I was on Instagram and I saw someone who was giving improper care to their hamsters. I talked to them, and they actually listened! This week they are buying the IKEA Detolf hamster cage and are researching more about hamster care.
The thing i took away from the intro was her saying that "I don't keep these animals in lavish enclosers, the are just rescues." The fact that their temporary homes in a rescue is better than the horrible care put out by chain pet stores really screams how much the industry needs to up their game!
Thank you. I'm glad you got it. It's like dogs and cats in shelters. Ppl don't realize they cannot have a luxury life there because it's a temp thing, but if ppl adopt more often, they can get the homes they deserve and be taken away from horrible one's or not as nice ones via rescuing. Thank you because I've had ppl not get this and explaining to them has not been easy when they do not see the big picture. ♥️
you're so right! and also pet stores do need to up their game because I just recently got my Hamster a couple of weeks ago at pets at home ( I'm from England and pets at home is basically the English Petsmart) but anyway. when I brought my female Syrian hamster Billie she was 9 weeks (now 12) and she was in the tiniest glass enclosure with 3 other hamsters! one of the other hamsters in the cage had a scar on her nose suggesting they had been fighting. I was utterly shocked. I'm 16 years old and no hamster expert but even I knew that was disgraceful. pet shops do really need to up their game and provide better care!
@@chloeownsworth3913 I got my female Syrian at Buddy and I was told that she was a male. She was a peachy color, so I named her Simba. I had no idea how to care for a hamster but my best friend got one so I was also allowed to have one. We reserved her and picked her up on our way home because it was in a mall and me and my parents were shopping. We were told by the employee that Ferplast Duna was a good cage so that became little Simba’s new home after having lived with 4 or 5 of her siblings in the pet store. One week later, one hamster had turned into eleven. The fact that the pet store employee couldn’t even tell the sex of my hamster was ridiculous, when it’s so easy to tell. I’m pretty sure we had the same amount of knowledge and it really shows what kind of people they hire to look after the animals
Thats great I hope all your dreams come true! I'm sure you will but be sure to always stay updated with new information because pet keeping standards change all the time. I feel like everytime i go online its something new! i subbed to your channel :)
I've only seen ads like that two other times after Daisy's story and that was weeks after as well which was so odd. so I'm also looking for that one rescue that labels their hamster as a gerbil again. XD
You inspired me to take in some gerbils a few months back. I saw an ad of two boys in this tiny “gerbilarium” which I measured at 200sq”, they were overweight, had no wheel to exercise in and no toys to chew. I put them straight into my 500sq” tank, they now have a wheel and so many toys. All they do is chew! Lol. I’m saving up for a detolf now. The larger male, Pollux, loves running in their wheel, after feeding time he’s straight on it. I love my gerbs so much!! And thank YOU for everything you do for all these little furries!
Other than the bedding she looks like she was pretty pampered! It's kind of a nice change of pace to see an 'rescue' on here that wasn't in awful conditions :)
My boyfriend and I purchased 3 gerbils with the pet store refusing to tell us the gender, well what do you know we had two girls and one boy. And here we are months later with 11 new babies. Anyways we know way more about gerbil care, and they are a lot more money than hamsters for sure! But we love them and they are now separated into their appropriate genders lol and in 70 gallon aquariums!
parkfare princess I always get confused when people say gerbils accidentally breeded because it’s pretty obvious which are boys and girls at a couple months. Anyways I have 11 gerbils (on purpose, no babies haha) so good luck with your 14! They’re incredible :) Their chewing defiantly adds up the money with replacing broken houses and stuff lol. I have mine in groups of 2/2/2/5, my pairs each have a 40 gallon and my group of boys have a 70. Just wondering how many females you keep together? 4 of mine are girls and I find it stressful to even have two females together but obviously it’s necessary for everybody to have a friend😅
That would be something I'd like to do in the future. If I can get around to doing it. There is a list that keeps on getting longer with video ideas on it.
Yes! I got a hamster today and I know that looking at their eyes to see if they are clear and not foggy. And to check their teeth they should be yellow.
I'm currently 13 and I am doing fostering, with permission from family. I saved my first hammy at the age of 11, and I miss her. She was 1 year old, and her cage was DIY by the owner. It was 6×5 inches... I was angry, but I didn't say anything. He changed the rehoming fee to 5 dollars from 35 when he saw how young I was, although I could afford it from my pocket. I placed her into a DIY cage I made. It is a 45 gallon tub, with the side cut off, connected to another 45 gallon tub. When she died, my cat came over to her and was nuzzling her. She was happy. Thank you for inspiring me to do this.
I love her already 😭. I wish I lived closer to your area; I would have requested to adopt her in a heartbeat 💓. My husband would steal her from me due to her being so calm and sweet haha.
Personally, I would never EVER rehome ANY of my pets due to unexpected life events.. but- Bringing a baby into your life whether expected or not, is overwhelming. Your life and everything about it completely changes. I think being a responsible pet owner sometimes means making the difficult decision to rehome your animals that you may not be able to take care of. I think that it’s better to give your animal to someone who can give it the proper care and love, instead of neglect it because your life changed. I don’t think that you can really consider responsibly rehoming your pet because you’re having a baby, replacement of the pet. Instead of rambling I guess my point is that, it’s more responsible to swallow your pride and rehome your pets, even if you don’t want to, instead of neglect them.
Thank you for your understanding comment. I recently had to re-home my birds due to job loss/forced to sell our house/ moving states/and having our first baby simultaneously. Some people have been negative towards my situation by I couldn't afford to feed my family let alone purchase bird food. Sometimes re-homing is the best option for the pet to stay happy and healthy.
Yeah in this circumstance I think it’s understandable, as we don’t know if this was an unplanned pregnancy or maybe they had financial hardships. I’m guessing if that tiny cage was enough that they couldn’t fit in anywhere else, they probably aren’t particularly well off. I can understand their choice in this circumstance, for me the sad part is that gerbil is in one of the worst enclosures I’ve seen a gerbil put in and was all alone, and if their friend carries over that care that poor bean lost it’s only shot at a decent life with Munchie
Hey munchie, I just wanted to tell how much you inspired me. ❤️ I love hamsters and animals so much I decided to also foster hamsters . I will own only 2-3 foster hamsters at a time and own 2 of my own. Thank you so much for making it possible and for the ideas. Love you munchie!
Ya I was super nervous when I got my hamster because I was scared I was doing something wrong. So I started watching her videos to learn how to take care of my hamster.
Little bean is now my spirit animal 💕just melts my heart ❤️ love the video and am happy there are people like you who make sure small pets are given the best care and given loving homes 🐹 keep up the amazing work
Hi Munchie! I don’t know if you’ll see this, but I recently adopted a hamster. She’s colored like Sahara and is the absolute cutest. I want to thank you on helping educate and advocate for the best possible care for hamsters. I’ve learned so much from you and I hope to continue to learn all about them and how to care for them. Thank you for all the knowledge and thank you for rescuing so many hamsters/gerbils/mice! ❤️
I got my last hamster from a rescue. The woman there had saved like 12 dwarfs at once which were kept in two cages without any wheel, hides or anything. Basically just water, food and so little bedding that you could see the floor of the cage. I'm so happy I could adopt one of the dwarfs. Her name is Bean and she's the cutest little hamster :) Thanks for helping animals!
I love how you help our fuzzy little friends. I own a Chinese Dwarf Hamster. I named him speedy because he wiped out in the cage twice. Before I bought him. He absolutely loves his wheel. If it wasn't for you're knowledge I'd be clueless. Your information helped me very much. Thank You!!😇😎
Ok, as far as "Replacing" goes, replacing an animal with another animal, is not the same thing as rehoming a pet you don't think you'll have the time or space for because there's a baby on the way. That is a responsible thing to do. It is not replacing the animal. My family had to rehome a dog that was loved very dearly when a baby came along. My parents did not expect to have to rehome the dog at first, but that's what ended up needing to happen. If it's gonna come down to you can only keep one, obviously, most people will choose to keep their child. Deciding you don't have time or resources for a pet when you have a baby, is by no means the same thing as getting rid of a pet so you can go buy a younger one or a cuter one. If you have to choose between your gerbil or whatever and your own baby, hopefully, you'd give the gerbil to someone who could take care of it.
Some may argue that the dog came first, dog should be family and should have to go, it isn't fair to the dog. There is also the argument of are you dumping the animal in a state that allows kill shelters, are you doing background checks on the person taking the animal, etc. So yes sometimes it is right to re-home but it is also bad to re-home too if it can be avoided or if you don't rehome appropriately. Someone in the comments under a video of mine didn't realize their state was a kill shelter state and began worrying of the shelter they surrendered their cat to. They worried they may have killed them by not knowing due to lack of looking into it (we will never know). You would hope people would look further into making sure their beloved pet goes to the right home but after experiencing so many shady or scary unintentional or intentional neglect situations, you really need to think hard about it. Ive been critical of rehomes in the past before, but I can also understand the other side of it too. Especially if medical is involved or a sudden change happens.
Munchie's Place oh we directly rehomed the dog. And I think it’s great that you’re helping these animals. I just don’t think it’s fair to call rehoming an animal you don’t think you can take care of now that there’s a baby, “replacing” the animal. But I absolutely agree that people are often too quick to decide they need to get rid of their pets.
Your child being born and having to make a decision about whether you still have time for the animal, is not the same as deliberately just discarding an animal that you got bored of to go and get a new one. I absolutely agree that is incredibly irresponsible. And while I don’t understand why she felt she needed to rehome a small animal with a lifespan of a few years, I don’t consider that replacing the animal. Having a child and impulse buying a new pet are usually pretty different things. A baby just isn’t in the same category as a gerbil. I totally agree that even small animals with shorter lifespans still deserve respect as living creatures. And it’s always great to see someone taking such awesome care of them. I babysat a mouse once that was being kept alone in a small cage, and she died shortly after. I still wonder if I could have done more for her. Her owner loved her dearly but just couldn’t seem to understand that the environment wasn’t good for her. And I mean loved her a lot, like decorated cage, treats, play time, full on burial and funeral at death, constantly talking about her, just seemed very firm in the belief that she was doing fine. (Sorry, that was a bit of a tangent)
Yea i agree. I understand the otherside but babies are not the best with pets. And rehoming is easier then sending the kid off to foster care for that being. And yea no one has said get rid of the kid but the animal is dead if it hurts the baby.
Hello, because of you I have transferred my little hamsters into a bigger enclosure. This has helped because they seem more relaxed than they did. Thank you for making wonderful videos
I don't have hamsters and no intention of getting any (but am binge-watching your vids(?)), but I would definitely adopt Lil Bean. She is the cutest hamster I've ever seen!
Your hair is so cute! Also I can't believe that lady did that. Poor gerbil. That family member probably isn't gonna provide what the gerbil needs. Also Lil Bean is so cute omg I'm gonna die from the cuteness!
That's the sad truth, most likely the family will still care for it like how it was being kept. No one seems to do any research into these creatures and selfishly except it would like what they offer it in petstores. Always do your research first before owning a pet or taking on the responsibility of one. I do hope at least that this family member may one day go online and learn about it's care. All I know was that it was being given to a child and I do not know how old they were or if their family was into pets. So good luck Gerbil. i cannot help every animal but at least I was respectful of the lister and their decision.
Love you videos so much! One of my female mice passed away after having her for four months. Your videos always cheer me up, especially now. Keep up the great work ❤️
Oh my goodness... Lil Bean is *so* much like my past ham, Tequila. She was golden, not umbrous, but their personalities are SO similar! Tequila was a rescue, too. She injured herself on the pet store floor. She was climbing a hanging toy and tried to pouch it; it got stuck and in the panic she got her foot tangled and was hung then for a minute or so before we could get a member of staff to help. She was sent to the in store vets who I personally know, and the next day they called to tell me the ham was okay and if I wanted her. I just couldn't say no! Tequila was so friendly, mischevious and was always on the go. She was constantly adventuring and causing trouble. Watching Little Bean going about her business reminded me so much of my Quila. I hope we get to see more of her :)
I adopted a Albino Russian dwarf hamster from pets at home, He is 5 moths old and learnt about adopt not shop from your channel, The work you do is absolutely amazing and thank you for teaching me the right care for a hamster, I take an animal care coarse at my collage and even they didn't know some of the stuff you teach. My hamster is called Grumpy, He has a little bit of a screaming problem, Very jumpy but I'm working on taming him, He doesn't like small children, They think he might have a sight problem but every animal deserves a home. Thank you for inspiring me to adopt instead of shop and rescue an animal.
Omg I want her 😭 Also I just realized that I’ve been watching your videos for about a year and a half (if not more) without having subscribed 🤦♂️ But I fixed it now! You’re probably my biggest idol in the hamster community
Loved the video. Thank you for sharing Munchie!! Keep up the great and amazing work!! You are my inspiration!! I love you so much. I started my own mini RESCUE because of you!! YOUR #1 FAN ~ Amanda Mandigo
I saved 2 gerbils from a bad situation and they were in that same cage your gerbil was in and would ALWAYS escape and nobody would look for them for days so I bought them a new cage while they were still my friends gerbils but she still couldn’t afford the bedding, food, and definitely couldn’t afford any enrichment of any sort but my grandmas sister died who used to rescue cats so my friend took one of the cats and I took my friends gerbils because I couldn’t stand seeing them in such a bad situation where they were neglected. So I brought them back to my house, bought them the Prevue cage (temporary), better food, hides, chews, better bedding (and filled it up higher), I bought them 2 6.5 wheels which isn’t big enough still but it’s better than their 4 inch wheel that they had so I plan on getting a bigger one, and I also just gave them love and attention.
Little Bean is super cute. She looks really inquisitive and bright. I like her coloration....it reminds me of cedar. I'm sorry you couldn't save the other one, but hopefully, he went to a safe home.
I absolutely love your videos. I have to mice and going to be getting hamsters. I have learned so much from you. I am really glad I found your channel because now I know when I get my hamsters I have all of the right information
I have never had a hamster but I’m getting one soon and your channel popped up and you have taught me a lot about hamsters and I’m so great full for you ❤️❤️❤️(and Polly pockets were really fun)
My little Coco, the winter white dwarf, passed away last night completely unexpectedly at 16 months old :-( loved her so much. Love your videos Munchie - your videos cheer me up
Hi munchie I like to watch your videos everyday I’ve learned watching your videos. I have three hamsters myself and I try to give them the best quality that I possibly can. Keep making videos .
I am most likely adopting a hamster this weekend. I love your videos and I'm so thankful that you rescue hamsters and give them good homes. Bean is so ADORABLE! 🐹❤️
Today I adopted a hamster! Thanks to your videos and other information available I feel like I was able to give her a wonderful home, thank you for making your educational videos because before I thought of getting a hamster I had no clue about the things they needed. Petco had a beautiful baby girl hamster, she was one of their adoption ones not one of the ones you buy. She’s very sweet and seems tame but I am not really pushing her to come out I just noticed she didn’t bite me when she was wondering what I was doing and came up to investigate. (I was putting in her water bottle) Well anyway thank you for your awesome videos! They really helped me and my family and I’m passing on all the good information to my daughter who knows that tiny cages are bad.
When I was born, my mother was so focused on me that she forgot about her hamster and it starved to death. It sucks, but I'm glad someone had the self-awareness to re home their hamster before it suffered unduly.
What a beautiful little girl lil bean is. I would love to adopt her but unfortunately I live in the UK. I just love the agouti colouring which is not often seen any more. When I was a child all you could buy were the wild coloration. I have three now one of which is an adopted one that noone wanted as she has neurological problems and her previous owner neglected her and didnt look after her the way they should. She was very skittish and frightened little hamster. Now she is with me I treat her like an angel and love her to bits.
Could you give recommendation for the basic budget humane set up for a new hamster, including bin size (brand), necessary accessories, and diy set up? Basically the starter's package for making a hamster happy. Then if you could do the same for mice, gerbils, and guinea pigs? That way we'd all know the bare basics for making a pet healthy and happy, then we could build from there.
I have 2 Male gerbils and I don’t think they cost too much more than hamsters (I’ve had many hamsters in the past). If you have a big enough enclosure for them, you don’t have to clean them out too often, maybe once every 3-4 weeks and do spot cleaning every couple of days. I buy Megazorb for them which is a horse bedding so therefore you get it in a HUGE bag for like £15, which lasts for 4 months or more. I give them a lot of bedding to burrow in and buy them wooden toys to chew and even that isn’t very expensive. Gerbils are clean animals which means they really don’t need more cleaning than hamsters. They do chew a LOT, so I don’t give my gerbils anything plastic except their wheel which I make sure they do not chew. They get loads of wooden and cardboard toys but it really doesn’t come to much money. In conclusion, I prefer owning gerbils to hamsters! I love hamsters, but from experience I think that gerbils make more entertaining pets as they make incredible burrows, chew rapidly and make nests with cardboard tubes, play fight with each other and are generally amazing pets to just sit and watch. (I love hamsters too, guys, don’t kill me. Just a personal preference!) So happy you were going to rescue a gerbil. There aren’t enough gerbil videos on UA-cam but I find them underrated pets!
I had a gerbil in my early 20s. I didn't know they needed to be paired so he was alone in a 10 gal aquarium and he was awesome! I would watch tv with him and he would run all over the couch but would never get off the couch. He would run around (with my really watchful self) outside on the deck but would never leave the deck. He was amazing and was my best friend! Maybe he bonded with me like he would another gerbil?
Save up those igloos because I’ve been to 2 pet smarts in my area and they don’t seem to have them anymore and we’re clearancing out the small existing stock
Beans is so cute. She has the same coat my Syrian has but mine has the white band around the middle. I also got him at 5 weeks old from Craigslist. I wish I could share a photo with you.
aww! I've been prepping and doing lots of research on them for the past two weeks and i have been watching a lot of your videos! (i know what food to give them, how much space they need, etc. I'm getting a hamster on Saturday and if its a boy it's gonna be mr bean and if its a girl mrs bean :) thank you so much for your informative videos they have been soooo helpfull!
Something that bothers me is that the owner of the gerbil said she needed room for a nursery so she couldn’t care for the gerbil anymore, but in that tiny cage, how could that gerbil really take up *that* much space?
Oh, true. Also after I thought about it the owner may have been also talking about how much space the supplies take up. BUT STILL.... that’s a really tiny cage 😫
I rescued a gerbil. She's white and crazy. The owner kept her with a hamster that beat her up alot. She had no hair by her nose. The store i adopted her at gave her to me. She caught my attention bec she was dieing to get out of the glass cage she was in. She looked horrible. Kind of dirty by her lower stomach. The owner to the store said she prob wouldn't grow her hair back. Well, she is! And, yes! That is what she does. She don't even chew she eats it! She is in a wire cage that doesn't seemto phase her. She is just so glad she has her own space. She like never sleeps unless she is on her wheel and crashes out standing up lol polly bocket lol i loved her. I had one. The compact typed. Oh, and the gerbil her back was really curved like she was on a small wheeltoo long. Be careful when you meet people. Infact, i hope they don't know who you really are. They could do it just to see you or have you there. Any way, does gerbils sleep at night?
I love your channel and I love what you do. I would love to rescue and rehome hamsters too but I do not have the space. In future it’s something I would do for sure. At the moment I just have one little fluff ball of my own to care for.
ohh shes very cute. her continuing to try and jump ship reminded me of my syrian. if her lid was just duck taped i dont think id have one anymore(due to having two cats and an area she could escape to outside). why do people think thats going to work long term? also cant leave the lid off or shes dangling on the edge about to jump off. 0 depth perception on her lol
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I was on Instagram and I saw someone who was giving improper care to their hamsters. I talked to them, and they actually listened! This week they are buying the IKEA Detolf hamster cage and are researching more about hamster care.
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Well done! Keep in contact with them, those type of people end up as great freinds whos friendship lasts awhile!
jordan i guess awwwwwww
Thats great yaaaaaay
This is wholesome. Also I’m proud of you for speaking up and proud of them for listening and learning
The thing i took away from the intro was her saying that "I don't keep these animals in lavish enclosers, the are just rescues." The fact that their temporary homes in a rescue is better than the horrible care put out by chain pet stores really screams how much the industry needs to up their game!
Thank you. I'm glad you got it. It's like dogs and cats in shelters. Ppl don't realize they cannot have a luxury life there because it's a temp thing, but if ppl adopt more often, they can get the homes they deserve and be taken away from horrible one's or not as nice ones via rescuing. Thank you because I've had ppl not get this and explaining to them has not been easy when they do not see the big picture. ♥️
you're so right! and also pet stores do need to up their game because I just recently got my Hamster a couple of weeks ago at pets at home ( I'm from England and pets at home is basically the English Petsmart) but anyway. when I brought my female Syrian hamster Billie she was 9 weeks (now 12) and she was in the tiniest glass enclosure with 3 other hamsters! one of the other hamsters in the cage had a scar on her nose suggesting they had been fighting. I was utterly shocked. I'm 16 years old and no hamster expert but even I knew that was disgraceful. pet shops do really need to up their game and provide better care!
Hopefully we can all inform the public and get all small animals better care. Am so happy you takes such good care of your animals
Can I post more Rachel
@@chloeownsworth3913 I got my female Syrian at Buddy and I was told that she was a male. She was a peachy color, so I named her Simba. I had no idea how to care for a hamster but my best friend got one so I was also allowed to have one. We reserved her and picked her up on our way home because it was in a mall and me and my parents were shopping. We were told by the employee that Ferplast Duna was a good cage so that became little Simba’s new home after having lived with 4 or 5 of her siblings in the pet store. One week later, one hamster had turned into eleven. The fact that the pet store employee couldn’t even tell the sex of my hamster was ridiculous, when it’s so easy to tell. I’m pretty sure we had the same amount of knowledge and it really shows what kind of people they hire to look after the animals
I can't wait until I am older and can rescue animals
rabbit care hey i love ur vids ❤️
@@eviemay817 thank you ❤️
rabbit care same I am so excited
Thats great I hope all your dreams come true! I'm sure you will but be sure to always stay updated with new information because pet keeping standards change all the time. I feel like everytime i go online its something new! i subbed to your channel :)
Evie May myah tooo
for an older hammy she has so much personality!
At first I thought it would be another case of people not knowing what animal their pet is.
Sameeeeeeeeeeeeee
I've only seen ads like that two other times after Daisy's story and that was weeks after as well which was so odd. so I'm also looking for that one rescue that labels their hamster as a gerbil again. XD
Same here, i hate when people do that, im actually fostering 2 female mice, who a family got thinking they were rats 🙄
You inspired me to take in some gerbils a few months back. I saw an ad of two boys in this tiny “gerbilarium” which I measured at 200sq”, they were overweight, had no wheel to exercise in and no toys to chew. I put them straight into my 500sq” tank, they now have a wheel and so many toys. All they do is chew! Lol. I’m saving up for a detolf now. The larger male, Pollux, loves running in their wheel, after feeding time he’s straight on it. I love my gerbs so much!!
And thank YOU for everything you do for all these little furries!
Other than the bedding she looks like she was pretty pampered! It's kind of a nice change of pace to see an 'rescue' on here that wasn't in awful conditions :)
You should see Smokey. He was quite pampered. Idk if you saw Joys video but she was pampered too. It's nice like you say. 🐹
@@MunchiesPlace So many hamsters I can barely keep up! xD Keep doing what you do, I'm glad that there's people like you out there helping these guys
My boyfriend and I purchased 3 gerbils with the pet store refusing to tell us the gender, well what do you know we had two girls and one boy. And here we are months later with 11 new babies. Anyways we know way more about gerbil care, and they are a lot more money than hamsters for sure! But we love them and they are now separated into their appropriate genders lol and in 70 gallon aquariums!
parkfare princess I always get confused when people say gerbils accidentally breeded because it’s pretty obvious which are boys and girls at a couple months. Anyways I have 11 gerbils (on purpose, no babies haha) so good luck with your 14! They’re incredible :) Their chewing defiantly adds up the money with replacing broken houses and stuff lol. I have mine in groups of 2/2/2/5, my pairs each have a 40 gallon and my group of boys have a 70. Just wondering how many females you keep together? 4 of mine are girls and I find it stressful to even have two females together but obviously it’s necessary for everybody to have a friend😅
@parkfare princess wow u didn't reply to the question..
parkfare princess oh wow
can you do a video on how to do a health check?
That would be something I'd like to do in the future. If I can get around to doing it. There is a list that keeps on getting longer with video ideas on it.
Yes! I got a hamster today and I know that looking at their eyes to see if they are clear and not foggy. And to check their teeth they should be yellow.
My Hamster Just Passed Away And This Video Made Me Smile For The First Time After His Passing 💕
I'm currently 13 and I am doing fostering, with permission from family. I saved my first hammy at the age of 11, and I miss her. She was 1 year old, and her cage was DIY by the owner. It was 6×5 inches... I was angry, but I didn't say anything. He changed the rehoming fee to 5 dollars from 35 when he saw how young I was, although I could afford it from my pocket. I placed her into a DIY cage I made. It is a 45 gallon tub, with the side cut off, connected to another 45 gallon tub. When she died, my cat came over to her and was nuzzling her. She was happy. Thank you for inspiring me to do this.
I’ve never wanted a hamster so badly in my life. What a flippin’ cutie!!
I love her already 😭. I wish I lived closer to your area; I would have requested to adopt her in a heartbeat 💓. My husband would steal her from me due to her being so calm and sweet haha.
Personally, I would never EVER rehome ANY of my pets due to unexpected life events.. but- Bringing a baby into your life whether expected or not, is overwhelming. Your life and everything about it completely changes. I think being a responsible pet owner sometimes means making the difficult decision to rehome your animals that you may not be able to take care of. I think that it’s better to give your animal to someone who can give it the proper care and love, instead of neglect it because your life changed. I don’t think that you can really consider responsibly rehoming your pet because you’re having a baby, replacement of the pet. Instead of rambling I guess my point is that, it’s more responsible to swallow your pride and rehome your pets, even if you don’t want to, instead of neglect them.
Thank you for your understanding comment. I recently had to re-home my birds due to job loss/forced to sell our house/ moving states/and having our first baby simultaneously. Some people have been negative towards my situation by I couldn't afford to feed my family let alone purchase bird food. Sometimes re-homing is the best option for the pet to stay happy and healthy.
Yeah in this circumstance I think it’s understandable, as we don’t know if this was an unplanned pregnancy or maybe they had financial hardships. I’m guessing if that tiny cage was enough that they couldn’t fit in anywhere else, they probably aren’t particularly well off.
I can understand their choice in this circumstance, for me the sad part is that gerbil is in one of the worst enclosures I’ve seen a gerbil put in and was all alone, and if their friend carries over that care that poor bean lost it’s only shot at a decent life with Munchie
Hey munchie, I just wanted to tell how much you inspired me. ❤️ I love hamsters and animals so much I decided to also foster hamsters . I will own only 2-3 foster hamsters at a time and own 2 of my own. Thank you so much for making it possible and for the ideas. Love you munchie!
Lil bean is sooooo cute!!!! I love what you do!!! I can’t wait to open my own small pet rescue!!!!!!!! You have been such an inspiration!
Same I would love to do it
Thank you. :)
i've started watching her videos because I got a hamster. And she gives amazing advice. So I can give my hamster a good home.🐹
Ya I was super nervous when I got my hamster because I was scared I was doing something wrong. So I started watching her videos to learn how to take care of my hamster.
She's probably the most gorgeous hamster I've ever seen 😍
Bean is so precious and beautiful! She adapted so quickly!
It makes me pretty happy to know that the previous owner cared so much about her.
What a precious hammy!!! She's such a cutie, you're very lucky and so is she!
Amazing! So cute!❤️💜✨❤️💜✨love you so much!!! You are such an amazing reference for all of my questions!
Such a sweetheart! Lovely old lady. ❤️
I really want some small pets but my mum siad no but when I am older and have a job I will adopt them
rabbit care I would recommend showing your mom cute pictures of the animal you want. Just make sure you can give the proper care.
Same , my mother doesn't allow me to have small mammals, only birds fish and dogs
I already have 4 rabbits so I don't think it would be the best to get them until I get a jod and have my own money
I admire your responsibility :)
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Awwww she’s adorable !!! I always forget how big hamsters can get !
Little bean is now my spirit animal 💕just melts my heart ❤️ love the video and am happy there are people like you who make sure small pets are given the best care and given loving homes 🐹 keep up the amazing work
She is too cute - I don't know how you're going to be able to resist not keeping her! So much personality in a little body
If I kept them, I wouldn't be able to rescue in need of Hammy's after her.
I used to have hamsters and I was definitely in over my head!!! Nice to finally see how its supposed to be done!!! Keep up the great work!!!
Hi Munchie! I don’t know if you’ll see this, but I recently adopted a hamster. She’s colored like Sahara and is the absolute cutest. I want to thank you on helping educate and advocate for the best possible care for hamsters. I’ve learned so much from you and I hope to continue to learn all about them and how to care for them. Thank you for all the knowledge and thank you for rescuing so many hamsters/gerbils/mice! ❤️
Really great to see Lil' Bean use a 9inch wheel; then see the difference a 12inch wheel makes, in how comfortable she runs.
I got my last hamster from a rescue. The woman there had saved like 12 dwarfs at once which were kept in two cages without any wheel, hides or anything. Basically just water, food and so little bedding that you could see the floor of the cage. I'm so happy I could adopt one of the dwarfs. Her name is Bean and she's the cutest little hamster :) Thanks for helping animals!
I love how you help our fuzzy little friends. I own a Chinese Dwarf Hamster. I named him speedy because he wiped out in the cage twice. Before I bought him. He absolutely loves his wheel. If it wasn't for you're knowledge I'd be clueless. Your information helped me very much. Thank You!!😇😎
Ok, as far as "Replacing" goes, replacing an animal with another animal, is not the same thing as rehoming a pet you don't think you'll have the time or space for because there's a baby on the way. That is a responsible thing to do. It is not replacing the animal. My family had to rehome a dog that was loved very dearly when a baby came along. My parents did not expect to have to rehome the dog at first, but that's what ended up needing to happen. If it's gonna come down to you can only keep one, obviously, most people will choose to keep their child. Deciding you don't have time or resources for a pet when you have a baby, is by no means the same thing as getting rid of a pet so you can go buy a younger one or a cuter one. If you have to choose between your gerbil or whatever and your own baby, hopefully, you'd give the gerbil to someone who could take care of it.
Anna Taymond yeah I was thinking the same thing.
Some may argue that the dog came first, dog should be family and should have to go, it isn't fair to the dog. There is also the argument of are you dumping the animal in a state that allows kill shelters, are you doing background checks on the person taking the animal, etc. So yes sometimes it is right to re-home but it is also bad to re-home too if it can be avoided or if you don't rehome appropriately. Someone in the comments under a video of mine didn't realize their state was a kill shelter state and began worrying of the shelter they surrendered their cat to. They worried they may have killed them by not knowing due to lack of looking into it (we will never know). You would hope people would look further into making sure their beloved pet goes to the right home but after experiencing so many shady or scary unintentional or intentional neglect situations, you really need to think hard about it. Ive been critical of rehomes in the past before, but I can also understand the other side of it too. Especially if medical is involved or a sudden change happens.
Munchie's Place oh we directly rehomed the dog. And I think it’s great that you’re helping these animals. I just don’t think it’s fair to call rehoming an animal you don’t think you can take care of now that there’s a baby, “replacing” the animal. But I absolutely agree that people are often too quick to decide they need to get rid of their pets.
Your child being born and having to make a decision about whether you still have time for the animal, is not the same as deliberately just discarding an animal that you got bored of to go and get a new one. I absolutely agree that is incredibly irresponsible. And while I don’t understand why she felt she needed to rehome a small animal with a lifespan of a few years, I don’t consider that replacing the animal. Having a child and impulse buying a new pet are usually pretty different things. A baby just isn’t in the same category as a gerbil. I totally agree that even small animals with shorter lifespans still deserve respect as living creatures. And it’s always great to see someone taking such awesome care of them. I babysat a mouse once that was being kept alone in a small cage, and she died shortly after. I still wonder if I could have done more for her. Her owner loved her dearly but just couldn’t seem to understand that the environment wasn’t good for her. And I mean loved her a lot, like decorated cage, treats, play time, full on burial and funeral at death, constantly talking about her, just seemed very firm in the belief that she was doing fine. (Sorry, that was a bit of a tangent)
Yea i agree. I understand the otherside but babies are not the best with pets. And rehoming is easier then sending the kid off to foster care for that being. And yea no one has said get rid of the kid but the animal is dead if it hurts the baby.
Ugh got the notification in school and I’m finally home to watch 😂
That is one social hamster, even with strangers, she’s like super sweet!
She’s so cute oh my good her ears 😭😭😭 she looks like my little angel that passed away last year
I dont think I’ve ever seen a hamster with so much personality
Hello, because of you I have transferred my little hamsters into a bigger enclosure. This has helped because they seem more relaxed than they did. Thank you for making wonderful videos
Lil Bean is such a cutie! 🐹 ❤️
I don't have hamsters and no intention of getting any (but am binge-watching your vids(?)), but I would definitely adopt Lil Bean. She is the cutest hamster I've ever seen!
Your hair is so cute!
Also I can't believe that lady did that. Poor gerbil. That family member probably isn't gonna provide what the gerbil needs.
Also Lil Bean is so cute omg I'm gonna die from the cuteness!
That's the sad truth, most likely the family will still care for it like how it was being kept. No one seems to do any research into these creatures and selfishly except it would like what they offer it in petstores. Always do your research first before owning a pet or taking on the responsibility of one. I do hope at least that this family member may one day go online and learn about it's care. All I know was that it was being given to a child and I do not know how old they were or if their family was into pets. So good luck Gerbil. i cannot help every animal but at least I was respectful of the lister and their decision.
Love you videos so much! One of my female mice passed away after having her for four months. Your videos always cheer me up, especially now. Keep up the great work ❤️
Li'l Bean has to be the cutest name ever
She just looks like my little Hammy Ivy 💕💕💞
One of my guinea pigs is exactly like that! Very friendly and always wanting to explore. He even jumps out of boxes!
Oh my goodness... Lil Bean is *so* much like my past ham, Tequila. She was golden, not umbrous, but their personalities are SO similar! Tequila was a rescue, too. She injured herself on the pet store floor. She was climbing a hanging toy and tried to pouch it; it got stuck and in the panic she got her foot tangled and was hung then for a minute or so before we could get a member of staff to help. She was sent to the in store vets who I personally know, and the next day they called to tell me the ham was okay and if I wanted her. I just couldn't say no! Tequila was so friendly, mischevious and was always on the go. She was constantly adventuring and causing trouble. Watching Little Bean going about her business reminded me so much of my Quila. I hope we get to see more of her :)
So cute. I want to rescue animals when I get older.
Me too
Me too!
She’s so beautiful!!! 🥰
wot an amazing woman u are munchie the hammies are so so lucky to have you 😁🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾💕💕❤
I adopted a Albino Russian dwarf hamster from pets at home, He is 5 moths old and learnt about adopt not shop from your channel, The work you do is absolutely amazing and thank you for teaching me the right care for a hamster, I take an animal care coarse at my collage and even they didn't know some of the stuff you teach.
My hamster is called Grumpy, He has a little bit of a screaming problem, Very jumpy but I'm working on taming him, He doesn't like small children, They think he might have a sight problem but every animal deserves a home.
Thank you for inspiring me to adopt instead of shop and rescue an animal.
You're welcome and ty for saving too. ♥️🐾
Omg I want her 😭
Also I just realized that I’ve been watching your videos for about a year and a half (if not more) without having subscribed 🤦♂️
But I fixed it now! You’re probably my biggest idol in the hamster community
Loved the video. Thank you for sharing Munchie!! Keep up the great and amazing work!! You are my inspiration!! I love you so much. I started my own mini RESCUE because of you!!
YOUR #1 FAN ~ Amanda Mandigo
I saved 2 gerbils from a bad situation and they were in that same cage your gerbil was in and would ALWAYS escape and nobody would look for them for days so I bought them a new cage while they were still my friends gerbils but she still couldn’t afford the bedding, food, and definitely couldn’t afford any enrichment of any sort but my grandmas sister died who used to rescue cats so my friend took one of the cats and I took my friends gerbils because I couldn’t stand seeing them in such a bad situation where they were neglected. So I brought them back to my house, bought them the Prevue cage (temporary), better food, hides, chews, better bedding (and filled it up higher), I bought them 2 6.5 wheels which isn’t big enough still but it’s better than their 4 inch wheel that they had so I plan on getting a bigger one, and I also just gave them love and attention.
Little Bean is super cute. She looks really inquisitive and bright. I like her coloration....it reminds me of cedar. I'm sorry you couldn't save the other one, but hopefully, he went to a safe home.
Early!! So cute! I'm glad u took in such an angel 🤩💜💜🐹🐹🐹
I absolutely love your videos. I have to mice and going to be getting hamsters. I have learned so much from you. I am really glad I found your channel because now I know when I get my hamsters I have all of the right information
I have never had a hamster but I’m getting one soon and your channel popped up and you have taught me a lot about hamsters and I’m so great full for you ❤️❤️❤️(and Polly pockets were really fun)
My little Coco, the winter white dwarf, passed away last night completely unexpectedly at 16 months old :-( loved her so much. Love your videos Munchie - your videos cheer me up
I love gerbils, i have 2 called elvin and kay and they are the best!
Bean is so cute! My male long hair Syrians name is Beans. ❤
Hi munchie I like to watch your videos everyday I’ve learned watching your videos. I have three hamsters myself and I try to give them the best quality that I possibly can. Keep making videos .
I am most likely adopting a hamster this weekend. I love your videos and I'm so thankful that you rescue hamsters and give them good homes. Bean is so ADORABLE! 🐹❤️
Bean is such a lovely friendly hamster !!
Wish She was mine !!
Today I adopted a hamster! Thanks to your videos and other information available I feel like I was able to give her a wonderful home, thank you for making your educational videos because before I thought of getting a hamster I had no clue about the things they needed.
Petco had a beautiful baby girl hamster, she was one of their adoption ones not one of the ones you buy. She’s very sweet and seems tame but I am not really pushing her to come out I just noticed she didn’t bite me when she was wondering what I was doing and came up to investigate. (I was putting in her water bottle)
Well anyway thank you for your awesome videos! They really helped me and my family and I’m passing on all the good information to my daughter who knows that tiny cages are bad.
Awww keep Bean. Shes a sweetie.
At 1:50 I started smiling because I have rescued 2 Degus and you did inspire me!!!
Awe. ♥️
Do you like them iv always wanted some
I also have a degu! Coolest little animal ever!
You mentioned All Living Things wooden apple chew toy but I can’t find it anywhere on the internet! Can’t find even an image of it...
When I was born, my mother was so focused on me that she forgot about her hamster and it starved to death. It sucks, but I'm glad someone had the self-awareness to re home their hamster before it suffered unduly.
You are inspirational😁
Thank you for those kind words. 🐾
It's true though you are
Ima cry. She’s so cute 😍
Okay, Bean is the cutest!
OH my Bean is SUCH a sweet heart
What a beautiful little girl lil bean is. I would love to adopt her but unfortunately I live in the UK. I just love the agouti colouring which is not often seen any more. When I was a child all you could buy were the wild coloration. I have three now one of which is an adopted one that noone wanted as she has neurological problems and her previous owner neglected her and didnt look after her the way they should. She was very skittish and frightened little hamster. Now she is with me I treat her like an angel and love her to bits.
I was so happy when I saw you uploaded a new video!
Oh goodie. ♥️🐾
We just cleaned out our 3 gerbils and the bedding filled up a whole trash bag. You should use multiple substances for their bedding. They love it!
I love little Bean so muchhhh she's so adorable! 💕
Could you give recommendation for the basic budget humane set up for a new hamster, including bin size (brand), necessary accessories, and diy set up? Basically the starter's package for making a hamster happy.
Then if you could do the same for mice, gerbils, and guinea pigs?
That way we'd all know the bare basics for making a pet healthy and happy, then we could build from there.
Charlie DeLacey there’s a LOT of videos, in youtube.
Can’t wait to watch this!
So inspiring! We love lil bean ❤️
Ooh! She's full of personality.
She so cute hope fully so find a forever home with good people that would take good care of her
I have 2 Male gerbils and I don’t think they cost too much more than hamsters (I’ve had many hamsters in the past). If you have a big enough enclosure for them, you don’t have to clean them out too often, maybe once every 3-4 weeks and do spot cleaning every couple of days. I buy Megazorb for them which is a horse bedding so therefore you get it in a HUGE bag for like £15, which lasts for 4 months or more. I give them a lot of bedding to burrow in and buy them wooden toys to chew and even that isn’t very expensive. Gerbils are clean animals which means they really don’t need more cleaning than hamsters.
They do chew a LOT, so I don’t give my gerbils anything plastic except their wheel which I make sure they do not chew. They get loads of wooden and cardboard toys but it really doesn’t come to much money.
In conclusion, I prefer owning gerbils to hamsters! I love hamsters, but from experience I think that gerbils make more entertaining pets as they make incredible burrows, chew rapidly and make nests with cardboard tubes, play fight with each other and are generally amazing pets to just sit and watch.
(I love hamsters too, guys, don’t kill me. Just a personal preference!)
So happy you were going to rescue a gerbil. There aren’t enough gerbil videos on UA-cam but I find them underrated pets!
Where do you buy your magazorb from (assuming you are UK as you said £) as my hamster has a large cage so could do with buying in bulk.
Laura Billing Amazon! :)
The owner may lack some proper info but aw, they really do love bean ^^'
Awww 😍 I absolutely adore her 😊 💕💕
I had a gerbil in my early 20s. I didn't know they needed to be paired so he was alone in a 10 gal aquarium and he was awesome! I would watch tv with him and he would run all over the couch but would never get off the couch. He would run around (with my really watchful self) outside on the deck but would never leave the deck. He was amazing and was my best friend! Maybe he bonded with me like he would another gerbil?
Save up those igloos because I’ve been to 2 pet smarts in my area and they don’t seem to have them anymore and we’re clearancing out the small existing stock
I want bean so much but I don’t think I can have her and I live far away from you... but I love what your doing!
Beans is so cute. She has the same coat my Syrian has but mine has the white band around the middle. I also got him at 5 weeks old from Craigslist. I wish I could share a photo with you.
Lil Bean is soooo cute 💕
aww! I've been prepping and doing lots of research on them for the past two weeks and i have been watching a lot of your videos! (i know what food to give them, how much space they need, etc. I'm getting a hamster on Saturday and if its a boy it's gonna be mr bean and if its a girl mrs bean :) thank you so much for your informative videos they have been soooo helpfull!
Something that bothers me is that the owner of the gerbil said she needed room for a nursery so she couldn’t care for the gerbil anymore, but in that tiny cage, how could that gerbil really take up *that* much space?
That is a good point. But what she may be referring to is the time and cleaning of it. It sounded like that from what I was getting at.
Oh, true. Also after I thought about it the owner may have been also talking about how much space the supplies take up. BUT STILL.... that’s a really tiny cage 😫
I rescued a gerbil. She's white and crazy. The owner kept her with a hamster that beat her up alot. She had no hair by her nose. The store i adopted her at gave her to me. She caught my attention bec she was dieing to get out of the glass cage she was in. She looked horrible. Kind of dirty by her lower stomach. The owner to the store said she prob wouldn't grow her hair back. Well, she is! And, yes! That is what she does. She don't even chew she eats it! She is in a wire cage that doesn't seemto phase her. She is just so glad she has her own space. She like never sleeps unless she is on her wheel and crashes out standing up lol polly bocket lol i loved her. I had one. The compact typed. Oh, and the gerbil her back was really curved like she was on a small wheeltoo long. Be careful when you meet people. Infact, i hope they don't know who you really are. They could do it just to see you or have you there. Any way, does gerbils sleep at night?
She is very sweet!
I have two gerbils and a hamster and I love how different personalities and species behave differently 💞
She looks like a toasted marshmallow. So Cute
Love you Munchie 💕
I love your channel and I love what you do. I would love to rescue and rehome hamsters too but I do not have the space. In future it’s something I would do for sure. At the moment I just have one little fluff ball of my own to care for.
Great vid! You inspired me to adopt my guinea pigs!
I'm so happy to hear that. ♥️
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ohh shes very cute. her continuing to try and jump ship reminded me of my syrian. if her lid was just duck taped i dont think id have one anymore(due to having two cats and an area she could escape to outside). why do people think thats going to work long term?
also cant leave the lid off or shes dangling on the edge about to jump off. 0 depth perception on her lol