i really love filming these chill type of videos and the last time i did this ranking
type of video you guys seem to really enjoy it
and asked me next time to do hamster supplies
so i asked you on instagram to give me a list of different hamster products or supplies for me to rank
the way i'm going to be ranking these supplies is basically off of whether or not i actually use them or not
or if i think they are absolute garbage
so the first thing on our list here is we have the 11 inch wodent wheel
now i really do like this wheel i use this for Waddles my chinese hamster
and the only issue i have with it is he pees in his wheel so much
and it is quite hard to actually clean it you have to take a pin out and i usually use pliers
you have all these little bits that you could lose
so i'm gonna have to put it in the like category for that reason
next up we have the 12 inch silent runner wheel i use this for my female syrian hamster this is a great wheel
it actually is quite silent especially once you've
velcroed it to something so that it doesn't rock back and forth. I have it velcroed to a platform
so it doesn't move at all
this one's also super easy to clean the front bit just pops right off so i'm gonna have to say i love this
next up we have the good old bamboo roots i have two of these from niteangel and i don't know if it's just mine
or if i need like some bigger ones but mine are really short and stubby i love the look of them but i just don't find much use out of them because
of the way they're shaped they can't really
use them to go underneath or climb them or i haven't observed my hamsters using them a whole lot
maybe if i had like a bigger bamboo root they would use it a little bit more so i'm gonna have to put it in the
the meh tier because i'm just i currently am not using them
next up we have the full cheeks freshening spray now for me personally this is going to go straight in the garbage
it's supposed to be a waterless bath but it's essentially a foam you rub on your small animal
and if you've ever taken foam and rubbed it on yourself it is still
semi-liquidy it's gonna make your fur damp
so it's
it's still getting their fur wet
and if you can't handle the smell of a pet
just just don't get a pet okay
next up we have cork logs i absolutely love these there's so many uses for them
one it's a tunnel
two privacy for them to hide in or if they want to sleep in it
three they can climb on it
four it's textured so it also can trim their nails down
have to put that in the love category
next up we got two of these on here for some reason but they are the fabric hammocks
i think these can be kind of controversial sometimes but personally
i just i don't use them and i don't find much point in them
they can be a little bit dangerous because hamsters if there's fabric in their enclosure a lot of hamsters are going to want to
shred it up bring it back to their nest
and if they accidentally ingest any it can cause a blockage or if there's any strings
they could get wrapped around their limbs and cut off circulation
hamsters also really are not
super climbers they're not like rats and mice who actually can use hammocky type things
so i just i personally don't use these
next up we have a plastic tubes
i also personally don't use these they just aren't the greatest
when you buy them in the pet store they're likely not going to be large enough for the most popular species the syrian hamster
so you run the risk of your hamster getting stuck in them
the ventilation inside of them is also really poor i've seen these get pretty humid
in hotter climates so i just i personally don't use them
i know that some people might use them just for like connecting short things
and i don't think that's necessarily bad but i just i don't use them
oh next up we have the very famous edible logs if you don't know what this is this is a log
they've created and they have different shapes this one's just like a tube
and it's made from pine shavings and honey
and so when your hamster sees it they're like oh my gosh it's honey
and they start chewing it and they're gonna eat it because the honey
is mixed in with the pine shaving so there's no way to separate out
the shavings they're just ingesting shavings and while
it is okay for your hamster to ingest
a little bit of their bedding once in a while
large amounts definitely is going to run the risk of a internal blockage
so for that reason i'm putting it in the garbage also the fact that it is honey
and there's so many species that are prone to diabetes
is a big no-no
next up we have bendable bridges i have a ton of these i used to use them a lot i haven't recently
i just don't have a space in my enclosures right now for one
but when i do use these i'm very cautious to make sure that i fill every single crack with
school glue and moss
as you can see in this picture even you can see the little cracks
and your hamster can get their toe or foot caught in that so that's why you have to be
really really careful with these i'm gonna put this in the like
section because
i do like them
then we have water bottles i think a lot of people think i hate water bottles and i don't. I don't really have a preference i don't
care what somebody uses as long as you're offering your hamster fresh water
that's all that matters
but
with that being said
I personally like using water dishes, I find them 100% easier to clean because they don't have that little tube
and my hamsters just have easier access to as much water as they want.
try drinking out of a hamster water bottle it is very exhausting
So I personally don't use these
next up we have the kaytee igloo's! I used to use these all the time
but
they're made from plastic
so your hamster can chew them and chewing plastic obviously is not
a good thing
and two they are pretty semi-transparent so a lot of light comes through you really
don't want that for where your hamster is going to be sleeping because it can bother them
so I personally don't use these but I do think they
can work for rescues who need to be using a lot and are going through a lot of hamsters
and having to wash them and stuff
next up we have puzzle playgrounds this is so iconic
i remember having at least three or four boxes of these and trying to set them up and you'd finally come up with an idea
and you almost be done you put the last one on and the entire thing would just
poof
it would just fall apart and it was so frustrating
those little bridges that come with them half the time the little pegs would break off
and
the openings they're really just i don't think they're large enough for syrian hamsters
so they're kind of just really small
plus it's made out of plastic
i just personally don't use them anymore
aha next up we have the famous hamster ball
straight into the trash
boop
if you're interested in knowing why i would put this straight in the trash i will leave a link to the video that i did all about them
next up we have oxbow orchard grass hay now what this is used for is bedding stability so
when you are putting your bedding in the enclosure you would
put your main bedding and then you put a layer of hay
then you put your main bedding layer of hay
so it'd be like- it'd look like a lasagna from the side and that really helps when your hamster is burrowing
if the bedding that you're using
doesn't hold very good it would help
having hay in there but
my bedding that i have now
once i compact it it is excellent at holding burrows there's really no need for the hay
sometimes if i have the hay on hand i'll add it in just for some fun or for some nesting
but i do like this
because it is helpful for people who don't
have really stable bedding
then we have eco earth this is a substrate that my hamsters love digging in
i'm probably gonna have to put this in the love category because dipper
he just loves rolling in it and digging in it i unfortunately had to throw his away
and i have to buy him some new ones
because he decided he wanted to pee in it
then we have the Kaytee clean and cozy
i used to use this bedding a lot i loved it it was super super soft
and then all of a sudden every single bag i would buy was so
completely dusty
it was such a shame
because it is a really nice bedding
but i just i personally can't use it anymore because it's so dusty
then we have yogurt drops
while these are not
necessarily toxic i would throw them in the garbage still because i just find them to be a waste of money
and you can use a way healthier treat
these are just literal fat and sugar you're feeding your hamster
so
you could just feed your hamster literally any other treat like
a small piece of fruit
then we have hemp shavings now this is a safe bedding to use
i've personally never tried it out because i don't think we even have it here
but it is safe to use the only thing is a lot of people find that it doesn't hold burrows very well
so if you're going to use it you probably want to pair that with orchard grass hay
next up we got flax sprays
so my hamsters adore these but i'm going to put them in the like tier
simply for the reason that they like them too much
and i put the flax sprays in the cage and immediately they are eating all of the heads
and then it just looks awful in the cage it just looks like a bunch of sticks
so for that reason i'm putting it in the like because i wish my hamsters loved it slightly less
so at least it could look nice in the enclosure for a longer period of time
next up we have the oxbow nesting discs
now personally i don't use these
um i think they're a waste of money if somebody gave them to me for free i certainly would use them
but would i go out on my own and spend my money on them
no because i have toilet paper that i already purchased for my home
that's way softer that i could use for my hamsters
next up we have
the uber paper bedding this one's going into the love tier
because this is an awesome paper bedding. it has the least
amount of dust that i've seen in a paper bedding the only issue is
that it's only available in like one pet store where i live and they don't order a ton of bags in
and it is fairly expensive
next up we have the famous cardboard
toilet paper tube i used to not be a huge fan of these because my hamsters didn't seem to really use them
until i got Mabel and i make her boredom breakers all the time and she absolutely loves them
so we'll put them in love for her
then we have the expandable plastic tube i use this when i have my hamsters in the play pen
and i really like it because you can actually
bend it a whole bunch i wouldn't put this inside of the enclosure because the plastic is really thin and easy to chew
but for playtime it works great
aha next we have fluff
straight into the garbage you go
fluff is a waste of money and dangerous to your hamster so why would you why would you even bother when you can just use
toilet paper that is a lot safer
then we have a hamster potty
i personally don't use this
it's
i just find it's really hard to potty train a hamster
and they already are gonna select a certain corner so i don't really necessarily need them to go into a potty
i already know where they're gonna pee usually
so that's just why i haven't bothered
then we have mineral chews
these are unnecessary and can potentially be dangerous for your hamster
they're unnecessary because your hamsters should be getting all of the vitamins and minerals
they need from their natural daily diet and that's the best way to get vitamins and minerals is from natural foods
the other thing is they can potentially be dangerous because if your hamster is eating an excessive amount that
could potentially be harmful to their kidneys, livers
other organs if they're getting too much of a certain mineral
last but not least we have critter pops here i had these at one time
and when i was looking at the ingredients recently i was like
wow
these are essentially just rice, sugar and heavy dyes like heavy dyes
um and for our pets we usually want to avoid dyes
so i would throw these in the garbage
so that is how i would rate everything based on my opinions of whether or not i use them or not
i hope you guys enjoyed this video and i will see you in my next one
bye