My Hamster Care THEN vs NOW

I hope to continue to make videos like this one every couple of years to show you my own growth in hamster care and that it doesn't just happen overnight. I too once started with smaller cages, barely any bedding or enrichment.
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Can we also talk about how 360p & 480p quality used to be considered good 😂 I don't know how I filmed those videos and thought it was good quality.
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[@ilovekittens9987]

The book at the beginning is incredible! I’m so happy they are trying to teach children proper care of animals. It should 100% be incorporated into schools.

[@JermsHot]

I like cats

[@ilovekittens9987]

@@JermsHot me too!

[@faithmindbodysoul2001]

I hope so! I completely agree 🤓💯❤️🤗✝️🙏🏼🐹🐾🐹🐾

[@aeerjgyehgyuierhjgukjlr]

@@faithmindbodysoul2001 bro used nerd emoji 💀

[@sunnychiang4556]

Bruh not everyone in school keeps a hamster. But I agree it should be read by people who keep hamsters

[@beancake]

I could feel your pain when you talk about your oldest hamster enclosures. I hope it brings you some peace and relief that not only have you improved your own hamster enclosures, but hundreds of thousands of people who have updated their hamster enclosures based on your videos.

[@ziafekdbsb]

✨I love how you're being so humble about this and not making anyone feel bad. I love your videos and thank you for helping me and so many others care for their hamster! 🐹

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you!!!

[@thegreatmoosenation4481]

The new hamster book is so awesome! I hate how most children's books have misinformation about hamsters. This is a game changer! Love your videos!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Definitely!

[@presentpossible]

by sharing what you know, you've helped a lot of first-time hamster owners skip the first steps! thank you for all you do :)

[@kylah_rose]

Oh my gosh I just love your channel and how much you’ve grow over the years and how much you dedicated to just make sure your hamsters have a good life | ❤️ thank you

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you so much!!

[@junelondon1703]

It´s really inspiring to see your progress. I got my first hamster over 20 years ago and my hamster care has emproved so so much since then. The important thing is: NEVER STOP LEARNING 🥰🐹

[@LC-thatsme]

My first hamster, Dusty, just recently passed away the day before my birthday and I just want to say thank you. In order to convince my parents to get me a hamster, I decided to learn all there was to know on hamsters and you helped me learn so much as well as give her a long life. Thank you

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I’m really sorry for your loss of Dusty ❤️

[@chloescrazylife5756]

I'm sooo sorry for your loss, hope your parents say YES!

[@justjoeythingsss]

i am genuinely so proud of you and as a fellow hamster owner i am so scared to show my past pet care because I am a lot better now and actually learned everything I know about hamsters from you so this was not only an amazing video but it takes guts to show past mistakes like this and I really appreciate this 😊🐹💕

[@justjoeythingsss]

I guess what I am saying on top of everything is that we appreciate you 😊💕💕

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I don’t think anyone should ever be scared to show their past! Thank you!!

[@justjoeythingsss]

@@VictoriaRaechel np so proud of you to be able to do this ☺☺

[@strawberrybabee1983]

the first hamster i had (was actually my sisters) but she was bought for my sister as a birthday present. she lived in a cage from Pets at Home called 'Savic Spelos XL entry Mouse and Dwarf hamster cage' and we had a little russian dwarf hamster live in it for about 6 months. Then in 2015 we went to Florida on a family trip for 2 weeks, we gave the hamster lots of food (like we sprinkeld it everywhere and most of the cage floor was covered) and filled the bowl and bottle up with water so she didn't dehydrate, anyway we got back from the trip and surprise, surprise.... we came back to a dead hamster. obviously me and my sister were devastated so we wanted to throw her a funeral, we buried her in the garden. a few hours later we have a little jump on our trampoline to get our minds of things..... guess who we see digging out of the dirt😭😭

[@Velociiraptor]

😭

[@theurhehe4799]

Lol 😂 was he alright

[@Allthingshamster]

That is one crazy story!! I'm glad the hammy was alive!

[@carriemiles937]

And there are other ways to provide things on a tight budget. I took brown paper packaging & twisted it up & made a “log” bc I just don’t have the $$ for driftwood, etc. I saw my hamster under it all happy. I took an old plastic tub & that’s his sand bath. I made a multi chamber hide w cardboard. Also, I found aquarium sand on Chewy for $5. It’s very soft & my hamsters love it. For my Syrian, I used an older food dish for his water dish.

[@jesseMadoo]

Love your log idea. Will definitely try that. I found Mr. Data's sand bath in the kitchen section of my neighborhood thrift store, $1.80

[@pancakespets]

First! Wow, that book in the intro is amazing! They should have that in every elementary school classroom, it would really help change the incorrect hamster care stereotype! Your hamster care journey is really inspiring! I'm a huge fan and you have inspired me to start a KZbin channel to help educate people on proper hamster care, so thank you! You're are amazing, Victoria! 🐹❤️

[@PawsNPets]

Hey Pancake the Hamster! Love Victorias video too!

[@thehamsterhouse3]

@@PawsNPets me too 😂

[@hammyluvv910]

Same

[@JustSoyy]

Oh you watch Vic too?! Well of course you do, everybody loves Victoria 😆

[@thehamsterhouse3]

@@JustSoyy Ikr hahaha

[@mymelodyxox]

I've had about 10 hamsters. i was probably 5 or 6 when i got my first hamster and Im 18 now. just this year I learned proper hamster care and looking back i feel so guilty and I wish i could've done better. i appreciate your time to making videos to educate people bc without you, i probably wouldn't ever have learned.

[@minilamma4879]

It’s never too late to change! Hopefully you are giving your hamsters better qualitied life now

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

The book it’s incredible,most cartoons and that have bad teaching of hamster/rodent care,like thinking they only eat hay and seeds,small cages,and they are just dumb small guinea pig lol

[@cynthiaporta7420]

Finally, a book that tells the proper way to care for hamsters. They deserve it. 🥰

[@lifeinboston101]

Thank you ❤️ We are very proud of the book

[@strxwberrypuff]

@@lifeinboston101 you didn’t write it??

[@happyfilms6301]

It’s so heart warming how Victoria does sooooo sooo much for her hamsters and doing her best

[@MyCuteHamster00]

This video was soo needed! The hamster community can sometimes be a bit tough on new owners.This is of course out of good intentions and genuine care for hamsters but it can sometimes have the opposite effect where people stop listening to any advice. We learn and we grow, and once we start learning we see that there is so much more to learn. You went from really tiny cages to amazing care and to improving soo many hammy lives by posting videos. 🥰🐹 Also, love your nails! 💕

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I completely agree!! & thank you 😄

[@Vinixllq]

Victoria you have come so far, I love that book too it’s amazing Bye the way my friend’s bunny died last night,she was soooooo sad So he stoped eating and drinking and he wasn’t moving, they brought him to the vet but right when they were about to go in the doctor had to leave they have them waiting for three hours and nothing happened sadly we knew it was gonna happen rip Comet

[@EmmaB1012]

Thanks to you I was able to convince my parents to get me a hamster! She’s now a year old!

[@elizabethandrus9091]

Just got my hamster a couple days ago! Thanks to you he is thriving in his new forever home❤️

[@acc49382]

Who else is glad that hamster care has upgraded/changed?! ☺ Also thank you Victoria for your channel, because a lot of people out there (including me) like your videos and some people want to give their hammy a better life/care!💗💗💗💗

[@Djaniesss]

I got my first hamster today and she was in a tiny cage with super little bedding. The first thing she did was burrowing and running in her big wheel

[@g30rg1e_7]

I really hope the book goes into primary schools it will improve the care of many hamsters also i love how you show your beginning care vs your care now its really amazing because some people might be embarrassed to show there back care

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I hope so too! I think if kids request it in their library they may be able to get them in!

[@lifeinboston101]

I need the hamster community's support to request local libraries to stock a copy of this book. This way more people have access to it ❤️

[@bundleofbooks_]

Hi Victoria! As a new hamster owner who, for now, is unable to give my hamster all the enrichment she needs, thank you so much for this video! I feel so guilty because I feel like I'm letting my hamster down. Thanks to your videos, I'm really planning to provide my hamster with a lot more enrichment as soon as my family's situation is better. Once again, thank you so much! You're such a blessing to the world! ❣️

[@Paperbird76]

There are things you can make for your hamster that don't cost anything. Look around online and be creative with what you have 😘

[@joannasisemore7184]

i adopted (bought for $20) a neglected robo boy. the owners didnt even know that there were different types of hamsters. i bought him sight unseen and was shocked at his condition when he arrived. he had a tiny wire cage with a 4" wire wheel. no bedding and a couple of seeds. he had no hides and no chews or toys. the water bottle didnt work. when he came out from behind the wheel i discovered he was bones and fur. his back legs barely worked and he kept falling over. that day he got a new zilla critter cage 40 gal breeder tank with an entire 50l bag of carefresh. its been two weeks and he has doubled in weight. he eats everything in sight. he loves all his toys and chews. i had lots of chews since my syrian refuses to chew them. i have to trim his bottom teeth weekly. so tutter the robo still has issues. even though he has deep bedding he will not dig or tunnel. he shreds the carefresh and makes a nice nest in his sand bath. also he never runs on the niteangel wheel. he chews the edges and stores his food on it. it also makes a great chair. would really like to have him run but its a big nope on his end. he also wont even try the water bottle but happily uses my former mouse water dish thats a mushroom that has 3 holes in the base and it autofills. he is an awesome boy and very friendly even though previous owner told me after i already had him that he bit. he has never tried to bite me. still needs more weight but he improves a little every day. IF YOU HAVE A HAMSTER MY BIGGEST ADVICE IS TO FEED IT!

[@googleemail2368]

Thank you for rescuing this precious baby. It is wonderful to hear how you have saved him.

[@louisetollin2884]

hey victoria, love your vids. My hamster Elvis is from a pet store backround and he was always very scared and would try to bite on every interaction even after a couple months. I have been watching alot of your vids and Following alot of your tips and he no longer bites, eats out of my palm, loves a pet and enjoys free roaming and exploring me. Thank you so much! Love me and Elvis.

[@VictoriaRaechel]

That makes me so happy to hear! I love the improvement!

[@xxsimplyzaraxx5933]

I will be purchasing the book bc yeh I’m looking for lots of hamster stuff to fill up my room and I’m currently trying to save up money because I’m only 10 years old and I have a hamster Whitch it’s very hard for me to buy hamster stuff as I live in Scotland and it’s hard to save up money for the hamster aswell but I have just bought stuff to make a diy enclosure I measured it and it’s 1,453 sq but I’ve been saving for months because my cadge is boring but I’ve been working on it And now I’m ordering stuff from night angel and rodi pet ❤️ so thank you for giving me this info I keep learning more about them each day you are really a inspiration:)

[@hammyluvv910]

The books illustrations are beautiful 🤩

[@wickedwest89]

Everything about this video is wonderful!!!

[@carlygerber7758]

Wow! I'm so proud of how far you have come Victoria ❤

[@marleybucy2605]

I NEED THIS BOOK…. But also, love this vid Tori! ❤️❤️ And how your not shaming anyone! Without you, Boone probably would have ended up in critter trail! Thanks so much! 🫶🏻

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you!!! 😄❤️

[@MaddzDrawz]

Hi, Victoria! You helped me so much with my hamster care. It’s definitely not perfect but i’ve definitely grown a lot. My first hamster i put in a critter trail. 😢 Thankfully, I found your channel and found out about bin cages! He was in a bin cage the rest of his life until he passed. I now have a long haired Syrian hamster named Dustin. He’s in a 1000 something square inch cage. ❤️ Ps. I love your videos!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I love hearing about the progress people have made, you’ve done great!

[@MaddzDrawz]

@@VictoriaRaechel ❤️❤️❤️

[@xxcheeseburgerwithextrahum2385]

woah it improved a LOT over the years! I’m happy that you created your channel bc i would never have gotten a good hamster care tysm ❤🧡💛💚💙💜💖

[@equiineediits316]

your care is DEFINITELY better now, my hamster was in two critter trail cages with nothing in them (literally nothing), with less than 2 inches of bedding,and he was super unhappy i feel so bad. but then i found you obvi and now he has a bin cage with enrichment and 4 different digging dishes/boxes, 9+ inches of bedding and a proper diet :) tysm for everything ur literally my favorite person 🥹

[@danielrajagukguk2100]

The book is very good for children. I have 2 younger sisters, my youngest sister has a hamster named Cookie. Cookie is very skittish and not really known tame. This book might help my youngest sister to know how to care for her hamster. She picks it up aggresively sometimes, but now I remind her good things to do with the hamsters.

[@ChillingDusselgurr]

That book looks so cute! I kinda want it just for myself ahah xD Anyway though ooo I didn't know you were inspired by German hamster care to upgrade your cages at some point, that makes me kinda proud lol. But I guess it makes sense, given when I check for certain tips when it comes to hamster care, lots of helpful info I find on German forums dates as far back as 2005. And afaik Rodipet exists for about as long too. Thank you for making all that info internationally available! All the happy hamster owners thanking you here definitely speaks for itself :)

[@samhale25]

That book is gonna be AWESOMELY educational for everyone!🤩😁🤓🥳🤯

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

The minimum for a bin cage it’s a 106 qt bin that barely hits 450 sq inches (435 sq inches from inside bottom and 524 sq inches from the lid,4 inches of bedding and 453 sq inches),all people saying “bin cages are good” should say that,because some people obtain small bin cages

[@MyMiniZoo]

That looks like a awesome book :) I would have definitely enjoyed it when I was younger. One of my first hamsters, who has sadly passed away now was named humphrie and he lived in a small critter trail cage. You were the first hamster video I watched when he was about 4 yrs old. I finally got him a big tank and he lived on to be 5 1/2 years!

[@driccey5832]

@My Mini Zoo A hamster live 5 and a half years???????

[@swampbrainz]

that's older than the world record?

[@driccey5832]

Ikr

[@MyMiniZoo]

Yes, I know and it’s true I have pictures and proof :) idk if I should submit him to the world records book or not

[@driccey5832]

Yea u shd

[@viddeliten]

The way you always take care not to lecture but to gently inform and let us know how to improve! It makes it so accessible ❤️

[@laattardo]

I am 45 and I wish I had known when I was a kid how to properly care for them. It's great to see how much progress has been made for the care of hamsters. I never felt great about the tiny cages... I knew they were not happy with all the chewing on the cages.

[@LenazRandomz]

Hi Victoria! My sister bought me your hamster lover sweater for my birthday which was on august 16-- I love it!!! It's adorable, I wear it almost EVERY DAY.

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I love hearing that!! ❤️

[@cursedbumblebee5741]

Your hamster care journey was so fun and Interesting to watch, and the book is also very interesting , thank you for this video!!

[@beyoutiful7575]

I felt like I was pretty knowledgeable about hamster cages until I watched your videos! I knew they needed different types of enrichments but all I knew was to get a lot of wooden chews and the appropriate wheel. Im so excited to get my hamster different substrates and dig boxes, etc. how to create an enriching setup, layers, etc. thank you !

[@jaredjordan9863]

Loved this video and loved seeing rodents past! It's great that you showed that animal care is a journey and not something you just start out being great at.

[@comicreader1]

I love the enclosures, I had a hamster 2-3 years ago, sadly it passed away from old age. He was like a little more than 3 years old. I miss him so much, he was always sweet, loved to go to people and never ever bit anyone in his entire life. He was the best hamster ever ❤️

[@m1rr0rba1ll]

I definitely need to purchase myself that book! My younger brother really wants a hamster like me but he has his heart set on a tiny tales cage. I have tried to educate him but he hasn’t listened. Luckily my parents know basic hamster care and know that that is incorrect. I recently sent him the link to your channel hoping he will learn form you. Anyway thank you for making these videos Victoria!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I think it would be a great learning start for him!

[@m1rr0rba1ll]

@@VictoriaRaechel so do I!

[@strawberrybabee1983]

my younger sister is 8, i will get this for her once i find it, thank you :)

[@allyc3045]

i loved this video! i started watching you about 10 years ago, i still remember your video introducing peach! so crazy we have grown up together and learned so much about hamsters hehe❤️

[@Hayleyissoslay]

I love your videos. My hampster is living the life thx to you. ❤

[@ownedbyme7992]

hamster care have gotten so much better and I think you had a big part getting the word out. You have helped me and so many others with there hamsters! Thank you!! 💕

[@Jursijat]

I have this hamster named Sipi and I had her aldready like 5 months and she lives in cage that is 70 x 41 and it looks very natural and has everything Sipi needs and soon I'll be making bin for her to live better life and I btw have a duna

[@chloescrazylife5756]

Hiii Victoria Raechel 😁 You really inspire me! As a hamster owner I find watching your videos really helps me improve! I'm really grateful to have your channel there to help me with things that my hamster is doing like showing signs of boredom! Because you have over a decade worth of experience I know I can really rely on you to have the best advice when it comes to hamsters. This video was much needed not just for me but for first time hamster owners to realise that you can't just have perfect hamster *Click* like that its takes time and patience. (P.S. Sorry if that was cringe) You care for Mabel, Dipper and Waddles is amazing, your so inspirational to everyone who watch your videos. Mabel is so cute and beautiful, I love her enclosure the way it's set out I find really nice! 😄 I know you got the names Dipper and Mabel from a cartoon (sOrRy FoRgOt ThE NaMe 😳) now I really want to watch that because it looks very goood! (tHaNkS fOr ThAt! ) Dipper is the cutest! 😀 In love the name! His enclosure again is amazing! I love the depth of bedding and his mushroom house! And finally Waddles although I don't normally see many Chinese hamsters (i aPoLgIzE iF i GoT ThAt WrOnG) he is spectacular he is so beautiful. I love freerome time! 😁I think it's great idea, I will defienly start doing that. Would you have any tips on when moving a hamster from one enclosure to another? Thanks that would really help because right now I am saving up to make my hamster Dito a new glass cage a bit like yours but a bit smaller! Also I know Dipper has a D.I.Y. cage but Mabel doesn't where did you get Mabel's cage ? 😁 Can I just say Cleo and Lola are the cutest rabbits I have ever seen! I have always wanted rabbits and seeing them makes me want to get them but we really don't have the time to care for rabbits properly right now 😄! I would love to see more videos showing them or maybe even a video dedicated just to them! It would really mean the world for you to reply but I know that you have 594K subscribers and you can't reply to everyone! I really love that you incorporated the book " WHO HAS A PET HAMSTER ?" I feel that the book will really inspire people to change how they treat there hamsters! I really hope that the book is sent to primary schools to provide with the hamster education they need! I think this video is just great, I love seeing the past hamsters. It just goes to show that not everyone is perfect and noone is going to get it right the first time ! If your still doing videos in a some years time it would be great to see another version of this video. Btw I love the cage setups! Sadie and JJ! How are they! I love them! They are adorable! I know you don't make many cats videos but I would just love to see them and possibly see them in a video! I think it's amazing what you are doing! You are providing all of your animals with amazing care! And all by YOURSELF! You should be so proud! I just don't understand how you do it! Looking after 7 animals (i tHiNk) And run a KZbin channel. Your fantastic! ☺ Hope you never change! Your an inspiration Byeee

[@momokochii5181]

its so good to see that u had a bad start too. I felt so bad cuz I held my first hamster in a small cage but my current bby has a nice big place cuz I joined a hamster club and people helped me

[@jackselby5276]

I have a 50 gallon tank right now. I wanna get bigger but my hammy seems to be living a great life. btw your videos are amazing! I can now do so much more things with my hamster than my old ones because of ur videos.❤

[@darkye_]

Finally, a hamster book that’s not outdated

[@Atricea]

It's really the same with almost any small animal - information and education is the way forwards and we can always learn more about how to care for them. I had guinea pigs as a kid and when I think of their cages today, I feel so bad for them, because they had tiny cages (smaller than our first hamster cage, which was above the bare minimum for dwarf hamsters), no enrichment and they lived alone. Today I'd do so many things different and better. But... our hamsters have had the best care we could give them since the start, thanks to you 🤩

[@octobertheeighth]

If KZbin is still a thing in a decade, I can't wait to see Victoria's version of this video then. Not that she's doing anything wrong now - it's just that there has been such an improvement in the "standards" in the last ten years or so as the community learns together, who knows what a "great" enclosure will look like then!

[@katelynm2137]

I look forward to your videos every Saturday ☺️

[@_Wyzteria_]

some advice for anyone wanting to get a lot of supplies for their hamsters but they dont have the money right now, slowly buying more supplies each paycheck will slowly build up over time until you're ready to bring home your hamster. trust me, i had only 1 wheel and a few hideouts and chews when i started out, but now i have 4 of them with 15 hides (including multi chamber hideouts), jars of sprays, 15 inches of bedding, 3 kinds of digging material, and a ton of toys and chews, all for 2 hamsters. I did most of the buying before getting them, and now they have an extremely enriching living environment.

[@lizw3731]

I wanted to thank you again for your advice/help when I commented on your previous video asking for help. I did get the bunny to an animal rescue and they did confirm that it was a black new zealand dwarf that most likely was abandoned. Now its safe and will find a home. Im glad I saved it and appreciate your help greatly. 💜

[@VictoriaRaechel]

That's really great to hear!!

[@cassiecrocheted]

When I got my first hamster, we took the pet stores recommendation. Soon after, however, when we looked in the cage it just didn’t seem like enough. We ordered a cage about 500 square inches and set it up. It had a big ledge and was a nice sized cage, but I added no enrichment. I’m just happy that Coconut had enough bedding to make a den, and that the cage wasn’t so small. I feel like that was so long ago, but for my birthday last year we got an ikea detolf for the new hamster I was getting. My hamster now lives in the ikea detolf with a lot of enrichment.

[@ButterFromDiscord]

9:10-9:33 I would remove the glass on the bottom and attach a container that’s the same size horizontally, but bigger vertically and fill it with bedding, that way you don’t need to slope the bedding!

[@Lifewithexotics]

I don't even have that book and it's my favorite without even reading it all the way! Gonna look into buying it for sure!

[@bellacat16]

OMG I need this book for my kids and their school!!!

[@lifeinboston101]

Yes please! ♥️

[@aestheticbunycare4204]

Yay first🎉 Amazing video and the book seem really helpful

[@kittykatsnitsnat]

Amazing! Will definitely recommend this video as well as your "Watch THIS Before You Get a Hamster" video to prospective hamster keepers.

[@kateyaiko]

You’ve come such a long way! And I love your cages right now!💕 I hope one day I can afford to do what you’re doing!!!!!🐹🐹🐹

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you Kate!

[@Malucha72]

Hi Victoria just got my hamster and i just wanted to say thank you for doing hamster care i have been watching your videos ever since i have anted a hamster

[@Brooke2210]

I did this with my guinea pigs. I got them a small 4x1 or 4x2 or something it was from petco so it was probably smaller. They had paper bedding and a few hides and i did give them the proper treats and food and hay and stuff that they needed but the cage was way to small. So i begged my parents for months to get me a bigger cage. Atleast a 5x2 and they said no since it was so expensive but then around Christmas this year they finally bought me one and ive given my 2 piggies the life they deserve and they now have a big fleece blanket as bedding, tons of hides, tons of treats and chews and everything they could want. The cage i have is from KAYTEE but tbh i don’t recommend that cage. Their cage is bad quality. It falls over very easily so i had to use zipties to make sure everything stays held together. But the zipties cut me so easily and the bleeding is bad so idk how much i really recommend that cage. Other than that it works good. My 2 piggies names are Chili and Cj (for chili jr since chili is his son) Heres a story of my guinea pigs if you want to hear it. So around 2021 i got my first guinea pig named Peanut. He was mostly black and had some caramel spots and some white spots on him. But the next morning that i had him he passed away and it was most likely from a sickness. The same day Peanut passed i got a new guinea pig who was a few months older than Peanut and i named him Chili! He was mostly white and has some black spots and a few red spots. Then my brother wanted a guinea pig so we ended up getting a female guinea pig 1 week later and my brother named her Ginger. She was mostly red and had a few black and white spots on her. Chili and Ginger lived together and then we found out Ginger was pregnant. So we bought a new cage that would be her delivery cage. So a few weeks gos by and she gives birth to 4 piggies. One was sadly found dead. So the 3 babies were named Cj, Belle, and Rose. Rose and belle looked like chili except rose was a slick hair. Then later that night Ginger sadly passed away and we didn’t know the reason. So we were scared as we never raised piggies. So we got some evaporated milk that was in a can that could act as a substitute for a mother guinea pigs milk. We heated it up and we spoon fed it to them every 2 hours including nighttime. It was exhausting but at-least it was in the summer so we had no school. Eventually we weaned the piggies off milk and weaned them on water and normal pellets. Belle and Cj did have seizures along the way due to lack of vitamin C aka (Scurvy) but now the girls, Belle and Rose have their own cage in a 5x2 together and are healthy and Cj and Chili have their own 5x2 cage together an are all happy and healthy. They are all around 2 or 3 years and have happy years ahead of them!!

[@Lizaalamode]

So happy to have all of your guidance available, my hammy lives the best life thanks to you!

[@americanmade3734]

The book is was written in consultation with a speech language pathologist. It’s dyslexic friendly. 😊 & yes it shows proper hamster care.

[@cupcakeblossom4087]

Hi Victoria! I am sorry for asking you a lot of questions over the past few months; I was asking you so many questions because me and my family were going to get a hamster! It was going to be me and my brothers’ and my mom’s first hamster! My dad had a hamster when he was a kid, but he didn’t have the best hamster care. So we got the hamster a week ago and one of my brothers named the hamster Tater Tot! Tater Tot is a female hybrid dwarf hamster. She doesn’t burrow. We gave her 10 inches of bedding but she just doesn’t burrow. Her old owners only gave her an inch of bedding. Will she have instinct and burrow or will she just never burrow? Tater tot has an 8 inch wheel and she lives in a 40 gallon tank. I wanted a bigger cage but my parents bought this 40 gallon. Tater Tot’s old cage was a 20 gallon tank. We scatter feed her and we give her moss and hay. I want to give her sprays and herbs but we can’t afford that right now. I am adding toilet paper tubes and making diy for her. And we have a few hideouts in her cage and a sand bath. She isn’t chewing on the diy I made her. I made her a toilet paper tube ball and put food inside but she isn’t doing anything with it. Do you know why?

[@spikeflys2740]

Amazing video Victoria I really like that you talk about your past to the present and shows we have mistake and we can keep improving

[@lexTS89]

I’m gonna have to buy that book for a friend with two younger children. They don’t have a hamster but.. 😂 This was an amazing video, Tori! You can really tell how much work is put into them. 💗 Tell Sadie, JJ, Lola, Cleo, Waddles, Dipper, and Mabel hi for me! 🤍

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Hey it never hurts to start them young with knowing proper care 🤣 thank you so much! ❤️

[@frogbuttcheeks8973]

I remeber watching the videos in like 2017 and being like "wow her tanks are amazing!" Lol. Now I'm just like that to your current enclosures. I remember being amazed by lenny's enclosures so much.

[@erikaboke5450]

So I'm from Germany and 13years old and I had my first Hamster with 12.I had a large cage 100cm by50cm by 50cm just because of you and other youtubers. I became my first Hamster on Christmas and I had no idea what ist good for her because she camed in a very very little cage. So I decided to watch KZbin videos and they told me that I do so much wrong. I saw your video how you build a hamster cage and I thought I want the same. OK it's not the same cage but it's big and I think that's the important thing. Now I'm 13 years and I have a second hamster and I give may best to take good care of her. ❤️🐹Sorry for my bad english😬i named my hamsters Molly and Dotty💗

[@nevaehmartinez2133]

Victoria is so amazing! She dosent lie about how she used cared for hamster. It’s great to know that she even didn’t start of on amazing hamster. That’s why I love watching her she is not fake. She also doesn’t want to make anyone feel bad. 💗✨✨

[@XxMisty_xX]

For my hamster I had at least a 40 gallon bin cage about 7 inches of bedding some hay in a small dish a sand bath a water BOWL i bowl fed and scatter fed and I had lots of toys 🥰

[@ChrisHoulihan]

Thank for your videos! I am a lifetime hamster fan but my 7yo just was thrilled to get a hammy for her birthday so I have learned a lot from a short time on KZbin. I wish we could get the big box stores to subscribe to you so people aren’t sold the wrong products from the store first.

[@user-kp9bu6lw5y]

I just got my hamster a ikea detolf! Thanks for learning me the proper care!

[@AniFam]

Awesome improvements~ They are sooo impressive~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@rambotheham]

Just FYI, popsicle sticks in general are not hamster safe. The type of wood splinters if chewed and can injure them.

[@cakeeeetime]

This kind of video needs to be a trend! If you got a unsuitable enclosures you could transform them into toys or hide outs for free roaming time. If you got unsafe toys you could transform them into something completly diffrent. e.g. Small plastic wheel?-Flower pot. Small wire cage?- Add a cloth on top and it's a hide. The bottom could be a sand bath (or enriching substrate).

[@RamblinKat]

Also added the book to my wish list, it doesn't come out until October in the UK 😉

[@luv_summertime9995]

Hey Victoria, it's kinda hard to fill up my 120 gallon tank so that there's not a lot of empty space but I think I have enough stuff so spots aren't too empty. I have at least 8-9 inches of bedding, a 12 inch wodent wheel and a big sand bath. But I will see if I can get more things for my hamster.😊☺️🤗👍

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Over time you’ll be able to add more 😄

[@luv_summertime9995]

Okay, Thanks ☺️

[@hollyd8350]

Hi Victoria, I’ve been watching you for the last several years. I had three Syrians while I was teaching at the Washington state and I just adopted a new little boy is about 2 1/2 months old here in Florida. I am still a teacher and I love this book that you’ve just introduced me to. I have not heard of it before but I do plan to get it for my classroom. I do plan to read it to my six year old first thing next fall in school starts up again. You have a great day and I love your channel. You’ve helped me be a better hammy parent and now I’m sharing that knowledge with the kids I work with and their families. Thank you.

[@paula.covaci]

Thanks to your videos i learned all of this before getting my first hamster and did not have to go to all that process:) Thank you! 🤩

[@happyfilms6301]

Tater Tot brings me back so much memories, and my robo ham’s name is also tater tot and I missed urs SOOO MUCH

[@floracochran5383]

I can’t believe it’s been so long. I started here when your hamsters were Tater Tot, Bumble, and Honey. Thank you for continuing to improve and keep making videos. ❤️

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thanks for sticking around 😊

[@sparkflylight5787]

Thank you victoria, I watch your video before I'm going to pet hamster for a second times, my first syrian hamster don't have a proper care, this second hamster I'm trying to make them life better, watching your videos, teaching me a lot about hamsters. 😊I have 2 dwarf hamster now.

[@americanmade3734]

Love the transformation in the cages. Waddles just looks like plüeschraupe on bottom nice and deep bedding. On top his and mables both resemble hers. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ so Amazing to see this in North 🇺🇸. Does it get annoying to have to do this every couple of years? Go through beginning till end ?

[@tekieko]

thank you for kindly explaining how to make our hamsters happy. You really make no one feel bad if they don't have a great enrichment in the enclosure from the first moment you have a hamster. (Sorry for my bad english). I love your vídeos.

[@SoftTires]

I’m getting my first hamster on October! And all thanks to you I’m getting one I have been watching your videos for sooo long now I’m getting one my mom also watched and now we are going to make are hamster live the best life I also have a dog and a cat so yeah! And I have doing a lot of research thanks!

[@shaylastorm]

Love this video❣️ it's so awesome watching how you have grown and learned throughout the years . Just goes to show how much you truly care about your critters 🤗 💯🙌❣️❣️ That book is just the cutest I can't wait to order it ❣️🐹

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you Shayla!!!

[@shaylastorm]

@@VictoriaRaechel you're most very welcome girlfriend 🙌❣️

[@lifeinboston101]

Thank you for supporting the book!

[@gacharosie294]

YAYY VICTORIA POSTED!!! 💕💕

[@Avfais]

Soon I will be upgrading my Syrian hamster’s cage to another cage that provides her with 1000sq inches of floor space and a lot more things to keep her busy I can’t wait. Thank you for helping me with making sure my hamster has the life they deserve 😊❤

[@jocelynyow1749]

I would love to get that book!

[@littleroborovski5630]

wow, almost to 600k! definitely needed!

[@lifeinboston101]

Yes! Hamster lovers can request their local libraries to stock the book. That would be ideal! ♥️

[@littleroborovski5630]

@@lifeinboston101

[@ronaldmcdonald4839]

😳 that children’s book with the kid on it looked a little bit like me with my hair cut and it scares me.