up videos and love all your animals

Hey Victoria! I recently purchased my first hamster, and thankfully I did my research. Is there a way I can show people my hamsters cage, and let me know what improvements to make?

hey do you recommend using the get zoo hamster mixes

I had hybrid dwarf hamster (hybrid because of obtained from pet store), he lived with us 1,5 years and unfortunately died of health issues. I am planning to get pure bread Campbell hamster next.

You should compare Hamsters vs Gerbils or Chinchillas

I own a syrian hammy, her name is dori and I love her sm because she is my baby

Do we know anything about seasonal weight changes? The hamsters ive had seemed to lose/gain depending on the season of the year. it never concerned me since it was normal for them and nothing drastic but curious about it

Hi, Victoria are Syirian Hamsters can bite owners?

Hi!!!! I have a a long haired Syrian hamster

I have a question, my hamster cage is 40 gallons he has sprays and chew toys, 7 hideouts, a cork, sand bath, and 6 inch bedding but, why does my hamster pouch all of his food and throw it on his wheel while running on it? Just curious if its something good or not and if you could tell me anything you know about that it would be helpful