Who's to Blame? Owners, Brands or PetStores?

When it comes to improper hamster care who do we blame? is it the owner? the brands making unsafe products? or is it the pet store that gives out inappropriate care and sells dangerous products? Come along through my PowerPoint presentation (shout out to Celine on IG for inspiring this 😉) explaining the most recent hamster tik tok I was mass tagged in and the issues with brands and pet stores.
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0:00 intro
1:32 The TikTok
3:58 Who is to blame?
4:06 The Owner
6:01 The Brands
7:50 The PetStore
10:17 The cycle
12:07 What can you do?
13:55 Outro

[@sagequiggle6000]

I remember I was buying a small critter carrier to pick up my hamster from a reputable breeder. When I was checking out, the pet store employee stopped me and said "hey! Looks like you're getting a hamster? I just wanted to point out that this is not an appropriate home for them, a 40 gallon aquarium would be much better!". I then told her I had a huge Niteangel enclosure set up and showed her some photos, she was ECSTATIC!! I told her how much I appreciated her concern and voicing herself about proper care to customers. All employees should be trained this way!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I love the interaction you two got to have together!

[@bread8439]

Bless that employee they sound so sweet

[@brandirobinson5006]

You don't live in Florida, do you? I work at a PetSmart and tell people this all the time

[@sagequiggle6000]

​​@@brandirobinson5006 This happened in Reno, NV! Thank you for helping educate on proper husbandry 😁

[@pompommania]

Thats truly awesome. I used to sell plants. A customer bought a tomato plant with a pot that was waaaay too small. I told her. She cut me short and said thats what she wanted. It's "just" a plant but I still feed sad about it. Living things, you know?

[@AaronPrice0406]

Victoria should do a video, going to a pet shop and acting like she hasn’t done research and is looking for a hamster cage. See what they offer and their advice and correct them if they’re wrong 🤣

[@bmax5928]

Omg yess!

[@sofiesandberg3973]

That a soo god idea

[@kjlb98]

It's actually painful to see that hamster in such a tiny enclosure. Your videos and the hamster community actually inspired me to make an instagram for my hamster where I want to share the correct information. So thank you for your videos and spreading the information to help make us all better hamster owners.

[@Love4Animals2654]

I have known someone that thought of ending their life, and the only reason they didn't is because they didn't have anyone to take care of their hamster, and they got the help they needed, even small animals can do wonderful things

[@valerieodonnell6764]

We recently bought a hamster for our son and because of your channel I knew what to do. We brought a small little carrier to the store when we got the hamster (the yellow lid critter keeper looking thing from petco). Luckily the store employee asked us and made sure this is not what we intended on keeping the hamster in, it was only for transport. I explained that we made our own enclosure (following your DIY enclosures using purebond plywood and an IKEA complement glass shelf as the window on the front) that was 900-1000 square inches approximately. He seemed surprised and acted like this was overkill, but it should be the norm.

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Wow! Sucks when someone is shocked at a properly sized enclosure or thinks it's overkill when its not :/

[@bunniiaa]

i saw a thing where some pet smarts were literally THROWING AWAY ANIMALS. it’s was horrible. it’s against their rules, but somehow it still ended up happening. and honestly the problems with pet smarts is for other animals as well. for example, the beta fish. how can they leave beta fish sitting in tiny little containers and just leaving them there even when they pass away? it makes me so upset.

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I've seen it too :(

[@saturnitiez]

hey, I'm a petsmart employee! 70% of the time those videos are falsified to make it seem as if everyone who works in big chain pet stores are heartless. while I HATE corporate with all my heart for the policies they implement, to assume that all employees are the same is something I see often and it kinda sucks. i own a gecko and hammy who will live out their lives beautifully and implore others to do the same, but people rarely take my advice, especially when stores advertise smaller for cheaper.

[@_NoahTheKid_]

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[@VictoriaRaechel]

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[@JustSoyy]

YEA!❤️❤️❤️

[@CadhlaPlays]

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[@PackAdventures]

The wosrt part about pet stores is that their animals also come from mills and the majority of them are FULLY aware that the care they are recommending is not good care but they choose to do what will profit them the most which isnt good for the animal. But i beleive it is the pet stores as well as the brands as well as the owners faults that hamsters are being neglected. I put myself in this hamsters shoes and it was misery. Breaks my heart to even imagine what they go thru.

[@mJ-dk7mw]

Educating people with proper hamster care is so important. I cant believe how much i got wrong when i bought my daughter a hamster a few years ago, wrong size cage, wheel, not a great diet for the hamster and even a ball for it to run around in. Thankfully i fell in love with this little hammo and started researching on what they actually needed. Just because these animals are small doesnt mean that they dont need the care that other pets get. Cheap to buy doesnt mean cheap to own. I think everyone is to blame apart from the innocent animal. Research is key, if you cant provide what they need dont get one.

[@ameliahayward8935]

I bought a hamster in September of 2020 and he recently passed away. He had a great life and lived to be 2.5 years old. He was in a 50 gallon aquarium and he had a 12 inch wheel. My friend always said I "spoiled" him, which made me sad that my friends had no idea how to take care of hamsters. I showed them their videos and now my friends are fully educated.

[@panqueque445]

It should be illegal for companies to make products that are proven to be dangerous for pets.

[@user-cd7bb7wo7p]

You are right! Pet stores should not sell hamster balls, small wheels, etc.

[@pattikiel8173]

I researched for 9 months before getting a hamster! My rule is I can’t have a pet until I have researched enough to feel 99% confident in my knowledge. I am on year 2 of researching for the cockatoo I want and I’m nowhere near being ready for that.

[@FB-no4lr]

I have a 2.5-year-old Syrian in an Ikea Detolf. Sometimes, I feel bad that it's not bigger, but I couldn't provide something larger in this living space. People come over or if I'm not using a background for work on my webcam people are amazed that I have such a big space for "just one hamster". I always try to educate them, even if they're not a pet owner, about why giving them a suitable living space is necessary, hoping that it will raise awareness and hamster care will improve by getting the word out.

[@_f4airy.nayeon_]

I hope one day ull get a bigger cage or can get one and I hope ur hammy lives a happy life

[@AlyandraTaylor]

I am getting a hamster soon and I have to be telling my boyfriend that they need a bigger space because he said they are so “small” I started researching hamsters last week and I know about them more now and sadly it was after I ordered a small cage but i’m going shopping for a big cage soon before i get one 😅

[@ArtistOllie]

Thank you so much for all your help with hamster care, Victoria!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank YOU for the support ❤️

[@suns3tsarah753]

​@@VictoriaRaechel I hope u liked my comment ❤

[@imme3958]

Thank you for saving my hamsters life’s! I had a winter white in a cage that was too small 3 years ago, she started climbing so I began to research the cause of climbing and chewing bars and landed on your channel. Thankfully my parents are really supporting so we build our own diy enclosure that was 592 sq inches. She died at the age of 2,5 years, and thanks to you she lived most of her life happy. Now I have a robo named Oatmeal, we also kept her in the same enclosure. I recently upgraded her to a 775 sq inch enclosure and she’s so happy!

[@mini242010]

Im watching this with my mouth open in shock! How a cage can be so small and the wheel i just cant believe it. I believe tiktok should be banned so many awful things on there and also Instagram saying they dont have time to review pages where animals are purposely getting killed, awful. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, poor poor hamster :(

[@hermionethehamster]

Thank you for pointing out that different people are to blame depending on the situation. Unfortunately, I have encountered a handful of selfish owners on KZbin already, and I haven't even been on here for a year! Thank you for creating educational and fun content. My female hybrid dwarf hamster Hermione turned 2 on Wednesday, and she loves watching your videos with me! I make it into a little movie night with popcorn for her! 🐹💕

[@Ichigitchyyayadada]

Aww, sounds so cuteeee! I hope you both enjoy your movie night!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Awww that is so cute! Happy belated birthday to her!

[@mightyseagoat6874]

Petco is still organizing their annual "Hamsterball derby" And they still sell dangerous stuff such as "colored cotton bedding" small wheels, discs, cages and ...hamsterballs. We will try to make them stop it.

[@KaylaRBX13]

Me and my parents are planning to get a hamster ball to keep him ina hamster ball while we clean his cage,is that alr or just no?

[@KeepersD3N]

@@KaylaRBX13Maybe just get a cardboard box with some toys and bedding

[@KaylaRBX13]

@@KeepersD3N oh ok!

[@KiaraKatMM2]

I would personally say both...❤🐹 This is for people need to do their research before getting a living thing!!🐹🐹 However, I would blame PetStores because they sell cheap small cages which is not apart of a hamsters welfare.💗 But I’m so glad Victoria did a video about this and I love how she mentioned, “what can you do about it.” 😊🐹 Victoria never fails to make us happy with posting amazing content and videos!!! I hope Dipper, Waddles, Sadie, JJ, the Shrimp, Cleo and Lola are doing well and of course Victoria 😸🐹🐰🦐 I don’t know if I’m late?☹️ But I hope Victoria reads this!😁 and last but not least how are your plants? 🌱✨🪴 Yes I’m Victoria favourite person in the world 😂 also I’m saving up some of my spare money for some of your Merch 👚 also how would I send you a hamster package?!❤🎉

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you! All the pets and plants are doing well! 💕 I also am honored you want to send a package but I would much rather you spend the money spent to put it together and ship it on your own fur babies!

[@rileycoleman2148]

It’s makes me so frustrated when people don’t research how to properly take care of there pets! I don’t like it when people just go and get one like how hard is it to learn how to take care of a hamster! And Victoria even makes it easier than ever to learn, people need to try harder. Thanks Victoria for teaching me everything I need to know! I had a dwarf hamster that lived to be around 2.5 years and passed away from cancer the day before Easter this year and thx to Victoria he lived a wonderful life❤️

[@meganturnbullx]

The bear and hamster comparison was brilliant, people are so desensitised to improper hamster care when its been normalised in pet shops and on tv, but I hope videos like this can help people think critically again and realise how cruel and unfair keeping an animal in inadequate conditions like this is. Keep doing what you are doing you are raising the bar for small animal care with every video 💖💖❤❤

[@jordanmills9290]

As an petstore employee. There are products that get sent to us no matter if we order them or not. If the store is corporate, then there is even less of a say about what products we carry.

[@rowdyrats7035]

It hurts to see that hammy in such a small cage. My own dwarf lived in a carrier before I got her, it was around the same size the first kritter keeper was, maybe a bit smaller and the wheel was smaller than 4.5 inches. Just had a "argument" with someone on facebook rodent group because they didn't want to accept that their hamster's cage and wheel were too small for a hamster. They told me to get a life in the end and that I was rude, even though I always do my best to not come across as rude. People are so difficult. 😫

[@spimeminister]

I watched the whole thing and when she said what she did at the end I was so happy that I watched this

[@briannalynes8133]

as a hamster owner i always wanna give new hamster owners the benefit of the doubt, i saw the exact same video on my fyp and i decided to reach out and try to help. i asked them if they had any questions or needed any advice on hamster care nicely i told them my dms were open to talk and was completely avoided. it’s hard to be a passionate hamster lover sometimes because i wanna better the lives of every hamster i can but most people seem to not really care its sad 💔

[@RT-ey4wy]

Thank you for putting into words so clearly what I try to explain to customers, other staff etc

[@Autumn.harris]

The first cage was probably one of the smallest I’ve ever seen :0 😕 Thank you Victoria for showing people that, thats not okay! 😊💕 You’ve been my idol for a long time :D

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

My hamster died months ago,my care was not the best (I had like a 460 sq inch bin cage) but I tried to give him a good life,he loved mealworms and strawberries lol..

[@dziepnguyen3719]

My Syrian now lives in a Niteangel habitat. I did not feel right giving away the old Critter Trail. I put it recycling.

[@brennaboba7522]

Hi!! I love the awareness that you are spreading! I was gifted supplies for my three mice that hadn’t been used. (I still cleaned very well) and one of the items was a hamster ball. The second I saw it I threw it away. They are abusive and sad. Having your channel has been so much help thank you!

[@Goldielocks666]

I love how passionate you are about hamsters (me too!). Since getting my hamster a year ago I've made it a priority to make sure I understand how to keep her happy and do my best by her. I've read various things online, but I always trust your advice the most to keep me right. Thank you for all your videos and education on hamsters ❤️ xx

[@jaredjordan9863]

Watching this video is like nails on a chalkboard for the eyes! Thank you for putting forth the effort to keep educating people even when it gets frustrating and redundant. It's a good thing you do.

[@Nariabeads]

Thank you so much that you showed me how to care 4 hamsters I was about to buy 2 hamsters not knowing that they might fight Thank you so much for saving me from feeling like a bad owner.

[@MikeC_337]

Your videos have been so helpful as I research what I need before adopting a hamster. Thanks so much! I wish everyone had your outlook on this.

[@Meltingicecream1]

I am getting a hamster soon😊 and i have a 590 sq in of floor space and 6-7 inch’s of bedding and might upgrade the cage soon after i get the money for it anyway. Victoria i LOVE you’re channels and i have always wanted a bunny and a hamster so i watch you everyday and will show you’re channel to my kids when i get older thank you for giving my hamster the help he needs and the best life he could have.❤😊

[@LilHAMsters3]

When I was younger I had wanted a few fish. So I had gone to PetSmart, they gave me a five gallon tank and ten fish! We had thought it was fine but for the next few days we had lost over thirty fish. But, when we went to the Feed Bag (where I now work because of their smartness with pets) they gave me a 10 gallon tan and about four fish, also a heater, a filter and a great food brand. Never again will I go to PetSmart. Sadly that is the only place where I can get a hamster where I live so I went there and I almost started yelling at one of the employees because they were trying to give me a “large” tiny tales cage!

[@LOLSHUTUPPLS]

i always watch u when i spot clean my hamsters cage! you also helped my get proper care and educate others. i love u Victoria!

[@ChrisNeffshade]

When i grow up, I wanna start my own pet store with proper care.

[@zaphiab1895]

That's exactly what I want to do omg

[@T0XT0X]

That’s amazing, I’m planning on starting a small hamster rescue so having a proper care pet shops would be so helpful

[@KaylaRBX13]

Same

[@Mr.WinterHamster]

Thank you so much for all your help with hamster care, Victoria! 🥰🥰🥰

[@VictoriaBonya]

thank you so much with all the hamster care tips!

[@arteech0kee]

Thank you so much for everything, Victoria! I I bought that same purple wheel for my first hammy too. I didn't know because the pet store didn't tell us what was good and what wasn't, they just gave us their "hamster bundle" -- the critter trail with those small pipes that twists and turns. We naively bought it, but that very first night, we binged your hamster care videos and bought the largest plastic bin we can find the very next day and made changes! That was 4 years ago. I never stop learning from your videos to this day. So thank you!

[@carolinewilkinson3862]

I've been working at a pet store for almost a year, and I'm STILL learning new things every day about each animal. Please do your own research because we are not specialists, most are learning as they go. The only animals I truly know enough about to give them their best life is a hamster and betta fish, because that's all I've done personal research on. Thankfully, I can deny sales on anything but fish. But any time someone asks me about hamsters I am more than happy to give them as many pointers and tips on how to save money but still give the hamster their best life, like suggesting to people to make cheap bin cages rather than spend a ton on a huge aquarium or tiny crittertrail. Or adding more bedding and spot cleaning instead of deep cleaning all the time. I've noticed the kinder you are when suggesting, the more likely they are to listen to you so be kind :)

[@fejadooley6022]

I also work in a pet shop, thankfully we can deny sale on any item, even including accessories such as muzzles or cat carriers if the customer gives us reason to believe they will misuse them. My boss has backed me up any time I've denied a customer an item, and to be fair more customers are willing to listen to your advice when you're warning them of things. My biggest issue is people trying to buy live smallies for their small kids (i Once had a a woman trying to buy a rabbit for her 4 year old!) and refusing to listen to my warnings about why that would be inappropriate for the kid and the animal. Thankfully, absolute refusal is always still an option here, our shop is very big on the idea that it is the animals, not the customers wants, that come first. Dont know if I can say the same for other shops in the company 😅

[@Jesshi345]

Thankyou for making a video about this! We need more people like you in this world!!!❤❤❤❤

[@senselessdreamer6583]

Your advice has helped me. So much with my hamster , thank you .

[@malanyagaudet4349]

Thank you so much for all of your help with understanding hamster care! Before I bought my hamster, I watched nearly all of your videos and now I am proud to say that Marmalade (my beautiful Syrian hamster) is living her best life 💗🐹 keep up the amazing work Victoria!!!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Really happy I could help!

[@onedirectioninfection5756]

surprisingly, petsmart (or at least the one my friend worked at) allows the employees to deny a sale! my friend who worked there was able to pet sales to people buying unsafe products whenever i'm at a pet store, i always keep an eye out for people looking to buy rodents so i can inform them of proper care and the realities of owning rodents

[@liadoyle]

I love you and your videos!!! You changed my entire view on hamster care, so when I got my first hamster I did years of research and gave him the best life possible!!! Thank you so much Victoria!!!!❤

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Aw thank you Lia!

[@SaltyAvocadoToast]

Thank you so much for making this video. I always appreciate your willingness to stand up for our pets. Your videos have changed everything I do for my hamster. I now have a garden growing sprays for my hammy, a L4ft x W2ft x H2ft cage and Niteangels products. Thank you so much for making hamster care vids. You have really inspired me.

[@user-yw3he1vb4y]

hey Vitoria, this is a older video but I just want to say thank you so much for helping me with my hamster care.Your Chanel helped my parents really understand about real proper care❤

[@luckxiiq]

Thank you so much for putting the effort into this video and caring so much for animals! You’re such a inspiration.

[@User3i]

Awsome video concept! Gives a fresh new way of teaching those... less informed about hamster care. Keep it up Victoria!

[@MyCuteHamster00]

This is a great breakdown Victoria, it really shows why it's so difficult to change things. If everyone shares part of the blame then no one accepts the blame. If only one group was to blame it would be so much easier to apply pressure and change the behavior. I also want to add additional people to blame, and those are people who write articles online sharing ''hamster care'' and giving misinformation or outdated information. When people google hamster care they usually get terrible advice in the results. I would also blame social media companies for not removing content that shows animal abuse after so many people point it out. If you search for hamsters on KZbin the videos that often pop up are unsafe maze videos, or if you search how to bathe a hamster you will get a video of a person showing how to bathe a hamster in water. When people start using things like chat GPT it will become even worse and because it writes it's text in a believable way people will not bother to research more. A while ago I asked chat GPT about hamsters and the info it provided had some important things wrong, like hamster balls. Or it would give me one kind of info the first time and then a few months later something completely different. I definitely agree with you that people who care about proper hamster care should if possible make content giving advice, tips and showing their hamster care as an example. Maybe if we can't remove bad content we can bury it in a lot of new content we make ourselves. That's one of the reasons I still post. I know this requires effort and time but I have been seeing more of new content creators lately and I'm a bit optimistic. 😊 Sorry for the essay. 😅

[@Andrew_Young]

This is such a fantastic video! I love how you emphasize educating with kindness! I have to check myself when I am tempted to leave an aggressive comment on neglectful videos. I have to ask myself if leaving the comment is really for the benefit of the animal, or to make myself feel better. If it's an aggressive comment then it's not going to help the animal, so it must be to make myself feel better.

[@leannewatkins8145]

I just want to say Victoria I've wanted a hamster for years and I've watched your videos for years and now I've finally got one. His name is Gizmo he's a syrian and he lives in a 115×60×60cm enclosure and he's adorable❤! Keep up the great work and I hope you inspire many more people!

[@MisoTheRoboHamster]

I feel like both, i mean the store is buying the brands items to sell them? Its the brands fault for making it but at the same time the pet store is buying those to sell them. But then the owner buys the products and dont do research. Idk thats my thought. Btw youre so pretty!!

[@concept8architects]

I have a 10 month old hamster and after a month of getting her I saw your KZbin channel your advice helped so much

[@gingerrose6173]

I have been looking at hamster supplies at PetSmart. My mom thinks that a 75 gallon is too big. I told her that it is the minimum and hamsters need a lot of room. She went up to one of the employees and asked them how big a hamster cage should be. The girl grabbed a pamphlet and read off what it said. And my mom said, “so you don’t need a 75 gallon?” And the girl said, “no, that’s huge!” 🤦‍♀️

[@user-jo2qs3yf6v]

75 is a perfect amount!!!! I have the 60 gallon and i think its not quite perfect yet u should explain to your mom about this

[@Inez1199]

thank you so much Victoria, you have made my hamsters life the best that he could of had! sadly I just had to buy him down as he was in to much pain and couldn’t walk xx 🕊️

[@coraline697]

Hi Victoria! Thank you so much for inspiring me to be a better hamster owner.

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I'm happy I could!

[@JERudfin]

Hi Victoria! I've been watching your videos for ages and love them! You cover such important topics and explain hamster care so well. You've helped me have better hamster care too! Two years ago I had a 450 square inch critter trail, which I then upgraded to a bin cage because my hamster was stressed. Now, I have a different (dwarf) hamster, named Mona, and she's in an ikea detolf. She's a rescue from all creatures rescue and is super sweet! I also have an aquarium (the exact same as yours) with a few amino shrimp, zebra danios, and otocinclus (I've had the fish over 2 years now!) Good luck with your tank!

[@bug6296]

the larger of the two critter keepers they used for the hamster is the exact size I used as a take home carrier when I got my gerbils. I can't imagine thinking that's an appropriate size for a permanent enclosure :(

[@Hoofpicksandhorseshoes]

I love you much victoria, its your advice that gave my hamster the life she had

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I’m happy to hear that!

[@Hoofpicksandhorseshoes]

@@VictoriaRaechel 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@GuineaPigJungle]

Love your vids! Thank you for this video💝

[@ellenkiehn5385]

my 1st hamster died before i saw your videos and now my second hamster has such a pampered life thanks to you!

[@amberleereel3338]

Thanks for the video! The presentation was so awesome! :)

[@pieceCHANNEL]

Hello! I'm always watching☆ Thank you for making this video! Correct knowledge about hamsters has not penetrated even in Japan. I would like to spread this video to many Japanese people. And I will take care of my beloved hamster even more 🐹♡

[@karinajadvji_]

LOVED the PowerPoint ahahahah and little Sadie in her cat tree 💗

[@xthetansiblingsx5405]

I love you too! I've came across your videos and started to know what is proper hamster care. I have to admit once it was my fault for secretly brining in a hamster and my parents didn't allow. But slowly they have gave in as they knows I've showed and cared for them. No doubt they are small pets but, I really love and treated them like my very on son, family ❤

[@LocalPickles]

Ive had a hamster in a small petstore cage. After he died I started watching your videos and I got another hamster with a bincage and 8 inches of bedding. After that I got 3 mice and they are living their best life!

[@amybarker-bx6lh]

Your hair is so pretty thank you for doing hamster care videos I have watched them since 2018 😂💗

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you!!

[@sarahanan7015]

We leapt with looking a month ago and got my 9YO a Syrian for his birthday. We got a Kaytee starter habitat and plunked poor Pumpkin in it and THEN we discovered your channel! I was working off my experience of having my own hamster in the early 90's. Pumpkin's living situation has been upgraded to a Kaytee "super" habitat (not that super, but as big as we can fit on our bookshelf). Thank you so much for putting all this information out here!!!

[@xandraschoots9612]

If you're ever looking to upgrade, try looking for as big of a glass tank (terrarium) you can fit on your shelf! Tanks are a great option (if not the best) and can be more affordable than those kaytee cages!

[@brma1892]

Thank you so much for making this presentation. It truly is a shame that animals suffer due to the careless neglect, greed, ignorance and lack of compassion that people have. That TikTok video just proves it. Wake up people, animals feel and suffer just like we do. Be mindful of where they come from in nature. Nothing is meant to be stuck in a tiny plastic cube for any amount of time. 🐹❤

[@grungorflungor]

Your snake plant in the backround is insane oml, great video btw

[@bane631]

Thank you victoria for your vids

[@FloraWaze]

Yay ! I am now Victoria's favourite person ! Love your videos !

[@strzsmelody]

i own a pet store cage for my gerbil (not for long) and the employees & pet store said that this is a suitable cage. its 70cm. now i only have one gerbil as his brother has passed away, but come on man. im currently saving up for a SUITABLE cage for him because i hate knowing that hes not living his fullest life. thank you for educating people, you’ve made so many animals happy. :)

[@Martehoffmann8]

Grettas Hamster Rescue brought me here they are awesome

[@TaraH195]

Seriously that person just did it for attention. Some people do not do research how to properly care for animals. This is just sad... I feel so sorry for that hamster. The cage is so small... If I would know who it was and their personal information I would let the animal police know they do not give proper care and living conditions. That hamster deserves a better life. Pet stores and brands should be ashamed to offer non suitable inclosures. Due to them producing and offering it and stores to buy them and sell them is just what keeps this present. It is frustrating... I wish one day brands, producers and stores will get a fine if they sell or produce inproper objects and inclosures.

[@andrewandhamster]

love this video !!!!! the cycle was relatable today im building a big DIY enclousure for my female syrian hamster !!! you have helped me so much with hamster care !!!! thank you !!!

[@katnoelle9688]

I love your hair so much❤ Its so pretty💖

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you so much!

[@madqueenriley2139]

As a pet store employee that's "doing the Lords work" I can say with absolute certainty that even if a customer is given all the proper knowledge and tools to succeed that if that person doesn't care... Nothing can be done. I have dealt with HUNDREDS of people who use the "its just a ___" or the "I don't care..." or my personal favorite "its my kids job to take of it." I place 90% of blame on people too lazy to educate themselves. If you would do your research beforehand you would not have to rely on a 2 hour lecture session from me because that person actually has 0 idea of what they are doing and are asking 2,000 questions. And if research was done before it wouldn't matter if companies made the products, no one would buy them if they truly understood how garbage they are. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

[@onedirectioninfection5756]

fun fact the "caution: contents hot" on the cups was actually a result of a lawsuit after a mcdonalds served extremely hot coffee to a customer that spilled on her lap and caused her very severe burns. this made people aware of how hot the coffee they were serving/being served actually was, as no one really knew the dangers before this incident, as well as to cover the company incase this happened again.

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Most would assume that it is common sense that coffee is hot though which is what I was trying to get at! Common sense isn't all that common and which is why products need to have specific descriptions, especially on something like a small travel carrier that it shouldn't be for full-time use!

[@onedirectioninfection5756]

@@VictoriaRaechel oh yeah i get that! i just wanted to share a lil fun fact behind that warning label since it's an interesting story

[@ellabishop7164]

I’ve had a few dwarfs before that I’ve kept in a 40 gallon and I’ve been wanting to get a Syrian. I know I need a bigger space so I’ve been thinking of giving them a free roam type thing in half of my room (surrounded by a non-chewable, non squeezable, wall ofc) but I wasn’t sure if there was anything in particular I can do to ensure their safety throughout the night, since I’d be asleep ofc. The last video I saw of yours with free roam was only for while you’re awake, if anyone has any suggestions please let me know!!

[@brooklyn2176]

thank you for all your pet care videos! If it wasn’t for you my dwarf hamster Mochi wouldnt have such a big and enriching enclosure. ❤️

[@EvilStrikesTrueCrimeChannel]

I had lots of hamsters as a kid and feel terrible as I now know we did everything wrong. I got my kids a hamster and we have watched all your videos so we know how to care for him. We have had him for 4 days and when he wakes up we give him a nice dinner and when he hears my voice he will run to the side of the cage im on. I also now know he needs a bigger cage as this is the one from pets at home and its too small so we are going getting him a bin and making him a big cage. So thank you for making all these videos. ❤

[@Jesshi345]

I used to keep my hamsters in cages just under the minimum but that was the largest cage they sold at the pet store. Then I came across your video and I started adding more enrichment like sprays, a sand bath, forage but because of you now Both my hamsters are in large cages over the minimum with tons of enrichment, hides, an 11 inch wheel and much more!!!❤❤❤❤

[@myfantastichamsters]

Your videos are always so entertaining and educational at the same time! I just wish some brands would sell proper stuff and the pet shops would buy the proper stuff from good brands. My hamster care has improved so much ever since I started watching your channel. I even started my own channel to show people proper care. :D

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Aw thank you! I wish they did too, though at least there are more and more brands coming out with better things!

[@myfantastichamsters]

@@VictoriaRaechel I'm glad they are coming up with better hamster things.

[@Eq_keri]

Hello! Your videos help me so much with my hamster care, I just recently got a new cage for my hamster pancakes. It is a large nite angel cage. Thank you so much for helping me improve!❤️

[@ellaquinlin5897]

Do more like this. I love it

[@NikiGonnaGetcha_aka_UnicornGal]

Omg Victoria said she loves me😢im gonna cry... Lmoa, this is just another amasing video, I feel like this video should be shared with all bad animal care comoanies or any animal care company for that matter, maybe SOMEONE in the place will have a heart for the animals instead of the money thwy earn❤

[@joynut1677]

Great video! I wish pet stores were more about educating the pet owners than profit.

[@harpersanimals2516]

Last night my hamster escaped and it was the scariest thing ever, he was perfectly fine though and I did a mini check-up just in case. My dog almost got him but luckily my mom stopped him, I was in my room at the time and had no idea what was happening. Then I was crying the whole night because I left the cage open so if I would have been more carful, it wouldn’t have happened. (It’s the next day and he’s still in his cage and happy!)

[@cakeeeetime]

Like the Bards of old sang: EVERYBODY! It's everbodys fault and we need to work together to help pets ^^

[@danceparty1270]

Your hair is so pretty in this! :O

[@AvMoBi]

Thanks to you my hamster is living in a 680squarefoot cage with 1 foot are for burrowing and 140square foot sand bath all thanks to yoi

[@TheHamsterBurrow]

This was such an interesting video! 😊

[@ashleyschirber5298]

I love your videos Victoria. I found your page last year and a have watched all of them now. I’m so glad you explained it this way. I agree, so many factors to blame. Let’s start with why would an unsupervised kid be allowed to buy a hamster? I got my first hamster in 2021 from a big box store & ran into the exact things you talk about. The store itself gives you bad information and then the employee who was checking me out was telling me nothing I was getting was ethical even though it’s what they had, so I was so confused and ended up going all over to find different products and research before setting everything up for him. They couldn’t provide me with suggestions of where or what to get just not what the only big pet store in my area had. I have done so much research since then and upgraded his cage multiple times. Sadly he passed after having cheek impactions from misalignment despite giving him lots of healthy chews. I have a sweet girl now who has a great life thanks to your videos. I also have kitties and pet mice so enjoy all your pet videos 🥰😻🐹 I know you’ve made videos on this too - but people should know common vets don’t treat hamsters & specialty vets can be very expensive. My hamsters quick anesthesia + procedure for impaction was $500.

[@thomaslawrence4695]

You're so right. You are completely correct about hamster advice. I have watched all your videos. I love my hammies. I want to do my best and I look up to you as an expert, of sorts, and often rely on you for pro-level advice. To connect this; if people are asking for help, then they're asking you to teach. Finally, who asks for judgement? When you started this channel did you ask for judgement or encouragement? I really don't know what happened to you. I'm disappointed, not in your knowledge but in your delivery. We come here to learn, not to get beaten.

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I'm sorry you feel that way but not everything is sunshine and rainbows. I'm *very* happy to help anyone looking to improve their care or asking for help and will never judge anyone who is actively looking to do better. The person in said TikTok wasn't doing any of that, instead, they decided to group anyone giving them advice as "muffin's haters"- So I used the TikTok to make something educational and start a conversation about who really is to blame when it comes to poor hamster care.

[@Kaliacreates]

tysm so much info!

[@raulantunez_22nd76]

Hey great video my hammy died last week my little boy was two years old and almost lasted three years. Rip dedenne. Thank you for your videos because if I didn’t discover your channel my hamster would be living in a small cage with an improper diet. But thanks to you my hamster had a big bin cage with 9inches of bedding and a healthy diet.