Finding a Companion Gerbil for Cinnamon | Petco Adoption Program | Munchie's Place

[@iamphoenixfire]

For those who don't have instagram: Cinnamon was adopted by someone who had a lone female gerbil!!! She's happy and has a friend to live out her days with :) AND her new sister's name is also Sugar!!!

[@MunchiesPlace]

Shhhh I wanted to make an update, ha ha. Let em watch the video first. 🐾

[@iamphoenixfire]

​@@MunchiesPlace sorry! i know i have trouble properly accessing instagram sometimes so i wanted to make sure folks in that position knew that she was safe and sound! I love watching her on facebook and insta and knew I couldn't be the only one (if I didn't live in Pennsylvania and already had gerbils I'd seriously have considered applying for her) so I wanted to make sure folks knew she was all happy! but if you want me to delete the spoiler i can lol.

[@mariaasmrr]

iamphoenixfire thank you for doing that, i don’t have social media’s and that really helps!

[@katie_awad]

Thank you!! I don't have instagram or anything like that so I really wanted to know

[@genevieveschumm746]

iamphoenixfire awww

[@eggangy]

I had three gerbils in the past six years. I got my first two back when I just got out of the sixth grade. Literally my dad picked me up from school in the last day and took me to get my babies. My first two being Lily and Chubbs both girls. Chubbs later died two years later. Lily got a new friend named Teddy. Again both girls. Teddy died a year later due to complications. I had Lily up until the end of my freshman year. She lived a long happy life. And I loved her. Dearly. But I had to mention something. I moved to a new school in the 7th grade. There I got bullied and harassed and I still am to this day. I’m a senior now. Lily was with me through it all. She was a best friend. Every time I’d walk over to her bin I’d stick me head in and say “kiss” and she’ll put her nose to mine. After her I had dwarf hamsters but that was two years ago. My dad tried to replace Lily with them. Junior year I had another hamster. But currently I have none. I can’t replace Lily no matter how hard I try. I want to be able to have that connection again but I can’t seem to do it. Any advice?

[@charmedlife1990]

Take your time you can't force a bond. Hopefully one day you'll find the right pet for you.

[@kashregester3974]

Look into rats. They are super social and have different personalities my current rats are the first small animal ive ever owned and they are amazing

[@ItsMykah.]

I hope Cinnamon gets comfy with her new friends and is adopted by a nice family ♡ How has it been having gerbils at the rescue now? Will we see videos on gerbil care?

[@Yeewen88]

Check her Instagram if you can I think someone who already had gerbils adopted her

[@pepfiixart857]

YES!! finally an update on the gerbils I have to gerbils at home so I'd like to hear some tips on taking care of them!Threre so cute!!

[@nekothecat8418]

Aaaaa I had 2!! 1 sadly passed away but they are AMAZING petssss

[@nataliaa5957]

Did you not hear what happened to sugar no one cares about your gerbil right now

[@nekothecat8418]

@@nataliaa5957 :(

[@EdgeDaBean]

@@nataliaa5957 I care about their gerbil, people can care about more than 1 gerbil at a time

[@andreahooe9784]

@@nataliaa5957 Rude!!

[@susanaponte1579]

So sorry to hear!! I used to own gerbils, I love them! Sugar was so sweet, but your judgement was good, Munchie, you're doing a really good thing. I just read in the comments that all is well, really good news!

[@1addd5]

When your voice gets higher pitched on the phone, that’s literally me 😅😅

[@evamoustaka5407]

I was sure I wasn't the only one that noticed 😂😂😂

[@brennanewbert1449]

ME!

[@warriorxheart]

Thank you for existing. We need more people like you! You have inspired me to start rescuing when I'm older. Thank you for being such an amazing person

[@kitty-pm2md]

Your youtube voice vs your Nice On The Phone voice are so different it's got me rolling lol.

[@CloverD97]

Munchie: sorry this is a long video. Me: that’s my favourite thing! More rehoming awareness videos ☺️.

[@ismaycastle7398]

Awww, Sooo cute! Good Job! We need more people like you in the world!

[@celieboo]

Great news. Impressed with the habitat. My gerbils bury everything. Including their wheel.

[@kellicrockettart2569]

My boys were from the Petco adoption program! I didn't know as much about ethical adopting back when I first got gerbils, but found them as the only gerbils in my area. It's nice to know more about the program years after and I'll be sure to go to them again or a shelter/rescue next time too:)

[@HamiGirl1]

glad you included parts with you on the phone asking about the adoption program- i'm about to do the same to look for a hamster and i've been so anxious about how to approach the phone calls, so i'm back on this video to hear it again :")

[@TashaEzaki]

Sad to hear sugar pass, happy she’s in a better place 🙌🏼 These girls are so pretty 💞

[@alextwiss8432]

Please never apologize for a longer video. I cannot express how much I love your videos.

[@kronosrogers1182]

Haha I said 14 🤣 btw I'm So Happy That You Got Them!!!

[@laurawilson5666]

I'm so sorry for your loss but I am glad you were able to get two new friends!

[@Carrie_Ann]

I'm happy she was able to find a partner! I'm looking for one for my own gerbil, Peach, right now and never really thought to check rescues because I tend to assume they don't take gerbils as they're not as popular as cats, dogs, or rabbits. I got Peach and her sister, Rosie as daughters for my elderly lone gerbil (who's brothers passed before him) since I knew he was at the end of his life. He was a great father figure and was so excited about both of them, but unfortunately, Rosie was a runt and didn't thrive... And George soon passed a couple weeks later from old age. Thank you for your work and informative videos! I will be sure to check up on any adoption services.

[@kwiggy5091]

Place a tile in the enclosure to place the wheel on, helps keep it from immediately sinking

[@MunchiesPlace]

It still sunk with the wheel in the bedding, they made a burrow under the slate we had. #GerbilProblems

[@kwiggy5091]

@@MunchiesPlace Hm. Gerbils are the worst 😂😂

[@tovekrantz9899]

A brick or a flat stone that stands on the bottom of the cage would maybe work?

[@yms4355]

I use hemp bedding in a part of my enclosure. It keeps shape pretty well unlike the burrow area.

[@FullofTreats]

You can get animals from PetSmart too, well at least the PetSmarts around me, I've adopted three Hamsters from PetSmart, Azula, Annie and Toph. Unfortunately, it usually takes a long time for someone too actually know what I'm talking about and go and see if they have something.

[@channelname3127]

Yep, my petsmart displays the adoptable animals in the front where the other animals are for sale so they're fully on display which I find more sensible than hiding them away in the back, lol. I actually adopted one of my guinea pigs from them (he was an accidental litter and even came with a birth certificate lol)

[@Amazonxte]

My Petco takes in birds.. I adopted my parakeet there. Fyi: It was in the back and they said a lady just dropped it off

[@adrienneneilson8621]

I know that some petcos actually Sell parakeets so maybe she originally got if from there im pretty sure no matter what when a pet is surrendered they normally put it in the back rather than trying to resell it thats my best guess probably depends on the bird

[@Amazonxte]

Adrienne Neilson It’s a 7 yr old Parakeet and she didn’t get it from there. The Parakeet was advertised as available for adoption too.. So maybe my Petco adopts out birds idk lol

[@FifthGate]

Thank you for adopting and not buying!

[@aspen-]

@@FifthGate What if i have no breeders in my state? Im not allowed to leave my state for a pet

[@FifthGate]

@@aspen- then perhaps consider waiting until a shelter has one or Petco has a returned bird available for adoption? Is it inconceivable and/or impossible to wait? It might be nice - the anticipation, getting ready, etc. and then one day he/she pops up and you get that rush of being able to adopt him/her!

[@AshleePaige15]

All of the Petco’s in my area just hang up once I say “Okay thank you”

[@Darkshade_01]

Let's show munchie how much we love her and please continue subscribing to her KZbin channel❤😊

[@Aisha-721]

I'm glad that you found a store with 2 female gerbils for adoption.

[@Aisha-721]

They are so cute.

[@christinakenward8208]

Glad to see the Instagram posts about Cinnamon’s adoption, anymore than 2 females together I’ve had bad experience with so I’m happy to see she got another friend!

[@mrlynx68]

Her regular voice compared to her phone voice is very different!! Super funny

[@paperpenn9923]

im glad you found one, or 2, so quickly!!

[@KamiKitty1]

This is off topic but my hamster has been with me for 2 months and doesn't usually like background noise whether it's unfamiliar talking or tv (even at low volume). He was a surrender to a local pet store so I think he may have history with unexpected loud sounds or approaches. When I'm handling him I turn off videos to interact with him, but anytime I'm watching your videos he is comfortably out and about in his prevue 528 :) he must sense the genuine love you have for small fur babies when you speak.

[@katiecobern9666]

Aww poor baby you done the right thing!! I really love watching you're vidoes, they really do help with animals I only ever adopt my hamsters because of you're vidoes and I feel really good once I've done it and I love making the hamsters happy. Love what u do for all the animals you save and help give good homes !! ❤❤

[@xcrunkxcorex]

Aw they’re so cute! I love the WoW reference too!

[@sunnybunny6275]

Hehe my slightly too optimistic guess was 3! Then when you passed 3 I guessed 7, so I guess the correct number was right in the middle hehe

[@giovannisingergs4159]

This was a very fun video I love your videos a lot Michael is a great person to get hamster gerbils and mice care information

[@pointlessplayinc.6656]

I just recently adopted two male gerbils from a shop near me, their names are Aro and Ace! i love my boys so much, and i love watching videos about other gerbils, i hope Freda(?) and Freya get adopted soon!

[@BankruptMonkey]

I'm so excited the poor girl has a buddy now!

[@pixieci9353]

You should rename them to Sugar Spice and Everything Nice

[@Isabella-em5jw]

Whenever I ask about the think adoption first when I call they are either super rude or don’t know anything about the program 😐

[@MunchiesPlace]

Same. It's been a difficult time. But this time around people knew what I had meant.

[@finkyou]

I don't know about names being Greek, but Freyja/Freja is the name of a nordic God, and Frida is a Norse name.

[@kellimorris791]

I just got instagram so I could keep a update with you and some other people that I watch love what you guys do for the animals 💜💜

[@thegoblincave8798]

Side note: some petcos actually will take in birds, theres a petco near my workplace (I like to visit the animals in my freetime) that takes in birds when they have the space for them, but they're not kept in wellness like normal, they're on the floor and they have a little sign that says their information and that they're for adoption (however the adoption fees are typically higher than hamsters because that particular petco gets a lot of parrot surrenders)

[@devbarrett77]

Former Petco employee spotted! Knowing the terms wellness room and Racel are giveaways😂. Also I work for petco in Missouri/Kansas and we take birds as long as they are legal in the area . For example, Quaker parrots are illegal in Kansas, but in Missouri we would take them!

[@lanieg8306]

I loved it but I wish I saw this sooner 😔. It’s been about 2 months now since one of my female gerbils passed away. I read online that you should first watch and see how your gerbil acts alone, and if she seems lonely to act, but after this video I’m so confused! If you or anyone else has any tips, I would absolutely appreciate it!

[@NKC228]

Hey i guessed right! Number five!

[@KaleighRings]

Oh my gosh I had that same Pooh Bear pillow case growing up!

[@MunchiesPlace]

Twinzes! I never had this pillow growing up. My friend did. Got it at the Goodwill during 2013-2015.

[@victoriaperez3574]

I would have just called them Flutter and Star. I'm super lazy when it comes to names lol.

[@MaddoxEzman]

Those names are so cute though!

[@maddiepierre527]

Those names are HORRIBLE no offense

[@MaddoxEzman]

Maddie Pierre Do you mean the full names from the video or the nicknames Star and Flutter? The full names are horrible but I think the shortened ones are MUCH better.

[@Eliza_woods04]

Well she has already named a hamster star and she was quite memorable

[@raeannaschnittgen1875]

This is so sad. Poor sugar and im very glad that Cinnimon is getting some new friends!! I'm thinking about 3 times lol

[@blaizeshilton]

9,9 is going to be the lucky number Love your videos munchie xx♥️

[@shadokat]

I know this is an old video but want to comment anyway. My sister used to work at Petco and she was in charge of the small animals and the adoption program. I have rescued several hamsters through her over the years. They really do try their best to keep the adoption animals healthy and happy. My sister was always taking them to the vet. My most memorable adoption via her was a white Syrian hamster named Tater. She told me that this poor little guy had a prolapsed rectum and she had to give him a lot of meds and treatments. As a result, she told me he was not friendly and bit. Well, I wanted him because otherwise his outlook might not have been good. I got there and he stood on his butt and had a crooked little mouth. He reminded me of a little country boy hence the name Tater. I got a handful of sunflower seeds and stuck my hand into his tank expecting to be attacked. Instead he climbed into my hand to pouch the seeds. That was it, he was mine. He lived a long (for a hamster) and happy life with me. I earned the title "hamster whisperer" and every time she had a hamster with an attitude I adopted it. Just wanted to share my knowledge about Petco and Tater. Happy new year!

[@HannaFardew]

I did not know how easy hamsters are to scare until I was cleaning out her sand bath. I was putting the clean container of sand back into her bin and accidentally startled her awake while doing so

[@isabellarouse7293]

I'm not sure if you have done before but could you review some ferplast products, it's an Italian small pet brand that is pretty common to see in the UK. Love what you do at your rescue!!

[@chloespencer5028]

I have 2 Male gerbils, I love watching videos like this!!

[@hammycats6919]

Awww, this is so sad. 😥😥

[@Lovehandels]

OMG that dig at WoW ....I should sub to you just for that LOL

[@pepfiixart857]

My gerbil would cover the wheel and then crawl up the wheel and then push the lid off of his cage and Escape he is an escape artist don't worry he is in the glass cage we haven't had time to introduce my two gerbils yet I need to take it slow but their cages are next to each other so they can still interact I'm going to introduce them this weekend i just dont want them to fight because I've had a bad experience with that

[@laurenvalant6718]

Pet smart does adoptions too! I got my brothers from Pet smart they were part of an accident litter! There was no re homing fee :) I love them they are nick and nate! I named em after the diaz brothers !!!!!!! :D can't get over them

[@darkmistican6696]

If the wheel is on a stand you can try to zip tie it to the top, I did that in one of my former hamster cages

[@mariaasmrr]

the amount of bu-byes i just heard 😂

[@Faffa93]

Hey everyone, hey Munchie. After watching your video i hope someone here can give me some advice. I have a gerbil at home as well (living in a group of course). She started bloating just like sugar. We have been to the vets multiple times. They did ultra sounds and an x-ray but all you see is a lot of fluid. Storm (gerbils name) is doing fine tho. No signs that it is bothering her or anything. She is a little more tired then the others but eating, drinking fine being quite active and everything. We are giving here Vitamin B and Traumeel (homeopathic medicine) as suggested by the vet. The vet also said she doesn't think there is anything else we can do but trying to aid here with the medicine and give here a good rest of here live. Storm is only a little over a year and so i am wondering if anyone else has any similar stories and can help me with some feedback. We don't know her medical history as the gerbils we have are rescues as well. I am thinking about getting a second opinion by a vet but i don't want to stress Strom out to much especially since she is acting finde and like herself.. Any advice is appreciated.

[@methy9124]

My Labrador is called Freya. Perfect name! 😍😍😍

[@ninasnyder8218]

I think my senior male syrian hamster had kidney failure, bc he had the same weird lumps/bulges on his hip area. He sadly passed before we could bring him to a vet. He went downhill so, so fast. Monday night(the night before he passed) he was fine eating, drinking and cuddling with me. Tuesday morning at 8:00 am I went to a appointment and when I got back my younger brother took him out for a cuddle and he was cold to the touch and very lethargic. I became very worried. I tried to keep him comfortable before he could be seen by a vet. He passed next to me and my family at around 8:00 pm Tuesday night on 1/7/20. I'm sorry for the sad comment, but do you think it was kidney failure?

[@lmeiser1]

Hi Munchie. I just wanted to let you know that in my area (Omaha, NE), PetSmart does take in surrendered small animals and works with the local shelter too.

[@MunchiesPlace]

Local shelter partners I wasn't referring to in this video. I mention petsmarts program only as there are two separate entities at the chain store. You can find more about this in my where to adopt video on the channel.

[@andreaswiderski]

Freya is the Norse goddess of love and beauty

[@NMonet]

Off topic: I have that pillow case! I’ve had it since I was 4.

[@PawProductions12]

Gerbils that “don’t get along” are just the introverts

[@fluffyowlcat945]

The reason why I would sometime have a lone gerbil is because their roommate, the one I bought when I got the other, had passed away and its very difficult to introduce a new gerbil with a older one. Now if you have the equipment and know how to do it that’s fine, but for me it’s difficult since its about a hour drive to the nearest pet store to buy new gerbils these days and I don’t have the space to do it. So I mostly buy them as pairs and wait till both have pass before thinking of buying a new pair. The last pair was call Snow White & Regina and the next pair I’m hoping to call Sam & Den, guess where the names came from.

[@kitkat9704]

Petco employee here the reason we don’t advertise it is because we don’t have the room in our stores we have a wellness room where we keep our sick animals and overstock that we can’t fit on the floor and normally that area is always full

[@autumnterrill7359]

I guessed the number 5!! Missing you sugar

[@sootlet8894]

I use to have a rat that didn't get along with any other rat despite my best efforts so he was kept solo and seemed to do fine with it as long as he got lots of attention from me

[@megankehl6119]

My daughter's name is Freyja, obviously love this name :)

[@aliciapanchi6987]

This video was so helpful

[@shadokat]

I already commented on how good I think the Petco adoption program is but I wanted to talk about what pieces of s*it some people are. My first rescue through the Petco where my sister worked was a hamster who I named Ginger. She was found on a summer day in their parking lot in a shoebox. Left there to die I guess. Another time, these people had just rented a house and when they were moving in they found two hamsters (female) in a POPCORN CAN! Syrians. The previous tenants had just left them there. So they brought them into Petco because they didn't know how to care for hamsters. I adopted them and they both pitched a fit when I separated them. I know you're not supposed to do this but I put them back together. Folks don't try this at home because usually it's a disaster. These two did everything together and cuddled together while sleeping. I suspect they were littermates. When the first one passed the other one also passed a few weeks later. Their names were Cleo and Amber. Another rescue through Petco was a female robo hamster who had a badly scarred face. Half of her face had been ripped off because her idiot owners had put her in with another robo who was aggressive. They took her to Petco because they "couldn't afford" vet care. I adopted her after she healed and named her Braveheart. I loved all of the hamsters mentioned dearly. Thank you for what you do Munchie! People suck and you get these poor little creatures out of harm's way whenever you can. You rock!

[@Miranda-ml6ud]

I didn't think that a hamster video would make me miss Wrath, but oh my god it was the best of times, and now it is the worst of times.

[@willow6764]

God bless you and your family amen

[@kensingtonvanhouten5565]

No music next time please! I love to hear your stories without the distraction of music.

[@8piggiesinapod40]

This is a little off topic but at the same time relating to something you mentioned. A few years ago this family took their dog to the vet to get euthanized. Of course like vets are supposed to do they did a check up on the dog before euthanizing it. The vet noticed nothing wrong, the dog was completely healthy. The family just wanted to get rid of it right away, they didn’t want to deal with the dog so they thought it would be a good idea to euthanize it. The vet told them that this is not right and they shouldn’t do this but the family didn’t care and just wanted the dog gone. The vet couldn’t do that, she didn’t have the heart to so she just kept the dog and the family never knew. Hearing that just breaks my heart, like who would want to take the life of a completely healthy living animal?!? The vet that kept the dog is the vet that I go to all the time, she is so great. I’m so sorry about Sugar, you did the right thing. I really appreciate you taking your animals to the vet without hesitation. I really appreciate what you do. Thank you.🥰

[@AshU-wm3rk]

I always watch through the adds :)

[@Huskie297]

I wish I could take her- one of my female gerbils, Echo passed away just last night, so now her sister Whitty is alone. She's 2 years old and I don't want her to be alone and depressed, but there's a low chance I can get her a companion til the end. I live in Connecticut- if there's any way that you could help me help Whitty, I could really use some advice.

[@Elliethewanderer]

Frida and Frejya/Freya/Frøya are norse names... from Norse mytology....

[@stellasoderberg5304]

thank you so much fro making all these amazing video bc you inspired me to do something like that when im older, i just need to firgure out how lol.

[@javiermedina141]

I hope s she getsa good home that takes good care of her.

[@tashasharpe1565]

.... You have the strangest phone voice 😂

[@karieanneconnor6483]

thy are sooo beautiful and they will be well looked after in your care god bless them there gorgeous sooo cute well done karin glasgow .xx

[@fuggleradventures5820]

I have an elderly gerbil named Ghost. She is a very light grey. She is social and loves to interact with me. Her cage mate passed away last month from natural causes. I have tried putting her with a female around her age and I tried 3 times and Ghost would rather interact with me then another gerbil. Not sure if that is normal or should I try again?

[@stellasoderberg5304]

6 i think it will take 6 calls!!

[@EmpressLove996]

I can’t find the wishlist you were talking about in the video...really wanna help out

[@yms4355]

What did you give them for pain relief? Here in Finland the queues are huge and there isn't many vets for exotic pets. I was wondering if I ever get into a similar situation. (I only foster hammies!)

[@negan1445]

You can only get rodent safe pain meds from a vet.

[@laine6407]

Yeah, don’t give them anything that’s not prescribed from a vet.

[@yms4355]

Thanks, gais

[@laine6407]

YM S But if they have mites, you can make something with witch hazel, and you just put it on them, you have to look it up.

[@amogus5700]

i think it will be petco number 11

[@brennanewbert1449]

I guessed 5! Yess!

[@servicedogchopper7613]

I was gonna say 5 but waited. Bahaha!

[@CamrynSturge]

Munchi I know you are trying to keep up with your KZbin but post when it’s ok with your schedule post once a week or a month do your best

[@jaylin3900]

i think 3!

[@CoolJules101]

Oh no this reminds me of my Hamster, but not exactly like sugar. Oh my gosh my Hamster died a month ago. AARGH!

[@horrorcowboy7338]

I have a gerbil that I got from a friend that's been kept alone bc he was violent with his family and theyve kept him alone since. I want to him friends but I'm afraid it wont go well.

[@Vanessa-mx1xl]

I finally can get two gerbils but than covid comes along and is like NOPE

[@lunamuller8576]

Wait a second in Petcos adoption service a hamster costs "only " around 5$? That is even more than the standard price of 2€ for a hamster in my country.

[@angelamagarro6383]

I have male gerbils they are very cute I love Sammy the most

[@laine6407]

In Texas there’s lots of gerbils. Like at every petsmart and petco.

[@PianoDisneygal10]

For sale. She is looking for adoption, and those gerbils will be in the back.

[@laine6407]

PianoDisneygal10 okay disneypianogal

[@toadthefrog6083]

I’m guessing that the lucky number will be Petco number 5

[@drawingisfun6681]

Hi, I was wondering what plants are safe for gerbils to interact with and possibly eat. I see a lot of people saying things are good for gerbils then alot of other people saying the same thing was bad for them. You seem to be an expert so I thought I'd ask you.

[@ashlinnmeechan5274]

My Petco store takes in birds? I work at one

[@MunchiesPlace]

Interesting as the policy states no bird surrenders. Are they only returns?

[@livinlikelarry2520]

I recently rescued a dwarf hamster from Craigslist who was living in a 10 gallon tank with fish tank rocks for substrate and they where feeding her bird food. Do you guys have any name suggestions for her? Leave them in the comments on this post.

[@PianoDisneygal10]

Maybe Munchkin.