Two DIY Dwarf Hamster Enclosures | 1000sq inches | The Dropper & The Watch Glass

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  • Опубликовано: 23 сен 2024
  • I've designed these enclosures specifically to house dwarf hamsters. To recreate these cages for syrians you will need to make a deeper substrate boarder (at least 8") and add more height to accommodate for their taller supplies.
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Комментарии • 290

  • @SomethingAnimal
    @SomethingAnimal  4 года назад +325

    There's a bit of confusion over these cages so just to clarify, these are not replacements for any of our existing cages. We still have and continue to use the Petri Dish, Beaker and Test Tube.
    - The Petri Dish is staying empty for the time being since Nitrogen's passing in late November.
    - The Beaker was designed exclusively for Syrians and we're hoping it will get a new resident in 2020.
    - The Test Tube was redesigned exclusively for mice and will also be getting a new resident in 2020.
    Ps. It's okay to keep empty cages. You're not obligated to fill them up and shouldn't get new residents until you feel ready for them. Cages can take breaks too 😉

    • @mypawfectfamily
      @mypawfectfamily 4 года назад +7

      ErinsAnimals love this ❤️
      So many can’t stand the idea of empty spaces and feel the need to fill them rather than let them simply exist. Your hamsters are living like royalty

    • @laureldunn5686
      @laureldunn5686 4 года назад +1

      What paint do you use

    • @luciezwartouw9128
      @luciezwartouw9128 4 года назад +2

      Can u do a reacting to ur subscribers cages rats mice and hamster

    • @kirbywithaknife0w045
      @kirbywithaknife0w045 4 года назад +2

      Just to clarify, do your hamsters have at least 6inches of space to burrow?

    • @laureldunn5686
      @laureldunn5686 4 года назад +1

      @@kirbywithaknife0w045 yes

  • @leeabennett12
    @leeabennett12 4 года назад +78

    I love that she builds her cages to properly suit her hamsters needs and spends so much time caring for all her animals

  • @carolynmcmillan7083
    @carolynmcmillan7083 4 года назад +72

    I found the beginning of the paint scene really relaxing then fell about in giggles when you went in with the hands 😂

  • @soupsoap5408
    @soupsoap5408 4 года назад +45

    “Stop swiping things off the counter or I’ll swipe you off the counter!” - Erin’s last quote of the year and the decade XD

  • @kunaal_1928
    @kunaal_1928 4 года назад +215

    Erin has beef with her future click-baity self this is excellent

  • @JuliaPetrova
    @JuliaPetrova 4 года назад +23

    Me in a pit of unaddressed depression watching Erin legit do god-tier DIY in a dressing gown:
    👁️n👁️ -> 👁️u👁️

  • @Nukawin
    @Nukawin 4 года назад +1

    I don't even like hamsters (I've had them in the past and the experiences haven't been all that pleasant) but I'm loving the lengths you are going to, to ensure that the hamsters you have, get the best out of life. I also love watching you build the enclosures!

  • @thejollyowl7977
    @thejollyowl7977 4 года назад +2

    Ever thought of selling the plans to these cages?? You are amazing!! Wish I had the house space to custom build some cages for my babies!! ❤

  • @mctron22rd
    @mctron22rd 4 года назад +2

    I am so impressed with the extent of the care you take for all your fur babies. Really, Erin you and Victoria Rachel are what hamster owners should strive to be like. You are a roll model for the newer generations. This is evolution at its finest! People now watch your videos and 95% of them will always try to, out do your cages or at the least, do much better for their hamsters. These hamsters will live better because of you. You May even eradicate the use of those small cages that are so wrong and make hamsters miserable. Thank you so much!

    • @welovesharks1953
      @welovesharks1953 2 года назад +1

      This is my first time watching this my name is Erin so I was so confused but then I realised 😅

  • @kathleen-ro
    @kathleen-ro 4 года назад +17

    Your content and editing is always such high quality!

  • @meaghan_rebecca
    @meaghan_rebecca 4 года назад +11

    This is amazing! At some point could you do a space-themed enclosure?

  • @pattallant2398
    @pattallant2398 4 года назад +1

    You really are so good at these and I love your videos! You inspired me to build a large enclosure for my grandson’s hamster who had been existing in a plastic bin. He is so happy now you can just see it when he moves all over up and down here and there. What a difference for his tiny life. Thank you over and over, please don’t stop inspiring us and educating us, you are a true animal lover and caretaker of all things small. 😊

  • @BeataNozka
    @BeataNozka 4 года назад +1

    Dear Erin, Happy New Year! I became a hamster owner by accident last year. I tried to create a paradise for her thanks to Your Channel. Really envious of the space and your power tools. Also thanks to You I realized that Ella is now 18 months old... (dwarf hammy) Hope we have some quality time left and that she goes peacefully. Thank you very much for everything.

  • @ItsPigs
    @ItsPigs 4 года назад +1

    Wow, very nice!

  • @courtneypalmer2331
    @courtneypalmer2331 3 года назад +1

    I want to buy one of these SO bad! It's so hard to find commercial places that do such great handiwork on enclosures. Finding ones that are accessible, aesthetically pleasing, big and roomy is so difficult and basically impossible. I would follow your directions and make one but being blind and all, probably not the best idea for me to operate any of the tools you use haha!

  • @ruth1903
    @ruth1903 4 года назад

    i loved that zelda majora´s mask reference. love you too

  • @TracyLynnAP
    @TracyLynnAP 4 года назад +1

    The fluffy housecoat was actually a great choice for that day.. It protected your midsection from getting poked a billion times from the very nasty ends of the wire mesh.. So I give you great props for thinking outside the box on your protective gear lol As always just amazing watching you build, your so amazing at this.. Thank you for sharing.

  • @Circusclara
    @Circusclara 4 года назад +43

    “Shane Dawson colourized” haha I love you Erin ❤️✨

  • @xXmusiclovaXx77
    @xXmusiclovaXx77 3 года назад

    What a beautiful cage!!

  • @lewisarthur3232
    @lewisarthur3232 4 года назад

    All the DIY cages are amazing this one is very stylish.I’m soon going to upgrade my Syrian hamster from his 100x50 cm cage(780 sq inches) to a cage similar to the test tube but with the larger linnmon which is 120x60cm , over 1000sq inches of floorspace.

  • @brendabailey7646
    @brendabailey7646 4 года назад +2

    Love watching you making things. As always will be great to see the cuties in their new homes.

  • @stardustslin
    @stardustslin 4 года назад

    Best DIY ever.

  • @stuffthingsllamas
    @stuffthingsllamas 4 года назад +6

    i love that you're experimenting more with your editing!! very funny, loved the finger painting bit XD also hydrogen is precious and we will protect him at all costs

  • @ruthmendez4519
    @ruthmendez4519 4 года назад

    Love love these cages

  • @hazelinch6488
    @hazelinch6488 4 года назад +15

    Hey erin I noticed my cambells had changed colour. I was confused. I now know they r changing into there winter coat but I couldn't find any videos on it. Could u maybe talk about it I think it could be helpful to other people.

    • @impii552
      @impii552 4 года назад +2

      I think your Campbell's is actually a Winter White, cause they look very similar, only the winter white, akin to its name, changes its coat in the winter.

  • @sugerwillowsmores5345
    @sugerwillowsmores5345 4 года назад +25

    How do you get your mesh not to be so rolled up, its so straight!
    Also that bottom cage looks so much bigger.

    • @McAwesomePants6969
      @McAwesomePants6969 4 года назад +4

      AshFuzzyDucky exactly what I was mesmerized by!! I was like omg it’s so flat and easy to use 😂😂

    • @cmccullough8708
      @cmccullough8708 4 года назад +1

      AshFuzzyDucky you can buy a small roll then lay it out for a day or so and set bricks on it. Or some wire is newer and isn’t as tight and stiff in a rolled way

  • @lurkingluxray2231
    @lurkingluxray2231 4 года назад +1

    Oh my god I just found your channel but your cat’s tail is the cutest thing, I love how they curl it over themself XD

  • @TheLadyflash85
    @TheLadyflash85 4 года назад +3

    Hey Ikea you should expand your pet products and hire Erin! Lol.

  • @katelyngoodling5851
    @katelyngoodling5851 4 года назад +4

    I’m in love with these new cages!!!! I built one based on your test tube (single level) last year. Maybe I’ll do this one next 🥰🥰🥰.

  • @nzpaws
    @nzpaws 4 года назад

    These names are golden

  • @13juniper
    @13juniper 4 года назад +23

    I've said it before and I'll say it again... You're my favorite youtuber lol. Love everything about this video... especially the painting part... and you sassing Bertie lol. The enclosure looks amazing and as usual is hamster goalz.

  • @neilcorcoran9459
    @neilcorcoran9459 4 года назад +4

    Idk how you do it! Everything you do it always outstanding! Xx

  • @mirathelofmirkwood
    @mirathelofmirkwood 4 года назад +16

    3:07 exactly me everytime I paint 😂👍🏻

  • @fantayziya6490
    @fantayziya6490 4 года назад

    when ikea comes out with a small animals shop they know who to come to for design and amazingness

  • @toomuchtia
    @toomuchtia 4 года назад +4

    I could never do something this amazing! I love it! Great job, as always!

  • @lilargotsnipez1392
    @lilargotsnipez1392 4 года назад +53

    2:55 I got a splinter watching that

    • @William47345
      @William47345 4 года назад +1

      its sanded...

    • @lilargotsnipez1392
      @lilargotsnipez1392 4 года назад +3

      @@William47345 Ik its sanded . It was a joke.

    • @cmccullough8708
      @cmccullough8708 4 года назад

      It’s sanded and maybe primed you can get splinters if it’s like that

    • @kk-xs6ql
      @kk-xs6ql 3 года назад

      @@cmccullough8708 u can? Lol

    • @kk-xs6ql
      @kk-xs6ql 3 года назад

      @@cmccullough8708 U could have edited it

  • @lynnbonica4342
    @lynnbonica4342 4 года назад +1

    I love watching u create and build your cages. Your critters are pretty lucky to get such nice homes. Keep up the great work! Happy New Year, Erin. 🍻🌷🍄🐹

  • @hollyelizabeth3464
    @hollyelizabeth3464 4 года назад +1

    I'm thinking of making The Dropper but with a lid like the one on The Watch Glass. Thank you for putting the measurements on the screen, it's so useful!

  • @riyokosama
    @riyokosama 4 года назад

    Aww so cute! Happy new year to you and all of your fur babies!

  • @CactusBerto
    @CactusBerto 4 года назад +6

    Omg I’ve been waiting for this since you posted the surprise video

  • @AbbeysAnimals
    @AbbeysAnimals 4 года назад +5

    I love it! That is such an awesome cage!

  • @vievie3661
    @vievie3661 4 года назад +2

    I'm finally getting a detolf tomorrow!! Thankyou so much for all your helpful videos, my pet care was never bad but it's definitely improved a lot. I have a spider plant addiction now lol

  • @mhobdy2427
    @mhobdy2427 4 года назад

    You always pick great music for your videos 😄🤗

  • @andrewanthimou8449
    @andrewanthimou8449 4 года назад +4

    I always enjoy your diy cage videos Erin! The cages look so cute... 😆 These days I'm trying to build my first diy hamster cage and I don't really know what I'm doing. I'm living in Cyprus too and it's a little hard finding some stuff I need😭

  • @altiheath9691
    @altiheath9691 4 года назад +2

    Love your cage builds. I have three hamsters and would love to make them something awesome like these!

  • @Soph8Boo97
    @Soph8Boo97 4 года назад +1

    Always look forward to your videos no matter what kind of videos they are ❤️

  • @WeirdonikaMetalchick
    @WeirdonikaMetalchick 4 года назад +1

    Hahaha! I love your sense of humor 🤣🙃 And great work on the cages btw 🤗

  • @coffeeluvr9864
    @coffeeluvr9864 4 года назад +11

    don't hamsters need a bare minimum of 6 inches of bedding? or am I just having confusion with how big the bottoms are?

  • @katedianne1282
    @katedianne1282 4 года назад +1

    Favourite clip, 3:07

  • @elvirak7471
    @elvirak7471 4 года назад +1

    Ehm when are your cage designs going to be available in all petstores? Like We need it NOW 😭❤️

    • @elvirak7471
      @elvirak7471 4 года назад

      Also fun fact I have watched you for so long that I kind of feel like I know you so I kind of see you as my cool aunt that had hamsters. I hope thats okay with you 😂

  • @hatz5125
    @hatz5125 4 года назад +4

    Erin be here building enclosures and I feel accomplished when I don't crush my puzzle playground in frustration 😂

    • @yasknao5349
      @yasknao5349 4 года назад

      I don't have this level of diy skills either so I turned an old cupboard on its back and that's my hampster's mansion now. Only had to make a lid with mesh for it!

    • @hatz5125
      @hatz5125 4 года назад

      @@yasknao5349 wow that's great lol I have to use a ugly store bought cage because I can't build lol

    • @SomethingAnimal
      @SomethingAnimal  4 года назад +3

      Puzzle playgrounds were invented purely to make us feel like the most useless beings in existence. I hate them so much and have crushed many in frustration 😂

    • @hatz5125
      @hatz5125 4 года назад

      @@SomethingAnimal haha! Got some for simba for Christmas felt like a perant putting toys together

  • @emiliaeverheart7514
    @emiliaeverheart7514 4 года назад +31

    Am I the only one who thinks that the drawling looks like a fancy oven😂

  • @oliduwhite9388
    @oliduwhite9388 4 года назад

    This is my favourite hamster cage I have ever seen and wish you could buy one

  • @CosmicHamsters
    @CosmicHamsters 4 года назад +8

    Love them. I'm hoping to make my own cages one day. When that day happens i will be studying all your diy cage videos 😀❤🐹

  • @janezat2939
    @janezat2939 4 года назад +1

    I literally will make this once I move out and will have my own money :) I hate myself for spending so much on my pets but I love the too much :,D

  • @mashley444
    @mashley444 4 года назад

    Well done video’s!

  • @rebeccaxx
    @rebeccaxx 4 года назад

    you are amazing! happy new year

  • @co_co_ocelot
    @co_co_ocelot 4 года назад +1

    Nice enclosure

  • @victoriahingston3786
    @victoriahingston3786 4 года назад

    you make the best vids

  • @abby-6062
    @abby-6062 4 года назад +1

    What kind of paint do you use for the cage I am thinking of making my own but I don’t know what paint to use

  • @emmajolien3052
    @emmajolien3052 4 года назад +2

    I just finished my cage as well! Great video Erin!😘
    Edit: I'm going to pick my hamster up tomorrow! Well today, it's already 2.30 am oops.

  • @user-uf9jx6mv6u
    @user-uf9jx6mv6u 4 года назад +1

    Can u do an all my cages video? Xx

  • @itzelissatho4498
    @itzelissatho4498 4 года назад

    It's my birthday tomorrow and all I want is for my pets to be as happy as yours ❤️

  • @sschelkunchiki
    @sschelkunchiki 4 года назад

    so cool!!!

  • @Lara-ov6if
    @Lara-ov6if 4 года назад

    You are very talented in diy!
    And here I am not getting a mouse because I can’t be bothered to make a bin cage lid.....
    But you animals are all so lucky as you can make the biggest cages!

  • @cherrycerise4060
    @cherrycerise4060 4 года назад +1

    Hi loved the video!

  • @felicias9265
    @felicias9265 4 года назад

    You are amazing at building cages💙💖

  • @katiespetproject9002
    @katiespetproject9002 4 года назад

    Such a creative name for the cage!

  • @Aisha-721
    @Aisha-721 3 года назад

    Pretty orange cat. If he gets too close he will get his nose pierced-lol!

  • @MajorMel
    @MajorMel 4 года назад +1

    Hey quick question, what kind of paint are you using? I've been trying find/figure out what is hamster safe paint for a very long time, so any info you have would be amazing :D

  • @hicamis5127
    @hicamis5127 4 года назад

    I will try make this cage!

  • @alexisyates7057
    @alexisyates7057 4 года назад +3

    Omg when you were painting lmao

  • @mollychrisa1
    @mollychrisa1 4 года назад

    Wow , amasing 💖🐹☯️🌈🥰
    Thanks girl 💖🌈🌠

  • @8piggiesinapod40
    @8piggiesinapod40 4 года назад

    We love a good sense of humor.

  • @pinkjellyfishez
    @pinkjellyfishez 4 года назад +1

    Do you replace your cages often because they break or because you just feel like changing it?

    • @SomethingAnimal
      @SomethingAnimal  4 года назад +1

      I rarely replace my cages, these aren't replacements for anything they're in addition to my other 3 DIY cages :)

  • @pipuin
    @pipuin 4 года назад +2

    Hey Erin I wonder where you get your wood cos me And my dad literally cannot find large pieces of wood it be nice I you'd tell me. Or should I just plank it

    • @olivia.scriva5760
      @olivia.scriva5760 4 года назад

      Probably Home Depot if your in America but idk other countries

    • @pipuin
      @pipuin 4 года назад

      @@olivia.scriva5760 thank you but I live in the uk oof

    • @sweetzzz2924
      @sweetzzz2924 4 года назад

      @@pipuin try B&Q or maybe Homebase

  • @Полинаивсё-о7щ
    @Полинаивсё-о7щ 4 года назад

    Hi! I live in Russia and I've been watching you for a long time.
    Sorry for the mistakes, I'm just learning English. Your channel is very interesting and fun! I love watching your videos . I realy love you and your animal! ❤

  • @n.d3217
    @n.d3217 4 года назад

    Wow!! You're so talented

  • @genghis1417
    @genghis1417 4 года назад

    always happy to see notification from youtube

  • @thegreenbabypodcast5306
    @thegreenbabypodcast5306 4 года назад +1

    Love the video. It gave me an idea to make my own hamster cage, so I'll probably make this! 💙💙
    Also, I'll probably make changes in the design, especially when if comes to the dorf.

  • @emmacairns4277
    @emmacairns4277 4 года назад

    Awesome

  • @charleneibarra2416
    @charleneibarra2416 4 года назад

    Hi! Do u think it would b possible to make a similar lid like that for a bin cage? That way I can put more bedding ? I was trying to think if I could possible make a round dome lid like that with mesh and connect to my bin..

  • @shayrose7705
    @shayrose7705 4 года назад

    Those little pink and blue accents are adorable!! Love doing gender themed cages for my hammies 😍 also have male and female dogs so I always find myself buying matching baby blue and light pink bandanas lol...

  • @serenaselstead4767
    @serenaselstead4767 4 года назад

    So cute. I wanna make this only id put mesh wire behind the bottom part so my hammy doesn't escape thru those open holes.

    • @SomethingAnimal
      @SomethingAnimal  4 года назад +1

      There's glass behind those parts, they're windows. Wire mesh would prevent you from adding any substrate for burrowing which the hamster needs :)

    • @serenaselstead4767
      @serenaselstead4767 4 года назад

      @@SomethingAnimal awe ok good to know. Thanks.

  • @benbarnett-t1x
    @benbarnett-t1x 4 года назад

    That’s so awesome!

  • @faalihahrazak58
    @faalihahrazak58 4 года назад

    Oh my goshh Im so jealous of yr hamsters cage! It looked totally beautiful and neat, wish I could have one of these for my hamster (lilo), but anyway yr video inspire me to make one soon 💞❤️

  • @youchan.animal-pettv
    @youchan.animal-pettv 4 года назад

    very nice video✨

  • @ajafunnell4669
    @ajafunnell4669 4 года назад

    What kind of wood do you use to build all these cages??

  • @heyiamgod9252
    @heyiamgod9252 4 года назад

    Okay this might be a stupid question but where the heck do people buy wood because a lot of my friends have pets and want me to help build enclosures with with but I don't know where to get wood

  • @jaythompson4822
    @jaythompson4822 4 года назад

    Hi ... what type of paint did you use please ? Many thanks 😊

  • @originalkingdomhearts
    @originalkingdomhearts 4 года назад +2

    Do you make a new cage every time you get a new hamster? If so what do you do with the old one?

    • @continentalcrust8290
      @continentalcrust8290 4 года назад

      kingdomhearts she sells them on ebay. ask stupid questions and get stupid answers. it would be an awful waste of wood if she were to make one every time. she obviously reuses them

    • @SomethingAnimal
      @SomethingAnimal  4 года назад +2

      No, I only make new cages when I need new cages. The only DIY cages I've ever gotten rid of were The Lack in 2014 as it sadly got a bad wood mite infestation and couldn't be saved so was thrown away, and The Bunsen which I took apart and reused the wood from it to make The Beaker cage. I still have and use all my other DIY cages :)

    • @originalkingdomhearts
      @originalkingdomhearts 4 года назад

      @@continentalcrust8290 Congrats on being rude for so reason. And no it's a legit curious question because, I know a lot of people who would waste and throw away good wood. Happy new years to you.

    • @originalkingdomhearts
      @originalkingdomhearts 4 года назад +1

      @@SomethingAnimal Thank you for answering. It's good to see people reuse old parts. ^_^

  • @anapopescu4625
    @anapopescu4625 4 года назад

    Hi Erin!! I have two very important questions ! Is there a problem if my Cage doesent have Any Glass or seetrough area? And is it bad if i have two things like these -> 7:31 (idk what they are called im sorry😅) in The Cage ? Please respond ❤️❤️

  • @PlaestineWillBeFree
    @PlaestineWillBeFree 4 года назад +17

    I really wanted my hamster to have a cage like this. But before I could upgrade it, he passed away. RIP Mochi😪🕊❤

  • @connorlankford3124
    @connorlankford3124 4 года назад

    Yay. I love these videos

  • @ナルトうずまき-i8g
    @ナルトうずまき-i8g 4 года назад

    Is the minimum sized cage 360 square inches or 450 square inches? I personally think that 450 is way to low for Syrians I prefer 600-800.

  • @LittleMew133
    @LittleMew133 4 года назад

    I love the music and slow mo haha

  • @elizabethlizziemcelheney6821
    @elizabethlizziemcelheney6821 4 года назад

    Hi Erin!!
    I used this guide for my hamster's enclosure and she has chewed through the corner of the melamine wood :(
    what do you recommend I do?

  • @axelessfern
    @axelessfern 4 года назад

    What type of paint do you use for your pet cages

  • @rachelo315
    @rachelo315 2 года назад

    So I did something like this for my syrian and there's about 2 inches of wood between the top and bottom level. The bottom level is for a dwarf hamster I just got today and the top is for my syrian. My syrian freaked out!! She's biting everywhere and digging to get to the bottom to the dwarf. I'm so sad. What do you suggest? I spent 3 days on this project and my syrian hates the new dwarf and meanwhile the dwarf is happy as she can be.

  • @peyton_juney5494
    @peyton_juney5494 4 года назад

    Hey mom can we go see Bob Ross?
    No, we have Bob Ross at home.
    Bob Ross at home- 2:52