"Victoria can you please do a reacting to your subscribers hamsters
cages video" is all I've heard recently from people a lot of people want me to
do this video wasn't gonna do this video because I don't like hurting people's
feelings and I just I don't want to upset anybody so if anybody gets upset
from my criticism today I am going to put the blame on the people who wanted
this video it's not me don't blame me blame the people who
wanted this video before we do get started with the video I did want to
show you guys a product that I was sent recently by snow flying Ink they sent me
this adorable I hope you can see this adorable hamster blanket so it's
absolutely just it's so cute like look so if you're interested in getting one
I'll leave the link down in the description bar but they basically just
wanted me to show it to you guys and it's absolutely adorable I love it
so I asked you guys on Instagram to send me pictures of your guys's hamster cages
and to tell me what the measurements were what type of hamster lives in the
cage and I am going to give my criticism and some feedback on your cages this is
in no way meant to put anybody down it is just trying to help others with their
hamster care and what things they can improve on as well as I want you guys to
keep in mind the bare minimum is 450 square inches of floor space so anything
below that is not suitable so the first cage we have here is a Savic hamster
heaven and the measurements add up to 620 square inches of floor space and they're
Syrian lives in this cage so this is a good sized cage I do like that some
issues that I'm having is that the two wheels I'm not sure how big the green
wheel is but the Flying Saucer doesn't look like it is the right size so I'm
not sure if Flying Saucer actually makes an 8-inch flying saucer
but even with a flying saucer they can actually
end up curving their back and it can cause back problems as well so you also
need to make sure the flying saucer for your hamster is the appropriate size
generally for a syrian I would say a 12-inch flying saucer would be the best
size another thing I want to add is that with the savic hamster heaven cage they
have all of these levels and they kind of seem to take up a lot of space so
you're not actually able to put a ton of hides and tubes and toys so possibly
taking one of those levels out could allow you to put in more toys for
hamster to be enriched with so the next cage we have here is a all living things
hamster starter kit from Petsmart and their Syrian hamster is living in it now
this cage only has 192 square inches of floor space so that is under the bare
minimum I also do want to point out that the silent spinner you have in there
because the cage is small you aren't going to be able to put a properly sized
wheel in there so I do think that is a 6.5 inch silent spinner which sadly
is too small for a Syrian and it can cause them to have back problems because
the wheel is just too small that they're not able to actually properly run on
it and it bends their back so I definitely would upgrade your cage you
do want something that's 450 square inches of floor space bin cages are a
great alternative they're cheap and quite easy to make or tanks are great as
well but definitely upgrade your cage and your wheel but peanut is an
absolutely adorable Syrian hamster so this cage right here is a DIY cage that
they've made for their Russian campbells dwarf hamster and it is quite
large I think that's about 800 square inches of floor space I think they've
done a really great job love that you have a very large cage as well as you
have a nice sized wheel I do think I would add in some more bedding for your
hamster to burrow in as well as maybe give a bigger sand bath
about I think you have a sand bath in there yeah I think it's just a little
dish I would probably give maybe a bigger sand bath but I think you have
done quite a good job at keeping the cage quite full with different things to
do with the tubes and hideouts I think your cage is looking pretty good the
next cage we have here they said that the bottom cage is 266 square inches of
floor space and they're not sure how big the top cage is and they have a Syrian
living in this cage I do have to point out that attaching two small cages
together just isn't the same as having one large cage when you connect a bunch
of small cages together especially if you're connecting them vertically it is
creating broken floor space so it doesn't provide the hamster the floor
space to actually run and do its natural behaviors because it also is a
vertically stacked it is giving your hamster more height than floor space and
when it comes to hamsters they're not the best climbers that are not like rats
or chinchillas they really don't need that height and levels to climb on that
floor space is really really important for them so I would recommend having at
least one cage that meets the bare minimum of 450 square inches of floor
space before connecting any other cages bin cages are great they can be easy to
find fairly cheap fairly easy to make so I would probably suggest upgrading your
cage if you can so the next cage here is a skyline Barney pet cage from Zoo plus
they have a Syrian in here and the cage is a good size I do like that and
they've also said they have added a dig box as the cage only has a 6 inch deep
base and it's too shallow for their liking so I do like the cage I think it
is a good size I do like all of the stuff you've provided as well as I like
that you've decided to add a dig box for them one that is fairly large the
the only issue with that that I would change is that I see you put a sand bath in
there and I think some other kind of platform type things I would switch
those out for a hideout instead most hamsters don't like to just randomly
burrow in bedding they like to burrow where their hideout is and where they're
going to sleep so it might help by putting a hideout instead so they can
burrow in there and they might use it a bit more so the next cage we have here
is a bin cage and they have a Syrian hamster living in it and they said their
measurements are 410 square inches of floor space now keep in mind 450 square
inches is the absolute bare minimum for a hamster so you are going to want to
upgrade your bin cage eventually sooner is better than later as well as I dunno
if you have a silent spinner in there and from the looks of it I think that is
the 6.5 inch I know you said your Syrian is a baby Syrian but eventually they are
going to outgrow that wheel and the wheel will start to cause back problems
and it can be very uncomfortable for them to try and run in something that is
too small for them so you are definitely going to want to upgrade their wheel to
at least an eight inch wheel so this cage here is an aquarium with DIY glass
platforms which I find this really interesting they have one Russian dwarf
hamster that lives in it and it is 460 square inches of floor space so I
actually really like your cage I think the platforms in it are really really
cool and kind of gives your hamster some things to do one suggestion I probably
would make is to add more bedding in there it kind of looks like you have a
little bit more at the back of the aquarium but you probably could get away
with putting a lot more bedding if you move your silent spinner to that third
platform and then you could fill it up a lot higher I think with bedding
I think another cool idea as well is I see that you have a sand bath dish on
one of the platforms but honestly if you could just build one of the
platforms with sand I think that would be really cool as well so this next cage
is a IKEA detolf they have for their female Syrian I don't think I have much
complaints about this cage I really enjoy your setup I love the amount of
bedding you've given your hamster you have a sand bath in there you have a
nice large wheel you've also put an underground hiding spot for your hamster
so I think this cage really is great I also think your hamster is very adorable
and I say good job so the next cage we have here is a pets at home large
hamster cage they didn't leave the measurements I went ahead and looked it
up myself and it comes to 314 square inches of floor space and they have a
Syrian hamster named Luna living in here I do want to point out as the first
thing the cage sadly is too small I know pets at home labels it as a extra
large or large hamster cage it sadly isn't, 450 square inches is the bare
minimum for a hamster and for a Syrian I definitely would actually recommend even
larger than that so you definitely are going to want to upgrade your hamsters
cage as well as the wheel I think that is the one that comes with it I'm not
sure what size it is now it does kind of look like it might be a six inch or 7
inch wheel which sadly would not be big enough for a Syrian they need a bare
minimum of an 8 inch wheel or else they can actually start to curve their back
and they can have back issues as well as it can get uncomfortable for them to run
and a lot of the times when the wheel is too small a hamster will just stop using
it all together but I do like the toys that you've included into the cage so
the next cage is very interesting they have two Syrian hamsters and they've
split this cage in half this kinda looks like a rat or a chinchilla
cage so I do like of course that they've split it in half because they don't want
their Syrians fighting I do like that they both have 12-inch silent spinners
those are awesome my one critique I would have to say is that I see that
you've added old cage bases so that you can put bedding in there for them but
even those are only like 2 or 3 inches tall so they actually would not be
suitable enough for your hamster to actually be able to burrow and i really
suggest having the entire cage have bedding so a way to solve that because
it is a barred cage you can buy a coroplast you can use you buy it for fairly
cheap and you can make a nicely sized base and you can make the sides as tall
as you want so you can put as much bedding as you like and I think that can
solve that issue fairly simply and fairly cheaply and then you can give
your hamsters a bit more accessories in there as well so the next cage we have
here is an aquarium it's 55 gallons and they have their long-haired Syrian
living in it I do really like the size of the cage I think that's great as well
it looks like you have an 8-inch wheel that's also really great so something
that I would personally recommend is to fill the cage up more with more
accessories put more tubes different bridges hideouts and things like that
generally hamsters like a semi crowded cage rather than one that is quite empty
if you are on a budget you can easily make things out of popsicle sticks or
cardboard boxes those can make really great like hideouts and you can connect
a bunch of them together it can be really creative with it and still not
spend a ton of money and I would also maybe add in a bit more bedding so the
next cage we have here is for a Syrian hamster and they said the cage length is
about 20 inches and the height is 15 inches I would also need the width to
figure out the square inches based on looking at the pictures I am going to
say it looks quite small so I definitely would recommend upgrading your hamsters
cage as well as it does look like you have
a 6.5 inch silent spinner in there once again this wheel just isn't suitable for
Syrians and you are going to need to have an eight-inch wheel another thing
that I would just add is a bit more bedding because hamsters are burrowers
so they do need to have five to six inches of bedding so that they can at
least burrow properly so this next cage here is two bin cages connected for one
Chinese hamster and each bin does meet the bare minimum so that is great I do
like that you have two wheels in each bin so something that I would actually
change is I would take out one of the wheels I probably would take out the
silent spinner because I think that is the smaller wheel and I would move the
sand bath into the other bin and then the one bin I would actually put a ton
of bedding so make it kind of like a burrowing bin for your hamster and then
you could put some shoes and maybe some tunnels in there and I think that would
be a really fun idea for your hamster so these next two cages are for two
different hamsters so the first cage is for their Syrian hamster who lives in a
Habitrail ovo and habitrail crystal and then their second hamster
lives in a hundred ten quart bin so I do like that your hamster sushi lives in
110 quart bin I think that is great you've put in a nice big wheel as well
as some different hideouts and things like that I think that cage is great. For
your hamster pancake though I do have to say attaching a Habitrail crystal and a
habitrail ovo it is too small for a Syrian and I would actually go ahead and
get another 110 quart bin and make that for pancake instead. That was a lot of
cages and I am very tired my voice so sore from talking I hope you guys
enjoyed this video I hope nobody is upset by any of the comments that I've
made maybe we'll do this again I'm not sure
this was a lot of work too but I hope you guys have enjoyed this video so ya
guys thank you for watching bye