Hamster Escapes Cage To Go Exploring! | Pets: Wild At Heart | BBC Earth

[@devins7457]

When you make nature documentaries but quarantines got you locked up.

[@KR-nv3ru]

😁😁

[@cuddleshobbies6642]

More like when you make nature documentary with an abused hamster that cage is so shitty that's why the hamster was trying to escape

[@joker0587]

Damn 666 likes

[@rat3138]

cuddles hobbies pretty sure the entire room is preserved for the hamster to play in but go off ig

[@cuddleshobbies6642]

@@rat3138 not safe

[@ximonwhhatt3796]

When BBC have to work from home

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

lolll

[@yughesyugu2393]

@Alan Godden in malaysia too

[@yughesyugu2393]

@Alan Godden well i didnt said hamster was a threat to our world ecesystem

[@yughesyugu2393]

@Alan Godden ots ok🤗

[@ayanohp4507]

Yay more hamster videos

[@rileydoodlemeister8544]

Never knew that a hamster break-out could be suspenseful

[@jhoanaquinano3791]

hahaha same 😂😎

[@Sam-iy1nt]

🤣

[@cdropbox]

This is scripted. When he got in, hamster ball was open. Then he runs around. Hamster ball closed. Then he goes near the stairs. Hamster ball magically open and he gets out. FAKE!

[@morganeseadale653]

No shit sherlock

[@dova3282]

Mine use too its crazy 😝

[@alhrkn]

Serious question: How many cameras that these guys have set up, really??

[@themadman6310]

@@ItsYaBoySkinnyPenis69420 omg thank you

[@revs1756]

@@ItsYaBoySkinnyPenis69420 lmao

[@cosminadj3085]

@@ItsYaBoySkinnyPenis69420 but why?

[@Hyraladen]

What the?

[@badawg123]

RSM NATURAL GROUP uhh a close estimate is around hmm 45 on light filming days

[@mysterywilliams8241]

So, did nobody else's heart skip a beat when they thought the hamster was about to fall down the stairs in the ball?? 😰

[@indigoblue8053]

I was 100% ready to stop watching the second the ball tipped over the edge, was preemptively getting mad at the film crew just in case ahaha xD

[@jhoanaquinano3791]

haha

[@thehamsterarmy2380]

Meee. Then how it bounced after💀

[@murderousjarvis]

I could care less

[@starflyer3219]

@Se A There was no danger. The ball was stopped and secured at the top of the stairs, you just weren't allowed to see that. The build-up was delibrate to create suspense and the crew did a good job.

[@christophertanner7757]

Being in the ball cuts off his abilities and senses described earlier

[@Philipp19967]

Hamsters are my favourite pets. I own a syrian hamster lady called Elif. But let me say that the cage is way too small. It should be at least 100cm × 50cm because Hamsters tend to run a lot in the wild. And those balls arent good for hamsters. Free roaming is better. They don't have a good vision and inside the ball see even less and can't smell at all. Also they might get hurt and run into something etc. But Hamsters are the funniest pets ever. Everyone should get one

[@333pinkelephant333]

Not to mention their little tiny feet getting caught in the holes :( I was a dumb stupid ignorant owner at the time and actually thought these balls were good for them. I used to let my poor hamster roam all over the house in the hamster ball until one day, I found the ball stained in tiny bloody pawprints. Learn from my mistakes everyone and stay away from hamster balls.

[@hrs795]

Sorry I'm a cat person. 🐱

[@Philipp19967]

@@333pinkelephant333 exactly. They should be forbidden. Let your Hamster roam in a safe Area. He will enjoy it so much more

[@angelaboheme7361]

Well, he saw enough not to fall down the stairs 👀😮😊 - and remember: he climbed into the ball voluntarily.

[@Philipp19967]

@@angelaboheme7361 its staged dude. And hamsters climb into everything Xd I can give my hamster a cub or a bowl or anything and she runs in it

[@spooks4391]

climbing and bar chewing are signs of stress anyone that has a hamster make sure they are in a cage that is over 450 sq inches of unbroken floor space with a section of 6 or more inches of paper-based bedding. Bin cages are 10-20$ and can be diy. balls are also unsafe as they can get their toes or nails caught in the holes and amputate them.

[@iamanidiot7222]

Hamsters are living animals, if the actual requirements needed for hamstercare scare you dont get one. Its not even expensive, you can place them in a makeshift bin cage and have the required space. The problem is that most people don't know what hamsters actually need due to much misinformation.

[@billyfraiser6298]

Look at this, we have experts in this thread. Oh my, can I have all your autographs??

[@freshstart3986]

@@billyfraiser6298 theyre not even experts its common knowledge that you shouldn't buy pet store cages...

[@thecookingnerd8384]

The Fox you a fuc**ing moron

[@thecookingnerd8384]

The Fox HAMSTERS RUN UP TO 5 MILES EVERY NIGHT IN THE WILD U STUPID MORON

[@hdtpking3264]

This is kinda epic.

[@yenchen4942]

Just yesterday when I was using the computer I heard some small noises. I turned around to check, and found out it was my hamster just causally taking a walk in my room, enjoying himself. I still have no idea how he got out. LOL I love these little creatures!!🐹🐹🧡

[@SnowballFamily]

Nice one 🐹 👍

[@agentpeck9250]

This hamster just did a better pull up than I can

[@Bella-qr4ry]

Yeah if I was a hamster I’d leave too. That cage is wayyyyy too small.

[@jaded161]

Me too. Rip poor hamster

[@sotoart89]

Ok millionaire😂

[@Sophie-ps1uv]

@@sotoart89 lmao seriously? small cages like that sold at pet stores are usually overpriced, you can buy or make a suitable cage for cheaper 💀

[@foggy_sheep]

@@sotoart89 you can literally buy a plastic bin at Target for like $20 and it's like double the amount of space commercial cages have

[@Bella-qr4ry]

Sotoart wha-

[@fahadali5654]

Plot twist: That hamster is an MI-6 agent

[@abdulrahmanadeyemi1491]

Or a trained spy?

[@TheMetaldudeX]

I had a hamster that always got out. He got out one night and we never found him. I still respect his determination to get out.

[@emmathomson2584]

This is cute but don't do it at home. Your hamster can get seriously injured from a fall. They can only see a few inches in front of their nose and are essentially blind, meaning they will walk off high surfaces without realizing. Cage is too small & balls are not the safest thing to use, as demonstrated by the stair scene... Where he could've easily been in that ball and died.

[@Dan-pz2cw]

Emma Thomson yes I notic that straight away. They will only escape their cage if it’s too small u are totally right with what u said

[@elzawa3413]

Elijah Soper OH MY GOD

[@animeloverxx8865]

They qont escape and wont want to escape if they haven't a big cage

[@tara.dactyl]

Fingers crossed it was just a set up for the video! :'( The cage and ball made me sad too

[@flclub54]

@@tara.dactyl lol of course it was. Didn't you noticed that the hamster ball door was closed?

[@TheSilverwing999]

I know this video is older, but to anyone wondering, no you should never put your hamster in a hamster ball.

[@basicben115]

Why not bruv

[@jurisviksna8688]

@@basicben115 its dangereous he can hurt himself and theres really nothing to breathe

[@jurisviksna8688]

Ok nvm bout the brething part doe som balls dont have much holes

[@basicben115]

gintar gintar how he’s in a safe ball where nothing can hurt him or are you taking about if the hamster falls

[@kayleighbyrne5191]

My hamsters always get pissy when they AREN'T allowed in their ball.

[@Maniacjudo]

0:17 his cute little feet trying to get leverage😂 adorable and funny at the same time

[@altaccount9903]

@RSM NATURAL GROUP Don't spam

[@izzycarlson]

i understand that people can hate on people who criticize videos like these, but tbh idk anymore. hamsters deserve way larger cages, and they monkey bar because of stress and boredom. this could lead to stuck limbs and cause bumble foot, or even worse. please never keep your hamsters in cages like these. personally, i identify large diy cages like the ikea detolf, and more as enclosures and these as cages, because there is a difference between the two.

[@zainua3638]

Producer : How many cams do you need? Cameraman: *Yes*

[@Icex7]

Very smart and original comment.

[@vyrusvoydcat]

I was like "No don't drop hammie! Noooo-"

[@hailey06]

There are so many wrong things with this hamsters care

[@viciiaa3036]

Yes

[@Spiderweb404]

Ikr I'm so happy he escaped

[@samb3209]

I was literally horrified

[@bedshitter6946]

It is horrible, but it appears to be a kids room so its not the kids fault, they dont know better. However this is probably just to represent a kids room, he probably live in a good home.

[@hailey06]

@@bedshitter6946 I get, I was just trying to make a short statement for any one taking visual advice from the video... There are probably not many people doing it but still I want to make sure people know.😁

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

They’re so smart, the perfect spy

[@PerceptionVsReality333]

The crazy fat kid is on YT.

[@E46G0D]

That Hamster is definitely trained! 🤣

[@annushka089]

She's such an escape artist

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

😂i love the pun😂

[@Nic-xq1bt]

My dad had a white dwarf hamster and would leave the cage open for most of her life. She very rarely left but when she did she only ever went to one spot in the house and whenever we noticed she was gone we weren’t too worried because we knew there really wasn’t anything she could get into and that this was her home too.

[@emacias1473]

Mines lived very similarly

[@SnowballFamily]

Hamster lives in a very small cage. It probably took dozens of time filming him trying to escape from cage and him fallng or sliding down numerous times (not shown in video of cause). Hopefully they bought him a better cage after filming. 🐹😀

[@Richard.Sanchez]

0:42 What's up with the sirens in the background? Police coming to capture the escaped hamster?

[@kayleighbyrne5191]

Of course. We can't just let highly intelligent criminals roam free 😂

[@DZA3051]

So nobody not gonna mention Dr Who narrates this segment😂

[@inahood8227]

That's exactly what I was thinking, too 😎. Thanks for the mention!

[@PortalJay]

And Crowley

[@daninatanael1597]

Killgrave/Purple-Man also

[@PowerScissor]

Fake for sure. That's definitely a man in a hamster costume. Still beautifully shot.

[@thehamsterarmy2380]

You may be on to something 🤔

[@ritahorvath8207]

Daniel Day Lewis took the part.

[@collegeisexpensive7436]

David Tennant’s voice is always pleasant to hear

[@leannec1214]

Hate the fact that yet again bbc earth is showing a hamster living in a tiny unsuitable cage so of course they want to escape. My hamster has never once attempted to escape as his enclosure is large and full of natural enrichment. Also they have poor eyesight so I personally dont agree with the use of a ball as that wouldn't be a pleasant experience for them being unable to see where they are going

[@PhuHuynh-JamesPotterPS]

Yeah, even though it's for a video you still have to show the right example.

[@tara.dactyl]

Agreed! It's a cute video for fun but I feel like it gives people the wrong idea for hamsters living habitats and toys...

[@mjforeverlover9]

No matter how big the cage this animals aren’t and shouldn’t be pets they yearn for freedom.

[@leannec1214]

Naturally B-K I am an animal lover and to an extent I agree with you but many of the animals we keep as pets have been domesticated for such a long time they would most likely not be able to survive out with the home setting. My hamster is in a large enclosure and I research his care all the time, he has soil in his enclosure as well as a large sand bath soft paper bedding and a large wooden wheel. This video quite simply promotes poor animal husbandry.

[@squirrel670]

@@mjforeverlover9 That would mean we would have to kill all the domesticated animals or else letting them free will ruin their wild relatives genes and would lead to the wild ones dying off as well.

[@LittleLulubee]

Beautiful baby 😍😍😍 So happy he avoided the stairs 👍

[@rhetnewto9524]

Hamster was smart enough to break out of jail and put the top on his hamster ball too! Big brain plays!

[@lesunfish4551]

1:04 is like the best part of a suspense movie, where things start to go wrong and nothing is predictable anymore.

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

Yeah of course he escaped the cage: you left the gate unlatched!

[@ashikana21]

My hamster is old and all he does is ring his little bell when he's hungry.

[@kafkapharnaum2690]

Hamster Salamanca

[@ashikana21]

@paso fino He's well over 2, my sister gave him to me 5 months ago

[@julianaylor4351]

Again hamsters and David Tennant, pass me a chocolate bar, I'm in heaven.🤗❤️

[@sunshnedaisyeatr]

( Not hating just giving advise) When hamsters "monkey bar" it means that they are bored and if your hamster had fell, it could of gotten hurt badly. Also You hamsters fur was sticking up which also means it is stressed. Then when the ball (without the hamster in it) bounced down the stairs gives you a good example of how the hamster ball is unsafe I would not recommend using it, instead you can do thinks like free roaming. Please get a bigger cage (I would recommend a bin cage they are cheap) and leave you hamster alone for a couple of days that way it can calm down from all of the stress.

[@squirrel670]

I don't understand why while having it freely running about they felt putting it in the ball would be great?

[@WingedAtheris]

What did you expect,they could not even be bothered to check is their hamster is really a "he".

[@dkpirie]

So you were going to let that hamster fall down those stairs, had he not noticed the danger at the last moment?

[@prooxien549]

Did u ever see BBC save little bunnies from eagles or elephants from tar pits?

[@dkpirie]

@@prooxien549 Yes I did. Not quite the same thing though dear.

[@burntbeansoup]

Poor little guy… no wonder he wants to escape.

[@bingchilling7900]

I never new watching a hamster break out of a cage could be so entertaining

[@Heryckique]

I love hamsteeeeeers. At least the quarentine gave us this

[@kathleenbemis9676]

Hahahaha! So cute and full of mischief. 😂😂😂

[@everythingunderthesun7803]

That hamster just broke out his bedroom, jumped in his getaway car and drove off!!🤣🤣 Like he remembered where he parked his ride..

[@isabelleb2138]

he's only escaping because of how small the cage is. Hamsters need a bare minimum of 450 square inches of floor space.

[@isabelleb2138]

XD

[@trangthuphan9390]

After she go to the hamster ball, the door was open but then it closed, it is so amazing😂

[@SnowballFamily]

Hamster have clised it 🤣

[@lorihamblin-longoria2417]

True little athletes. Quite resilient and curious; lots of personally in such a small frame. 💕

[@long2692able]

Bbc : So how many cameras set up do you require to film a hampster escape? Camera man: Yes...

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

When he was inside the ball and reached the top of the stairs i was shouting like "NO NO NO NO NOO " the whole time cuz i thought he was gonna fall. Lmao

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@RSM NATURAL GROUP why not? :)

[@angelaboheme7361]

@RSM NATURAL GROUP See? No one wants to be your friend.

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@@angelaboheme7361 i was gonna disagree but then i see what u did there ! The times i think of changing my username is the times im reminded how many people use it to make savage comments like this and then i stop 😂😂😂

[@carlosbarr5738]

I swear hamsters are the best pets lol I love my dwarf baby,

[@BabyCrota]

So we’re led to believe that the hamster closed the hatch on the ball by himself 🤨?

[@Henry-jq9hc]

I noticed that too lol

[@0.001mm_tolerancy]

Some of these documentaries are scripted, it's nothing new.

[@liliyakamara8792]

The hatch was closed from the beginning. There is another opening on the opposite side.

[@DiscoChixify]

It’s super cute though. They’re role playing what an escape would be like. He might be a trained pet actor ;)

[@abigailpenswick8038]

My girl could open hers but but not close it This is very clearly staged from the beginning. My hamster could open the door herself, she didn't need us to leave it unlatched if she wanted to go exploring

[@shawnthompson3059]

Way to go little guy get that freedom.

[@nintendokirby64]

Only Doctor Who could narrate a hamster escaping

[@Aisha-721]

Wow, he's great at knocking things over with that ball! Maybe you ought to put 10 bowling pins in his path and see if he can bowl a 300 game with that ball! LOL

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

His lil paws tho 😂😍

[@carolcalkins6394]

😆 LOL, secret mission. 😆 LOL he has to complete before break. Too cute!

[@hamsterlover9267]

That in the beginning is called monkey baring and that is a sight of stress

[@TheresaAnneBrown]

This sweet hamster looks just like the main character in the book that I wrote called, Little Foundlings. His name is Pinch, and he is just as strong and as brave as the beautiful hamster in this cool video. Yes, in my book--Pinch escapes, too! I'm working on the sequel to Little Foundlings as we speak---thank you for the inspiration!

[@KrayGraphicsTM]

Would enjoy a behind the scenes of how u film animals with so much camera perspectives at the same time

[@KrayGraphicsTM]

Smileyrie James I dont only meant this video ^^

[@SwarYouTube]

Midnight maniac! 😂🥰

[@2spooky4me96]

That is a buff hamster, probably has a rock hard six pack under that fur!

[@MartinG1993]

2:20 I came her to learn dammit NOT RAISE MY ANXIETY!!

[@vminshi]

wook at those wittle wands and toes 😍😍😍

[@janicebrown5674]

I was frightened the ball would go downstairs, great senses the little animal has.

[@squirrel670]

It was trained and they commonly do go down stairs in balls because they have poor eyesight worsened by being in the ball and their senses are worsened. Balls are terrible. They opened the ball again so the hamster could get out. Hopefully it wasn't the only time the hamster didn't go down the stairs because who know how many hamsters they have on standby and hopefully they had a way to safely get the hammie if it started to tip over.

[@1738Creations]

The hamster also managed to screw the cap on the entrance to that ball so it wouldn't fall out. Mad skills.

[@superluc1214]

Fake, hamster is a paid actor

[@ritahorvath8207]

It's Daniel Day Lewis they say.

[@kayleighbyrne5191]

Rita Horvath It's great that he can play such versatile roles. Truly inspiring.

[@russellwong8579]

When you wake up to get a midnight snack and there's 5 camera men filming your pet hamster.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

1:22 The hamster has a castle too? A castle fit for a king. Hilarious it was walking among the animals. Imagine if hamsters were the same size of lions

[@alysmari3956]

Pain. A whole lot of humans and pets would be stuff in cheek pouches.

[@kayleighbyrne5191]

Alys Mari Sounds like a great movie plot though..

[@MuhammadFarooqAzeemi5]

So nice and adorable

[@seoyeonpark469]

this is a more intense breakout than any spy movie i’ve ever seen

[@angelicalightbook9265]

We are in 2020 and ppl still dont know hamster care

[@NathanJones180]

I don't like hamsters but this is a interesting documentary about them.

[@JB-THC]

Escape from al-cage-traz 😏

[@CommanderScarin]

I need to see part 2 of his mission

[@northumbriabushcraft1208]

I don't know why, but hamster have always reminded me of miniature rodent-bears. I even had a hamster called cub when i was younger. Lol mini rodent-bears are awesome

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

such a cutie

[@H2K214]

That looks like my hamster from when I was little and he would escape also. So I had to put books to stop him but then he would run on the wheel and vibrate the cage and make the books fall off then escape lol

[@linger4605]

Mine just chewed through the book 😂

[@kaoshi_kutie]

Omg Same!! They are crafty 😂🤣

[@dannywolfpero]

Hamsters are NOT smart enough to not roll a ball down some stairs. I speak from experience.

[@angelaboheme7361]

So sad!

[@tjmed7708]

word lol

[@dannywolfpero]

She was a bit stunned, but after some treats she's alright.

[@emmathomson2584]

This is why hamster balls are considered inhumane in places like Germany. Also when you put your hamster in a ball it is unable to use its primary senses of smell and sound. They also cannot just stop for a drink of water.

[@jesussaves6625]

The hamster didn't even do that in this obviously staged video. Wow. I didn't know so many people were so humorless...

[@soultrick7474]

Poor hamster... it took so many hours to stage all shots so perfectly

[@sdnburneh3]

That shiny furr 😍

[@CharlotteWeb100]

Given these creatures are masters of escapology I'm almost disappointed the door latch was left open so he only needed to nudge it to get out. When you've had a few of these bad boys and spent a night or two searching for an escapee you realise the extent of their skill it's amazing. My daughter's hamster lived in a massive cage with more stuff to keep him amused than a rich kid's doll's house. She made him loads of DIY toys, treat puzzle challengers, one way system that meant he had to burrow his way through 2ft of shavings in the base to find a hidden blueberry and when he'd had a short blast doing all that and run off some steam in the wheel, his next favourite thing was to climb, swing / hang and gnaw at the latches until he was victorious. Also, I've yet to own a hamster that didn't need the exercise ball doorway taping cos they soon suss that out too. I have always let ours pretty much free roam (supervised) but they still want to climb. Frisbee would head for the stairs and make his way up like a dude scaling K2.

[@Kawaiicutiebaby]

So cute and I love that Daivd is the narrator 💞

[@relegaldesigns1]

The commentator went from deadliest catch to narrating about hamsters lol

[@seventiesgirl6449]

I was holding my breath when he rolled that ball to the edge of the stairs.

[@regreg8318]

So Hamsters are more intelligent than present day humans! Fascinating....

[@35easternsway]

Go little hamster. You can do it.

[@laurafedora5385]

Every critter is fascinating in their own way ❤️

[@purberri]

Hamsters are notorious escape artists

[@kiranmurali910]

best Bond movie yet

[@pamys6992]

Watching this with my six year old since his hamster escaped his cage at night, went all the way to the kitchen somehow got into the sink and fell in a soaking pan I left overnight.

[@Funnyme2024]

This makes me remember when my own sister trained my hamster to escape from his own cage every single night. RIP lacky my best friend.

[@daviddevillers6790]

hamsters are all perfect.

[@peterzech7587]

Pheeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwww. Good news that the cute hamster didn't fall down the stairs.

[@artistjhan]

well the hamster somehow managed to close the hamster ball on his own

[@sookiebyun4260]

Yes, they are very adventurous. Please keep your cages very secure. My hamster got loose and my dog killed him.

[@Gaookami]

Is it just me or is the narrator David Tennant? His voice fits so perfectly with the script it's like you are watching a clip of a British heist movie

[@jeremy1860]

Never underestimate the capacity of a pet to just go anywhere and everywhere 😉

[@OnTheMoon-RelaxingNature]

Funny little dude

[@drucilla.e]

so precious

[@farhashiekh9569]

Fluffy shiny Cutie