I just got a hamster today!! Her name is magnolia and she’s a Syrian. She is super duper cute! I built her the diy 1152 square inch enclosure with 10 inches of bedding, a sand bath, cork granule, aspen shavings, cork log, grapevine wood, 11.6 inch niteangel wheel, multi chamber hide, sprays, herbs and flowers, etc. thank you so so much for teaching me how to care for a hamster ❤❤

We can all agree that without Victoria so many hamsters would be in crittertrail cages and would be using hamster balls

Thank you Victoria, I have two hamsters now and they are living in big enclosures with a lot of enrichment thanks to you. ☺️ I have a robo dwarf called popcorn and a Campbell’s dwarf called buttons 🐹💞 Dipper is so cute 🥺

My hammy passed the other night, after over 2.5 years with me he went to rest peacefully,(a littleeeeee chonky) and very loved, this is all thanks to your videos he lived a happy and healthy life. he originally came from a pet smart (i was not informed on their animal mistreatment then) he had his ups and downs especially when he got out for two days! and i couldn’t find him and i was horrified of the fact i have 4 cats right outside my bedroom door, i found him and i also found that he ate a lotttt of pizza crust that was under my bed, that was the start of his diet lol. he brought me so many laughs and happy tears, there were times where i couldn’t believe this little guy was real, he was an all white syrian with grey ears. moral of the story is, you victoria completely changed and helped me learn and grow with my pet care and for that i deeply thank you.❤ Rest in peace my little Gus Gus

We recently adopted a cream long haired Syrian female we named Muffin. She is nearly 4 months old & we just love her. I really appreciate how helpful your videos are. I have owned a few hamsters & feel bad for how bored they were, with my first female even peeing through the bars of her tiny, round cage! Muffin doesn't care for boredom breakers, but she loves to burrow & tunnels in her bedding ever since we added almost 8 inches. My kids say I spoil her, but I think I'm making up for years of not knowing any better. Blondie, Rio & Ruby deserved better, so I'm showing that love to Muffin 💕

Hey, first time viewer here. I went down a rabbit hole (or maybe a hamster hole?) watching videos related to hamsters and their care. I saw your channel recommended _by name,_ and I was curious, so I watched this. It really gave me confidence in you to see such a rich enclosure that you built for a lil fella, all while you own a bunny and two cats! I'm glad your hamsters are in environments where they're safe from cats' wily instincts. When my mom and I were between houses, we stayed with friends who had a pat rabbit and a new Robo dwarf hamster. My cats, who they graciously let us keep with us the whole stay, regarded the bunny with mere intrigue and a bit of confusion, but I think because she was close in size to them meant to them she was just a weird cat. I saw my SAINT of a cat, Nemo (who was the most polite, well-behaved cat I've EVER met), got this mad twinkle in his eye when he spotted that little hamster in his cage. I brought it up to our friends (their son kept the hammy and rabbit in his room), and they were fine with keeping the hamster and his small enclosure outside of that room (the cats were shut in there). So glad you're a DILIGENT pet owner! Thanks for making videos like these educating people!

Amazing video as usual!! It was definitely worth the wait for this video, and I'm sorry you had problems when saving the video! It's super important to realise that you don't have to spend £50 on a multi chamber hide when you can make one for free! This video will definitely help so many people save some money!❤🐹

My hamster very sadly passed a week ago today and I just wanted to say how great full I am for you Victoria and how much you taught me on how to care for my hamster, which made me give my hamster the best life I possibly could, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to gave that to her. RIP ivy 🐹💔🪽

You're the most polite person I've ever seen!!! Tysm for the trypophobia warning

ALWAYS LOVE YOUR EDUCATIONAL, LOGICAL HAMSTER KNOWLEDGE!!! 🥰😍❤

The enrichment items you designed are wonderful, that's not easy to come up with new enrichment items, and you had several I've never seen before! Also I loved the low cost and functionality, they checked all the right boxes, that's freaking amazing!

For some reason Victoria always knows what to post at the right time! Perfect video to watch while I make homemade hamster nesting material (paper, toilet paper, and cardboard shredded)

This video was so helpful! I think a lot of people will appreciate these DIYs.

4:57 also as long as your hamster isn’t a plastic chewer, you can use cheap Tupperware as well

I love the wax melt holder idea!!! Girl you are genius!!! Thank you for posting this, finding a way to make cheaper hides hides gives a lot of people more money to get them better treats or a better wheel.

Tysm! My hamster is so happy she's having the best life she can get because of you.She has a lot of enrichment and hides.Thank u again.❤😊

OMG!!! Never thought of DIY'ing these with cardboard! wow.. thanks Victoria!!!!!

hi Victoria! you have helped me with my hamster care so much! my hamster used to live in a small wire cage from the pet store and now she is in over 600 sq :) i’m so appreciative of you and i love your videos❤

Wow! This is great! I’ve been waiting for this video for sooo long! This is so helpful as well thanks Victoria 👍🏻

thank you so much for your videos 😊 our first hamster went from a crittertrail to a 2x2x4' enclosure with more textures, scattered seed mix and enrichment thanks to you, and after some saving up our second (and current) hamster has a dozen different kinds of sprays and a bunch of different substrates too

This is an amazing video! Loved this ❤

I got a hamster in june and a second hamster last week. I found your channel when I was thinking about getting a hamster, and you've been so helpful. I've learnt so much from you, and I've been improving my hamsters' lives. ❤Thank you so much!

Fantastic video Rachel! Thank you for everything you do to help all our little hams have happier, more interesting lives! Xxx

I had a hamster that sadly passed away in may, i always watched your videos and thanks to you she had the best life possible. I started off with a little plastic cage from the pet store and they also gave us cotton fluff and said it was safe, after watching your video i ran to her cage and got rid off all the fluff she loved a long and happy life and i made so many toys from your videos. Thank you so much victoria

I like using mug cups and putting them in their sandbaths/dig boxes. They help cool your hamster down during the summer and are very cheap! You can also use them to pick your hamster up to tame them.

Thank you so much for this awesome video! I’m currently saving up for a bigger cage and I’m planning on making lots of cardboard diy’s. Hope you have a great day! :)

Thank you ,this is an amazing video for people who want to own a hamster on a budget!❤

Thanks you sooo much ! I adopted a Campbell dwarf (6 weeks old ) and we bought the basic things need Needed and this video helped me so much to add more things to his enclosure and he is definitely not bored 🙂💖

Hi Victoria! This was really helpful because sometimes i find it tricky to afford the best hideouts or tubes and this video had such great quality and it was explained really well! This one of my favourite videos now I just love how easy it was to watch and follow along!❤

Thank you so much for all the ideas..we spent all day making these . My grandchildren loved it 😍

Love this video! So many good tips and you're always so charming.

You are the DIY Queen!! ❤️

I just got a mouse from my sisters job (she's domestic) and they don't sell mice so they wanted to find a trusted home, which happened to be me. So I took her in and since we aren't well off, I have her in a small 10 gallon which was a fair upgrade from her critter trail tank. She's a lot happier in the 10 gal, but not happy enough. Tomorrow I'm picking up a 40 gallon tank for my leopard gecko, so my new mouse can have a 20 gal long. It's the best I can do and I'm very excited to upgrade her! I'm using this guide to make her new tank amazing! Thank you!

I have a dwarf hamster named herald I’m working on upgrading his cage and this video shows me I don’t have to spend a bunch of money and luckily some people in my family are builders and can help me build stilts and maybe a big cage I love you vids❤

I love these videos so much! You saved my hamsters life!😅 Ty Victoria for teaching me !❤

thank you so much!! This was SO helpful! I love ur channel so much!❤

Yay I’m so excited for this vid I was waiting for this

This is one of the best videos you've uploaded. Thanks. I'm always trying to encourage people to try making their own . Thanks for all the effort you put into these youtubes.

i love ur videos they're so helpful as a hamster owner/lover ❤🐹

I seriously love your videos!

Thank you❤Lots of ideas, very useful🥰

Thank you for macking my hamsters life better

These vids are so useful 😭😭🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

This is like the ultimate hamster cage on a budget video... I wish I had this when I first started setting up my hamster's cage lol. I was on a tight budget when I got my first hamster. For the cage, I tried to find some cabinet but they were either too small or too expensive, so I bought a children's study desk that also had shelves and a storage cabinet. It was even cheaper than those tiny hamster cages. I flipped the desk, the sides were already covered and I used the shelves to cover half of back and front, stapled some mesh wire over the other halves. I also used the parts left and some more mesh wire to make a lid. I even painted the cage to match my furniture (only the outside of it). It turned out pretty decent, and the whole thing was under 50 bucks in USD. In my country owning a hamster is not that common, so finding hamster products is a bit hard, and when you do find them they're a bit expensive. (There are around 20 petshops in my area and the last time I checked only 1 of them was selling hamster food...). But bird accessories and hideouts are super easy to find and super cheap! And a lot of them are basically the same with the hamster stuff. So I don't know if that applies to anywhere else in the world, but if in your country hamsters are not that common but birds are, make sure to check out the bird supplies 😄😄 For the platforms, I use "stackable kitchen storage shelves" and file holders, both are made out of natural wood, they are super cheap and they don't require any extra work to be used in the cage. And I use a lot of bendy bridges I made out of paper straws and some thick wire. I saw that one on youtube I think. It's 2 am so I apologize for the broken English 😄😄

I also loved looking in the thrift store for decorations or something to DIY!

Thanks for the tips ❤ enjoy your Saturday!!!

A very helpful video!

Love these!! It also beats just throwing away all the cardboard.

Thank you Victoria, your work has improved so much my knowledge on hamster care ❤️

Wow so many ideas. Great video.

Thank you! This was very helpful!!!

Such a great video. Fun, educational, & cute!!

Wow you are so creative! I love all of these ideas and thank you for showing budget friendly options!! 🩷🐹🤍

This is so helpful thank you!!!

Great video❤! Thank you

I love the video. This will help tons of hamster owners! This was worth the wait!:)

Love your vids Victoria!!!❤

I love this! Hamsters aren't that hard to please you just have to think about what they actually like and not what the pet store tells you they like. ❤ my bunny always appreciated any kind of cardboard to chew on too.

THANK YOU. New hamster parent here and your DIY ideas are wonderful! 😊

Thank you for you video it was worth the wait 😊

wow thanks Victoria this video is so helpful and on a budget much love

Amazing video as always I have that frog candle holder ❤️ my girl loves it x

😲Wow! Thanks so much. This was so helpful. Especially being someone who still lives with their parents, l have a limited budget. This video(just like all of your other videos❤) was again amazing 😍✨😊👍✨. Great job at always smashing it with your great work. Thank you. Xxxxx

happy birthday to me!! my gift: a new victoria video. love your videos always🩷🩷

6:50 oh my god thank you so much Victoria for the warning!!!!!

Definitely making one of these budget friendly diys

Thank you so much Victoria! This video is very helpful. 😊🐹❤👍🏻

I love your channel you were the reason I got hamsters in the first place sadly they are both gone but I have been thinking about getting giunea pigs and I got a new big cage and when it's the right time to get them I will definitely be using these hideout and boredom breakers for them thank you so muucchhh ❤❤❤

Hi Victoria! I love your videos so much and you've helped me so much with my hamster care! You are such a inspiration ❤❤

thank u for doing video's like this. i just watch this yesterday and i made one of the things you showed. it was the one were you take a box and put toilet paper tubs and cut them and glue them in a box. i made this for my little guy mystic and he absolutely loves it. thanks to your videos i have learn so much that i did not know .i have had dwarf hamsters in the past and i did all the things i thought was right until i saw your videos .now i know the do and do not.

You are a life saver you know I love your vids they in spider me so much to be like you

I just want to say that you have been a great help to me in guiding me how to better take care of my hamster.

omg i just bought a large aquarium tank from the second hand store i work at for my ham, this is such perfect timing. i've had him in an enormous storage bin that was modified to mock a wooden-acrylic enclosure and got so excited to find the tank (: so happi!

EARLY I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!!

Thank you for the warning I really appreciate that

My hamster gets so bored very quickly because he is a VERY adventurous hamster 😭 so this will be useful you are a life saver I just want him to be happy also Juni looks just like Bumble. ❤

Thank you for the trypophobia warning! I personally don’t have that phobia but that was incredibly kind. Thanks for the video! I have a silver Syrian hamster, he’s a grumpy little senior citizen, and I’ve been meaning to make him some new toys :) Edit: we just buried him :( I miss you baby…

I'm preparing for a hamster, I've been researching it for about many years (like a little child i was) until my therapist convinced my parents to agree to get me one, so this helps a lot

This is so helpful thank you

Thank you I have so much prep to do before I get my baby

Wow, thanks, really helpful

Thank you so much you have really helped me

Tysm, I just bought Topokki and before having her I had a hamster named spots but he died so I gave all my supplies to a friend with a hamster as well. When I got Topokki I was worried I would have to but all the supplies again which was really expensive for me considering I’m still in junior year. Watching this video helped me create supplies for my new hamster for cheap.❤❤❤❤❤

❤❤ u make my day😊

I love your channel❤😊

Those boredom breaker ideas at the end were amazing! just what I needed to stimulate my hammie!

i wanna say tysm!! i've had a hamster for 4 months now because of you! his name is Oreo and hes a syrian hamster, 6 months old, i havent got a huge cage like yours but its still pretty big so tysm and hes happy :D

great video!

i recommend all ur videos to my friends

I'm moving overseas and can't take my hamster with me so I have to give her to some friends. I'm scared they wont take good care of her but I'll make sure they watch your videos amd I'll tell them about hamsyer care as much as I can! Ty for esucating people on hamster care! You make it clear how easy it really is so people have no excuse for bad care!

You saved my life ty

I love your videos ❤❤❤❤

I love this video so much that I’ve watched it at least 9 times in the span of 2 days 😂

I recently got my second hamster, a Syrian named bear. I got him a detolf with around 1000 square inches, it has safe deep bedding, a sand bath, multi chamber hide, 12 inch safe wheel and lots for him to do. He’s super happy and I got his wheel, coconut hide, multi chamber hide, tunnel, some chew toys for £50 at pets at home. Thank you for helping me with my hamster care. 🐹💕

I just got my first 40 gallon!! I'm so excited to get my hamster

One like this for rabbits would be a great video idea 😊

thanks for this, i may get a hamster and on a budget so this video really helps!

im getting a hamster very soon and my dad said i have to look on amazon to see how much money it would cost so i can save up that much, and a little extra for vet visits. but this may narrow it down to just 115 dollars or so! thanks victoria! i have been watching your channrl for years!

i love all these ideas im gonna have to try some out. those tealight candle holders are great water dishes. i wanted to use them but i had a slightly larger glass dish i would use for my syrian hamster but she always found ways to tip it and flood her bedding so i decided to use the plastic food dish i had from my Pets At Home cage and i stuck velcro to the bottom of the dish and to the platform it sits on so now she cant throw her water around she realized pretty fast so now she dumps her treats into it and the next day i go to check her water theres just a bunch of swollen soggy biscuits and seeds in there 😂

Wow such a nice cage! 🙂