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Honestly glad I clicked to hear what I heard at 0:40. There are cheaper set ups, but hamsters are not cheap, especially in vet care

Me: Watching this during the Coronavirus pandemic, has no toilet paper to use for bedding

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Kids:oh cute a hamster. Adult: you can have it its just rodent we don't have to buy much grab a tank Me: *your fuccun demonic*

"Just because a pet is small or inexpensive, doesn't mean it doesn't deserve proper health care." Say it louder for the ones in the back. My fancy parakeet, Toby, started to get sick. I noticed this and asked to take him to the vet. My grandma told me it was probably nothing to worry about so I just said okay and went about my day. His symptoms started to get worse and I asked again, but my grandma still told me she wouldn't take him to the vet. The next day I saw his symptoms clear as day and I could tell he was dying. He had something called temporary leg paralysis that could be easily treated, but if not treated it would cause death. I noticed and I told my grandma about it and she told me "I'm not gonna spend hundreds of dollars on a $20 bird." A couple hours later after begging to take him to the vet, Toby died. I don't regret getting Toby, because I have so many good memories with him. But I wish my grandma would have had a better heart at that moment.

I have big bin cages! Super inexpensive. Loved this video. Also just got my first Syrian Hamster named him pickles :)

someone on reddit posted a pic of their new hamster in a critter-trail cage, and i sent them over to this video :) they thanked me and said they would watch! thank you for being an amazing resource for new and veteran pet owners alike

Kaytee has a 52 liter bag of aspen bedding for $10 at petsupermarket 😃

i’ve had a hamster and he only lasted a year (i was 8 i didnt know much) now i have a hamster (very healthy and happy) he has lived four years i’m much more Knowledged about hamsters thanks to your channel :)

I love your videos because they are so helpful because I will hopefully get a hamster soon and saw your videos and learned so much thanks 🙏

I've been thinking about getting a hamster (it will be my first one ever), so I'm watching a lot of videos to learn about them, I won't get one until I am sure I can provide him/her everything they need to be happy. I'm so glad I found your channel! (I LOVE your hair!)

My hamster chewed at the holes and escaped from her old bin cage. Now she has hardware mesh on the new bin 😂

I love shopping at Wal-Mart when I need stuff like water bottles, bedding, and chews for my rats

12:19 when I was online hamster shopping on amazon there was a 6-pack and more of wooden chews that are in Petco and individually they are all like $3.99 but the 6-pack Of Stuff was only $9.99 so my suggestion is to shop on amazon just be sure you and the product has amazon prime otherwise it’ll take a month to ship

I love you! Keep doing what you’re doing ❤️ Thank you for making this video, it’s going to hopefully help improve a lot of hamsters lives starting out.

I used a soldering iron (which was like $10) to melt a ton of holes in the lid of my bin cage

You look so good in pastels I love it :D also thank you for this video it helped me out a lot 😊

This is really helpful. Thank you :)

Buy a bin cage *periodt*

I am always turning paper/cardboard packaging into things for Luna to play with. I've made one box into a 'rubbish maze', and I'm always rolling thin corrugated cardboard/ up into big tunnels/tubes and cardboard boxes can be folded into a tent shape as a hide for hammies.

Omg I love you so much ❤️ I showed this to my mom and she is considering getting me a hamster I have been wanting for years!!!! Thank you for your information and facts!!!

I love your videos! I came here for a lot of my research! Keep up the good work💕

You a 're such a inspiration for everyone and small youtubers like me xx

Very helpful Terra! Awesome video very informative

Dear pickles pets thank you on this advice as I am in that situation

I don’t have a hamster and i am not planning on getting one but i will still watch this video for terra

Your lisp is soooo adorable xxx also thx for the info you just saved my hamsters !!

This video was really interesting, so interesting that I put this video in my playlist.

Good informative video. I love bin cages. My Syrian Pixel has a 595 sq inch bin cage and she is extremely happy. I don't have the exact prices for everything - cage and accessories - but I'm sure it was all under $100.

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My money saving tips for new hamsters are: incorporating fruits/veggies into their diet to cut back on food costs (obviously do research and check what's safe, sometimes it's things you'll have just lying around the kitchen) Definitely recommend scatter feeding cuz it'll eliminate the need for a bowl and they tend to hoard their food into one area anyways Making a little potty so they only go pee in one corner of the cage, eliminating the need to use so much bedding and can just spot clean instead (I made mine out of a plastic container, and sand. Then just stuck it in the corner) Whimzees or freebies dog bones as chews. They're like 50 cents or less each at pet stores and a 12oz bag off of Amazon is $15. Contains 24 chews and will probably last your hamster a lifetime. Great for their teeth and they absolutely love them Checking Pinterest or KZfaq for diy toys treats etc. You can use toilet paper rolls to make really cute tunnels or a little cardboard ball with a treat inside so the hamster has to work to get the treat (walnuts work for this too) Checking other pets aisles for toys ie. Birds (just make sure they're safe) Providing a sand bath for enrichment and to keep the hamster nice and clean (never use water)

Thank you so much for the advice. I have taken it and now my Houdini is alot happier.

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Thank you so much for your extremely helpful tips!

Omg I love you and this video was so helpful because I'm getting a hamster In a week I wish I lived in America so I could go to Walmart and stuff

Walmart sells paper bedding as well!!

Ahhh, thank you SO much for this video! Our family wants to get a hamster, but we're on a budget. We wanted to do our research first to get an understanding of how to best take care of it without spending a fortune :) This was clear and so helpful. Thank you!! Subscribed.

I got my hamster sand for really cheap in total it was about $10.00. I got the sand at Ace Hardware (Childrens play sand) for $7.99 and I got a little container for the sand bath at the dollar store and also got a sifter at the dollar store. It's cheaper then chinchilla bath sand at $14.00!( Not even excluding the sifter and the container!)

OMG!!!this helped me so much! I really thank you for making this video cause I'm kinda struggling with oney right now!

My friend is considering getting a hamster and I told her about your videos because as uni students we don't have loads of spare cash and the bin cage idea is a really great option, I will send her this video

Im glad your informing people on this subject! I do all of this stuff!! Altho i like to put my tp in a veggie chopper to get it a little fluffy

Just a tip for people for Syrian hamsters, you can use a potato chips can just take out the metal inside and the plastic lid and it works as a great tunnel for Syrians! Also you can make your own chews out of wood in your backyard! Just make sure the wood is safe exoticanimalsupplies.com/safe-wood-hamsters/ and bake the wood for 20-30 mins at 350 degrees to make sure their are no unsafe parasites or microorganisms living on it! Also make sure to monitor when you are baking the wood because if can catch on fire. Hope these tips helped!

Good job! I love your videos!

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Best educational video I've ever seen regarding, "New Rodent Mothers." thanks, L

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Useful video! Thanks!

When I need food and whatnot from Petco, I always buy online and pickup in store. Saves time and money. 😉

OMG THANK YOU FOR THIS!

You can make your own wood chews from hamster/gerbil safe wood from outside! Make sure the wood and yard are untreated with chemicals, prune a few new branches/sticks, cut them into manageable pieces, dry them in a 250 degree (F) oven for 2+ hours, then give them to your hamsters/gerbils. I just did this yesterday with some redbud branches that I pruned off my tree. The drying kills any bugs or bacteria as well as preventing mold.

Thank you so much, this really helped

you can use a candle holder as a hide

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Thank you so much I had a cage that was only 420 square inches and your tricks helped me upgrade to a 668 square in cage

Pickles pets thanks so much for this video people were telling me that drilling holes was dangerous for my hamster I saw this and was so happy that's it ok for hams! I drilled holes bigger than to yours and my hamster hasn't chewed at all on it and I use paper bedding, I switched from a tiny little cage to a really big 180 gallon bin my ham luvs it thanks !

Thank you so much this really helped!!

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Love your information. I have some bedding cost saving tips for folks (learned by having my current gerbils). You can mix bedding to save costs in the long run. Most large farm supply stores have affordable Aspen bedding (kiln dried) in the small pet section, this is almost always cheaper than in any pet store! At the farm stores I also buy corn cob bedding in a 25+ lb bag for like oh I don't know $4. This goes in a small layer on the bottom of my tank. The purpose is to stretch out bedding costs but also to add an absorption layer at the very bottom of the tank. The gerbils love it and it's so nice for odor control. Just be sure not to add too much as some might be tempted to snack on it and it's fairly dusty. For my main bedding I mix the Aspen with paper bedding. The best value per cost I've found is pet supplies plus' generic paper bedding brand. It's low dust, softer than most cheap paper beddings, and is way affordable. The mixture of bedding depends on your individual pet's respiratory needs. I found too much paper gets dusty and the tunnels don't hold together as well. You'll need to find the right balance for your pet so they don't get dust irritation, but I've found this mix is the most economical (in Midwest America).

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I assist in caring for a family member's finches (basically, we co-parent them), and I found that this video contains a lot of sound advice when it comes to caring for small animals in general. Definitely reaffirmed some things for me. :D

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Thanks so much helped me out a lot

I recently got a hamster as a birthday gift and it came in with a critter tail cage, my hamster Ralpholdo is biting the cage and it’s giving me bad anxiety. THIS VIDEO LITERALLY SAVED ME, thanks 🙏🏻

this video is great! i'm curious about drilling holes for ventilation. i always heard that just drilling holes like that doesn't provide enough ventilation. if this method does, then that would be great to know for the future! 😁

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I’m getting a better hamster cage and I’m so glad I found your channel popsicle sticks r a great idea to make hideouts I never thought of like finding just things they can hide in I’m making them handmade little beds.

Thank you so much! My hamster recently died and my dad wants a cheap cage if we do end up getting a new hamster. I will be using this

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That is how I did my cage and my hamster is doing great. He has a lot of ventilation. I did drilled a lot of holes though.

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Great video! Recently subscribed. 💜 In a couple of months we are planning to get a pair or trio of gerbils and I would like to do a cage out of a glass tank. Could you do a video like this but for gerbils and explain glass tanks? Thanks. x

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Thx for the advice

I like your Shirt 😂 Me looking back at years ago when I was younger with my hamster cages I’m realizing they were wayyy to small. When I get my new hamsters I’m going to make sure that the cage is big enough! Thank you

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Very helpful information as I am soon going to get a Syrian hamster for Christmas ☺️

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100th comment! Two of my hamster live in aquariums... my other hamster lives in a bin cage. I love them all! ❤️🐹🐹🐹 Love you PICKLES!!!!