Sadly the companies know these cages are not suitable, and take advantage of the uninformed consumers. Education is the only thing that will break this chain. You are doing great work Victoria! Never stop!

I think that the only reason why people say that the hamster 'loves' the cage is because they like the look of it themselves. If a cage looks good people seem to automatically think that it is good. Pet stores and companies simply don't care, as long as they're still making money. Once I tried to convince a pet store manager to give there hamsters at least bigger wheels, he said "But if we put bigger wheels in there wouldn't be any space." I replied with "then give them bigger cages." He laughed his way out of a lot of the questions in that conversation.

When I first got my hamster 2 years ago, I almost bought one of these cages. Because it had such good reviews, I thought that it would be appropriate for him. I came across your videos, though, and learned proper hamster care. My little guy now lives happily in a Niteangel Bigger World cage.

Who else noticed that these small cages were usually over 40 dollars, while other cages are Bin cages-$20 Detolf:$70 DIY-depending on how you make it, usually $40-50. Tanks-$200 Keep this in mind before buying these cages, you can always go for something cheaper or the same price for so much more space. These companies just want money to hurt more animals. Give your money to better companies, that care about the hamsters.❤️

One thing people use to defend these cages is "look at how full it is with things to do! it's completely full..." but it's not. I remember after I made a large bin cage for my hamster putting all his accessories from the habitrail into the bin cage, and once I put the sand bath, the wheel, and his single hanging pumpkin hide, the cage looked so empty, and I was so ashamed as I realized there had really been nothing at all in his old cage, even though it looked filled up with all of a wheel, food bowl, and bedding. You can put a chair and a table in a closet and have that look full, but just that in a mansion will look empty. And a cage isn't supposed to be a house or a mansion anyway, it's supposed to be a world.

I’m embarrassed to have had a cage like this when I first started having a hamster. But I learned a lot and got a ikea detolf after experimenting with different cages. Those cages that are given by the stores are just not ok at all

My hamster has a bigger bin cage travel carrier then any of these cages. 😭 I've seen people using the ferplast combi 1 (or whatever the cage is called) before. The hamsters always look so depressed in that shoebox sized cage. Also, the one where the person was listing the stress signs, thinking they were good, hurt me so much. 😖

I'm getting a hammy in a few months, and my mom recommended the cage at 6:52 and I told her that that was not suitable, (she didn't feel safe having a custom built cage) so I watched your most recent video on safe hamster cages and found one that I like. thank you so much for helping me understand and improve my knowledge in this animal! Your tips will be used and my hamster will live in the best cage I am able to provide!!!

Yay I'm early.... thank you Victoria for trying to make people more aware when it comes to vital hamster care... keep up the good work and your hamsters 🐹 are the cutest💗 and because of you my dwarf hamster has now been upgraded into a 950 sq inch cage from a 356 sq inch... Bobby Dazler thanks you

A year ago I bought TWO critterville arcade cages for my STORE bought hamsters. :/ :/ Thanks to Munchie I quickly upgraded to two prevue 528. Then lol soon after that I bought two Niteangel med bigger world. They have been in those new homes for 10 months and they both just turned one year old. Thank goodness I researched and thank you for educating people. (I use the prevue 528 for rescue hammys and as for the arcade cages, I broke them (so no one could use them) and tossed them into the garbage :)

Oh god, back then I had had a very small cage, after a while i thought that a Ferplast Laura would have been a nice upgrade.. Fortunately i realized my mistakes thanks to your videos and now my hamsters are happy without any stress

Every time my mom goes to Petsmart I come along because I like watching the few hamsters that woke up for some food or water but it breaks my heart to see the horrible hamster care and since my mom buys dog toys and stuff there, I hate that we’re giving them money to make more bad cages.

I haven't owned hamsters since I was a teenager, and I'm 30 now. I bought one a month ago and put him in the Ferplast Luara and he was MISERABLE. I bit the bullet and paid top dollar for a large wheel and the Prevue 528, and I already see so much change in him. He's not racing anymore and seems much more relaxed with many bedding choices (paper and aspen), hides and toys. Hamsters only live ~2years and I want to make sure his are the best years of his life. His name is Shadow and he's a Syrian hamster. Thank you for your hamster education! 💕

The base size of most of these enclosures are legitimately the size of my hamsters (Lizzy female long haired syrian) sand/litter box... that's honestly sad. Her burrow is probably the same size as this to, honestly hurts me. Her happiness 99% goes to you, I can't thank you enough. My baby girl lives in a cage with 1,00 inches of floor space... it's atleast 2 and a half feet tall. Thank you oh so much Victoria!

Was just watching some of your old videos! My favorite thing to wake up to on Saturdays, is your posts!

I’ve been binge-watching ur vids lately and i can’t wait to move so i can finally adopt a hamster :D

Hello Victoria! Thank you so much for spreading awareness to current or future hamster owners! The first hamster cage you discussed was one I bought recently, but when I saw your video I decided to definitely return it before I get a hamster. Me and my dad worked together and developed a 1100 sq hamster enclosure with your knowledge we have so many additions waiting for our future hammy, and we absolutely love your videos!!!

I just got my first hamster, and they used to have the ferplast laura small hamster cage (when I got them), now I have upgraded them to a 40 gallon tank. Love your videos!

i love your videos so much, i’m so happy i found your channel bc idk what id do without you victoria!! you’re so helpful to me and many others and you inspire me so much. you make my hamster care even better by the day and i’m so grateful for that. love you!!💕💕

i used to have one of these cages! it was pink with the top “carrier” of course. i tried to upgrade for my 7th birthday with my 3rd hamster. i have had hamsters since i was 4. i upgraded to a 10 gallon tank. since watching you my syrian hamster mr whiskers will now be living in a niteangel medium cage! he is very big now i also am giving him proper diet and getting a bigger wheel so thank you so much for giving all of us the education to be able to give our hamsters a happier life! 💕🐹

So Small! I watched this with my hammy and she looked disappointed! She has one of they cages that you said were good, at the end of the video and she has 9 inches of bedding. I got her for a rescue that was housing her in a too small cage... But she's happy now, thanks to your guidance on how to be a good hamster parent.

i recently got a male 10 week old hamster which i named Pringle..he is an absolute joy! thanks to you its way easier to take care of him and understand his behaviours. i find it awful that people find that hamsters are ‘toys’ and ‘useless’ as they only live for 2 years. luckily we have ppl like you inn the world who care abt animals! thanks!

Oh my word those poor hamsters in the white tiny cage😞 sad how ppl don’t research an animal before getting one💔

I think its sad that there's so much information on your channel on being the best hamster owners, yet so many don't view it. Your channel is informative and very helpful. I always recommend you

Just found this in my recommended, been so long! I watched you every day from early 2019 to early 2021, and was always excited for Saturdays! I recently started owning another hamster after 2 years of not owning any. I bought a 750 square inch bin with a lid that I drilled holes into and my hamster, Nibbles, loves the 10 inch bedding! He's still very young, but already thriving because of you 💞All your videos are so interesting and your opinions are so reasonable! Love you! 💖

I loved this video! I shared it with my friend and she is going to look into getting a bin cage! Thanks a ton Tori! ❤️ I love shopping on Amazon and was looking up some things for my hammy and saw the first cage in the vid and actually sighed! (My mom thought I was crazy…lol)

I have had two hamsters since watching your videos and the first hamster lived in a terrarium that was too small because I asked my boyfriend to buy it and he didn’t want to spend money on a 40 gallon tank. He and I split up and I took the hamster and bought a Niteangel cage. Sadly, the first hamster passed away before the cage arrived. I have since adopted a new hamster and he loves his Niteangel cage. I’m so glad I found your videos and that now I know exactly how to give my hamster the best life he can have. Thanks Victoria!

Your voice is so important! Please keep challenging these notions of proper care that actually are DETRIMENTAL to a hamster’s quality of life. It isn’t enough that I have given my hamster what he needs to thrive and be safe from harm…I feel compelled to do something about the quality of care for other hamsters…and in the US, it’s hard to know where to start and how to make a difference. You are doing something about it…great video!🌻

Hello, I am ten years old and I was planning on getting the first cage in the video. Then I started watching your Chanel and educated myself on hamsters. Thank you so much you do not know how many people you are helping by posting these videos! Now my cage for my fist hamster ever was a bin cage! I highly suggest that type of cage! So cheap!

Hi Victoria! I have an Ikea Detolf for my female Russian dwarf and she loves it. So much space to put things. She loves burrowing to so I leave her to it aha. I enjoyed watching! 🙂

I started watching you whenever I got my hamster and I had gotten miss heard information so I told my mom and turns out that she said that its already happy and so I showed her your videos and know shes getting me a 40 gallon aquarium with a large enough wheel and a sand bath and with good plants and etc. Thanks to you im finally getting the dream I wanted for my hamster🐹💕

Yesterday I got the niteangel medium sized cage and I was SO happy with it because Bundle (my Syrian beige hamster) has more space then the other cage she had and it was really small. Thanks to you I now know about hamster care.

Thank you for trying to make people understand more about the proper hamster welfare!!!! I started watching your videos ages ago and when I got my Russian dwarf hamster I told them I must get a large enclosure with a large wheel so my cage is 639 square inches of floorspace and my wheel is 8 inches wide!!!! I love all your videos and you are so amazing!!!!

I have learned so much from u! And I'm just so happy u taught me proper care :)

My cousin has the The Kaytee crittertrail two level for her FEMALE Syrian hamster (the worst kind of hamster to be in that) and her mom won’t let her get a bigger cage! 😭 it hurts my heart knowing that a little hammy has to live it’s life in that thing 💔

The first cage 🤦‍♀️ I said basically the same things you did- you have been teaching me so much (as I am a new hamster owner) and will be getting my hamster a 12 inch wheel this weekend!

It definitely takes time to convince people that hammies needs larger space. Thank you for your work! You are always an inspiration :)

Your videos are very educational and enformational, I learn alot from your videos. Thanks!

i watch your videos while i clean because my parents said i can get a hamster if i organise my closet. it’s v motivating

I love how every time Victoria makes one of these videos she roasts all the cages!

Hi! So me and my sister are going to get a hamster anytime now and bc I’m a lot older I being trusted with most of the research so then I can teacher her in a more simpler form (as she is a bit younger) and I’ve been watching so many of your videos and it’s helping tons! Thank you so much! I appreciate your easy following advice! ❤

Im recently planning on buying a hamster , and your videos had helped me! Now I know that my old cage won’t be good for the hamster and I’m upgrading now on the cage for a plastic box cage , also I had bought a bigger wheel . Thank you so much !

I have the cage at 8:14 and after watching your videos I thought it would be bad for my hamster. So, since I can’t return it, I instead got a bin, connects the tube to it, and now my hamster has 2x the amount of room! :))

I love these review videos! Im shocked at how soo may people use these cages, and think that their hamster ENJOYS it!! >:( Its really sad that the majority of hamster owners dont know about proper hamster care. Thank you for continuing to spread the message

I bought my hammy Gwen without much research, she had a critter trail and not a good life . But I started watching you and my hammys life changed! She now has a huge bin cage and a way happier life! Thanks it you she’s a happy ham! 🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹💕💕

Amazing video as always, Victoria! Very educational, and helpful! So sad that companies value the money made more than the welfare of the hamster. I would just like to say thank you, as my hamster now has a 1180sq inch DIY playpen turned into a cage, 14 inches of paper-based and aspen bedding and an 11 inch wheel. 🐹💕

When I started watching you I realized that my cage was only 330 square inches but now its 750 square inches! Tysm!

I’ve had hamsters for several years, but discovered your channel more recently. I never knew about seed mix, wheel sizes, house transparencies and sleep schedules, sandbaths, and enrichment practices. I’ve found that I can utilize a good chunk of my old hamster things for my gerbils, but I still went out and got some new things. I really appreciate all of your advice! I have an elderly hamster who’s sister passed away a few months ago, and she is getting to that stage as well. I have been taking good care of her, and spoil her a bunch! She’s very nippy, so I don’t hold her really, but I will pet her or brush her with a toothbrush when she has bed head. I can tell her back is starting to ache more, but I still try to interact with her without petting her back. My gerbils are so sweet. They love burrowing, chewing, and sunflower seeds are their favorite food. They always pick out the seed mix and leave the Oxbow mix for last. They love classical music as well, and don’t really utilize their saucer, but the wheel I had for them was not a great fit for their cage, and they seemed to prefer the saucer more. I also heard it’s better for their backs. My gerbils love their hanging kabob toy and paper towel rolls, so thank god I have multiple people in my family to use up toilet paper more haha. Thank you so much for your videos, I really appreciate them!!

Had my first hamster about 2 weeks ago. I got the cage from where I bought my hamster but watched this today and went straight out to get a new one! Thank you so much for this information :)

I think the whole world should see Victoria's videos because then people will take better care of hamsters and other small animals.

i LOVED this video it was very helpful! you never fail to make an interesting and helpful video !!!

I love how amused she gets when the companies try to make the cage sound suitable in the description but it’s really just terrible

hello! i have a quick question. My syrian hammy just recently passed, and I’m going to get another one. At the moment we have the ikea detolf cage, and i want to get a robovorski dwarf hamster. Do you think that’s a good cage?

You’re always so helpful thank you!!!!

I love and need this information ‼️ thank you for sharing ❤️❤️

great video! can i just add, none of these cages are eco friendly or good for the environment as they are all made of plastic!

Hey Victoria!! I’ve been watching since Bumble, on different accounts:) And I got my first hammy, Maggie. A robo in April 2020, she passed last November while I was on vacation (she was being taken care of) I’ve wanted another hamster, and my parents say that they smell. Maggie had no odor at all. They think that my cleaning methods are not strict enough, they think it needs to be deep cleaned once a week, even though it’s a 50 gallon aquarium, do you have any tips?? I really want another hamster in my life. Thanks so much!!

since finding your channel I've now spent £300 on my hamser as i COULD not see how sad and aggrivated he was in the pet shop one they reccomended me, its awful! hes super happy now and lets me pick him up and give him cuddles, so thank you!!! more people need to know the needs that they really need

Thank u for educating! You are the voice speaking for all Hamsters 🐹

It's so painful to hear owners say their hamster ''enjoys'' or ''loves' their cage when they are so obviously miserable. It makes me so angry! How do you know? Stop 👏 saying 👏 hamster 👏 likes 👏 it 👏!

Plastic fantastic, with added metal, just what a hamster needs right? Yes i am ironic here, how can we put preassure on the manufacturers and the pet stores that sell these miniature prisons? I dont think they themselves want to change anything because their nasty products are selling and making them alot of money. So how do we get them to listen ? Huge thank you to Victoria for spreading solid and logic knowledge regarding hamster care. If only the manufacturers would listen and take action to create more natural and better enclosures for our small friends.

I have been a fan for for so long keep up the good work

Hey! I really enjoy all of your videos as I also have hamsters and rabbits myself! However I am knew to your channel but noticed that your mostly on topics of hamsters which I do enjoy all the videos ☺️ but I’d LOVE to see more rabbit videos similar to the hamster topics🥰! I’d love to have more information about rabbits , tips, tricks and advice as I’m sure other rabbit owners would as well! Much love to you and ALL your fur babies all the way from Mississippi!🫶🏻

I’ts just to sad to look at😢😢

first!

I’m lucky I found your channel before I got my first hamster he is very happy because of u!💗

I adopted my hamster George and he was previously in the crittertrail and he could barely fit through the tubes. Thank you so much for making these videos!

Great video as always

I sadly had the Kaytee one and similar styles before I knew better. I wish I had known all this information before owning my first hamster as an adult. I upgraded to a bin cage and my hamsters have never been happier.

I am trying to get a cage up grade for my two male Syrians but my mom keeps saying no but rather then that I take great care of them thank you for teaching me and others about hamster care you are amazing you are my favorite KZfaqr!

OMG! Victoria Rachel your the BEST!!!! I have two hamster myself and I know people who have hamsters but have incorrect care. I try to help them but they don't want help. So ThankYou for telling the world how hamsters should be treated!

Yayy a ner video, this really made my day, tank u :D

Victoria, thankyou so much for your hardwork! Im getting a hamster soon and if it wasn’t for you and your videos, I would have never thought of getting a large enclosure or a good sized wheel! I will give my hamster a good a s possible life because of you! 🤍🌚

I love your videos.Thank for all your hard work .

I’m so glad informative KZfaqrs like Victoria exists 👌 she’s got all the facts

Hey Victoria. I really appreciate your help and advice in your videos. You really helped me throughout my hamster journey. I started with a crittertrail for my hamster, but you inspired me to get my hamster an appropriate sized cage! Mocha my hamster is now living in a 875 sq inches of floor space with lots of enrichment, natural based toys, and lots of bedding! Than you sooo much for teaching everyone what hamsters really needed since there are lots of myths on hamsters such as "hamsters are small animals so they don't need big cages" or "they won't be able to breathe if you put too much bedding!" 😂😂 Love you Victoria, keep it up! ♥️💗

Victoria, Thank You so much for helping me with hamster care, I just ordered my hamster Sage a Niteangel wheel! My 2 dwarf hamsters are so much more lively because of you! (they don't live together lol)

I just wanna say that I love your vids so much

I love your awareness

Yayyy another victoria vidio!! thanks queen!

just wanted to add that the arcade hamster cage has many reviews where hamsters got stuck in the wall-like section and suffocated

Victoria, have you ever considered designing your own Hamster/other small pet enclosure. I feel like you would make a good one and it would help new hamster owners, keep up the good work

I ended up buying a smaller all living things hamster cage that the PetSmart worker recommended, but my hamster ended up escaping through the bars because he was so tiny, not only that, but it was more expensive to buy those to make it appropriate than to just buy a large tank. Even after I watched your videos, the worker tricked me... and the worker also said hamster balls are really one of the top necessities for a hamster, and I got that too without further research. The wheel was thankfully large enough for my dwarf, but he would fall off because it was so small. The water bottle that came with it leaked without a clue, and the tunnels were fine for my dwarf, but this cage was originally designed for larger hamsters and even guinea pigs. The base was definitely too low, though I filled bedding to the brim. Thanks for your instructions!

upgraded my cage for my robo thanks to you!! she loves it, thank you

Hi Victoria I got a hamster 4 months ago and I had a critter cage for him .When I came Across your channel I watched ur videos everyday and realized that I was doing bad hamster care .I convinced my parents to go get an Aquarium ,Now my hamster had a proper size and bedding for my hamster to burrow.Ur channel is awesome and helpful I am so glad I came across your channel because now my hamster is a happy hamster.😊😊😊😊😊🤍🤍

This was an amazing video! I was wondering on how to clean a wooden nightangle wheel because whenever I clean my cage I always have a hard time cleaning the wheel. Have a great day!! :)

I learn a lot about hamster from your channel,thank you victoria😎

Love this video!!

I just wanted to say thank you sm because you educate better so much people about proper hamster care ! You really give amazing advice and btw i overall just really love your content and your chanel ! And this is not about the video but do you think the getzoo dwarf hamster food mix is good ? Im thinking to add a bit of protein but im not sure

I own 4 adorable Syrians ( in separate enclosures) thank you for allowing me and so many others to care for these amazing little creatures properly ❤ unfortunately one of my hammies gained her wings about 2 weeks ago, I miss her tons. Her name was DD (daisy Duke) I'll never forget her but I can't wait to make new memories with my current and future hammies. My current hamsters names are Evie, Louie,Tia Marie and Sophia Lauren.

I have the critter trail two level cage and umm I took out the red tube parts and put an 8.5 inch wheel in with a hide out and some chew toys, it seems more active so I guess it likes it! Love ur vids, getting an upgrade on the cage soon so ye

When I first got my Syrian (Baloo) I thought the second reviewed cage was enough until I found your videos a few days after I got him. Shame on me for not doing my research but I have upgraded him to a bin cage and he now has over 600+ sq inches of space with over 6+ inches of bedding. Just ordered him a new wheel cause his current one is too small. He loves his bin cage and as soon as I placed him in it he immediately started to borrow. I can see him sleeping and he seem so much happier. Thank you for sharing and teaching us all!

watching this and keep looking over at my bin cage and feeling very proud of it lol

when I got my first hamster three years ago, I bought a cage similar to the crittertrail one. she lived in it for 10 months, and I came across your videos. you made me realize how unsuitable these cages were and I bought a 24 inch bin. still not big enough. that was around the time my first hamster passed. I got another hamster two days later and got a 40 inch bin. that hamster is my present hamster and she is living her best life in the 40 inch bin.

i will always like and comment on these kinds of videos hoping they'll be some of the first ones to come up when new owners do some "research".

Hi Victoria, I just wanted to thank you for making people notice how big a responsibility it is to take care of a hamster and it is not to be taken lightly. My hamster was living in a tiny tales cage and is now living in a 450sq inch cage.

I'm so glad I found your channel! A day too late, but now I can fix every mistake we made quickly. I bought my daughters their first hamster yesterday. ( they are ages 11 and 12) Never having owed one myself I bought everything the petco associate told me to... yeah no... I now realize the cage we bought is absolutely pitifully small. ( Kaytee Critter Trail) I'm so sad for it now and we are going shopping the second the pet store opens today to get this little dwarf ( named marbles) a proper home. And proper food. I told them we were 100 percent newbies on everything and they told me to just feed it pellets.. once again I'm so glad I found you so we can give our new family addition it's best life possible. ❤

i love your vids ❤

Hi Victoria! I’ve been having some trouble with cyber bullying by my ‘friends’ lately, and I’m so nervous to go back to shcool tomorrow. But this video made me forget about all of what they texted to me, and it just made me smile, so thank you, Victoria, for cheering me up ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

I used to have the Ferplast cage and had it for 2 hamsters (different times). I feel so bad for not realizing that they wouldn’t be happy. Both were Syrians with a 6-7 inch wheel! They only had about as much bedding as the model did. My second hamster would always sleep in the tubes and I realize why now. There wasn’t enough bedding to make her feel safe and she couldn’t burrow so she stuffed bedding in the tubes. I hope she was happy because she didn’t chew on the bars and was always lively at night. (We also took her out to play almost every night)