Rescuing my 2nd Foster Hamster | Ms. Frizzle | Daisy was Adopted!

Good news, Daisy my very first Foster Hammy was adopted! I explain the process of getting her adopted out and then sharing my
rescue mission for my 2nd Foster Hamster. Unfortunately the next foster hamster is also from a neglect case such as Daisy & i show you her cage setup that she was previously in. It will SHOCK you. Most hamsters you will see me foster will be from neglect situations because those are the hamsters i want to be saving. I hope to give these guys a better life through education and finding the right match for each hamster. Petstores unfortunately do not educate the public well enough and the US is behind in small animal welfare so people are unaware of providing the right care for them. So please always do your research before bringing home a pet. I hope you enjoy the rescue of Ms. Frizzle.
My Foster Home is about rescuing, rehabilitating and placing the animal in a well matched home. I learn about their personality, their needs and try my best to place them in a forever home once they're ready to leave. Fostering is temporary and tho i may get attached, there will always be a helpless animal out there who needs a place to go, so there will never be a foster fail because i want to have as many foster children as possible, because that's how many animals I've helped in my lifetime. Why not consider fostering yourself? Get involved and see for yourself what it means to be a Foster Home.
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[@MunchiesPlace]

Note: This video I filmed in 2018 has outdated care standards that were shown.

[@Emminade]

I would love to foster hamsters one day. I unfortunately don’t have the room and it isn’t practical since I go to college and live at home right now but when I do move out and am done with school that’s something I’m really going to look into!

[@crunchie1972]

My hamster is called daisy

[@meltedmilk9937]

I was so mad when I saw the cage and wheel but when you said the pizza thing I just crumbled😭that’s so sad

[@JessicasAnimalFriends]

Yikes what a terrible set up...

[@RavensShadows34]

When I first got my Chinese hamster I got him a small 4 inch wheel; I went out to get him a bigger one within a week after seeing that it would be too small for him. Really grateful for channels like yours that educate people on correct care for small pets, I hope Ms. Frizzle finds a good home, she seems so sweet!

[@stormthebabe49]

I don't know a lot about hamsters or anything, but even I know that that was a terrible cage for her. I love Ms. Frizzle, so cute! I hope she gets a good home.

[@MarandaLeah]

Thank you for saving her!!!!:)🐹

[@udroppedurface2787]

That hurts that the kid said they could not afford a pizza...even at Walmart they have a full pizza for $3 :(

[@sm8634]

I know.

[@kanatoe]

Ikr, even asda has £1 pizzas, I mean you have to cook them yourself but they're only £1

[@isabelladgriff]

The intro is hilarious with captions *“Hello gins and beers alike!”*

[@nva8388]

XD

[@tishasobhax]

XD

[@Emminade]

She is so cute! When you were holding her and she started grabbing your hair my heart melted - my hamster did that the other night to me and it was so adorable.

[@murphdawgswizzle]

soon i want to foster a hamster, a mouse, or rats:) i have done HOURS on all of those animals! i loveeeee ms. frizzle. i’ve always wanted a golden syrian, but i live thousands of miles from you, i’m in tennessee, you’re in Oregon i believe.

[@MunchiesPlace]

yellowboba Seattle but close enough.

[@alejandrotrejo6738]

I have a golden Syrian

[@sariahreese1853]

alanariley I’m more away thes no way I can go there I live in Colorado but it’s beautiful here

[@Sam-dk5dp]

she seems like a sweet hamster! it makes me mad to see someone could have actually put a hamster in a cage as small as that one. you did the right thing saving her :)

[@Hope-ei6qf]

I love the name you chose, Ms. Frizzle is one of my favorite childhood memories!

[@wolfbeam3915]

Ms. Frizzle is gorgeous!! Her colouring is almost identical to the last hamster I had, Peach, it's uncanny. Timothy Hay may be an unsuitable substrate/bedding, but it does make a good nesting material and some hammies like to just generally nibble on it. At least she wasn't on the pine shavings when you rescued her...

[@andreaolesya3303]

Is it possible for hamsters to be allergic? I gave my hamster some in her food dish and she looked I'll and had a hard time using the bathroom. I gave it to her to separate times and both times she had an I'll appearance. The bag is just collecting dust now and my ham has been okay. :)

[@wolfbeam3915]

Andrea Olesya Hamsters can be allergic/sensitive to many things, just like humans. It's great that you noticed there was a problem and then took steps to resolve it.

[@lpsivy8818]

Omg I feel sooooo bad for that hamster thank GOD you found her, that wheel isn't even big enough for a mouse!!!!! So glad there are people like you!!!!!

[@ronclark9724]

How some think a five inch wheel, at best, will fit a six to seven inch hamster makes you wonder whether they have a single functioning brain cell? Unfortunately, some do...

[@ilovemyself9565]

She's so lucky now

[@mlphollyrose5318]

Your so sweet! Thanks you for helping this hamster!💝💞

[@waterbottle4782]

I often wonder why people don't just spend 10$ on a hamster care all about book before they buy the actual hamster. I bought one of these and told my kid to read it even before buying the cage/supplies/pet.

[@ronclark9724]

Or google hamster care with their smart phone, tablet, or pc?

[@foxsmoonprincess]

She is so adorable

[@rochebug_413]

She is so cute & sweet! So happy you could rescue her

[@taytaycherry]

I love everything you do. You're truly an amazing person! ❤️🐹❤️

[@acapellasampler3623]

I started your channel on your bad cage reviews and then found some of your fostering stories like this and I have to say Munchie you are a blessing and the world needs more people like you

[@Emminade]

Do you think that Wodent Wheels are significantly better than Silent Spinners (besides obviously the size factor)? My ham has an 8” Wodent Wheel Jr. and he’s a syrian, but I think he needs something a bit bigger so I don’t know if I should go ahead and get an 11” Wodent Wheel or wait for the 10” Silent Spinner

[@MunchiesPlace]

Emminade because I have not personally had a wodent wheel cause of cost, I'm waiting for the silent spinner. From what Pam at Hammylux has told me, wodent wheels are annoying to clean. So I'm waiting for a silent spinner which will be out within the next week I'm told. But I did just purchase a silent runner on Amazon.

[@Emminade]

Munchie's Place Pam’s definitely right, they’re super annoying to clean, and pricey. I’m excited to hear that it should be out next week though, I’ve been waiting very impatiently haha

[@JessicasAnimalFriends]

I love her

[@KingCakeGator]

From the story you told it sounds like the kid really loved the hamster and it’s definitely not his fault, the parents are the ones to blame

[@alyssapayne7828]

I’m glad you saved her that was so sad 😭 I wish she was my hamster

[@elizabethlange3188]

Welcome Ms Frizzle

[@udroppedurface2787]

Omg just noticed we have the same travel cage!!!! Also well done on getting more info on the homes she's gunna go into! Finally another gal who makes a huge difference in the small animal community

[@Sky2Mina]

A week ago I took a hammy in that is approximately 18-19 months old and has lived her life in an enclosure that was around the same size (about 100 square inches). Your channel inspires me. I will be keeping her, but I want to get more and foster them until I find a better home for them. The need is high in my area, many people just dont know much about hamsters in general. But Ill need to work out how much I can take on both financially and mentally.

[@ronclark9724]

The $8 38 quart bin I use as a travel bin is larger than 100 square inches... I use the leftover steel mesh and zip ties from the giant bin for the small travel bin lid...

[@ronclark9724]

When they claim they don't have time for a hamster, one wonders whether they have time for anyone but themselves. I have timed myself doing proper animal husbandry of my hamster. It takes less than two minutes to clean and feed him, replace the water, as well as shift his sand bath/litter box. My hamster enjoys watching me do these everyday chores, and I enjoy doing these chores... My little beast deserves no less... Of course I have a 200 quart bin for his enclosure which isn't larger than a large laundry basket that doesn't require a deep clean every week and doesn't take a half hour to reassemble..

[@FloweryOnCrack]

oh my god, she's the cutest thing ever. I'm about to get a hamster and I want one just like ms.frizzle. she's so friendly! Thanks for saving her, its great how you did that.

[@Audrey-th6hg]

I feel so bad for that kid

[@ThegirlyGamer-xl5gy]

I have a dwarf hamster and he is in a 86in by 56in and I'm moving him to a larger one today it just hurts me to see what those people are doing to a full grown Syrian

[@blubarie]

ThegirlyGamer1616 that’s huge 😳 but great for your hammy!!

[@topsymatthews8484]

That's 4816 square inches of floorspace WOW. **looks at 951 Square inches** pathetic

[@ronclark9724]

@@topsymatthews8484 Unfortunately, as I downsized in my retirement to a small RV, my giant 200 quart bin with over 600 square inches is about all the room I have. So far none of my hamsters have shown any signs of being stressed out like those living in tiny pet stores toy shoe boxes...

[@ecologist_to_be]

That cage looks like a travel cage for vet trips etc 😒

[@nicholasjohnson6373]

Shes so beautiful!

[@lcvendqr5251]

Good luck daisy in your new home

[@anthonymcdonnell6615]

aww she is cute and very lucky

[@adorcserod704]

I have guinea pigs right now, but following these hamster channles I want to have a hamster now so bad! I'm going to start to buy the supplies, and maybe one day I will get a hamster. Maybe in 3 years.

[@sharrongray1837]

❤❤❤

[@miawheatley1762]

I absolutely love fostering Guinea pigs!! It’s the best thing! I currently have 2🐠 1🐹 2🐻(guinea pigs). I have so far fostered one guinea pig and she was named Luna, previously from a neglected situation and got seperated from her buddy. Then someone got hold of Luna but couldn’t keep her because they had allergies so we fostered her for one month. Then she went to live with some family and she’s settled in very well. It was sad saying goodbye because she was so sweet and always up for cuddles but I knew she was going to have the best care! I’m going to Surrey to see her in August xx

[@ecologist_to_be]

I have no sympathy for people who treat animals like this. Ignorance isn't an excuse these days due to the internet. Back when I got my first hamster back in 1998 I think I didn't have access to the things that people have access too now but I still feel guilty 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ecologist_to_be]

Even back in 1998 the hamster was a rescue as they were bored of it. All I remember reading back then is large wheels for Syrians (I had a rat one) and no cotton bedding. Can't believe they still sell cotton bedding when it was known to be bad 20 years ago lol

[@sm8634]

It's terrible i know. But they did not know any better and couldn't even afford a pizza.

[@gigiu91]

I think you shouldn't be too hard on them, if they cannot afford a pizza, I doubt they can afford to pay for internet connection, which would put them in a similar situation to the eighties when there wasn't internet at all. I mean, they probably knew that the hamster needed more than that, so that's why they gave it away. I think the child was more responsible than he seemed, he chose not to put the pine shavings in the cage (he probably noticed the hamster reaction to that and stopped putting it as bedding) and that pack of hay probably was all they could afford for a long length of time, so he had to make the hard choice to either put a lot of it to make thicker bedding and let it in for a month or more without changing it (thus letting the hamster wallow in their own filth) or put less but changing the bedding more often. The second choice, while not ideal, at least was more sanitary. And the choice to give her away was even more responsible all things considered. They recognised that they weren't taking good care for the hamster, so they decided to give her to a better home, instead of the other terrible alternatives.

[@ronclark9724]

I recall a library book saying a ten gallon aquarium was suitable for a hamster enclosure. Then a twenty gallon aquarium was suitable for a while. For a long time I used a 29 gallon 116 quart bin, the largest I could buy in my small home town before I found at Home Depot a 50 gallon/200 quart bin...

[@GHLukinator]

Aww...CUTE!! Good Job Fostering! ❤️❤️❤️ What?!? How do they even sell 4.5 inch wheels?!?

[@ronclark9724]

They expect your pet rock to use it...

[@baddie969]

Thank you so much Munchie You saved my life,I brought pine wood shavings I started using it and I realized that it wasn’t that soft I’m getting better bedding soon.😊😓

[@amphibiland7315]

Aspen is the only safe wood for hamsters

[@topsymatthews8484]

@@amphibiland7315 actually if kiln dried other shavings are actually safe bc the toxins dry out or something.

[@amphibiland7315]

topsy matthews some people say that, but better safe then sorry

[@ronclark9724]

I mix a large Clean & Cozy bag of bedding with a small bag of Aspen shavings for my 200 quart bin which usually gets around 5 inches of bedding... I enjoy the smell of Aspen...

[@emilyjean_]

I'm crying. This is so sad that people don't understand the requirements to have one of theses

[@DebbieFrankel]

I love Ms. Frizzle! She is adorable

[@orange5308]

I have the same wheel as she has for my hamster! The new 8.5 inch one of course!

[@Taylor_Scott87]

She is very pretty

[@sharrongray1837]

Found ur channel by mistake i am really enjoying ur vids well done u are a real good woman doing real good work well done with ur good work keep up the good work ❤

[@yuzu3165]

I know this is an older video but . people keep coming to me about leopard geckos .. this one girl wanting hunting supplies and I had to paid her to get this poor baby out of that situation.. he was on sand .. freeze dried food.. no heat source it's so sad.. it was obviously an impulse by and I love how you preach to people about impulse buying ❤

[@glitchthewolf8536]

I loved the magic school bus as a little kid! I love the old one! The new remake sucks!

[@Singingshadowgirl]

Aw, she's so cute

[@elainewieneke5408]

I have 2 cages from a pet store connected to a big bin cage and one female hamster .And I have 2 rats in a double critter nation and soon I'll be getting a teraream with a salamander and me and my dad love animals and feel so bad for neglecting animals . And me and my dad always make sure we have a cage that's bigger than the required size

[@mxexotics6033]

Frustrates me to no end how (some) pet stores just care about a sale and not doing some part in educating people on what is and isn’t proper for owning certain animals. If you were anywheres near me I’d take her in a second! I love my Syrians!

[@ellalouise4510]

Yaya! Daisy! I foster small animals too - I had to hand raise some days old baby gerbils. perfect foster mom here!

[@DylanThomson]

I have got one hamster called honey and I ALWAYS Come to this channel for support and to know the size and best cages

[@junemoonie]

Ugh, I hate it when people just.. get over hamsters. Or any small animal, for that matter.. it's like having a kid, waiting till they're out of their infant stage then saying "Eh. You're not fun anymore, you cry, you run away from me, and you stink. I'm selling you now." Like, what?? That's so wrong..

[@jackiepage1290]

Your the best Me Frizzle looks just like my Bella.

[@jackiepage1290]

Thanks so much for the heart I really appreciate it thank you so much bye for now love Jackie x x

[@304kaya]

I’m fostering 2 Syrian hamsters right now, one of them is super friendly, she’s a white female, her name is Narcissa. The other one, I might keep her. She’s a ginger female, she’s HUGE, and she’s also blind... I know I will have to keep her, and even more heartbreaking: I found her at the pet store.... also I named her Honey-bee

[@wloxya7422]

Once I wished for a hamster for Christmas and I obviously didn’t get the hamster for Christmas in a box but I got a book and my mom and dad said that I could get a hamster when I had read the book and found out what cage, food, toys and wheel to get. Now I stick to that book and reading and researching when I have a question about a hamster😉 ❤️

[@melina001a]

Ms Frizzle you are beautiful I hope you get to have a beetter life, your so adoreabel and so tame lubs! Munchine I've been watching your video's for a while and you really are just awesome I wish morre people where like you, Research people it's not to hard, The net use it! and syrians are adorable just as much as dwarf types!

[@dutchguineapigs]

She is so pretty and look so friendly! May i ask what type of bedding daisy had?

[@MunchiesPlace]

Dutch guinea pigs the bedding I use is kaytee clean and cozy.

[@lucasanderson3008]

She looks just like my Syrian. So cute!

[@Mia-yi9hb]

Awwwww so cute

[@1996vivian]

Such a heartwarming video! BTW your hair color is gorgeous! Would you mind sharing how you get that color?

[@katiewolfy500]

Welcome Ms.frizell

[@joannemain86]

Great video, well done 🐾🐾❤❤😊😊

[@NatashaTheSweMom]

How about alder as bedding? In Sweden it's recommended as safe bedding but you can't trust most pet stores here.

[@giovannisingergs4159]

I did not like the cage or the wheel size at all but I'm glad that she will find somebody that will give her the proper cage and a proper wheel size in your rescue Munchie

[@Clo1282]

I know that this is an old video, but i Just wanted to point out that a good situation can change. You dont know what happened to them, maybe they lost their Jobs and really couldent afford so Many pets. Im not a parent, but i know that for parents their Kids are first and if they hace to chose between a pizza to make their Kids happy, or simply something to eat, and the hamster, they'll chose their Kids. You cant blame them for that. And it ended well for the litthe hammy, so finally it all worked out

[@SassyShelly]

When you get hamsters from homes like this and don't want to confront the person about their care Maybe you could just tell them about your channel on the way out and if they look you up they'll learn some proper care for any future small pets..?

[@briansanchez6147]

Seat belts every one!

[@PurpleJellyfish31]

I want to do what u are doing it's great and i would love to help out the small animals where I live since people over here just buy small animals because they think it will be easy

[@bethanyhall90]

It's highly possible that pizza isn't in third budget so they don't get it. Plus if third family is like mine they'd need like 5 to fill everyone up.which is not a cheap meal. Plus all the awful ingredients. She seems like a sweet hamster and I saw your update that she found a home. That's great!

[@MunchiesPlace]

I don't have a family w/ kids but i've had to feed a room filled with gamers before. I bought everyone their own individual pizza and some helped pay but my gosh adults eating a medium pizza is hard enough to pay for after tax. So one can only assume it would be extremely hard for a family of i think 5 at the time? I think that's how many i counted at the door. The kids sincere reaction really does speak volumes about the living situation and unfortunately Washington has horrible tax rates and our homeless crisis is getting pushed into a corner and not being dealt with or people are not being open minded about how half of our paycheck is all in rent. It's quite a big struggle. And on top of owning a pet, unfortunately people don't realize that they can be unintentionally neglectful if they cannot provide a pet but keep it anyways, so the family made the right call and i'm glad Ms. Frizzle is with the 2nd adopter i've ever had the pleasure of speaking to. It's nice that the majority of adopters have been wonderful people. Unfortunately i cannot say the same for some people who've been unpleasant to the foster/rescue.

[@cuberboylol2274]

I live in the middle of nowhere there’s no hamsters within 50 miles

[@emily9415]

My Winter White drawf hamster, he nibbles, but he has about 4 chew toys, probably more than that 😩

[@shiannanicholls7544]

My young dwarf hamster has a bigger wheel then that

[@piperabrielle4495]

I have a question. When you go to Pet Smart to adopt a hamster from the back do you need someone with you over 18?

[@dubliners0999]

If anyone is in the Chicago area, Fur Angels Animal Sanctuary takes in and adopts out small pets: furangelsas.com/ I got a sweet gerbil that was missing half her tail from them (poor thing--Petsmart was going to have her destroyed!) Anyway, great people.

[@rosyreads]

That cage, and set up was horrible and I just feel so bad for her but also it broke my heart when the kid said “we can’t afford a pizza” I wanna buy that kid unlimited pizza and also I wanna say something to that boy’s parents, ur kids are ur first priority, if u can’t get them a pizza then why did u get a pet? I know ur kid might’ve asked for a hamster but you know better to take care of ur kids first, if u can’t get them a $5 pizza then plz just don’t get another pet when u can’t afford to buy them something so simple as a food

[@MunchiesPlace]

The family was just not thinking and probably had bought frizzle during a time they could afford it. Life changes, it's sad but I do wish the family well.

[@Edkaedka]

I have a hamster but i Can not find a bin cage anywere and i also have a small cage .

[@topsymatthews8484]

Hope u got something better now!

[@Edkaedka]

topsy matthews yup I have the hamster haven from pets at home 🥺

[@coolnesscrunche3268]

Sos my friend has a full grown sirian hamster that is living in a 50 sq inch crittertrail and I told them they should get a bigger cage but they never did anything What should I do?

[@Spiergirls]

I know this might be late, but tell them that they could make a bin cage with the minimum for about $30

[@topsymatthews8484]

Tell them there hamster would be happier and they would enjoy it more if it had a larger cage. Mabye guide them to munchies or Victoria raechels channel. Also I may be late and the hamster may not be alive but if they have another this is still fine.

[@paperpenn9923]

My back hurts seeing her in that wheel.

[@topsymatthews8484]

My hamster ( casper) looks like your hamster. What's its name?

[@serinapets510]

Aww that blonde hamster reminded me of my hamster stacey R.I.P

[@maloriebyrne2113]

Someone told me that if the pine is kiln dried it is okay but I’m not sure. Does anyone know if this is true?

[@rainbow_duck1481]

She looks exactly like my hamster!

[@tarxntula]

Are soft hide outs safe for hamsters? If so which ones are and also how do you know a saucer is to small for a hamster? Love your vids❤

[@MunchiesPlace]

Saucer sizes are I believe 4, 7 and 12. So small, medium and large. Larger is suitable for syrians while medium 7 inch is good for dwarfs. As for soft hides, I don't use them because syrians usually tear them up. Not sure about dwarfs tho.

[@-_YouMayFind_-]

My hamster seems to bite a lot and I was thinking constantly what am I doing wrong? is something in the cage not good enough what do I need to change..... but then the babies came. SHE WAS PREGNANT all this time and then they bite as well.

[@topsymatthews8484]

Oh dear well I suppose she was biting bc of stress so what does she live in? The babies may bite bc they aren't tame yet

[@emilygrey2062]

I was wondering... sense you foster hamsters and when they go out to be adopted to check to see what there cage setup is??

[@MunchiesPlace]

Yep we check their enclosure setup before approving applications. :)

[@anthonymcdonnell6615]

this is what ginger lived in this was back in 2006, this was his cage, facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=617166018631054&set=a.155334811480846.1073741829.100010129839304&type=3

[@topsymatthews8484]

Oh I hope u don't mind me saying that is VERY SMALL. Hamsters don't need to be in the sky and they need to run. I hope you have changed it now tho

[@catealston9755]

that wheel would make an ok food dish...

[@TheJessicamarie007]

Poor kid :(

[@anthonymcdonnell6615]

Ms fizzle looks like my last hamster ginger

[@alexlin9205]

Lol I also have a dwarf hamster named Hammy. But thank god She lives in a 880 sqinch cage lol.

[@kaylinhonora3482]

In the beginning do you say “hello munchkins and viewers alike” or “viewers that like”??

[@amphibiland7315]

Hello munchkins and viewers alike

[@angelag7451]

Where did you buy your bin cages?

[@MunchiesPlace]

Target or Walmart.

[@liaxox2800]

Is sawdust good for hamsters?

[@ellasinclair3015]

[ LilacHammy ] I wouldn’t think so. You can use aspen wood shavings ? But sawdust is too dusty and it can get in their lungs. Never use shavings with pine!

[@topsymatthews8484]

No, if u live in England ( yes the majority is sawdust) get carefresh. If not kaytee clean and cozy is good.

[@katiemay7583]

Did you buy him pizza?

[@topsymatthews8484]

Sadly I don't think she did :(

[@marz_in_space4397]

Wow my Russian dwarf runs on around the same size wheel which is only young

[@QasimAli-iu4ew]

If I could I would give the family $100 but unfortunately I can't because I live in the UK .

[@topsymatthews8484]

I live in the uk too and it's so sad to here that they have so many pets but not enough money to buy pizza! It stresses me out that they now have 8 cats and no money 😔

[@sm8634]

I don't know tons about hamsters so this might sound stupid, but do hamster need/eat hay?

[@MunchiesPlace]

Having hay in their enclosure is fine, however i've never personally seem them eat hay and it's not needed. We use hay for nesting material but even then they don't use that. The only hamster i've had who seemed to like Hay was Hannibal in our recently Fall Themed Cage but that was for bedding, not eating. Sources say they eat it, but i've never seen it unless it's in a pellet for fiber.

[@sm8634]

Ok, thanks