My FIRST Reaction to Pet Ads! | Craigslist Pet Ads | Munchie's Place

Today i'm looking at the many neglected souls off of Craigslist and Classified ads for pets for sale or rehome. Some ads usually have signs of neglect or abuse and it's sad to see so many animals being housed in poor conditions, dogs who have a severe matting issue and many other sketchy pet posts. Please always do your research before buying a pet and ask yourself if you have the time and money to have one first. The excuse of "I don't have time anymore" is not a valid answer, so don't make the bad call and get a pet just to rehome it several months later. The ads you're about to see may shock you or worst yet, lose faith in humanity. Be advised you may get angry or emotionally compromised when watching if you're an animal person.
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[@TheTurtleGirl]

#STOPimpulsebuyingpets #petsarenotnovelties

[@marialopez8057]

The Turtle Girl what does that mean?? Plz tell me

[@mason9627]

The Turtle Girl when I got my first pet I was buying it out of my birthday money and I told my teacher and he said pets are not just for Christmas (coz my birthday is close to Christmas) and that has stayed with me even 5 years down the line

[@chaseofearth9280]

@@marialopez8057 impulse buying means buying something on the spot without taking the time to think about your purchase. And a novelty is like something you buy just to show off to your friends.

[@slimyfurby]

My friend accused me of impulse buying pets when I did tons of research. >.

[@danzsyy]

One of my friends turtle passed away because it would not eat because it was in a dish bowl so sad

[@comajuice]

A pet store here has raised the prices for pets A LOT. BUT you get most necessities with them except for the cage or something. This is mainly to stop impulse buying and you also have to answer a bunch of questions and for quinea pigs they have you come back for a check up. They also call like 2 weeks or a month later to see how the animal is doing.

[@mouhitorinoboku9655]

all stores should do this, both animal care and child care systems in the US need a MAJOR over hall, people who hurt either one deserve neither in my humble opinion and should be banned from both

[@happyhammy3544]

CoffeePugs WoW I wish all stores should do that!

[@xTwilightWolvesx]

CoffeePugs Wow! I wish pet stores near me did that. However, I do prefer to pick out my own cage, especially since bin cages cost very little and pet shop cages tend to cost a lot.

[@nope-zm2pm]

That’s awesome! I really hope more stores start to do this

[@mailekeech7595]

_cle0 lum1nals_ I’m not sure if you are interested anymore, or if you already got a hamster, but I think you should adopt! And buy pet cages second hand!

[@PsychoCactusSasha]

Thing is hamsters are probably one of the easiest animals to care for as long as you do your research, so I don't understand why people still can't manage it

[@MunchiesPlace]

Petshops don't tell them unfortunately or they don't want to listen and think they know better. I wish our petcare was updated in stores but it's not. :( And people get the impression when seeing them in tiny glass tanks, that this is a perfect size which it's not. I get asked that a lot at my petstore. "OH well you house them in there" "They're display tanks mam, a display of the hamsters for viewing. It's what the company wants but this is what i'm telling you they need".

[@PsychoCactusSasha]

Munchie's Place it's very sad! I got my Syrian from a guy who was keeping her in a tiny cage and I upgraded her asap. The best thing we can do is educate people. Thank you for your content, just found your channel and subbed today ❤️

[@MunchiesPlace]

Well thank you for saving your little one. It's nice to hear about people rescuing off of CL and not buying from stores. :) And welcome to the Munchkin Family.

[@literallymyonlyhobbies]

I currently own my second hamster and she grew bigger than we expected. The hamster I had before was super tiny and the new one (also a dwarf species as far as we know.. at least it's what the seller told us😬), is just.. bigger than my old hamster already.. but we will be rehousing her into my bigger cage as soon as we can. (Also I don't know how old she exactly is) This is literally the second problem I ever had with a hamster. Stanford, my first one was I'll ONE time because he had sand in his eye. (There was sand in his cage for quite a while so it was more of a coincident/accident(?)) We put the sand out and got treatment for him, done. He lived for around 3 years or longer. The hamster owning 101 is literally "get a big enough cage, and dont put shit in there that could kill them. Make sure they eat and drink well and have enough toys for stimulation big enough wheel. Save Wood stuff for chewing and maybe a big rock for their claws or sth." That's it more or less. I don't understand how people can be too dumb to research.

[@erinoconnor5901]

Preach!! The only daily care they take is water changing, food changing and handling!

[@JuliaT1DRunner]

That tiny green cage is my dwarf hamster's temp cage for when I do a full cage clean, and even then I feel bad for keeping her in there for an hour tops.

[@elizabeth712]

That’s the one I use as a carrying cage for my parakeet lol

[@sillygoosebaby_]

Eggy Egggs XD

[@suicidal6912]

Eggy Egggs I used it for my parrotlets vet trips.

[@exist4046]

When my dad cleaned the tank (large tank, well taken care of and large enough for my hammi to dig and play), i let my Robo Dwarf run around in his ball. It was the closest thing to letting him explore on his own. We have a small dog, but he is really curious and a poodle mix, so he is too energetic and could hurt my lil hammie if he got to close, so the ball was like a shield for him. He was allowed to explore our open furnished basement while my dad cleaned the cage, but i always kept my eye on him just in case

[@Zara-ue1iv]

E X I S T 404 Please don’t put hamsters in balls!

[@megansnoke1532]

YESSS the part about grooming your labradoodles!!! Preach!!! I am a dog groomer and it seems like no one understands labradoodles have a coat that needs daily attention! Matting is painful and harmful to animals!!!

[@chaseofearth9280]

Snoke? As in Star wars?

[@xChijouChanx]

Isn't it funny that they want the poodle hypoallergenic traits but don't want to have to groom it?

[@LadyVader]

I had to retired from dog grooming because I developed allergies, but we once did a dog someone brought in that they'd found loose at a construction site, it was a little American Eskimo, the dog's coat was shaved off, and it came off IN ONE PIECE, that's how matted this poor baby was, and he had open sores from the matting pulling. The people who found him ended up keeping him and became regular customers and spoiled the dog completely, he was such a sweet doggie

[@equineonmars9614]

I found a ad on Craiglist for a 7 month old German Shepherd, rehoming him because he got "to big"

[@MunchiesPlace]

This........................*Face Palm* Ohhhhh my goodness this is so sad. People should know how big a German shepherd gets. This is why research is so important and getting this info from a breeder is also important. I bet the person got this from a backyard breeder who asked no questions and gave the owners little to no info on the breed. I'm so sorry to hear. :(

[@allifedyk8531]

If someone gets a dog, they should know what breeds get big or what breeds stay small! That person who put the poor dog on the ad shouldn’t get a dog in the first place if they don’t know breeds!

[@kripkethechameleonfriends4505]

Indeed disturbing! We PetTubers need to continue to use our channels to bring awareness. Thanks for being you😊

[@thewashingmachine4994]

Kripke The Chameleon & Friends you commented on one of my videos once i think, i remember that name

[@Leo-tu8gh]

I recently rescued 3 ball pythons from a trashcan in a neighborhood, i was walking by and saw them in a ten gallon left for dead, they were riddled with mites and had burn scars and bite marks, i reported the house the trash can was i front of but apparently it wasn't him, as of today 2 of the snakes are doing so good and rehabilitated and one of them still is underweight and is very defensive but i love them so much and it broke my heart to see these poor animals abandoned thank you munchie for the awarness we need more like you❤

[@madirebar410]

So this is not a hate comment I didnt have a problem with any of the video accept one part. The Teddy bear hamster. Yes we all have different opinions but this is mine. They might have lost their job or something along those lines and no longer had the money to take care of the hamster. Just thought i would throw that out there. But the video was great keep up the good work:)

[@MunchiesPlace]

Thank you for sharing what's on your mind. I usually have to speculate with what the ad is saying so i don't 100% know the true story and everything is based off of what words or sentences they're using in the ad. That's in due part to past experience and the experience of me working at a petstore & selling these guys to families. With Stella's case, it screams impulse to me from the amount of returns we get in part due to them losing interest or not wanting to pay for it past a couple of months. We just had today for example a small girl and her mother return our 10 week old Long haired female hamster because the mother wasn't fully on board with the idea of getting a big cage. She wanted small and cheap but the child was going to go ahead and buy the prevue cage off of amazon i showed her and everything was going well. But the mother didn't know what she was getting into and returned her daughters hamster today and it just broke my heart. The daughter was very knowledgeable but in this case the mom just didn't like the idea of the pet and its needs so it was returned. If more research was done or if her daughter could have told her more info ahead of time, this return would not be happening. I gave them all the knowledge when i went to sell them the hamster, so there was nothing being missed but i wasn't getting a good vibe from the mom. So it's a good call they returned her to us. But this happens almost bi weekly or monthly & it's a lot more stressful to move around a hamster than one can realize. So this is where i was coming from with how i saw the listing. The other thought that popped into my head about this specific ad was a pet flipper but it wasn't very likely in part due to wording but pet flippers turn around pets quickly to make a profit. A free hamster on CL can mean you get 50 dollars out of it if someone falls for your ad. But i've only ever dealt with 1 flipper personally and have seen probably 15 flipper's ads thanks to my network or rehomed groups i'm in. And then of course there is the thought about "potential move" tho most of the time people say they're moving in their rehomed listing. But it's all about wording and just seeing a pattern over and over again that makes you lean towards one way rather than the other. I'm on CL constantly looking for in need pets to foster. Molly my current girl came from a sudden move and explained to me how sudden it was. So i took her in due to an ASAP rehome. So it does happen and it could be that reason too for this lister. We may never truly know. :)

[@yopi_yopi]

They also didn't seem to care to get this baby a proper cage and wheel... so I guess they never planned to care at all (no bedding on top of it. It speaks for itself).

[@zzkittykat]

Teddy bear isnt a real type of hamster, im just throwing that out there. Im not disagreeing with your comment though

[@madirebar410]

Yea i know. i was just saying that because thats what the add was called

[@laine6407]

No, they bought the hamster. If you don’t have money, don’t buy it.

[@cherrrymilk]

I recently rescued a hamster from craiglist! They said she "bit and screamed" and wouldn't let them hold her. They only had her for like...two days. Offered her as food. She's with me now and hopefully happy!

[@Idk-iu4lw]

Megan McClurg is she still alive

[@WinterBread]

On the topic of impulse buying.. Ferrets came out in my local petstore last WEEK and I'm already seeing a 4 month old (the age they sell for at the petstore) ferret already up on craigslist... (I typically look for cages on craigslist but this just stopped me mid-scroll. 🙄)

[@sylvie_on]

Oreo Squad if your going to get a smelly pet, *know that it is a smelly pet!*

[@juanitawillard2364]

I own 2 ferrets and they never stink, and I know... my pet store sells ferrets also... but they sell them when they are wayyyy to young

[@MunchiesPlace]

Note: This is a reaction video. In reaction videos there will be different opinions with different reactions than your own. I welcome anyone who has a different opinion/reaction if you respect my own. In videos such as these, some ads will be speculated. Meaning I could think this is the reason why, even if it's not. No one's full name is being thrown under the bus, no one is being harassed about their ads. The focus is on the "Ads" itself and not the people creating them. This is also not an educational video. This video is reaction based to bring awareness to rehomed pets online. There could be 1000's of reasons why someone is rehoming their pet, but that's where speculation comes into place since we may never know the true story. I speculate reasons due to past experiences with dealing with rescuing and rehomes. (Side note: IF you're unfamiliar with my channel, i rescue and foster Cats & small animals). Thank your for reading this before leaving a comment. I appreciate it. :) Common Questions Made Against videos such as these: - Why are you talking about this instead of doing something? I'm a Rescue/Foster Home if you're new to my Channel. I rescue hamsters and cats off of CL often. What are you doing about your local CL Ads or Shelters? Can you be doing something to help them? - Why show animal neglect? I'm spreading awareness and encouraging people to adopt, not shop & to encourage people to do their research first. Many ads you may see are people not doing their research or caring enough before rehoming the animal which can appear to be in poor conditions. Just like how Veterinarians show on their FB page why it's important to spay their cats/dogs to avoid a painful uterus disease that can kill their pets, it's the same thing with these videos where i show pictures. It's Awareness. IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE, how is anything going to change the practices of which humans keep making? If we keep making mistakes, how are we going to change this? How will people know? We share BECAUSE WE CARE! And i care a great deal to pass down wisdom and knowledge to my younger generations so they don't make these same mistakes! PS: After this video was edited and filmed & then posted including my 2nd video, i realized i had a brain fart. There are smaller versions of labdoodles. I was thinking of another similar breed of dog. I apologize and have since tried correcting myself but the point is still there, why give up a big dog if you knew what you were getting yourself into with its coat needs even if you didn't realize how big it was going to get? The owners still didn't believe in shaving the dog till a riot was formed on their post. It's still a very needy dog. But anyways, I realize i'll still be told this info as long as the video remains up so this is just for anyone who's wondering this.

[@Catnipatrick]

Lol anyone can have a opinion, just not people posting, just saying, she’s volunteering, helping animals in need that can’t help themselves, so as many vet staff or rescuers she may just get triggered easily, reacting due to the amount of instances that she’s experienced these type of things. Let her have her reaction video, she’s just letting off steam...I guess we all have had moments that made us react to situations that we didn’t care for less than perfectly....idk but just saying. 😕 judgement goes both ways

[@Beth_Amphetamine]

Munchie's Place I respect you opinion and I think these things need to be pointed out so others don’t make the same mistakes. Bye I love how you say cotton lol

[@lacey1010]

A few years ago I got a yorkie poo on Craigslist. The people said they bought it for their daughter. The dog was 6 months old. They said they just went into their daughters room and saw it wasn't being taken care of. Okay so I get home with the dog. I go to give her a bath and I decide to brush her out before the bath. And omg the poor dog was matted so badly. I go get my clippers. I'm shaving her down and the mats are soaked in urine and feces. And they have worms inside of them!! As well as countless fleas and flea debris. It's so bad my clippers could not even get through most of them. So I called a few grooming salons informed them of the worms and huge amount of fleas and got turned down by two and one got me in that same afternoon thank God. So fast forward that night I'm feeding her and she has major food aggression. Like the worst I've ever seen for a puppy. She is extremely neurotic. She doesn't have the muscle tone in her legs that she should. She is aggressive with my other dog and my mom's dogs. Very fearful. Scared of being outside. So I message these people back. They told me they felt so bad. Their daughter loved her when they first got her. They were both at work All the time and had no idea that after the first two months their daughter never took her out of the small kennel. How the hell can this happen was my first thought. How do you have a puppy in your house and you never bother to look for it. You really expect a child to be able to care for a dog completely? I don't understand why parents will buy a child any kind of a animal and expect that child to be able to be sole care taker. Then get shocked when that doesn't happen. Needless to say I did not have the ability to rehabilite that dog myself. I tried my best but after getting bit three times and the last time having to go to the doctor I had to realize I might know a lot about dogs and behavior and whatnot but I do not have the know how to help this dog. I gave her to a poodle rescue where she could be fostered and have someone who is more educated in this area work with her. This is what happens when you buy your kid a puppy and you never check in on it. You expect your child to care for a living thing on their own when they cannot even take care of themselves on their own. The puppy or other animal is adorable when it's a baby. Then a month or two later when it's not that small cutesy little thing and starts getting to the awkward phase or just isn't small and baby like it's not cute anymore and they lose interest.

[@lacey1010]

Also I should add that the dog wasn't UTD on it's shots either. I had to get them done when I got her spayed. The parents got her from a breeder. I messaged that breeder and she was one of her puppies and was honestly in utter shock when I sent her the pictures of the worms, urine and feces in the mats and the videos of how horribly fearful and aggressive this poor dog ended up. They paid $750 for this puppy. I'm not against responsible breeders or buying from responsible breeders I hope I don't get hate on for that. But your paying that much for a puppy for your kid and can't even bother to finish it's puppy shots! You don't even bother to make sure it's being taken care of? You don't see the puppy for months and don't question it?!? WTF?!?!

[@lacey1010]

Also I think this ties in with impulse buying as well. I did so much research before I got my dog. My dog is from a responsible breeder they do not breed but once every one or two years. Their three dogs are treated like family. All are vet tested for genetic issues. The female and male are taken to the vet before breeding and the female is taken to the vet during and right after the pregnancy and pups are taken three times. I payed $650 for her. I don't regret a single penny though I have become more of a advocate for shelter dogs and whenever I get another dog will be going to a rescue or a shelter due to where I live now having so many homeless pets and only kill shelter. My dog was very thought out. I spent maybe a year trying to think about everything I met many many different dogs puppies and adults in the shelter, from breeders, and from people on Craigslist. I wanted the right fit. I turned down all of them until I found my dog I have now. She is three years old and spoiled rotten. A lot of people don't look for the right fit. They go out and get the first dog or puppy or other animal they see. My mother went out and got a Australian Shepherd. I told her over and over that she was not the right home for that breed. We dont really have a good relatives or a relationship at all so I didnt expect her to listen to me. They need a purpose they need a lot of exercise. They need a active person or family. Didn't listen to me. He was rehome a year and a half later cause she couldn't deal with him. He was cooped up in their house 24/7 had no training barely any attention. So naturally he started having behavior problems. My point is it's important to research like hell before you bring any animal home. It's important to make sure you have the finances to take care of this animal and provide the best care for it. Maybe you can't afford to have a big dog. I know I can't right now. My dog is 5lbs and I can afford to give her high quality dry kibble and a high quality wet good and safe chew bones and good quality treats. I can afford the trifexis. All of which I couldn't provide a medium or big sized dog. Impulse buying a animal never goes well.

[@MunchiesPlace]

Sounds like you are a very responsible person. Breeders are fine in my book as long as someone does their own research. I'd still advocate for adoption since i want to get a homeless animal into a home and not from a breeder who produces one on purpose cause like you already know, people like the family you rescued that dog from just go to breeders and pick up a cute dog and do no such research for it to be later dumped and in pretty bad shape. You did the right thing by giving it to a rescue who specializes in them and have the right type of people to foster and change that dogs behavior. You helped save an animals life and i really appreciate you sharing this story with us today. So thank you. You have a big heart. :)

[@amandawright5989]

Myah Vassell damn wrote a ducking essay 😂😂

[@MissHiltonxx]

This is shocking abuse and neglect. I am speechless and so mad. Bless you for doing all you could!

[@oldaccount3666]

The labradoodle one really pissed me off. I have a rescue dog myself and we had no idea what size he'd get, we actually thought he'd be a lot bigger due to being a lab cross, but I still love him the size he is, because he's family and it shouldn't matter what size he is.

[@newbiebewbie7771]

My mom got a kitten when my fiancée did because my little sister wanted a cute cuddly kitten. She cares about animals, but in the end they did not put in any effort. The kitten was feral(he had been trapped by the rescue a few days before she got him), so he hid under the bed for weeks. He also had widespread infections including respiratory, eye, and ear. I ended up taking him in and although it’s been months without a diagnosis, the only problem he has now is his eye❤️ I wish people would understand that taking in animals with problems is a big responsibility. I also wish that parents understood that if a child doesn’t show interest in caring, then the parent has to. He is thriving now and is very sociable with me.

[@melissabuss2441]

Story time with me. Two years ago I went to the pet store just to look. I ended up coming home with a three legged hamster in a huge ass fish tank with a huge ass wheel and a shit ton of toys/ chews. Edit: his name is French fry and is almost 5 so. I must be doing something right 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@beetlejellies]

It’s really sad to see all of these animals neglected and stuck in these horrible situations. Hopefully these pets get new owners who can actually afford and take care of them.

[@imogen.laci-mai]

I had my hamster when I was 9 for about 3-4 years. When I came home I found it gone, my family had sold it without telling me and I couldn't believe that they would do something like that.

[@alexisturner781]

all of these posts made me so mad. hopefully this video will make people understand not to impulse buy

[@GHLukinator]

Seriously though...GERBIL= Hamster?!? 😩😩😩

[@Solomon0424]

They do look and act nearly identical.

[@Quario]

How can people mistake gerbs for hamsters? They look different, they have tails and even have very different behaviors

[@saf_rose]

I have a gerbil and my friend has a hamster but sadly my gerbil got split up from her brothers and sisters as they kept on fighting and she wouldn't pare up with any others so the owner dumped her at pet store in the adoption bit with her sis in separate cage luckily I saw her and she looked really sad 🙁😢😭so we brang her home and she very happy☺and healthy just have to give a lot more attention then you would with pared gerbils but I don't mind as she so cute and I love animals I'll do anything for them

[@baldrat979]

@@Solomon0424 gerbils have long tails hamsters have short tails, hamsters are a bit bigger than gerbils, gerbils need more bedding then hamsters, Hamsters can get bumblefoot easier than gerbils, hamsters need bigger cages, hamsters need bigger wheels than gerbils, Gerbils are diurnal and hamsters are nocturnal, hamsters are also more expensive than gerbils. Note I'm not hating on you just giving you information.

[@johannachavez7536]

I’m literally 12 and i use a damn crystal critter trail as a TRAVEL CAGE lmao I’ve had my hamster since she was a baby and she is now a year and a half old. Geez it’s so terrible to see ADULTS being terrible to their pets🤦🏻‍♀️ if a child like myself can full fill hamster’s needs then why can’t you smh

[@Ermwhothefart]

I KNOW it’s completely disgusting to see people think these things are okay. It makes me feel physically ill and I want to do everything I can to stop this animal cruelty.

[@emilyyoung8552]

Thank you for being a good pet owner! So many kids treat their animals terribly.

[@jordinpriddy2745]

A week old? Seems a little young?

[@winciewillis6506]

I don't think that's true your hamster would have died with out his/her mum at a week old. I know you are only 12yrs old however please don't because you are making yourself look really silly!!!!!!

[@JustAnotherRandomPersonOnline]

@@winciewillis6506 The kid might not know.

[@Mandy-dh8oc]

HAHAHA!!! THAT MORAN THOUGHT THOSE HAMSTERS WERE GERBILS!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@coulrophobicz]

i agree on the not impulse buying pets thing, but the situation with the syrian hamster "Stella" could have been a lot of different things. maybe something came up within their family or something of the sort, you can't just assume it was a impulse buy because of how quickly they're trying to rehome.

[@MunchiesPlace]

Reagan F even if this was not an impulse buy or a flipper trying to make profit (cause I could have listed multiple reasons why) but the fact is there are pets on CL needing homes because of abandonment and videos such as these can help change someone's mind on resuing these guys. I'll still be salty af about why people have pets for a month or two then leave them, but as someone who works in a pet store this is the #1 reason why they are returned 1-3 months later. Impulse buying and getting bored or not knowing what they were getting into.

[@campinavla]

But they definitely didn't do enough research. That cage is way too small for a hamster

[@yopi_yopi]

jessyisnotonfire I mean that speaks for itself!!

[@ineffablesparrow4269]

What’s sad is there are people who don’t even bother to rehome their pets if they don’t want them, so instead they literally kill them. Someone in my class at school had a Syrian hamster and he got bored of it, so decided to *starve it to death* while he went on holiday. He even said that he purposely emptied out it’s food and water so it definitely would die!! PLEASE PEOPLE!! Don’t kill your pet if you’re bored with it! Rehome it, or surrender it! Even though rehoming your pet may hurt your pride a bit, it’s infinitely better than releasing it or killing it! Releasing a hamster or guinea pig would be sentencing it to death, as it would die of the cold or be snatched up by a predator within a few hours. It makes me really sad when I hear people doing this to their pets. Thank you Munchie for everything you do for your foster hamsters, you’re giving them a second chance and helping to rehome them, and you really inspire me!

[@humaninred7966]

My mom found a moving Pringles can we opened it and there was a hamster in side luckily we found this channel.

[@ad3mp3na98]

I say, if you can’t afford everything for your animal at least once, don’t buy the animal yet, buy most of the stuff first at least

[@Kuro_Reaper]

As a dog groomer, we see more dogs with matted coats than dogs that have actually been brushed correctly. We see a lot of dogs where the owners have tried to brush their dog but have only brushed the top of the coat, leaving brushed hair ontop of matted hair. When brushing a dogt, it's important to make sure you part the fur and brush from the skin. Points of common matting inclide: Underside, armpits, tails, ears/behind the ears and the face on bearded dogs. Honestly, being a dog groomer can be really upsetting most days because we see more unbrushed/matted dogs than we do dogs that have actually been brushed. This has become more of an issue since the rise in the number of Doodles. Also Doodles are prone to skin conditions and allergies (just like poodles), so it makes it twice as important that they are brushed because the skin under the knotts can easily become irritated.

[@linzydavenport1255]

im 11 and I didi my reserch and have my chinchilla in a critter nation and take very good care of it my parents are not responsible for my chinchilla

[@literallymyonlyhobbies]

Linzy Davenport critter nation is a good cage but do you have a single or a two story one? Plus I heard they should have only (or it would be best if only/mostly) wood toys etc. in their cage since they chew everything they can and plastic is, even if pet save, not good if consumed too much.

[@literallymyonlyhobbies]

Linzy Davenport also, as far as I remember chinchilla should be held in a group of two, three or even more I guess.

[@yummibacon3155]

Lara they can be in pairs but are fine by themselves

[@audreyjensen9653]

The way you say “cottonballs” makes me laugh!!! 😂😂

[@rooszoo408]

I'm from Australia, and i know a lot of rescues that have to go get guinea pigs that people have released or escaped from hoarding situations. Guinea pigs can get heatstroke with temperatures over 25 degrees C. We have been having days where its 42 degrees. Its so sad and sickening...

[@user-vo8ou2wh2n]

Are you from Washington?? I saw that ad for the Syrian in a travel cage and was absolutely outraged. I was going to try and get her after my hammie died about a week ago but I couldn’t find the ad.. that poor baby.. I can only hope someone got her and is taking good care of her

[@MunchiesPlace]

Yes i am in the seattle area.

[@potatomilk4936]

I think that you are an amazing person. Spending your own money on saving and fostering small animals and educating others on the issues of neglect.

[@MunchiesPlace]

I so appreciate the support, Ty. if i can only say that to the nay sayers out there who speak ill of me. It's not like i'm self centered person which some make me out to be because they disagree with a few things which is totally fine but some are just mean and nasty. I'm a extrovert who enjoys the company of animals and has always tried my best to be apart of their lives. I just found my calling and sharing info online in YT videos because of my nature. So i appreciate it. :)

[@krazykookie23]

4:01 made my heart break 💔. Omg, I’m tearing up. 😫

[@thumbsdownsadface]

The dislikes are the people who did this

[@YouTuber-bj9ww]

I used to have a critter trail for my first hamster and my second hamster I feel so guilty now🥺I didn’t know at the time now I have a winter white and I have a huge cage for him (I’ve had all winter whites) also can you do more of these videos!!❤️

[@simonaeaton2217]

Hey! I was looking at Craigslist pet ads and I’ve seen your ad multiple times! I’m from Washington too. I love how you rescue little animals : )

[@onyxlovesyou2324]

I hate people who don’t do their research before adopting a pet and get rid of it because they didn’t know what came with it

[@karinahilton2330]

Even if you take your labradoodle (or other breed prone to matting) to a groomer regularly, you still need to brush it daily yourself in between professional grooming sessions... Speak to any groomer and they will tell you one of the biggest annoyances they have is that the same dogs come in again and again in a gross matted state, every single time, after they put in the effort to make their coats perfect, the owners just leave it to matt again! If you don't know what brushes to use or how to properly brush them out then ask the groomer to show you, I'm sure they would be more than happy to

[@MunchiesPlace]

To add to this: usually if they're beyond matted, the groomer has no choice but to shave it off to prevent the dog from suffering with a brush. I've seen this first hand and pet parents think this is ok when it's hard on the dog and it's hard on the groomer to try to detangle the matted fur. :'(

[@MissHiltonxx]

I felt so guilty when my maltipoo got a few small matts under his collar. I loosened the collar and took it off for every day grooms not just once a week like I had been. No more problems. He is my baby and I was 100% committed to getting the grooming right. Now he almost never gets a single matt.

[@Flouraw]

Thats how i got my first hamster. He was dumped by the side of the road. And i got my second one, she was released in a park. spend 4 hours trying to find her. Her one eye was red, like an ulcer. Took her to the vet, and her eye healed fine. she is an old girl. my vet guessed 2 or 3 years.

[@hermitoing]

I find it gross when people trade animals that aren’t the same, like gecko trading is one thing to get the babies, but a kitten for “free” hamster? And free small animals scream snake food, abuse, and impulse buy for whoever will purchase this creature, disgusting. DO NOT IMPULSE BUY. DO RESEARCH! I get so mad when people impulse buy sugar gliders and end up confused when their baby stops eating and dies. Always do research before purchasing an animal. I did about 6 months of research before getting my gliders.

[@SpinexF7]

"if you are selling an animal make sure you are listing it correctly" This message is for your people who lie about their birds being cockatiels and people who just think that turtles dont have different breeds

[@angelinaayala1124]

So my uncle had a fish tank which was 1 gallon it was soo tiny and he had a dwarf hamster had no wheel just food and water and no bedding my face was like this 👉🏻🤬😡 I told him if I could the hamster hammy took it home bought I a 6 in wheel tons of chews a sand bath two hideouts and a huge bin cage Note : I still have the hamster she a girl her name is now honeybuns and is a year old Note just wanted to tell you guys

[@ummmmzzz]

Angelina Ayala r/thatdefinetlyhappend

[@angelinaayala1124]

Katie Plays I can’t tell if ur being sarcastic or not

[@wigsnatched.1700]

@@ummmmzzz they literally have a picture of her lmao

[@sootlet8894]

I have 3 labradoodle, 2 mediums and a mini and god damn. It's around 300$ to get them all regularly groomed and one loves to roll around / rub against everything and gets matted easily. and... yeah there are different sizes of doodles??? There are different sizes of poodles, most commonly being standard poodles and toy poodles. edit: just read your own comment correcting the size thing, oops

[@mochaabunn]

This is how I ended up with six guinea pigs, four hamsters and a room dedicated to them...

[@MunchiesPlace]

❤️

[@TheFurryFriends]

I don’t even know what to say besides this is all infuriated me.

[@Aj-ru4wq]

😤😤breathe...breathe... I GOD DAMN CANT. This is ridiculous absolutely disgusting. I am so infuriated. My baby Syrian has a 650 square inch cage and I researched her for 6 long months to make sure I will take care of her properly. That carrier cage made me fuming. Thank you munchie for spreading the truth about little animals and helping people to take care of them better

[@briannapillsbury2851]

I saw a local post trying to trade two ferrets and a cage for a small breed puppy. I reported it and it got removed

[@witch7530]

As a dog groomer its extremely sad how often people come in with horribly matted labradoodles

[@barracuda4330]

Been binge watching your videos and found myself on this one haha I actually used to live at JBLM (it's a joint military base in washington) and we found an abandoned russian dwarf hamster in the bushes in front of our house. It was the middle of winter, snow and all. So we took her inside and put her in a cardboard box with a towel just so we could run out and buy a cage and all the supplies. After keeping her for a few days, we found out that she was completely deaf and blind in one eye. I'm guessing her last owners abandoned her because she had these issues. But we nursed her back to health and she lived with us for a couple years before passing away of old age. Handling her was a bit tricky because you'd have to pick her up on her good side, but she was very calm as long as she could see who was picking her up. Zhu was a complete sweetheart, and i honestly couldnt believe that someone would throw her out in the cold, just because she was disabled. Some people should really never have pets. Or kids for that matter if they can't even handle a hamster.

[@8DecK5org]

Yep. Lost faith in humanity within 3 1/2 minutes of this vid. I can't imagine having to research for this video and sifting through all those terrible ads; your frustration and passion is very well justified. Thank you for informing potential pet adopters and for showing the ugly side of shopping for pets, not adopting them. Side note, now I need to go to Big Cat Rescue for some eyebleach.

[@MunchiesPlace]

I tend to see this when i browse CL for in need of help animals since i mainly rescue and network on behalf of them, so i've seen more than anyone wants to and sometimes there are random ones where their is a very serious problem or injury and you have to wonder "WHY".

[@Akiokid]

Kudos to that person for taking in that abandoned hamster. It's so true about people abandoning animals. I found an abandoned 1 eyed dog, who was fixed and trained, outside my house, and searched all over for his owner. During this time, i discovered that this happens so much around here, people even seeing someone drive their van down their road, throwing 2 dogs out, and driving away. It makes me sick... but in this evil, something good happened, and me and my baby boy, Gatsby, are happy together.

[@ohsnapitzmaud9553]

I once volunteered at an animal adoption center, and I once asked the owner what was the worst reason someone ever brought their animal there, and she said that someone once brought their cat there because they got a new couch and it didn’t match it’s fur anymore. I seriously got teary eyed when she told me that, humans can be horrible

[@mongoose6756]

I have a story that was when i was 11, im now 12. Ok so, I had 2 feeder mice in a 20 gallon tank. 1 male, 1 female. I was breeding them for my snake. I would take them outside with me sometimes and the little kids would want to hold them. So I would day yes. This one girl named Chloe would always pick them up by there tail. I would tell her not to do that. A week after I got them she came outside with a carrying cage (if that's what's it called). She asked if she can have my mice! I was like "bruh, I'm not gonna have my mice in a carrying cage. And I'm not giveing them away. I have them for a reason". She was mad at me just because I didn't want my mice being neglected. She had 5 dogs, 3 cats, a parakeet, fish in bowls, and a lizard. We lived in a apartment complex. And her family was dirty and messy. My mom, brother, and I move a few weeks later. But be for we go this little girl comes running with her carrying cage. With 2 mice in it. There was a food and water bowl. With a few pieces of bedding.the mice were wet and miserable I asked her some questions. My last question was if I can have the mice, She said yes. So I took her mice and cleaned them up. I wish people like her and her family knew how to take care of animals.

[@TheLeone3600]

My sister has a friend who is a HUGE impulse buyer when it comes to pets. Like it's bad 0_0. Basically she'll want an animal and then buy it only to get bored and either lock it outside or start saying it has medical problems to try and get it put down. She has 5 rats, a hamster (wont interact with her cause shes "mean"), 2 crested geckos, a pig, now 3 dogs cause she adopted a new one, a skink, lots of fish, and lastly 3 cats. She keeps trying to pawn the animals off to my family because we have acres of land for our animals. She recently tried to give us the pig (which we told her not to buy in the first place) and my mom had to tell her that if she gives it to us it becomes bacon just to get her to leave us alone. Her home and backyard is not big enough for all those animals and it kills me to go over there because I just wanna take them all home -_- #STOPimpulsebuyingpets

[@hugopiette8027]

I work at PetSmart, and I always try to push the fact that caring for any animals will require some time out of your day to make sure you’re giving the care the animal will need. I will always encourage those new pet parents to return the animal to the store if it doesn’t end up working. Most of the time, I will tell people to check out our local rescue shelter and adopt an animal from there. I have turned away many sales just because I felt that they wouldn’t care for the animal property.

[@miss-jerk175]

Damn that little baby hamster killed the others, that's one strong baby

[@22kaybee22]

MMMMM girl GIRL So at one point I was looking for fishtanks online because I wanted a bigger one. You can not BELIEVE how many people post ‘tank for sale’ ads only to mention in the description that it comes with ‘fish included’. Like, excuse? Fish are a bonus? An accessory? I came here for SUPPLIES not two huge additional living creatures crowded in a small murkey tank. I’m not hauling that algea smoothie home in my backseat. If you’re going to rehome an animal, make that your ad! Anyway online pet ads are gross

[@francesknop7856]

My dad is going through a divorce and he’s living by himself. He’s someone that loves animals and we surprised him with a dwarf hamster with a big tank and all the proper food/toys/chews/hides/treats. Set it up for him and walked him through care. I know animals shouldn’t be gifts but this little hammy is already in good hands with proper supplies. Thank you for teaching me this important information to care and pass on and help a little hammy into a better situation than some of these guys. P.s. Quote from my dad “I know they only live for 2 years, but we’ll shoot for three”

[@Made4more1432]

Ugh!!!! So frustrating! Especially the cotton ball thing! I saw someone on Instagram do this and nicely told them they should get rid of them and they tried to tell me they didn’t have that in the cage. I was like I have eyes why do you want to hurt your hamster?

[@sodapop2037]

I’m so happy I used your videos as a reference for hamster care! my campbell dwarf has never once tried to escape from his cage and seems content rn.

[@rabbitquartet9273]

This made me so sad I had no idea how bad this was thanks for putting some light on the cruelty that goes on

[@joyjansen7551]

O MY GOD, I laughed so hard about that one that posted an ad for GERBILS but there hamsters. Like people, there two different species and than also saying 'it's not a big difference'.....yeah sure.....

[@jaymi8621]

I’m really upset about how uneducated this world is about animals and I’m so glad that people like you are working everyday to educate people. There is a hamster in my agriculture class that is currently living in a small critter trail with only one attachment, and it’s a Syrian. It upsets me and I want to say something but no one takes me seriously considering I am a child. I tried explaining that it’s animal abuse to my parents and I think they are starting to get it. I used an analogy that it’s a lot like telling you to live in your closet your whole life. You have to eat,sleep,drink,exercise,and use the restroom all in that closet. You can’t come out unless someone lets you out and you only stay out for five to ten minutes. I think I’m working towards my parents taking me seriously and I hope situation gets better. Again thank you for working to educate people everyday here on KZbin. :)

[@annikalang6742]

“You’re trash honey, you’re trash”

[@furbiefriend]

The “no time” thing is just an excuse, i go to school and work 7 hour shifts every weekend and once a weekday, and i ALWAYS find the time to give time, care and love to my pets. Their cages are appropriately sized and they get out in a safe environment when I’m there. “No time” with these people tends to correlate with “i don’t want to put the effort into this living creature” if you don’t have time for it, dont buy it. This is key in an impulse buy- people dont think what effect it can have in your life

[@ea_sports__]

I do have to be honest- I did impulse-buy my dwarf hamster. BUT! I owned hamsters before and still had a cage that was big enough. My hamster was bought together with food, 1 kilo of bedding, a bunch of toys and 2 big wheels Turned out the tiny man was a picky eater so we got him a different kind of food the next week. He got to be 3 years old, and was a very happy hammie

[@bungeegum8207]

At 8:26 when that dude put up 15$ for two hamsters, THATS SCREAMING THAT THERE GONNA BE SNAKE FOOD🤦🏻‍♀️

[@roastedcrickets1767]

This is why I keep a notebook with at least two pages of facts -_-

[@giovannisingergs4159]

This was one crazy video I can't believe people abandon their pets outside and they don't want them anymore

[@Emminade]

This made me want to cry

[@saywhaaaaat6464]

My first Syrian was a rescue. He was bought for a child who was 6 and she lost interest after two weeks. The dad said "we didn't know they slept all day"....he had a lovely 1.5 years with me but it makes me sad when people disregard them like rubbish

[@immydocherty]

Don’t know how much I agree on the ‘I don’t have time’ thing, sometimes when people buy an animal they may have a lot of time, and then circumstances may change

[@MunchiesPlace]

It's ok to disagree so long as you understand the other side of the argument.

[@immydocherty]

Munchie's Place oh yeah no I do completely understand, just from personal experience there have been times where unfortunately I’ve had to rehome an animal because when I took it on I had complete time for it but 2 years later my circumstances had changed. I’m from the UK so don’t really have craigslist though haha. I found somewhere and did home checks and still get updates, I think it’s nice to bring attention to the fact of animals not just being for a weekend, just circumstances do change for some people

[@j.ashley9152]

The way u said cotton triggered me 😂😂😂 but also I love your channel! My daughter (6) wanted a hamster for so long! She finally got one, & because of ur videos and others like it I knew right away not to buy the happy tails cages. & what was going to help keep our new hamster happy. Before my daughter wanted one I never knew all I did now! It’s truly great that there’s a community of youtubers who can help educate parents when getting pets.

[@DragonFang409]

My friend owned two gerbils who got along really well (sadly, one died when it was around 5 years old) and she took tremendous care of them, but then she had to move to another country and couldn't take her gerbil with her

[@aliciawestfall2447]

I see so many neglectful ads for fish, people don't realize that they can be abused to

[@moniquefelix9688]

Okay I’m crying. I don’t understand how someone would want to rehome a dog they’ve had for a year bc they didn’t like its size. That’s so cruel. My puppy that I got back in November 2018 isn’t very intelligent, like at all. But even then I could never ever think about giving her to anyone else or the shelter. She’s a dummy, but she’s my dummy.

[@Its_Just_Shay]

The best thing is adopt a rescue pet from a shelter. I got my guinea pig Willow from a pet store just because I fell in love in her when we went to look at the pet toys. The next day we got Macgyver from a pet store but he had been surrendered at a year and a half. Macgyver was crammed into a cage with 6 rabbits. Did I mention it was a SMALL CAGE!! Also their hamsters. *Omg* the hamsters were in one cage together!! *ONE* THERE WERE LIKE 25 HAMSTERS IN ONE CAGE. THEY HAD SPACE BUT THEY SHOULDN'T BE TOGETHER!!

[@hailliesanimations7688]

My mum impulse bought me my gerbils with quite a small cage they had to live in it for a few months until I could save enough money to get them a better cage. They are in a very good cage now living the dream.

[@Conifer_kestrel]

just wanted to say that this is a great video. one thing i wanted to point out is that labradootles are double coated, meaning that by shaving them they will have bad ventilation. you as well as the person with oliver probably didnt know, and it will not hugely impact the dog, but just keep that in mind for any future pet related videos. thank you for careing for animals so much!

[@mads7705]

i had 3 guinea pigs for almost 4 years and my house flooded forcing my family into a small hotel rooms for 4 months followed by an apartment for 5 months and my family felt all the moving was stressful and decided to re home them. my circumstances just changed but they were loved and well cared for🥺i miss them so so much

[@RebeccaGomezToronto]

Wow! What a video! I subscribed! I just took in a kitten from a post I saw on craigslist or kijiji I don't remember, was looking for things for my 11 month old cat, when a new post was put up about kittens needing a home because owners young cat had kittens and he couldn't afford them. I asked if the kitten was off of her mothers milk and if she eats wet food and he assured me that yes she did. When I went to go and pick her up, she was WAY smaller than I anticipated and after a stressful 12 + hours up all night trying to get the kitten to eat, I did my own research and compared her size to photos on google and came to the conclusion that the guy had straight up LIED. She didn't eat wet food or drink water, was barely 4 weeks it looked like, I've been bottle feeding her for the past 2 weeks and she has only just learned to pee by herself. She recognizes me as mommy now and my other cat has been keeping a good eye on her and teaching her to clean herself. But I was so mad, I texted the guy saying what I had gone through and to keep any other kitten he has for a few more weeks to be with their mother, and he never texted me back. I love my kitten but a lot of people would not be ready to go through the commitment and responsibilty I have just gone through when they expect to be picking up a litter trained kitten who eats and drinks by themselves. Your channel is amaing im about to binge watch this series.

[@MunchiesPlace]

Thank you for saving that kitten. Who knows what that guy was thinking. Maybe he wanted a quick buck, maybe he couldn't afford to care for them and tried to get rid of them asap. To think a spay over here where i live is as cheap as 40 dollars, you could prevent a life time of litters with just one spay. 40 dollars is usually a bag of the biggest cat food. To think that if anyone would continue to allow a cat to get knocked up, that's 100's of dollars gone from getting kitten supplies let alone putting so much stress on the mother cat...I don't know what people are thinking sometimes unless he's trying to make money off of a living thing. :(

[@RebeccaGomezToronto]

Thank you for the reply!! I was so mad at that guy! I totally agree, here in Toronto you can go to the humane society and they will spay for like $60 (I think that comes with a check up too if they're young) and it would save so many kitties!

[@MunchiesPlace]

The humane society usually have grants that will allow them to spay/neuter for a low cost. This year the Seattle Humane Society is doing low cost spays due to a very big grant they received last year. I think the spay is 20 and the neuter for cats is 15. So that's far lower than anything i've done and all is based off of low income.

[@tzcaptor108]

I've had an experience with rehoming a pet because "I didn't know what I was getting into". I was 12 and wanted a cockatiel (I did alright research wise) and one day my mom brought home a canary in a travel cage. I got her a larger cage (still wasn't big enough) and my dad GOT ME A SECOND ONE BECAUSE HE WANTED TO BREED THEM. I decided to spare the two by giving them to a canary rescue since they were very poorly taken care of because my parents left a 12 year old with poor mental health to take care of two birds he had done no research on. They have a good home now but don't impulse buy your kids pets

[@haleyw7185]

Just came across this video. Love your content so far and how informative it is! There are actually such things as “mini labradoodle and goldendoodle” dogs. I worked at a grooming salon and these “breeds” were a common thing. They usually are still medium sized dogs (around the size of a cocker spaniel or a large beagle. Not exactly a “mini” sized dog) and weigh around 40 pounds. Don’t know if it’s line breeding or what, I know most of the ones that came in were pretty much poodles with a tiny amount of lab or golden in there. Doesn’t matter how big the dog is. These curly coated dogs are so much work. Pretty much all the ones I saw ended up getting shaved to avoid the brushing, except for the doodle heads people still couldn’t manage to brush. I wish people did their research before buying. A short coated dog is much better for a busy lifestyle...

[@MunchiesPlace]

I've since included this info in my pinned post about the doodle part. But yes i made a mistake and for some reason had in mind another breed of dog till i reminded myself that my customers have mini's. Total goof on my part.

[@lolakoala3959]

In regards to cotton in cages for rodents, I completely agree with munchies opinion and just want to add that although the hamster isn't currently interested in them, that doesn't mean it won't become interested in them at some point. For example I have a Syrian hamster that likes to be handled every night for about ten minutes. I set up activities and chew toys on the couch for her every night as well as treats from time to time. Yesterday she started to do something she never did, chew a straw looking couch cushion. I removed the cushion from the couch immediately along with the other ones because it's a safety hazard. Don't take the risk of the hamster not being interested because it could very easily be what kills your hamster.

[@304kaya]

When I has 9 my winter white dwarf had an accidental litter, I owned up to my mistake, and I kept them till 5 weeks and gave all 6 to good homes

[@meganb7678]

I am a dog groomer and this is literally every second doodle that comes in for grooming! Very rare to find an owner that actually knows there grooming needs.. such a sad trend

[@delphine6016]

I got two rabbits off of Craigslist at beginning of the year, and they’re some of my sweetest animals. I couldn’t even touch my boys when I first got them, and it was so sad. I actually cried when they let me pet them.

[@erikah1376]

I have had my hamster for about 4 and a half months and I love her she I'm my little fluff baby, forever buying her new things and showing her how much I love her. ❤❤❤🐹🐹🐹

[@McChicken03]

The past years in the animal community: *DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!!*

[@ecologist_to_be]

My bird was technically an impulse as I got a phone call saying a bird was in need and I said yes I'd take him. lol

[@blueartstudiosart7494]

I’m now looking at myself and seeing I’m responsible compared to these people. I recently got a parakeet and have tamed him, he was watching this video with me, he was poking at you when you were yelling, he looked concerned 😂

[@BeautyMommysUnite]

The most disturbing part is a lot of these people are....PARENTS. They can't take care of a rodent but they are trusted with a human being? Blows my mind.

[@IMVEGITARIAN]

I work at a pet store, and I had a customer buy three ferrets at once. They did have the proper set up, the right lifestyle, etc., but as it turned out, they only wanted one of the three ferrets. They tried to return the other two to us within weeks of purchasing them. How people manage to impulse buy $169.99 animals, I'll never know.

[@jaidyn4638]

looks at "gerbils" "ARE YOU STUPID HONEY?"

[@Abs0lut3Cyner]

Uuuugh my mom impulse buys dogs and it drives me and my sister insane. If you're going to keep an animal it's for life, think it it as your genuine child.

[@laurawilson4978]

I felt so sorry for the poor dog. Felt bad for all but especially the dog!

[@sambur6480]

Anything with poodle requires a ton of grooming, unless you are a groomer and can groom it yourself , your “poodle or poodle X” needs once monthly , to be taken to a groomer. We have a rescue schnoodle from the pound. Keep in mind this is usually $60 + a month

[@XX-nl9sx]

That labradoodle lady disgusted me. If you get a dog... STICK WITH THAT DOG!!! Getting rid of it for such a superficial reason is just... Awful. I hope she didn't get another dog, from the bottom of my heart.

[@pleasefeedmewaxworms]

I did a deep clean on my mouses enclosure because of you. Usually i do this every week but I let it wait for an extra day and it gave me nightmares.

[@winterfallz5594]

A while ago, my parents got me two female hamsters for Christmas without me even asking for them. They had them in a small critter trail, with terrible bedding, and a small wheel. Of course, I was surprised, and happy. But it was until they told me that it was the permanent cage. I didn’t want to argue about why the cage that they provided me was too small for two female hamsters, so I rolled with it. You see, my parents are those kind of parents where you have to buy everything with your own money unless it’s your birthday, or it’s Christmas. So, I saved up my money, and bought a large bin having 400+ square space. With right bedding, and a bigger wheel, with toys, hiders, tunnels, etc. I did this all on my own, with spending $120 dollars.