Rescued Male and Female Syrian Hamsters! | Violet & Frost's Intake Story | Munchie's Place

Sometimes we only rescue one, but in some cases we happen to have owners with multiple hamsters, wishing to rehome them all at the same time. In this case we found these two on a FB rehoming group in inadequate care. Just for education, I talk alot about what I see that's wrong, to educate those looking in. And to mention why the person was rehoming in the first place.
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[@hopefultraveler3543]

Thank you for getting them out of their shoebox cages so they can live better lives! Hope your cold is better soon!

[@AlastairG]

The leg amputations absolutely shatter my heart 😭💔 Hammies deserve so much better than most of them get

[@googleemail2368]

I thought they were pet carriers! It is heart breaking those poor hamsters had to live in such a tiny space. They both look happy now that they have space and enrichment. I hope they both find their forever homes soon. ❤❤

[@sweetluvgurl]

Some people do use them kinda like pet carriers, but unfortunately, a lot of people still assume the cage sizes are appropriate. I remember when I was at the pet store quite a while back before it was common for people to call out bad care, I thought the enclosures were too small and asked for one of the largest ones they had. Even then, it wasn’t really big enough but was better than that.

[@McChicken03]

100% agree that small animals shouldn’t really be taken care of by small children who don’t know how to handle animals. I see the same thing with betta fish where these kids are putting too much food, not cleaning the tank, complaining about cleaning the tank, etc. Pet owning, if there is a kid, is a group effort. You paid for the pet, you also take care of the pet.

[@ronclark9724]

Too many today live in urban environments. When half of us worked and lived on farms and ranches, proper animal husbandry was learned. Today less than two percent work and live on a farm or ranch... It is what it is unfortunately...

[@xthetansiblingsx5405]

My oh my goodness. Thank god that you have rescued them. I can feel and see that both of them are happier in the bigger enclosure! Those kaytee it’s a total shame

[@jamiedelgado1484]

It is ridiculous that nobody in corporate in these huge pet stores sees the huge opportunities and how huge they could become if they actually promoted and cared for the well-being of everything they sell products for

[@snakewithapen5489]

I personally would definitely exclusively frequent a store that had a great track record! I avoid petco like the plague (literally, they've given all my fish ich) But unfortunately, not all pet owners feel the same, or even care about smaller or non-domestic animals. Unfortunately, most pet stores are domestics first, exotics/unconventional second. So they don't really care about the small pets as long as they're raking in the cash from having a great selection of supplies for cats and dogs. Reptiles are not nearly as common pets, and small mammals like hamsters usually aren't seen as pets that actual adults would want to have, so they're not catered as much. Plus, letting their small inexpensive animals like fish die, even if unintentional, is good for business. Most people don't actually bother to bring the body in to get a refund, they just buy a new fish.

[@jamiedelgado1484]

I worked at Petco years ago. I really hope standards have improved since then, but I don't believe they have from everything I've heard from these good pet channels.

[@giovannisingergs4159]

It looks like the hamsters are enjoying their new cages

[@soogymoogi]

Your experience with a pet store job is like my last job at one of the big two here in the states, especially with our store leader, being on register constantlyand the revolving door of hires. I now work at a store in a smaller chain that's the only one of its kind in the state and it's so much better. I spend a lot of my time just educating kids and families about the animals in my department. I often direct people to animal youtubers as a resource. (I work with fish, reptiles and arthropods, so people like kgtropicals, Clint's reptiles, and tarantula collective) I think there are a lot of pet store employees who want to do right by animals but are stymied by corporate and corporate management hiring practices. I encourage folks to do their own research and if they're going to shop at a pet store to pick a local store or smaller chain first.

[@geckosarecute6304]

I would looooove a hamster or a gerbil again. I was very young when I had them. But today I am an adult and I did better research and your channel and another one too gave us so many awesome advice on how to keep these pets properly. So when I have my own place I will get everything I need for these cuties. For now I will take notes! ❤️ Thank you!! ❤️

[@karinwebster1376]

Gerbils are great kept in pairs, such fun! (Same sex) x

[@geckosarecute6304]

@@karinwebster1376 Dawe cuties!

[@thinriches]

I currently work at said pet shop and today it came to my attention that my store is allotted 320 hours to staff the store, including grooming. Thats 8 full time employees. Including management. We have 6 full time managers. What the hell. I educate everyone. Am a manager myself. It's 90% of what I do there. We are so severely understaffed I basically do 3 jobs at once. For 16/hr. As a manager.

[@thinriches]

It has likewise inspired me to do more with KZbin. People aren't educated on this and that's not their fault all the time. The stores have a responsibility to not only provide knowledge but to showcase good care. Per regulations and restrictions we are not allowed time to do any of that. Hell, our reptile cages don't have the capability of providing a gradient without multiple layers of basking and even then the heat is designed to be consistent through the enclosures heating from the bottom and the top at the same time. Its absurd. Im constantly on the warpath at work and it really wears on me.

[@kimibean3975]

What cuties, I feed the same stuff but I supplement with dried meal worms and occasional turkey! (Plus some fruits and veggies as treats!)

[@HyperKittyArt]

My favourite wheel for russian dwarfs/hybrids etc. is absolutely the Carolina storm! It's 10 inches and they can get very chunky as they're winter hamsters and it is soooo quiet, if you get it on a nice platform it's silent unless they shove food in there 🤣

[@rowdyrats7035]

One of my rats is named Romeo. 😆 But aw, those 2 are so adorable, they must have been so happy when they got into their big enclosures! Have they been adopted by now? ❤

[@maciebrindley3696]

Thank you for all you do Munchie!

[@billcipherakaloricantillo4214]

They’re so Cute!!😍 Happy to see them in a better enclosure they are enjoying♥️

[@RedQueenKae]

I'm sorry about your bad experience with your pet store job.. I had a bad experience working for Petsmart. I was there for almost 5 years and I had several opportunities to move up but the store manager wouldn't promote me because I cared about the animals too much and not sales. She would refuse to let us take animals to the vet because she was just gonna send them back to the DC they came from, but it took them 3 weeks to come get these animals and by then they were all dead. She is also a bully and has done really horrible things to my trans coworker. But corporate sees her as a top earner so they won't do a thing about it. Luckily my coworker and I have better jobs. And the store has really gone to shit since he and I left.

[@MunchiesPlace]

Maybe i should make a video about my experiences. It'll horrify so many people.

[@Oboromaru]

I have never worked at a pet store, and reasons like this are exactly why I would never. I have heard about things like this far too often, and seen so many horrific things at stores which you can actually buy an animal from. I'm sorry about what you dealt with at your job. The animals well being should always come first, and it's completely fucked up how that's often not the case at these stores

[@claratalbot7613]

These two are so adorable. I'm happy they got better enclosures. Ur videos are very informative & how I actually found out what I needed to provide for my late hamster Sam. He passed away from cancer about a year ago but I know that I did the best I could for him thanks to my own research & these videos so thank u so much. I do want to get another hamster or perhaps a guinea pig one day after I've moved & more research into caring for a guinea pig & continued research into hamster care. Definitely going to go for a Niteangel because of their cages are generally very good quality or make one of my own

[@melissafeinberg2055]

I do have a 6-year-old son and a three year old daughter and they do help me feed the hamsters they also help me do clean outs if they don't want to what they don't do it I'll do it I try very hard to teach my children that animals are just as important as people animals don't have a voice I also have taught them that very well my children try very hard to be good to animals and they are very sweet to animals I didn't get the hamsters for my kids I got them for myself but my kids do love them if my kids want to have some interaction time with my most friendly hamster I'll clean up my bathtub I'll dry it out I'll put some towels down I'll plug up the drain I'll put one child at a time in the tub to spend some time with the hamster and they're satisfied and then sweet pea goes on her wheel for bed goes back to bed

[@jamiedelgado1484]

True.... Everything you said about big pet stores...TRUE

[@AngieNTheComettes]

My third hamster was named Romeo ^^

[@Dani-tp4wn]

Lol i know more and more about pet care by the day thru the reptile community and the easiest shoot down answer to anyone saying a vertical cage looks like it'd be fun for a hamster is "That animal is not arboreal." you will never find it in a tree so why would u cause it to go Up. Sure, they Dig up, but that means you should give them something big enough for them to DIG up, not crawl up.

[@joannasisemore7184]

my syrian will not chew on toys. i have tried every toy out there but its all a big nope. my little robo has been working his way thru every abandoned toy. i have been trimming kevins teeth every week or two just so the bottom ones dont grow too long. he is an awesome boy.

[@brianleach4707]

So cute

[@alecoloxa]

Cuties!

[@melissafeinberg2055]

I feel so bad for hamsters that are in pet stores I'm not even going to lie I used to work at a pet store it was just a horrible situation I have three hamsters from there two of them I did purchase one of them I adopted two of them that I have are not well tamed at all but I still work with them and I won't give up on them one of them is a little more friendly than the other the other is a bit more skittish but I have plans to put her in a bigger cage soon she's in a 40 gallon breeder now and she's absolutely beautiful I love hamsters all three of my hamsters are gorgeous I usually get the black ones or the Oreo looking ones because nobody usually wants them

[@Sampaguita85]

Honestly I would love if people were telling me to buy the appropriate sized stuff for my ham.. and you think they would since the tanks and larger wheels etc cost more.. lol

[@siennameadowhook]

Frost looks exactly like my hamster! Mine is a lot smaller though

[@originalkingdomhearts]

Every video is a new hair color XD I don't know what time frame they are.

[@yongqianchen4037]

Hi

[@alishaperez872]

The pet shop employee know nada I was going to buy this Campbell hamster and hes telling me it's a robo and I said no it's not they are different 🤯I couldn't even imagine

[@originalkingdomhearts]

Are there any hamster species out there that lives past 2 years?

[@MunchiesPlace]

Yes. Syrians have been known to make it to 3 years, but rarely. Roborovski's can live to 4 years, but usually pass 2-3 years old from experience. The shortest life of any species we've had have been with winter white hamsters since they're prone to diabetes, kidney disease and the occasional tumors like with any species.

[@originalkingdomhearts]

@@MunchiesPlace Thank you so much for answering!

[@ronclark9724]

Maybe half see their second birthday, but less than ten percent see their third. So have a big party for their first birthday...

[@Po101080]

The whole world became a better place when you decided to leave that pet store and bring your knowledge to youtube instead :)

[@Harriettt11]

First ! ❤

[@welovesharks1953]

early

[@welovesharks1953]

fourth