I've never owned small animals. I'm getting two rats pretty soon. And with all the research I've done, I can tell small animals aren't for you. That wheel is unsuitable for the poor thing. It could hurts its feet really bad. The cage is unbelievably too small for it. Rats and mice like to climb. That one is just in an itty bitty box. Please do some research and prepare before you get these types of pets.
I think that the reason we end up getting more pets even after our previous ones have died is because even though their deaths are hard and difficult to get over, the joy and happiness they bring when they're alive is worth the grief and sadness of their passing. My pets are my best friends, and they help me get through life even if its for a short time.
It's kindof cruel that you just let them bleed out. like really? Even if you couldn't afford a vet you can at least wrap them so you don't just watch them pass right Infront of your eyes! And that cage..... IS SO SMALL! you wonder why your pets die? Maybe do some research and you can avoid everything that you did wrong. Sickens me to see this video😞
wow so sad that these animals all came into your lives and were neglected, you kept a gerbil alone then dropped it ! you got a mouse to live alone you could not convince your parents to take your rats to the vet after she broke the skin ( you should not have let it get that far ) you could have shown them how cruel it was, that cage is not a cage its a tiny constricting torture chamber its sad that your parents let you have pets at all i don't think you deserved them after how you cared for them and all mice should live 3 years its not exceptional its just because you did not care for all the other rodents properly :( please do your research
sorry for your losses, i just wanted to tell you that a bigger cage can help a pets heath. Wire or Mesh wheels can give your pets mumble foot so try a comfort wheel or a silent spinner
I really enjoyed this film and it was very well done! I must say people in the comments are criticizing you for your care, but honestly, I can tell you care about your animals. I'm really sorry for what happened with your pets. I just say that though you care, your pets are not receiving proper care. It's not expensive to care for them properly, in assume you just don't know how. Mice are really curious and need really large cages. You can buy glass aquariums or you can just buy a plastic bin and add mesh wire to the lid for ventilation. Also, rodents need a skid wheel that's around 12 inches in diameter. Otherwise, they spines will unnaturally curve. Also, I understand where you are coming from, but I hope your pet journey doesn't end here. Mice can live a long time just get from a good breeder. Pet store mice always have some problem or another. Also, small pets may not be for you. You can always get guinea pigs or rabbits which are still inexpensive but have much longer life spans and are much hardier What ever you get, please take some time and do proper research. It doesn't take long but it can help you save lots of money and provide a much better life for these amazing animals
"Teach us responsibility" clearly it hasn't taught you that much since you can't even do a 10 minute internet search to know how to actually care for them. Smh if your just gonna ask someone at a pet store for information you might as well get a pet rock.
I have had 7 hamsters. All of them have passed away, but they have lived good long lives. However, one hamster had his life cut too short. His name was Hammy, our only male. Hammy was put up for adoption and my family took him in. He was treated with the same care and respect my other hamsters got. One day, when I let my hamsters roam free in their balls, his eyes were shut and I didn't know what was the problem. He wasn't as fast or energetic as the rest by then. A week later, he died. At the time, he was my fourth hamster and first to have passed away. Even though your rodents left a different way, this video reminded me of the way hamsters can die because of sicknesses and not by age. R.I.P. Hammy, you will always be missed.
Guys just leave him alone he's obviously upset! I've had many rodents before. I know a lot about them there cages get cleaned every 3 days. Rodents get sick they have all sorts of issues its just a rodent thing. So leave him alone he loves them
Everyone in the comments talking about the cage, he NEVER said he used that cage. That container was for video purposes most likely, and all the stories involved an illness with the animal.
Everything about this is wrong. The cage is incredibly too small, the wheel is too small, and even the food is wrong. No wonder your animals are passing away. Mice need things to do. I'd recommend you not get any more rodents until you properly learn to care for them.
Montelle Kamara Trying would mean not to get pets when you can't care for them properly. Try to resist your egoistic desisions of owning a living creature. Mice are incredibly smart and clean. Rats in fact clean themselves just as much as cats do. They can be used to do a police dog's work and learn their job faster.
They may of been happy to go considering they live in a little tub with a WAY TOO small wheel I'm surprised they didn't get bumble foot or a back problem..or u didn't even notice! And the food is hamster food which is not right they should have oxbow and no chew toys? Their teeth probably dug into their brain look up your stuff Idc if this is old its abuse!
all you people saying it is his fault stop please, cant you see he loved them and spent his money on them. that may not be his cage it could be a temporary cage. great video and sorry for your losses.
Don't stop getting pets unless you don't care for them properly. You should get a bigger cage and change the weal it's not good on there feet. Do some research.
If you did research youd know the proper care. The cage is far too small the wheel can cause harm and who even knows if you give them decent food and fresh water everyday there is a lot that goes into a pet and just from this it isn't surprising your rodents don't live long. Its a miracle what proper research can do for the life of your pet.
i have to say this is probably one of the best videos I have ever watched on youtube. only some weeks back one of my Rats died, only 1.5 years old, a tumor ruptured inside her we didnt know about. So I feel your pain. Thank you so much for sharing this, and thank you for taking the time to do this video.
I had rats when I was a very young kid. My mom had to "set them free" in the woods because my little sister liked to toss them in the air and catch them. Sometimes they hit the ceiling. Sometimes she missed when she tried to catch them. I've had hamsters and mice too. They don't live very long, mice and rats only live 2 or 3 years. I got new rats when I was 13 and they were the best thing to happen to me. I keep getting rats because I know that even though I will get heartbroken every few years, giving these creatures a happy life is worth it. A rat's flame burns quick, bright, and passionately. Their lives are short, but they are so full of energy, love, and happiness. One of mine is giving my fingers "kisses" as I try to type this. I've taken breaks from having them because of heartache, but I always find myself getting them again. I'm sorry that people in the comments are being rude. You were recounting your childhood experiences. My parents were ignorant about rodent care. My father grew up on a farm. If an animal was sick there, his dad shot it to put it out of it's misery. A $5 hamster wasn't worth his time to even whack it in the head. He just let nature take its course because that's how he was raised. Sadly, a lot of people scoff at the idea of taking a rat to the vet because they only cost $6 at the pet store. It's not your fault.
I love how everyone is flipping out over the cage, and making it sound like 'no wonder his pets are dying' But all of the issue he just described of his pets dying had NOTHING to do with the size of the cage. People freak out over all of these problems that can occur with 'unproper' care, but how many times do these problems actually occur? Also, this is not even close to animal abuse. Will you people just shut the heck up, please?
Whitney Richardson I completely agree. Rodents don't live long and are prone to certain diseases which are beyond our control. He is grieving the loss of his friends because they matter to him and he cares. I see youtube videos of people feeding perfectly healthy rodents to their pet reptiles. Why not go complain on their channels, just to be fair about animal treatment.
If you really think this isn't animal abuse, then please lock yourself up in your bathroom and live there for a month without any TV, books, internet, games, smartphones, computers, etc (meaning any means to entertain yourself). If the bathroom has a window, close it and put curtains so that you can't see outside. It will only take a few hours for you to feel the agony of boredom, the same stress that animals - especially intelligent animals such as rats - feel when kept in tiny cages with no mental stimulation. Abuse isn't just about physical punishment. Prolonged psychological stress is just as much abusive as a punch or kick. No matter how you put it, no matter how you try to justify it, keeping an animal in an inadequate living condition for that species or individual is ABUSE. Period.
Carmen St-Denis you seriously don't know anything if you think that like that other person said lock yourself into a small bathroom no bath no shower no sink no water no windows no were yo run not execrable food just grass then come back to me and tell me how u feel
They died cause u dont take care of em and play with them often do your research! They cant have wire cages or wheel they will get their claws stuck inside!!!
+Null I meant like cages with wire bottoms... Do you really think that pet store cages with wire are only all around the sides not the bottom? Anyways I regret what I was saying That was a long time ago I didn't mean to say rude things like that..oh well being the naughty me...😔
I have kept my fair share of rodents, mainly gerbils and my heart breaks every time one dies. I had 2 sister gerbils who were together for 4 years. One suddenly died and left the other alone. She got so depressed and lonely without her sister. I tried everything to keep her happy but nothing worked, she stopped eating and she died 2 weeks later, even though she was perfectly healthy, she just didn't want to be here without her sister. It was the most heart breaking death so far. RIP to them all.
I have to say everyone, don't freak out so much over wire and mesh wheels. If your mouse or rat is doing fine not catching it's footing/tail, they will be fine. I'd choose a mesh over a wire one, but they are still ok. But by how your mouse is* hopping, the bars are too far apart for it. But GuitarClock your mice will live MUCH MUCH longer if you got them a bigger cage. Your mouse can't exercise. All it has is a wheel that is meant for a dwarf hamster, and those are actually too small for mice. Ive noticed they don't like their tails crammed over their head. But a wheel is not the only thing you give your mouse for exercise. They are intelligent and need LOTS of things to explore to be happy and a lot of room to run, even for just one mouse, because they go go go for along time. Also at 3:19, by the looks of your mouse's fur, it isn't grooming right. Your little guy needs looked at, he is too mellow and im pretty sure he has scabs on his side. With those itchy scabs, the best bedding would be paper towel instead of that blue bedding that can make the itching worse. Mice may be small, but you can't get away with putting them in something that small. They just get depressed and bored. I don't mean to sound like a dick, but your mice seem to have had a lot of skin problems in the past and you may want to look into how your caring for them. It's normal every now and then, but not one mouse after another. Also the reason it's great to get pets you outlive, is because you get to bring a great life to even more of those animals in the time YOU are here. Good luck on your future pets :)
well your not taking care of your animals properly that cage is to small and that wheel is bad for thir feet etc... and how am I giving Christianity a bad name WTF
Hey, I just wanted to say how sorry I am for Theo! I just got a couple of mice, I'm usually a dog person, but I'm having the time of my life watching them grow and play, and learn. Rodents are amazing! I understand your pain, my best friend, my Sunshine she picked her cancer constantly. And we had to go for that walk to the vet... And I wondered a lot about why getting another dog, and I realized that, in my case, it was something I did for myself. During this time Sunshine was part of my life, she saved me in every way a person can be saved. In return I watched over her. I didn't do for her half of what she did to me, but I tried to give all I could for her. Pets add shimmer in our lives. They shimmer in their own glow.
I don't know why the freaking heck you guys are freaking hating and putting shade on this man!!I'm sure he ether didn't know what to do or was so sick in his feeling he couldn't do much about it bleeding out...Jeeeeeeeessssseeee!!!!Do people around here just look for things to dislike or say"Your not handling that animal right!" Or "That cage is to small!" Why?????? I have a hamster at the moment and yeah..my cage is a liiiiiittttle to small..I know.. But its all I could afford and y to the freakin es I am getting a bigger one But(lord forgive me)I am done with you guys commenting things like this.. If you don't have anything good to comment,then don't.. Please and thx
In 2010 you had so much proper info about mice online, it's horrifying that you kept one like this! The fact that they died was probably the best for them rather than existing like this. Don't even mention how much the treatments cost, that makes you even sound more like an idiot! Don't let a mouse 'bleed out', have it either surgically treated or euthanised! Research their cage requirements, get a wheel which is not a death trap, etc etc!
This video is making me cry seeing how cruel this human is.. THE POOR ANIMAL IS BLEEDING IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES!! no wonder he's dead he probably needed to go to the vet for those cuts... he needs a bigger cage, he probably got bumble foot, AND MICE NEED PARTNERS!!! I can't believe you allowed yourself to post this on RUclips!!!
I seriously doubt that the mice were kept in that small cage... Guys, the wheel would prevent any sort of cover from going on it, its obviously just for the video. As for the wheel, well, pet stores should just simply stop selling them.
If your mouse had green droppings and parasites why didn't you take them to the vet instead of watching it die in your hands????? No wonder your pets keep passing away. Why get pets if you can't take care of them properly /:(
Amaya no well I'm sure u have family members there dieing of a illness and u need help and u had to pay is it to expensive now just because these are rodents doesn't mean they don't deserve a quality of life I'm sure u want a good life
This made me cry because of the state the cage was in as in size and the things the hamster could do. It had no chews and the wheel was not safe. Also why would you fight over an animal so that it becomes in such a state that it could die. Remember they are fragile unlike humans and you have to be careful with them.
can i give you some advice ? when you hold color mice as your pet please get a pair of them , most of the mice species are group animals ... next the cage. if you want a good cage get a cage with the measures of 100x 50 x 50 , put in some wooden litter and get a weel from the diameter from 20 cm not lower and get one that is completly closed. i saw that you fed theo with nuts and sunflower seeds , you can do that but not to often because they are to fat for mice and other rodents ... and yes even those small animals net to see the vet if they are ill. if you thinking they are cheap because they don't live long or because they are so small forget about that... i had a mouse that was very sick and i went to the vet 2 times a week and every time i paid around 10 - 15 euros ... so i beg you please inform yourself about the animals you want to hold as a pet ! the animals will thank you for that
I lost my dog of 13 years last year, but had been away from him for the last 6 years of his life, since I was at college. That didn't change how much I miss him, even until today. I've been planning on getting rats for a few months, have brought the everything. The cage is late, but I want to be a mom already! I have finally decided to go ahead and get them and keep them in a large plastic bin until the cage comes, so that come Christmas they are ready to leave with me.
plz get a larger cage please. the wheel is too small the cage is too small and the wheel should not have a metal bar bottom. The tiny feet could get caught.
my girly ratties had the same mamory tumor i paid a lot to keep getting them removed and once they both reached the age of two they were starting to show their age a little so i left them and in the end they grew too large, i kept cream next to my pillow all night and she passed early in the morning, custard i got put down when she got to the same stage cream did, it was incredibly hard to lose such good friends. i hope you continue to have rodents and love them as you clearly have in the past.
Rodents are quite prone to these sorts of things, and it's really very terrible when they get sick. It is always right after you've become unexpectedly attached to them. Our home has never recovered the loss of our first rat, and we constantly worry about how the other will pass. We wanted to buy her a new cage mate, but cry every time we meet a potential new pal for her... unable to convince ourselves to go through it yet again.
This man had good intentions. Pets die, they always do. They'll always have issues. You can't exactly control their fate, just postpone it for as long as you can. He did his best and I respect that.
Dude stop buying pets! I know that they keep dying due to cancer and skin disease but come on! Research the type of rodent you want and what it needs! That poor mouse lives in a dang shoebox! Its SMALLER than a shoebox! And it has a wire wheel! Stop buying them and save up money for a vet fund!
oh my god saddest video ever!!! :( I'm sooo sorry for all what you've been through, I know how attached one can get to ANY pet.... seriously your video made me cry. I don't want to sound rude but, if somebody decides to bring home a pet, no matter what it is, the very first thing to keep in mind is if you have the possibility to afford a vet if anything happens to it
gosh this is so sad, I'm 18 and I've also had rodents & small pets my whole life (currently have hamsters), and even though the longest my pets have lived was only 4 years I cried everytime one passed away, people really need to understand that just because it doesnt live long doesn't mean it doesn't deserve a high quality life, people just need to think more before buying any pet :(
Your not nice to your pets it's sad that you keep them in such cruel conditions also his skin desise is mites also that weel is dangerous and the mouse dis not Evan have a little house to sleep in you should give the mouse away becouse you keep it in such horrible conditions
Your video made me cry, I don't cry but I did. I felt like I was the only one who was fearful of out living pets. Other than that the video was very good and the why you kept composed was inspiring. How is Theo? And a better question, how are you?
Can everyone saying bad things like he can't take care of pets or that mouse needs a better cage shut the hell up? You heartless people! This is sad, it's very sad when a pet dies he's trying his best to keep them alive.
I don't have small animals, know why? Because I KNOW my small pets wouldn't have a great life if I bought them. Plus, a rat is expected to live 5 years. Petco says they live for two years because their animals are sick. My cousin, however, has a six year old rat. Turning white, incredibly active.
To those who's are commenting hate- I understand your anger and worry but the world already has enough hate in it so you can stop; I doubt you guys have missed the other 1000 haters saying the cage is too small or the wheel shouldn't be wired, and I agree, but being aggressive about it and saying that the pets aren't better off dead than in that environment, you're lying, life is life and I doubt anyone or any pet would prefer to be dead rather than having less space or a bad wheel, so please just keep the comments appropriate and friendly, it's obvious why the world has war when people argue like this on a youtube channel
I cried... My first hamster, Hamtara died because my sister dropped her and she broke her leg. At the time i didn't care much because i was in second grade and Hamtara always bit me whenever i tried to touch her. A few years later i got a new hamster, Squeakers. He died last week and I arranged to get another one next week from a girl who lives in my area (To fill the void left my baby, squeakers). He lived for 4 full years while most hamsters only live for 3.
(Sigh) My Gerbil just died. very sad. The worst part was that my friends little brother noticed she wasn't breathing. R.I.P Misty the Gerbil. The sweetest gerbil ever (She died of old age, but she also had a broken hip, but she lived with it for 2 years.)
Guys, don't worry about the male mouse being "lonely". Yes mice are social, but the males are super territorial. They would kill each other quicker than the loneliness would if Theo had a "buddy"
As sad as this seems , people need to realise this was filmed in 2010. There is now more places to research about pets and there is also more facts about keeping pets especially on knowing what to and not to do. I bet he has improved his pet care since then. As strange as it seems people most likely understand so much more about pets now than ever before. More facts are being found and more information on care is being shown. I feel bad for these creatures but like I said this was a long time ago and he possibly improved his care for pets. -Chloe
Guys if you ever get a rat or any rodent feed them blueberries. Blueberries can actually give a high ratio of not giving cancer :) give them about 10 or more each week. They enjoy it and it's good for them!
I know what its like to lose a rodent I had a mouse named mickey too but I gave him to my science teacher to have as a class pet .because I couldn't give him the love and care he deserved .and for a while he was fine until my teacher went to clean his cage and he was dead.so she let me take him home after she froze him and I buried him wrapped in his blanket in my back yard:'( I cried for a month I thought he would have a better life with lots of attention and love
I've had two gerbils, Ratchet and Momo, for about 3 and a half years now! They were my first small pets (other than a carnival goldfish that lasted two years o.O) and they're still in good shape! :D
I had pet mice when I was younger and for bedding (not what they slept on, but to cover the cage) they made me use sawdust. I've recently found out that this can cause breathing problems and possibly contain parasites :/ so this is a reason some pet mice die.
I know why you get new pets. Because you know you can give them the life they deserve. I have four mice, and I have had three hamsters and two rabbits in the past. When they die, I feel terrible. But when I get over it, I devote my time to another animal, to make his life just a good as it gets.
Your video made me cry....I enjoy having pets in my life but I haven't had the best of luck with pets either. over the the course of 12 years. cats=Cancer, killed by a dog, & ran away. Hamsters= sick, spider bite in the eye, froze to death. Ginea Pig= heat stroke. Dog= got ran over 7months ago. And my son is ready for another pet hamster. I strongly agree that people, especially children should have some kind of pet in their life. So it's time for another pet.
I've never owned small animals. I'm getting two rats pretty soon. And with all the research I've done, I can tell small animals aren't for you. That wheel is unsuitable for the poor thing. It could hurts its feet really bad. The cage is unbelievably too small for it. Rats and mice like to climb. That one is just in an itty bitty box. Please do some research and prepare before you get these types of pets.
Peachy Penguin cool your getting Rats! (Or now have rats)
I'm so happy to find someone that did proper reasearch
@S K yes he is but he might be killing them by mistake.
Please don't get pets if you don't have the right sized cage, suitable wheel ect
+Popcorn Zinif ?
yeah
and he uses wood shaving!!!
*used
+Nikki Hof there's not much wrong with wood shavings tbh
"My brother and I were always blessed with pet rodents" *Throws poor gerbil like It's a football
you obviously don't know what you're doing with those animals
ikr
+Amy Neidlinger well he tried his best
Well
+Hammiester Lover yh he akchually did try is hardest
True.
You should buy a bigger cage...
just notice this was 6 years ago
Theresa Hooper me too
DO NOT GET AN ANIMAL IF YOU CANNOT PAY FOR THEM! THAT INCLUDES VET COSTS!
But I don't think people take hamsters to the vet
+xxxsuchfabxxx It is illegal to not take a domestic animal to the vet if they need vet care. Many people take hamsters to the vet
Lauraren101 so if your pet hamster was sick or in pain you wouldn't take it to the vet, disgusting
I have a vet fund and I have £70 in it ($82)
Cage is too small! Wheel will heart his feet!
I totally agree :(
all his cages are aweful. i hope he stopped getting pets or upgraded
*hurt,
I think that the reason we end up getting more pets even after our previous ones have died is because even though their deaths are hard and difficult to get over, the joy and happiness they bring when they're alive is worth the grief and sadness of their passing. My pets are my best friends, and they help me get through life even if its for a short time.
It's kindof cruel that you just let them bleed out. like really? Even if you couldn't afford a vet you can at least wrap them so you don't just watch them pass right Infront of your eyes! And that cage..... IS SO SMALL! you wonder why your pets die? Maybe do some research and you can avoid everything that you did wrong. Sickens me to see this video😞
imagane if you got lis comment if you had a youtube chanle.....crule ppl
Not cruel. I have a youtube channel for pets too. I get comments like this and I am grateful that people try to give me advice.
+Sarah Dinkle I would never ever get a comment like this on my channel, mainly because I take very good care of my animals
+Amy Neidlinger 💗
your so mean u can sat that in a nicer way u make me sick
wow so sad that these animals all came into your lives and were neglected, you kept a gerbil alone then dropped it ! you got a mouse to live alone you could not convince your parents to take your rats to the vet after she broke the skin ( you should not have let it get that far ) you could have shown them how cruel it was, that cage is not a cage its a tiny constricting torture chamber its sad that your parents let you have pets at all i don't think you deserved them after how you cared for them and all mice should live 3 years its not exceptional its just because you did not care for all the other rodents properly :( please do your research
your wheels are torture and cage too small
sorry for your losses, i just wanted to tell you that a bigger cage can help a pets heath. Wire or Mesh wheels can give your pets mumble foot so try a comfort wheel or a silent spinner
That cage is to small u should not have pets
He should still have pets but just take better care of them
+Miranda Random he just needs to do more research
Your pets keep dying because you have no idea how to care for them!
You can't control parasites and diseases some times medicines don't work
'Ohh... a pet video. I love rodents...'
:'(
Downer. Poor babies.
I really enjoyed this film and it was very well done! I must say people in the comments are criticizing you for your care, but honestly, I can tell you care about your animals. I'm really sorry for what happened with your pets.
I just say that though you care, your pets are not receiving proper care. It's not expensive to care for them properly, in assume you just don't know how. Mice are really curious and need really large cages. You can buy glass aquariums or you can just buy a plastic bin and add mesh wire to the lid for ventilation. Also, rodents need a skid wheel that's around 12 inches in diameter. Otherwise, they spines will unnaturally curve.
Also, I understand where you are coming from, but I hope your pet journey doesn't end here. Mice can live a long time just get from a good breeder. Pet store mice always have some problem or another. Also, small pets may not be for you. You can always get guinea pigs or rabbits which are still inexpensive but have much longer life spans and are much hardier
What ever you get, please take some time and do proper research. It doesn't take long but it can help you save lots of money and provide a much better life for these amazing animals
"Teach us responsibility" clearly it hasn't taught you that much since you can't even do a 10 minute internet search to know how to actually care for them. Smh if your just gonna ask someone at a pet store for information you might as well get a pet rock.
I'm very sorry for your loss. I believe you are a fine and noble man.
I have had 7 hamsters. All of them have passed away, but they have lived good long lives. However, one hamster had his life cut too short. His name was Hammy, our only male. Hammy was put up for adoption and my family took him in. He was treated with the same care and respect my other hamsters got. One day, when I let my hamsters roam free in their balls, his eyes were shut and I didn't know what was the problem. He wasn't as fast or energetic as the rest by then. A week later, he died. At the time, he was my fourth hamster and first to have passed away. Even though your rodents left a different way, this video reminded me of the way hamsters can die because of sicknesses and not by age. R.I.P. Hammy, you will always be missed.
Guys just leave him alone he's obviously upset! I've had many rodents before. I know a lot about them there cages get cleaned every 3 days. Rodents get sick they have all sorts of issues its just a rodent thing. So leave him alone he loves them
I'm sorry for your losses. I hope you don't let assholes interfere with your love for animals and small mammals.
some 1 dude, read the time. i posted this a year ago. i honestly don't remember why but chill. it was a year ago.
Everyone in the comments talking about the cage, he NEVER said he used that cage. That container was for video purposes most likely, and all the stories involved an illness with the animal.
Get rid of that wheel!
Everything about this is wrong. The cage is incredibly too small, the wheel is too small, and even the food is wrong. No wonder your animals are passing away. Mice need things to do. I'd recommend you not get any more rodents until you properly learn to care for them.
Yes!! Finally someone who knows about proper care!!
at least he's trying
No chew toys , barred wheel, bad cage , ya I would say he doesn't take care of them properly. Probably not natural causes that caused ten to die ....
Montelle Kamara Trying would mean not to get pets when you can't care for them properly. Try to resist your egoistic desisions of owning a living creature. Mice are incredibly smart and clean. Rats in fact clean themselves just as much as cats do. They can be used to do a police dog's work and learn their job faster.
The mouse in the video needs to see a vet. Poor things💗
They may of been happy to go considering they live in a little tub with a WAY TOO small wheel I'm surprised they didn't get bumble foot or a back problem..or u didn't even notice! And the food is hamster food which is not right they should have oxbow and no chew toys? Their teeth probably dug into their brain look up your stuff Idc if this is old its abuse!
Amen.
all you people saying it is his fault stop please, cant you see he loved them and spent his money on them. that may not be his cage it could be a temporary cage. great video and sorry for your losses.
Don't stop getting pets unless you don't care for them properly. You should get a bigger cage and change the weal it's not good on there feet. Do some research.
The wheel isn't recommended, but it's fine. The wire isn't ferry close together so it doesn't cause bumble foot
+Kaylea Lawley The wheel is incredibly dangerous. If the animal missteps even once it's leg could fall in between the wires and break its leg.
If you did research youd know the proper care. The cage is far too small the wheel can cause harm and who even knows if you give them decent food and fresh water everyday there is a lot that goes into a pet and just from this it isn't surprising your rodents don't live long. Its a miracle what proper research can do for the life of your pet.
Don't keep getting pets if you don't have the right care for them
i have to say this is probably one of the best videos I have ever watched on youtube. only some weeks back one of my Rats died, only 1.5 years old, a tumor ruptured inside her we didnt know about. So I feel your pain. Thank you so much for sharing this, and thank you for taking the time to do this video.
I saw a few wrong things with this video.
1. Metal wheel Not good
2. Too small of a habitat
Sorry for your losses and I love that u use bedding!
I had rats when I was a very young kid. My mom had to "set them free" in the woods because my little sister liked to toss them in the air and catch them. Sometimes they hit the ceiling. Sometimes she missed when she tried to catch them. I've had hamsters and mice too. They don't live very long, mice and rats only live 2 or 3 years. I got new rats when I was 13 and they were the best thing to happen to me. I keep getting rats because I know that even though I will get heartbroken every few years, giving these creatures a happy life is worth it. A rat's flame burns quick, bright, and passionately. Their lives are short, but they are so full of energy, love, and happiness. One of mine is giving my fingers "kisses" as I try to type this. I've taken breaks from having them because of heartache, but I always find myself getting them again.
I'm sorry that people in the comments are being rude. You were recounting your childhood experiences. My parents were ignorant about rodent care. My father grew up on a farm. If an animal was sick there, his dad shot it to put it out of it's misery. A $5 hamster wasn't worth his time to even whack it in the head. He just let nature take its course because that's how he was raised. Sadly, a lot of people scoff at the idea of taking a rat to the vet because they only cost $6 at the pet store. It's not your fault.
I love how everyone is flipping out over the cage, and making it sound like 'no wonder his pets are dying'
But all of the issue he just described of his pets dying had NOTHING to do with the size of the cage. People freak out over all of these problems that can occur with 'unproper' care, but how many times do these problems actually occur?
Also, this is not even close to animal abuse.
Will you people just shut the heck up, please?
I agree why is there so many haters
Whitney Richardson I completely agree. Rodents don't live long and are prone to certain diseases which are beyond our control. He is grieving the loss of his friends because they matter to him and he cares. I see youtube videos of people feeding perfectly healthy rodents to their pet reptiles. Why not go complain on their channels, just to be fair about animal treatment.
If you really think this isn't animal abuse, then please lock yourself up in your bathroom and live there for a month without any TV, books, internet, games, smartphones, computers, etc (meaning any means to entertain yourself). If the bathroom has a window, close it and put curtains so that you can't see outside.
It will only take a few hours for you to feel the agony of boredom, the same stress that animals - especially intelligent animals such as rats - feel when kept in tiny cages with no mental stimulation.
Abuse isn't just about physical punishment. Prolonged psychological stress is just as much abusive as a punch or kick.
No matter how you put it, no matter how you try to justify it, keeping an animal in an inadequate living condition for that species or individual is ABUSE. Period.
Carmen St-Denis you seriously don't know anything if you think that like that other person said lock yourself into a small bathroom no bath no shower no sink no water no windows no were yo run not execrable food just grass then come back to me and tell me how u feel
Wow this was unexpectedly depressing. I'm still trying to figure out what the message is: Look after your pets or just don't buy them at all?
Don't USE THAT TIPE OF WHEEL CAGE IS FAR TO SMALL
What could have been worst is if they were given to snakes
They died cause u dont take care of em and play with them often do your research! They cant have wire cages or wheel they will get their claws stuck inside!!!
+Jasmine Ahn they die cause they are liveing everything that lives dies eventually
+Jasmine Ahn they die cause they are liveing everything that lives dies eventually
+Jasmine always do lots of research before you get your pet :U
+Null I meant like cages with wire bottoms... Do you really think that pet store cages with wire are only all around the sides not the bottom? Anyways I regret what I was saying That was a long time ago I didn't mean to say rude things like that..oh well being the naughty me...😔
please improve your pets living conditions
I have kept my fair share of rodents, mainly gerbils and my heart breaks every time one dies. I had 2 sister gerbils who were together for 4 years. One suddenly died and left the other alone. She got so depressed and lonely without her sister. I tried everything to keep her happy but nothing worked, she stopped eating and she died 2 weeks later, even though she was perfectly healthy, she just didn't want to be here without her sister. It was the most heart breaking death so far. RIP to them all.
I have to say everyone, don't freak out so much over wire and mesh wheels. If your mouse or rat is doing fine not catching it's footing/tail, they will be fine. I'd choose a mesh over a wire one, but they are still ok. But by how your mouse is* hopping, the bars are too far apart for it.
But GuitarClock your mice will live MUCH MUCH longer if you got them a bigger cage. Your mouse can't exercise. All it has is a wheel that is meant for a dwarf hamster, and those are actually too small for mice. Ive noticed they don't like their tails crammed over their head. But a wheel is not the only thing you give your mouse for exercise. They are intelligent and need LOTS of things to explore to be happy and a lot of room to run, even for just one mouse, because they go go go for along time. Also at 3:19, by the looks of your mouse's fur, it isn't grooming right. Your little guy needs looked at, he is too mellow and im pretty sure he has scabs on his side. With those itchy scabs, the best bedding would be paper towel instead of that blue bedding that can make the itching worse.
Mice may be small, but you can't get away with putting them in something that small. They just get depressed and bored.
I don't mean to sound like a dick, but your mice seem to have had a lot of skin problems in the past and you may want to look into how your caring for them. It's normal every now and then, but not one mouse after another.
Also the reason it's great to get pets you outlive, is because you get to bring a great life to even more of those animals in the time YOU are here.
Good luck on your future pets :)
@Blayke Olson I covered the topic very well thank you. You're free to disagree but I know it's correct information.
so sad i thick they tried to stay alive with you but got hard then passed on good job on taking care of them sad good luck with any others you get!
Dude just don't get any more pets it's a sin you clearly have no idea what your going
well your not taking care of your animals properly that cage is to small and that wheel is bad for thir feet etc... and how am I giving Christianity a bad name WTF
did i say there wasnt a lid?
No shit... but why would you comment me hate about shit i didnt say 😂😂😂 oml people are dumbasses
Hey, I just wanted to say how sorry I am for Theo! I just got a couple of mice, I'm usually a dog person, but I'm having the time of my life watching them grow and play, and learn. Rodents are amazing! I understand your pain, my best friend, my Sunshine she picked her cancer constantly. And we had to go for that walk to the vet... And I wondered a lot about why getting another dog, and I realized that, in my case, it was something I did for myself. During this time Sunshine was part of my life, she saved me in every way a person can be saved. In return I watched over her. I didn't do for her half of what she did to me, but I tried to give all I could for her. Pets add shimmer in our lives. They shimmer in their own glow.
it is sad and I'm sorry for your loss but it's true that you don't know how to take care of them and know their needs..
I don't know why the freaking heck you guys are freaking hating and putting shade on this man!!I'm sure he ether didn't know what to do or was so sick in his feeling he couldn't do much about it bleeding out...Jeeeeeeeessssseeee!!!!Do people around here just look for things to dislike or say"Your not handling that animal right!" Or "That cage is to small!" Why??????
I have a hamster at the moment and yeah..my cage is a liiiiiittttle to small..I know.. But its all I could afford and y to the freakin es I am getting a bigger one
But(lord forgive me)I am done with you guys commenting things like this..
If you don't have anything good to comment,then don't..
Please and thx
In 2010 you had so much proper info about mice online, it's horrifying that you kept one like this! The fact that they died was probably the best for them rather than existing like this. Don't even mention how much the treatments cost, that makes you even sound more like an idiot! Don't let a mouse 'bleed out', have it either surgically treated or euthanised! Research their cage requirements, get a wheel which is not a death trap, etc etc!
This video is making me cry seeing how cruel this human is.. THE POOR ANIMAL IS BLEEDING IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES!! no wonder he's dead he probably needed to go to the vet for those cuts... he needs a bigger cage, he probably got bumble foot, AND MICE NEED PARTNERS!!! I can't believe you allowed yourself to post this on RUclips!!!
you should chuck that wheel away its way to small for that mouse and it can cause bumble foot
I seriously doubt that the mice were kept in that small cage... Guys, the wheel would prevent any sort of cover from going on it, its obviously just for the video.
As for the wheel, well, pet stores should just simply stop selling them.
If your mouse had green droppings and parasites why didn't you take them to the vet instead of watching it die in your hands????? No wonder your pets keep passing away. Why get pets if you can't take care of them properly /:(
Uhh well it's a bit expensive for a thing that only lives for 1-3 years
Amaya If you get sick, I hope no one takes you to the doctor. After all, you're just a thing that lives 80 years and destroys and pollutes the earth!
Amaya no well I'm sure u have family members there dieing of a illness and u need help and u had to pay is it to expensive now just because these are rodents doesn't mean they don't deserve a quality of life I'm sure u want a good life
Amaya and your just a thing that lives over 80 years that kills this planet and those rodent aren't doing that u r
This made me cry because of the state the cage was in as in size and the things the hamster could do. It had no chews and the wheel was not safe. Also why would you fight over an animal so that it becomes in such a state that it could die. Remember they are fragile unlike humans and you have to be careful with them.
can i give you some advice ? when you hold color mice as your pet please get a pair of them , most of the mice species are group animals ... next the cage. if you want a good cage get a cage with the measures of 100x 50 x 50 , put in some wooden litter and get a weel from the diameter from 20 cm not lower and get one that is completly closed. i saw that you fed theo with nuts and sunflower seeds , you can do that but not to often because they are to fat for mice and other rodents ... and yes even those small animals net to see the vet if they are ill. if you thinking they are cheap because they don't live long or because they are so small forget about that... i had a mouse that was very sick and i went to the vet 2 times a week and every time i paid around 10 - 15 euros ... so i beg you please inform yourself about the animals you want to hold as a pet ! the animals will thank you for that
I lost my dog of 13 years last year, but had been away from him for the last 6 years of his life, since I was at college. That didn't change how much I miss him, even until today. I've been planning on getting rats for a few months, have brought the everything. The cage is late, but I want to be a mom already! I have finally decided to go ahead and get them and keep them in a large plastic bin until the cage comes, so that come Christmas they are ready to leave with me.
plz get a larger cage please. the wheel is too small the cage is too small and the wheel should not have a metal bar bottom. The tiny feet could get caught.
my girly ratties had the same mamory tumor i paid a lot to keep getting them removed and once they both reached the age of two they were starting to show their age a little so i left them and in the end they grew too large, i kept cream next to my pillow all night and she passed early in the morning, custard i got put down when she got to the same stage cream did, it was incredibly hard to lose such good friends. i hope you continue to have rodents and love them as you clearly have in the past.
please never have a pet again.. that tiny mouse cage is fucking awful
this is sad. but makes me think a little. everything about this video was perfect. the music was just perfect. and your voice made it so much better.
cage to small, the wheel way to small, no toys or Even the right cage or wheel
Shut up
+Lpslover9234 you shut up with your imaginary friend.. go play horsey
Rodents are quite prone to these sorts of things, and it's really very terrible when they get sick. It is always right after you've become unexpectedly attached to them. Our home has never recovered the loss of our first rat, and we constantly worry about how the other will pass. We wanted to buy her a new cage mate, but cry every time we meet a potential new pal for her... unable to convince ourselves to go through it yet again.
Well you obviously don't know how to look after rodents
stop being mean
That cage is illegal cause it's way too small an the wheel should be removed.
This man had good intentions. Pets die, they always do. They'll always have issues. You can't exactly control their fate, just postpone it for as long as you can. He did his best and I respect that.
Dude stop buying pets! I know that they keep dying due to cancer and skin disease but come on! Research the type of rodent you want and what it needs! That poor mouse lives in a dang shoebox! Its SMALLER than a shoebox! And it has a wire wheel! Stop buying them and save up money for a vet fund!
oh my god saddest video ever!!! :( I'm sooo sorry for all what you've been through, I know how attached one can get to ANY pet.... seriously your video made me cry. I don't want to sound rude but, if somebody decides to bring home a pet, no matter what it is, the very first thing to keep in mind is if you have the possibility to afford a vet if anything happens to it
U need to CHANGE THIR CAGE MORE often u knew that so its ur fault so we dont really care...
+Jasmine Ahn it's not, mice are prone to skin disease
+Jasmine Ahn it's not, mice are prone to skin disease
He had rats not mice
+Joseph Hodge The mice were the ones with the skin disease.. And he had both rats and mice.
+Anissa Hunt I know, but plz stop saying it twice this was a long time ago I didn't know much I'm sorry oh well being the naughty me...😔
gosh this is so sad, I'm 18 and I've also had rodents & small pets my whole life (currently have hamsters), and even though the longest my pets have lived was only 4 years I cried everytime one passed away, people really need to understand that just because it doesnt live long doesn't mean it doesn't deserve a high quality life, people just need to think more before buying any pet :(
Your not nice to your pets it's sad that you keep them in such cruel conditions also his skin desise is mites also that weel is dangerous and the mouse dis not Evan have a little house to sleep in you should give the mouse away becouse you keep it in such horrible conditions
Your video made me cry, I don't cry but I did. I felt like I was the only one who was fearful of out living pets. Other than that the video was very good and the why you kept composed was inspiring. How is Theo? And a better question, how are you?
I accidentally clicked on this and it was sadder than the notebook and very well made and I don't regret clicking on this.
Guitar Clock:It was disgusting.
Me: Bursts out half crying half Laughing
Can everyone saying bad things like he can't take care of pets or that mouse needs a better cage shut the hell up? You heartless people! This is sad, it's very sad when a pet dies he's trying his best to keep them alive.
My mum would just tell me to be quiet and my dad would chase me around the house until I HAD to stop crying to run
First you need a bigger cage, second you need a wheel that won't give them bumble foot
I don't have small animals, know why? Because I KNOW my small pets wouldn't have a great life if I bought them. Plus, a rat is expected to live 5 years. Petco says they live for two years because their animals are sick. My cousin, however, has a six year old rat. Turning white, incredibly active.
That wheel can cause bumble foot and that can cause extreme pain
at least you takeas much care as possible of them all. :)
To those who's are commenting hate- I understand your anger and worry but the world already has enough hate in it so you can stop; I doubt you guys have missed the other 1000 haters saying the cage is too small or the wheel shouldn't be wired, and I agree, but being aggressive about it and saying that the pets aren't better off dead than in that environment, you're lying, life is life and I doubt anyone or any pet would prefer to be dead rather than having less space or a bad wheel, so please just keep the comments appropriate and friendly, it's obvious why the world has war when people argue like this on a youtube channel
this made me cry,i could never imagine losing my beloved hamster and chinchilla
I cried... My first hamster, Hamtara died because my sister dropped her and she broke her leg. At the time i didn't care much because i was in second grade and Hamtara always bit me whenever i tried to touch her. A few years later i got a new hamster, Squeakers. He died last week and I arranged to get another one next week from a girl who lives in my area (To fill the void left my baby, squeakers). He lived for 4 full years while most hamsters only live for 3.
May Theo Rest In Peace;( Poor little guy:(
(Sigh) My Gerbil just died. very sad. The worst part was that my friends little brother noticed she wasn't breathing. R.I.P Misty the Gerbil. The sweetest gerbil ever (She died of old age, but she also had a broken hip, but she lived with it for 2 years.)
Guys, don't worry about the male mouse being "lonely". Yes mice are social, but the males are super territorial. They would kill each other quicker than the loneliness would if Theo had a "buddy"
You are very articulate about your joy and loss of your pets. For such small critters, they have such large personalities.
People please notice that this is 6 years ago. I mean if this was not six years ago he would have the wrong sized cage, a bad wheel etc
that must have been upsetting when u found out your gerbils leg was broken
I was not intending to copy anyone.
Very well done; nicely written, scored and narrated. Terrifically shot and a nicely honed and paced edit. Kudos
This was so sweet. Theo was so lucky to have you. Thank you for sharing =)
As sad as this seems , people need to realise this was filmed in 2010. There is now more places to research about pets and there is also more facts about keeping pets especially on knowing what to and not to do. I bet he has improved his pet care since then. As strange as it seems people most likely understand so much more about pets now than ever before. More facts are being found and more information on care is being shown. I feel bad for these creatures but like I said this was a long time ago and he possibly improved his care for pets. -Chloe
lmao stfu people have been caring for these pets for more than 50 years don't act like they were discovered last year
Chloes Hamsters I got mice in 2009 and all the in depth researched info about every care detail was there online.
Guys if you ever get a rat or any rodent feed them blueberries. Blueberries can actually give a high ratio of not giving cancer :) give them about 10 or more each week. They enjoy it and it's good for them!
I know what its like to lose a rodent I had a mouse named mickey too but I gave him to my science teacher to have as a class pet .because I couldn't give him the love and care he deserved .and for a while he was fine until my teacher went to clean his cage and he was dead.so she let me take him home after she froze him and I buried him wrapped in his blanket in my back yard:'( I cried for a month I thought he would have a better life with lots of attention and love
I've had two gerbils, Ratchet and Momo, for about 3 and a half years now! They were my first small pets (other than a carnival goldfish that lasted two years o.O) and they're still in good shape! :D
I had pet mice when I was younger and for bedding (not what they slept on, but to cover the cage) they made me use sawdust. I've recently found out that this can cause breathing problems and possibly contain parasites :/ so this is a reason some pet mice die.
How can you think that his cage is ok?
I know why you get new pets. Because you know you can give them the life they deserve. I have four mice, and I have had three hamsters and two rabbits in the past. When they die, I feel terrible. But when I get over it, I devote my time to another animal, to make his life just a good as it gets.
this is depressing now I'm crying I love rodents so much .-.
ive watched this 50 times and i cry ever time
Your video made me cry....I enjoy having pets in my life but I haven't had the best of luck with pets either. over the the course of 12 years. cats=Cancer, killed by a dog, & ran away. Hamsters= sick, spider bite in the eye, froze to death. Ginea Pig= heat stroke. Dog= got ran over 7months ago. And my son is ready for another pet hamster. I strongly agree that people, especially children should have some kind of pet in their life. So it's time for another pet.
So this is what torture looks like.
this changed my life.