Rescuing Dwarf Hamsters from Offerup! | Munchie's Place

[@shadowcat9672]

I feel bad for the original owner, it sounds like she was trying her best to take care of them properly and was badly misinformed. Also, those hamsters are beautiful.

[@BooksToAshes]

It happens way too often, recently my aunt was feeding her sugar gliders horrible food because of the previous owner who had them said that's what they ate, but I also think with the internet, owners should always use it to learn on how to take care of animals. I don't think there's an excuse for someone not knowing how to properly care for an animal when its so easy to look it up and learn, it's way too common for people to mistreat their pets accidentally because of this and there's no reason for it. Owners, please educate yourself *before* getting an animal.

[@bybookandbone]

@@BooksToAshes I do agree with this mostly but I will say that the internet is also filled to the brim with misinformation, even from what seem like reputable sources. For the general public, it's like a minefield. Who do you trust? I mean, my local rescue is rife with bad animal practices and neglect but people trust them. The local mega-mart type petstore has better care!

[@awetistic5295]

When my brother adopted his dwarf hamsters a few years ago, the shelter would only give them away as a pack of three because they were "bonded". They ended up almost killing each other and had to be separated. So sad there's still so much misinformation given today.

[@Gwenllian25]

Omg when a shelter is this dumb, what can you expect from an average owner. :(

[@AlastairG]

I feel like that’s part of the reason shelters won’t take small mammals where I live. They will take Guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets and other larger small mammals but they won’t take mice, hamsters, gerbils, etc. *It’s very sad that there’s a lack of resources to help those animals but I’m glad that uneducated people aren’t the ones rescuing them.* The humane society still haunts the back of my mind after I helped someone with an emergency surrender… they actually said to just release it outside. Yes, they called his gerbil an “it”. A *gerbil* that was born and raised in captivity. *An animal that doesn’t naturally live in the wild in that area and can not survive in the wild because it’s a pet!* A place that’s supposed to help animals recommended what’s basically a death sentence and they didn’t seem to think that was cruel at all. Edit: For anyone who’s seen some of my old comments, I used to help people with surrendering pets during emergencies and other good reasons like losing the home, extreme rent increases, income loss, etc. I understand that pain and struggle so I was willing to help.

[@morgue.dweller]

its sad that we can't rely on pet stores to give accurate advice. and there's so many pet owners that don't realize the pet stores they shop at don't provide adequate information, so things like this happen. ): well i'm happy these chunky cuties can be put on a diet now haha

[@edwinacaparelli9911]

I'm really grateful that I found your Channel. I find your content to be extremely educational although sometimes very sad and hard to watch, it's important. I know there's probably tons of other people out there like me who have gained a lot of information from your content. Thank you.

[@hemavathi7330]

Whty

[@fionafox420]

Hammys are super cute! I definitely wouldn’t recommend them as a child’s pet though. Personally, I think rats make better pets for kids, especially if they want to interact with them.

[@awetistic5295]

Especially Robos. People pick them for kids because they're tiny and cute, but rats are so much easier to bond and play with, teach them tricks and cuddle.

[@fionafox420]

@@awetistic5295 right!! Any hamster species is more of an advanced pet IMO, better for older kids, or hobbyist. I may just be partial to rats though (I have 9) but it’s unfortunate they have the worst reputation though, most people think I’m a crazy person for having pet rats 🤪

[@jennikrbez6893]

@@awetistic5295 I love how people have a fear of them and for what reason there alot nicer and calmer to bond with you and your children unlike robos who could be agree there whe lives cus there hard to tame I wish people would just do there research before thinking of getting any pets

[@awetistic5295]

@@jennikrbez6893 So many of my rats are or were super cuddly. My grandpa Barret is almost 3 years old and turned from an active guy to a chill gentleman who loves to lie on my hand and enjoys being pet. People who never had rats most likely don't even know what an incredible bond you'll form with them and how much love they'll give back. Just because there's so much misinformation and prejudices. Robos are fun to watch, but kids usually don't like pets you can't interact with.

[@aimlessbug]

I just want to say, as someone who works at a pet store, please do not rely on just the employee to give you your information. Do your research BEFORE you come in. I do my best to give as much accurate information that I can, however most of the time I do not have the 30 minutes to an hour to educate every single person that comes in for a hamster. It’s just not possible. And it gets EXHAUSTING having to educate over and over again. I’m happy to answer a few questions, as a matter of fact it is encouraged. But please please please do your research beforehand.

[@LeeLeeRuester]

As a pet store worker, pet stores suck, I try my best to make sure people have the right information (if they’re not receptive there’s nothing I can do, but I try). I had someone come in to get a new hamster, their old hamster unfortunately didn’t make it after feeding it bird seed for three months, my manager thankfully allowed me to deny the sale until they learned the right information

[@miyukiwynter885]

Being a pet store employee who actually knows what the animals need is hard. I am constantly trying to correct misinformation people have been given but they don't always listen... Especially with fish.

[@LeeLeeRuester]

@@miyukiwynter885 the amount of times I’ve gotten in trouble for refusing to sell a fish because they don’t have the right size tank….

[@jennikrbez6893]

I don't know y anyone in the right mind would think oh let's just pick up this bird seed that's for a completely different species of animal when right across the aisle that are seed mixes specifically for hamsters for a reason so you give them the balance diet they actually really need if it says bird seed on it it's probably going to hurt them severely in some way so why make that risk or even considerate it it just doesn't click in my head if it says hamster food on it maybe you should just stick with the seed mix that says hamster food

[@LeroyFaceTV]

THANK YOU for your channel. I recently got a male Syrian from petsmart because my girlfriend wanted one. (I know I know give me the shit I deserve) we thought we knew “enough” for “good” hamster care but since binging your videos for 2 months straight we now know we were so so so wrong. He went from a 350 sq inch home (he was only in there for a few weeks) to a ikea detlof we got for only like 60 bucks. (950sq inches) Now he’s soooooo much happier. He never wanted to be held now he loves attention. Long story short over the past 3 months my hamster has flourished so much and all thanks to you. Keep it up❤️

[@crisannasutphin6783]

I adopted a Syrian off of offer up. The ad said that they couldn’t keep him due to their dog. So we bought him. He died like after 2-3 months of having him but we were happy that he got to be loved by us for the end of his time earth side.

[@FaeTheGae]

Poor little chonky girls🥺 they're beautiful and it always makes me happy when Munchie takes in these hammies

[@rowdyrats7035]

Those poor babies are so overweight. 🥺 So glad you took them on, they now have a lot better future ahead of them. ❤

[@imogen6532]

Thank you Munchie for being so helpful providing advice to the world on hamsters. I'm a graduated animal care student (with knowledge on various animal topics such as biology, healthcare, diseases, breeding etc.) and have plans to start up my own ethical hamster breeding to produce lovely, healthy hams to owners and provide proper care. I am only 20, so it will take me awhile to get everything in order and find my own place to be able to carry out such a job. Hopefully within the next 5-6 years! I'd of course love to rescue them too to make sure they don't enter a breeding program and enter a better life (that's if they're not ethically bred).

[@craftsparkles]

Thank you I have a dwaf hamster called Skye I have a much bigger cage now thankfully I’m also hoping in the next few months to get her a tank :)

[@17andtravelling]

The info this family had seems similar to that of a family I was building furniture for. I didn't want to just say everything they were doing was wrong (though most of it was), so I focussed on a few things. They metioned bar chewing, so I said the more chew toys they have, the better, preferably of different materials. Then I found out they'd given the hamster a bath... with water. I didn't want to tell the children they could have killed the hamster, so I spoke with their dad before leaving and explained how serious that was. The enclosure was too small too, but since it wasn't the worst offender I've seen, I left it with suggesting chews and telling them to never clean the hamster with water, sand should be used instead. They were definitely a victim of the pet shop.

[@RachelGotHamsters]

Love your haircut! 💇‍♀️ I know it’s been a hard time for so many rescues, but thanks for all you do! I’ve learned so much from all your fab videos! 💕 🐹

[@Saf333]

Love the new haircut.

[@samcat2295]

My Nan confuses me, she’s see a “hamster” cage like this and say it’s fine despite the fact i try to educate her. But the second it comes to her chinchillas she’d make a change instantly if I tell her something wrong and she’s yell at someone for forgetting to fill up their hay one day-

[@indigoeye3874]

I have two robo brothers (they live separately, don't worry) from a breeder. One of them is quite calm and a foodie, has been willing to sit on my hand for about 5-10 seconds since the very beginning. After that he gets bored and has to go do something. The other one is so much shier and only interacted with me in the play pen, mostly by climbing all over me. It took about five months before he was finally willing to climb on my hand inside his enclosure! But he never sits still, unless I put his daily seed mix on my palm for him to gather. It always makes my morning when this skittish sweatheart is willing to grace me with the feeling of his soft fur for even a tiny little bit. Yes, robos are definitely not good pets for small children, impatient people or anyone who is looking for a lot of skin on fur contact. They are absolutely the cutest, though.

[@Aimee0206]

Something I've heard of for wood enclosures is that you can attach mesh to the inside to prevent the wood getting chewed. It's just something I've heard, so idk how useful it is or if it even works, but it kinda makes sense.

[@imogen6532]

Yo it's a star stable gal - twins - Hi I've been playing sso since 2013. :)

[@Aimee0206]

@@imogen6532 Never thought I’d meet another SSO player on here lol. Been playing since 2015 - I’m so excited for the 10 year anniversary :D.

[@imogen6532]

@@Aimee0206 Hehe! Yes same! We get a free horse! (finally)

[@rachelmeyer4043]

Absolutely love your channel. You're everything I aspire to be. I'm working on buying my own house and plan to rescue and rehabilitate small mammals once I have the space 🥰 I've learned so much from you about proper hamster care and my hamster is living it up!

[@shadokat]

I'm so glad you got these two and were able to separate them. I've seen the bad result of two robo hamsters being housed together. I had a sweet little robo about six years ago who had been housed with another robo. They had gotten in a fight and my little girl got the worst of it. She lost one eye and half of her face was one big scar. I named her Braveheart and told her every day how beautiful she was. I had her for nearly three years. Because of her horrific injuries I would never house two robots together. Thank you for reaching these sweet girls. I know you'll find great homes for them. Oh, and I know all about "children falling out of love with hamsters." I currently have a beautiful little Syrian who I got from a "nice family." Well-off looking people with two very spoiled and entitled looking kids who couldn't be bothered to talk to me about their hamster, tell me her name or anything else about her, and played with their phones while her mom handed me the cage like she was handling toxic waste. It was a princess castle cage. The kids had begged for a hamster but got bored and now wanted a puppy. I really hated these people. Anyway, I changed the beautiful little Syrian hamster's name and she now lives happily in a prevue 528. Yeah, I hate people who get animals for their kids and then indulge them later when the kids are bored with the hamster. People suck.

[@waltergrove2657]

Gotta gather myself up before watching this vid. Hopefully, this is not a too sad or traumatizing video. Cuz I just finished tearing up after listening to the melancholy or nostalgic Ed sheerans songs or 1D songs. Directioner here!

[@lexTS89]

Hi fellow hamster and 1D lover.

[@Meglotruck]

I’ve learned a lot from when I was a kid. I got my first hamster when I was 9 and she was in a critter trail (I know now that they stink) I’m now 18 and the two boys I have are in bin cages, 10-11 inch wheels. I have a prevue 528 in the box under my bed and I plan on adopting a male mouse to house in it.

[@lynjago6022]

Awww, very cute hammies. And it's good to see that they will now get the care that they need. :-)

[@teamgaming6700]

Same 😄

[@littlehamham4251]

Hi munchie!!! I love this video and how u have saved these hammys, do u think you could do a cage set up video where you set up their enclosure and give tips for the 2 beautiful robos 💛💛xx

[@WeeLin]

Robos can turn on each other at any time, and I wish pet shops wouldn't sell them in groups or pairs. My robo had been part of a pair for 20 months before they started fighting - thankfully, the original owner separated them straight away. Although we had the opposite experience to Munchie here - we were told our robo was a girl, but soon realised that wasn't true. Put it this way, we got a spot of warmer weather and he chose to let it all hang out. Good thing we gave Kiwi a unisex name!

[@katherinet7788]

You’re so pretty Munchie!! ❤️❤️

[@rhemaetie6182]

Me: OMG IT CAME OUT 40 MIN AGO YESSSS

[@edwinacaparelli9911]

Right!

[@AutumnSwift2]

Them in the back "Tf is this shit human, nothing is in this bin you put us in!" In all seriousness they're such characters. I used to regularly put drops inside my hamsters water to prevent wet tail after my aunt's hamster developed it. She was luckily able to treat her illness and that allowed her to live a lot longer.

[@emmahallbacka]

Oh my gosh the are so CUTE!

[@xthetansiblingsx5405]

This is really nice. It’s just amazing that you can catch them so quickly and handle it. I just adopted a Campbell dwarf and he doesn’t allows me to touch him. He will just attack me whenever my hands enter. I will try my best to tame him if possible.

[@user-wq8dg2gw4y]

I love how serious you’re

[@Grippies888]

mmmmmk...

[@rebeccaxx]

name suggestions: Lady and Rosie

[@giovannisingergs4159]

Can't wait to see them in the future videos

[@foxxiangel6384]

is it possible to maybe custom build them an enclosure that has 2ft of burrowing space?

[@chattychatotchannel]

There really should be more regulations on what pet stores can sell. We don’t have these creatures in Australia but there’s a lot of inappropriate stuff sold for guinea pigs and birds here

[@lynn5530]

Seems the lady did really try to do everything to give them a good home but these darn pet stores continually give bad information. I wish more people would do more research online. Not that everything you find online is correct but you have a better chance of finding good info. I was in Petco the other day and someone was buying one of those tiny cages with all the different color tubes. Not a good cage for anything. Not sure what they were putting in it but I felt sorry for whatever animal that ends up living in there. Thank you for educating people!!! 😁

[@Makingofabetterlife]

This is such a sweet find for a rescue. I did rescue over 30 years and this is one that wouldnt affect my sleeping at night. Nice to come across for sure. I rescued as far as small animals, mostly rats. They do co hab so please excuse my not knowing, but could these girls be bonded by now? Serena, Samantha, Hyper and Sutton are the newest names i have just used. Not for actual living beings lol, erasers actually but i enjoy naming them. I spend all my time doing Sudoku and when i went to order erasers, i found the cutest animal erasers and i couldnt help but name them and i wont use them to erase lol. 🙂🙂🙂 have a wonderful day. You are doing amazing. I enjoy your channel so much.

[@anthonymcdonnell5384]

aww the 2 robos are sooooooooooooo cute

[@Aroaceenby]

This is what there needs to be better information and better cages and accesories sold on the market. There are so many hamsters who are misinformed about properly taking care of their hamster or other small animals.

[@I_AM_DARTH_VADER-f2v]

I love watching your channel. You are so informative and supportive of hamsters. Its so fun to watch your video that I never missed an update from you! :D I have a big male Teddy bear syrian black and white hamster for over a year now and he is extremely tame and never bite me once. The only problem is that he gets really active and live to climb on top of everything. WHAT CAN I DO? Also I noticed a small black dot color right on his head above his eyes recently. Do you know what it is? Can you help me? Appreciate it

[@mycrittercity]

Classic case of someone that clearly cares for their hamster, but didn’t take the time to research. If these cages weren’t displayed at the pet store in the first place then people wouldn’t be able to accidentally abuse their pets.

[@PetConnectionInternational]

I completely agree, we need regulations in place to stop these things from being sold!

[@nannynanan]

One time I told a pair infront of me in line in my local petstore that they wouldn't need a salt lick stone ( they had other stuff for hamsters so I asked them if they had one) and they got rid of it. They also had " special water" for rodents and they also left it in the store after my comment on it. The cashier looked really mad but well...if the store won't educate, we hammy owners need to do it🤣

[@aciewha7702]

My Robo has the NiteAngel clear 10” wheel and she got thrown out her detolf because the momentum of the wheel was major. However totally my fault that the lid wasn’t on the detolf.(I had just did a 6 week deep clean and had put her in but didn’t put the lid) Took me 2-3 days to capture her because she was living her best life on the lamb. (My room with closed doors and food n water. I put her travel cage out and she finally crawled in)

[@JesterKitty]

Dorothy and Athena. My first rats were named that.

[@rebeccaxx]

Question for the person reading this comment: *how often do u clean your hamsters cage?* Me, I clean my cages once every 5-6 months. But on the other hand, it is one detolf cage and one big aquarium cage. I only clean the cages when they start to smell.

[@kirabowie]

I haven't had a hammy since I was a lil kid, but I used to clean her cage every week. And I HAD to be the one doing the cleaning as my mom was scared of my hammy. XD I think waiting until the cages start to smell is not good for your hammies. All that pee & poop are sitting there, building up & it really can't be good for them. XD I also had pet mice & I used to clean them twice a week as they were kind of stinky. XD

[@monicamares9198]

Once a month I'm using 200quart bin cages

[@lexy10985]

U cut your hair! Love it! Wait u said Minnesota? Arnt u in Washington?

[@mannerni8999]

God I miss owning hamsters but I have no room for one because the cage i used for them currently has 2 female mice living in it. I someday want to make my own enclosure for my future hammy since where I live I cant get suitable sized tanks without spending like £600 to get one that comes with a cabinet with it... so I'm going to wait until I can make one instead of using the barred cage I have that doesn't have a great pan depth for hamsters (its over 800 square inches of floorspace just doesn't have a deep pan)

[@Riateph]

I didn't know OfferUp even had live animals :( Just what we didn't need, another platform of unregulated animals. Edit: At least it's against the rules...

[@tfs4156]

At least some of them will get rescued

[@thekarategirl5787]

In the wild it's easier to get away from fellow hamsters who are irritating you than a tiny cage.

[@saxybaby4486]

Tiny floof beans.

[@tfs4156]

That big wooden cage you said to throw out I just threw out last month. My hamster died cause of that giant cage :/ waste of money and my poor hamster

[@jessicasidor1773]

Did you see Petco/ kaytee came out with a new brand called Field+ Forest. its lab block and hay . they calm their is no Timothy Hay in the food. I think this might be a good one.... I think you should check it out and maybe review. ( a lab block review)

[@MunchiesPlace]

O_______________________________________O I'll check it out.

[@jessicapearson9479]

Our Walmart sells care fresh now too. They are cuties! You'd think that pet stores would give out better information. I ran into a couple who did not know that a bear hamster was a Syrian hamster. They were getting the poor guy a 6.5 inch wheel. I did let them know that that was too small and they needed a 10in wheel as the hamster was full grown. So they went and got a. 11.5 inch ball.........😱🤦‍♀️. I told them that hamster balls are not good for hamsters. K referred them to you, hammy lux, Victoria and one other hamster KZbinr. They had done absolutely no research what so ever before getting a hamster.

[@monicamares9198]

My Walmart has CritterCare and Uber no clue how good those are I just go to my petsmart it's just down the street from my Walmart

[@werewoofwoof]

Ahh, i'm so glad you addressed the bird seed thing. When I had my baby boy Charming, I ended up getting bird seed instead because the closest pet store.... their food (scoop as you need style) was INFESTED with moth caterpillars, and besides being nervous about him eating them, I didn't want my room infested. But I DID get lab blocks to try and balance that out (same deal for my mice, I didn't have much good choice sadly). But i'm glad to know that isn't a good idea, and i'll keep that in mind for other small critters. No more hamsters only because where i'm moving, they're illegal. But other small rodents are fine.

[@bperez9066]

“ I no longer recommend PreVue 528” !! WHAT!! I literally ordered it BECAUSE your video saying you recommend. I just got a Syrian yesterday. Do I need to change it now? That cage was expensive fml

[@MunchiesPlace]

I don't know where in this video I said that, I just don't recommend prevues for dwarfs which probably was what I mentioned here. Syrians are fine.

[@Theaterkidxs1]

munchi im just wondering how did u tame them so quick?

[@BigggRoss]

How about Lavern and Shirley

[@anthonymcdonnell5384]

Munchie the pet store sounds like a defunct pet in the uk called Focus Diy And Pets they told us years ago that 2 male russian dwarfs could live togther my brothers hamster called Boris killed my hamster called Ivan and it was all the pet stores fault

[@samanthawilson8160]

Where was that bin purchased?

[@kirabowie]

You can bins in Walmart that are big like that & they're not too expensive.

[@monicamares9198]

Also Target

[@Maraudurr]

Vita drops aren't good in general, the Vitamim C in them dissappears in light. So as you can imagine, the Vitamin C doesn't last long in the water bottles. If you really want to give your pet Vitamin C, its reccomended to give them the Oxbow science Vit C biscuits or syringe feed them children's liquid Vitamin C. Though, like Munchie said, this is unnecessary for hamsters.

[@Aroaceenby]

Munchie i have a robo hamster!

[@josshenry1195]

water wattle bottle would you recound for a syarin hamster.is there any that are really good or is it luck of the draw.

[@torismyth6975]

I love glass water bottles but its really just luck and preference

[@JDavis-yu4nt]

I'd say look at used water bottles on ebay/offerup etc. because water bottles as long as they work tend to be pretty similar

[@sarasthoughts]

6:35 I was about to ask for that enclosure for my birthday 😭 What do you think about the other popular wooden cage that pops up everywhere, with the same size but just rectangular?

[@Saf333]

She reviewed some really nice enclosures, I just don't remember the name.

[@sarasthoughts]

@@Saf333 unfortunately most of them aren't available in my country, or just way too expensive! My only option is some ikea diy, apparently :( bin cages can't be done in my country, I can't find an appropriately-sized bin for the life of me!

[@Saf333]

@@sarasthoughts IKEA usually has very nice bins... try a very big breeder tank?

[@chad4685]

@@sarasthoughts are you in the uk? There is a 160l bin in Argos or a 145l bin in Homebase if so xx

[@RedQueenKae]

You could get a display case from ikea and lay it on its back. Its what my friend does :)

[@Casidilla]

Does anyone know what Munchie feeds the hamsters at the rescue?

[@Casidilla]

Ok, thank you!

[@Saf333]

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