so you guys have been asking me to react to the channel it's Katie Donnelly I
don't know exactly who this youtuber is because I don't watch a ton of different
youtubers but apparently she got a hamster and didn't tell her parents that
is what the title of the video is so let's watch the video
I'm doing I'm
doing a video okay are you proud of me I'm very proud of you I think you'll
have fun so hey guys back at it again with another video um but for this I'm
gonna need so she doesn't know what I'm doing yet and you'll probably already
know what I'm doing
I do want to say please never do this please don't go out
and get a pet and bring it back to a home that you don't own if it's owned by
your parents or somebody else owns the house and you're not telling them that
you're bringing back a pet and they're unaware of it because it can turn out
really really badly they can decide to make you get rid of the animal or bring
it back they can also if you are a kid and you decide to do this if you don't
have the funds to be able to be able to take care of the pet your parents can be
like no we're not paying for you to care for this pet therefore the animal is
going to get neglected because they're not getting the needs they need it's
really important you don't just go out and you bring home animals to a house
that you don't own because it's not really respectable to your parents you
should always check with whoever owns the home because they are the ones who
make the decisions
if you clicked on this video because you probably would
have seen the thumbnail and you probably be like oh that's kind of interesting
Oh focus please and so um I don't have money so to do this video I kind of need
some money from you okay I'm not trying I just don't want to not
enough when I get there right so I'm thinking around like like 200 maybe you
can I use your card yes, here you are thank you, love you do not lose that I love you
to make sure okay um kidding it's totally legal and fun bye bye love you
reptiles bruh, stop it look at the rat! is that actually a rat?
oh my gosh stop
That's kinda lit- BRUH that can't be it
So we're not allowed to film in here
but we're filming anyway because that's the whole video and we're
trying to decide if I should get like a ferret- because the clout is more important so
so that is really concerning to me because a ferret and a hamster are completely
opposite types of animals like they require the complete opposite different
types of care and if you're impulsively going in and getting a pet right there
and then it's likely that you're not done your research so you're probably
going to go off of what the pet store you're at says to get for them and it's
just not a great strategy because 99% of the time pet stores just don't know the
proper care for animals they sell a lot of unsafe things for animals which is it
really unfortunate and a lot of the times they just want you to buy random
products because it makes them money
Okay that doesn't matter right now I need an animal! I need a pet!
hi guys! Katie what did you get today?
basically, what happened with Brenden had to leave because he had practice and so
Tristan's behind the camera right now and so the three of us probably get some food
but um I got a hamster! I got a hamster
so I noticed that she does have a tank for
the hamster which is great I prefer tanks over barred cages but it
appears to be a ten gallon aquarium which unfortunately would be too small
for any type of hamster when it comes to hamsters you want to use nothing less
than a 40 gallon
this is my hamster! it's in this box and his name is monkey and Tristan would
you stop moving the car I feel so bad for him he's probably so
scared he's just vibing in the box it's a guy his name is monkey I'm so
excited look at all my stuff I got for him I'm so excited
Do I keep him in my room? I don't have any room in my room unless i move my TV but I don't
want to move my TV
he's so cute
so because he's new it's really a good idea to just avoid interaction for the
first two to three days so like bringing him out to hold him it can be really
stressful for him because they just were in a pet store environment they weren't
handled too much generally so they're not used to it they're also not used to
you or your smell or like all of this moving so it's a really best to just
like avoid contact just to keep the stress to a minimum
that's like literally my desk hide it under
your bed
don't hide animals under your bed don't hide I know people who
have hid animals in their closets from their parents and it's just a really
terrible idea don't hide animals from your parents the worst idea ever I know
like you think it's a good idea because they're not gonna find out and you really
want to have this pet but if that animal gets sick and you need to take them to
the vet your parents are gonna find out and if you don't have money yourself to
take them to the vet your parents probably are gonna be like you know what
no we didn't even want you to have this pet we're not paying the money to take
this random animal to the vet and then the animal has to then suffer because
they are sick and they need to see that some don't hide animals from your
parents or whoever you're living with
so I like that she actually got the Kaytee clean and cozy that's really great it's a
safe bedding it's not pine or cedar which is great
so good job
so it looks like they're struggling with the water bottle holder
which I've been in there sometimes it just doesn't work with the tank so
actually a good idea instead of using tape to hold up the
water bottle would actually be to use industrial velcro and then it sticks on
you can take it off easily I know tape it's like it's a big
struggle using tape and water bottle so that's just like a little tip
is it a smart hamster is it like dumb oh look it's burrowing
crib check here we got
the spinning wheel the water bottle
so I don't know if Katie is ever going to
watch this or even the family but I do have some tips for you guys to make
monkeys life a little bit better so the first thing I would change is actually
the aquarium so once again nothing less than a 40 gallon should be used if you
don't want to get a 40 gallon aquarium there is bin cages these are just bins
that you convert into a hamster cage and this can actually be a really fun
project to film and then upload on your channel it can definitely be kind of a
fun little video idea another thing is that you're definitely going to want to
put a lot more bedding you'd want to have six inches in a section so that
your hamster can actually properly burrow like and make tunnels rather than
just digging underneath the top surface another thing is the Flying Saucer I
would probably go with a regular-sized wheel flying saucers tend to not be the
greatest a lot of dwarfs tend to fly off of them because they go really fast so a
regular sized eight-inch wheel would be really great I also would recommend just
doing a little bit more in-depth research on like hamster diet you can
also include some things like a hamster sand bath which is important so that
your hamster can bathe themselves since they can't be bathed in a water it can
just help clean their coat and they can dig in it and it just helps them do more
natural behaviors as well as definitely more accessories
and things in there for them to actually do some stuff
how ya doing! what's happening? ask her
OH NOOOOO WHAT IS THAT
NO I DON'T THE CAT IS GONNA EAT IT KATE
WHAT IS IT dad stop stop stop
THATS WRONG THATS- OH OH OH
NO NOO NOOOOO NO NOOOOOO
CATS GONNA EAT IT THAT'S UNACCEPTABLEEEEE
kate
he's so disappointed
this is why you don't you don't do this
GET RID OF IT
and that's the other thing your parents
can make you get rid of it because it is their house and it just puts the hamster
in like a really bad situation like they shouldn't have to go through all that
stress to get to your house and then your parents are like no you have to
return it or bring it back or just we don't care get rid of it
it's not fair to the hamster
hi
he's so cute
she's vlogging for the family vlog go watch it
what's unacceptable?
what is it? is it a fish? it's a snake No are you serious?
is it a fish it has bedding and a wheel
but yeah that's a fish
it's not! oh my gosh! You guys i'm deathly afriad of snakes
you gotta figure it out
is it a spider? no
Awwwwh katie
I have a shell on top so the cats won't eat it oh that's
a good idea that is a good idea I'm also glad that if they have cats she
opted for a mesh lid you should always have a lid on your hamsters
enclosure regardless because they're good escape artists but especially if
you have pets you definitely need a lid
alright but this is the thing you know what you
you actually have to clean his- only once a month
that- I am glad she actually knows
that but the only thing is with a 10 gallon if you were to only clean it once
a month because of the small floor space it is going to get really really dirty
really fast so cleaning a 10 gallon once a month really wouldn't be the greatest
so you're definitely going to want to upgrade the enclosure
well he's so cute
do you like him? I do, he's very cute I just wanna say I just wanna say I'm not gonna
take I'm not gonna guys have to take care of him
okay I take care of the kitties
that is another good point a lot
of people who may impulse buy a pet maybe if you're younger some people lose
interest in things very very quickly so if you lose interest in your hamster and
you don't want to care for them anymore it's not your parents responsibility to
keep continuing to care for them because they didn't want the pet it is 100% your
responsibility you have to do all of their care until
the end of their life so the moral of the story is to just not impulse buy
pets always make sure to do your research before getting a pet to make
sure it fits your lifestyle if Katie or her family ends up watching this video
and you guys would like more help with monkey I would love to help you guys out
and just give you any care advice that you need um and yeah I hope you guys
have enjoyed watching this video and I will see you in my next one bye