Another reason not to allow your cat lay down on top of your hamster cage is cats have scents gland as any other mammal (like hamsters) and leave their predador scent wherever they go and hamsters are prey animals and have a REAL GOOD olfactory sense, so it's really stressful for them being constantly exposed to a predator scent which means constant threat to life for them :(
Unfortunetly, one of my hamsters escaped and my cat got to her before I did because she got out under my door. The guilt still eats me alive even though there was nothing I could do but i totally agree with this. Aslong as you have a secure enclosure and keep the cats out of the room with the rodents, you can usually house both animals. Thank you for this video!
I’m so sorry for your loss. The same thing happened to me. I don’t even know how she got out. But i literally cried for a week because she has been my sweetest and favorite hamster out of the all. I love all my other hamsters that i’ve had and have. but she just was the sweetest baby. there in a better place now. 😔
I'm sorry that happened to you, it happened to me as well. I had moved my hamster to an ikea detolf and I made the lid and the holes in it were just a bit too big and she got out that night, my door gap is pretty big so I guess she went under it and through the baby gate I had on the outside and I have four cats and when I woke up I found her. I was really upset because she was my very first hamster and I only had her for about 4 months which made me even more guilty about it, she was very sweet and would climb into my hands. After a week or two I gave the detolf to one of my other hamsters and I stayed up all night to make sure that she wouldn't get out. I now have plastic from their bin cage lids hot glued to the bottom of my door just incase. I still do have a lot of guilt about it, but it definitely wasn't your fault and a lot of people have made this mistake and it can sadly can still happen even with all of the precautions.
@@gay5626 that sounds terrible :( i couldn't imagine just finding her there dead. I got to hold her before she passed away thankfully. I was there for her last breath. She actually died from a heart attack, she had no wounds or anything and had all the signs of a heart attack. I guess the only thing I can learn is to be more careful and aware. From this experience i have been checking on my current hamsters multiple times a day to make sure there are no gaps or odd things happening in their enclosure.
@@littlekiwi5453i get ya, i still cry at night wondering what i could have done differently and my poor girl passed away feb 17th. I vividly remember the sounds of her screams coming from the upstairs, it was heartbreaking. I miss her jumping up into my hand and going up my arm and licking my face. I am so sorry for your loss ❤️
Great video! My kitty is terrified of my hamster. One time he snuck into the pet room and as soon as he saw the hamster he bolted and never stepped foot in there again.
You can train cats to stay away from certain places and objects, just like you would with a dog. My dad have a friend whoms cats NEVER cross the doorway from the entry way to the kitchen. She's taught them that they have nothing to do in there.
Your hamsters are adorable 🥰 I have a hamster that I just got because my previous hamster sadly past away. Thank you for helping me and letting my hamsters have a amazing life.
I have had a dog and Guinea pigs at the same time. I have done some of these things myself. Even though I trusted my dog fully I would never have let him be alone with my Guinea pigs because it’s always a chance of that he would do something unpredictable even thought I could read his body language really well. We had him for nearly 10 years, since he was around 2 months old. I would always have the door closed into the room where my Guinea pigs stayed in and sometimes I would let my dog come into they’r room and sniff around for couple of minutes. I would always read my pets body languages and make sure everyone was calm. My Guinea pigs would always let me know when they had enough and I would always remove my dog from that room
Hi, Victoria! Thanks so much for your videos! Since I work in a huge pet store, I started researching as much as I can about small animals and came across your channel. Since then I've learned so much and feel confident in recommending my clients the right stuff for their hammies - I have even managed to send a few hammies to their new homes with huge glass tanks, deep bedding, an appropriate wheel etc. 😊 I also had never owned a hamster in my life AND I have 6 cats, but I recently ran into an opportunity to rescue a Syrian female from terrible conditions (she lived in a 20x20cm cage!!!)... Long story short, she also lives in a big glass tank with all the bells and whistles, is super happy and I'm suddenly in love with hamsters. Thanks to you! ❤️
Congrats on your subs I noticed you’ve been gaining a lot more than you usually do these past couple weeks!😁 keep up the good work I love ur channel ❤️ without ur channel my hamster would be in a 170 sq inch cage with very little enrichment and tiny amounts of bedding😅
The child gate made me laugh so hard because we tried that at one point to keep my cat out of rooms we didn’t want her to go in and it did the opposite my cat saw it as a challenge and every time she saw it she had to jump over it.
You should do a video on how you get your herbs and food for hammies and what you recommend based off of that.i think it'll help some people that are new to hamsters.
This is all great advice. I have two very high prey drive cats, they are fine with the rabbits (it helps that they were raised around them and that training started their first day home, and also the rabbits are bigger). At some point I want to get some small native mice in a tank so I'm definitely looking into the best ways I can make a secure lid.
I don't own cats at the moment anymore. We do have three dogs. My 9-year-old Dutch Bunny recently passed and unfortunately, when I got my Shiba Inu, my bunny could not roam freely in the house unless the Shiba Inu was locked away or if we were in a different room. The Shiba is a freaking killer!!! Her breed function really kicked into gear when we had a mouse infestation from the pizzeria next door. You could see it in her eyes and her body language, and her little tail that barely ever wags unless she's doing the deed, that she was born for this. She hunts quickly and effectively and ends her prey with lightning quickness. After the mouse incident and all the mice were clear out of our house, my Shiba seemed to not be as interested in killing the rabbit. I was not stupid enough to leave them alone with each other or put the rabbit near her. I'm now getting a dwarf hamster. I owned a dwarf hamster many many years ago and she was the best thing in my life besides my cat. I tend to carry around my small animals with me. Once my Shiba Inu knows of its existence, I know she will be hyper focus on wanting to get at my hamster. I think it will just take time for her to understand that this specific critter, is mine and not hers. Keeping the cage high up has also helped and not leaving them unsupervised in the same room, Shiba inus can climb as can cats. Making sure the hamsters are safe no matter what can result in a peaceful household ( a place that is easily accessible by you but not your other animals who's best) OH I also agree that it's not a good idea to leave cats alone with hamsters. I used to own gerbils and when I got my first breeding pair, I had two male orange tabby brothers and they would stay in the lower level of the house. The gerbils were in a reptile tank with a mesh at the top and you literally have to close the tank by placing the mesh cover directly over the lip of the tank. When I came home from school the top of the reptile tank had been lifted and pushed to the side but was still on top of the tank, the gerbils were gone. My two cats were just sitting and looking at me and licking their lips as if they'd just had a meal. Jesse and Justin both had a high prey drive. I know in my heart they ate those gerbils and they waited till I left and found a way easily in. Cats are extremely resourceful when they want to get something. When I was even younger and still living in my country, I had two baby red neck painted turtles. We had a little pillar wall separating our staircase and the rest of the rooms and the turtle oasis sat on top of that. I was very little at the time and it never computed that with me owning 15 cats and having to baby moving animals in a place that my cats could. Hypothetically reach was a bad idea. I was like 7. I came home and my little turtles were usually happy to see me because they know I would pick them up and play with them or set them out. When I went to the top of the stairs... Their little enclosure was empty Again, one of my older female cats was nearby. The area just staring at me and cleaning her face to seemingly get rid of the evidence I can never be mad at my cats because the truth is it falls on me to be completely responsible and make sure smaller animals are completely cut off from predator animals.
I wish I had come across your videos sooner, but at least I finally have and can now rectify the errors of my ways, lol. You have really great and informative content. Thank you
This was a fantastic video! I have 2 cats and 1 Boone! We keep Boone upstairs and keep the cats downstairs! I 💜 this vid and will definitely be taking more of these precautions in the future!! (One of my cats DID actually go after Boone once, I’m so embarrassed about what happened and still get nightmares from it.) (Boone is ok tho!) I will pay much more attention from now on! thanks Tori! 🫶🏻
I totally agree with you. They can coexist but you always need to be aware. I have 1 cat and 2 piggies. I have no C&C cage due to that but a secure wooden enclosure with stern wire on the open spaces. With a piece of glass on it so that the cat can sleep on his blanket there. And when they are roaming free the cat mostly is outside or I keep an eye out by holding the cat. But keeping them together in the home instead of different rooms is possible too. Just make the enclosure rodent escape proof and cat get in proof. Great video as always.
This is such a great topic to talk about I don't have a cat, but the past owners had cats and the hamster got out and the past owner said that nugget my hamster was in the cats mouth I'm just so glad he did not get ingered.Thanks to your channel my hamster is living a great life thank you Victoria I love your videos
Thank you for all of your advice Victoria! ❤️You have helped me so much from the past years. I use to have my first two hamsters in a habitrail and the 90sq inch hamster haven. 🙄 But because if you my past 2 hamsters nala and ivy had the best life. With a lot of enrichment. My present hamster kiwi. I purge are the bin and now the size of her cage is 464 sq inch with LOTS OF BEDDING. I actually went shopping today and got her a new wheel that is 10 inch silent spinner and bedding and a new hut. I loveee her new set up. Thank you sooooo much victoria!! 🐹
My cat unfortunately killed my hamster in 2016 and ive been very hesitant on getting another hamster since, but ive decided im going to get another hamster and your videos are so helpful! Thank you :) just gotta convince my parents now! (Im going to pay for everything myself, i just still live with them)
As an owner of 3 cats and 1 hamster I make sure I keep them separate. My hamster's cage is in my room so I close the door just in case my cats decide to go into my room and hurt him. Also my door barely has a gap underneath so if my hamster escapes my cage then he won't be able to fit underneath. Although my cats have been in my room before however that was a time when my hamster was in another room 🙂 I try to keep all of my pets extra safe so they don't hurt themselves. Also, I would like to say that you are my favourite RUclipsr and you have inspired me to keep all of my pets happy and healthy so thank you ❤️
when i was around 16, we had a dog and my dad had an hamster for a long while, the hammy was pretty tamed and i'd handle her daily. One day i did introduce her to our dog, i trusted the dog as she was very obedient and very sweet of a dog, the dog was comfortable with the hamster and no indication of any strange behavior happened, only some initial sniffing. At some point the dog was laying on it's side on the floor and i even let the hamster sit on the dogs back/rear and still have that photo i took of that lol, again, i was 16 and clearly didn't grasp the gravity of the situation at that age, but im glad it all went well. Today knowing what i know, i would never do that again, you never know what's going on on their heads even if you're good at reading body language.
I have 2 cats, 2 small dogs, 3 hamsters, 4 bunnies, all doing great together. ( Cats, dogs, bunnies all are neutered ). Took a time for everybody to get used to it but im more than happy to see they're doing good.
I want to tell a cautionary tale as someone who owns both Cats and Hamsters that goes to show even with your best efforts, sometimes accidents will happen and you should ALWAYS be careful owning both.. I keep my Hamsters in my Bedroom so I can best keep an eye on them. The room has a door, which shuts and locks. I always close this door at night while I sleep and anytime I am out of the room or house, so my cats don't have access. One night, I closed the door, and went to bed. I woke up to the horrible sound of one of my Hamsters screaming, and immediately flung myself out of bed - I actually moved so quickly that I later realized I sprained my wrist in the process.. I found one of my cats ontop of one of my Hamsters enclosures. He had managed to put enough weight on the lid by sitting on it that a small gap appeared in the wire mesh - And he had stuck his paw through that tiny gap. My Hamster, seemingly is a bit of an idiot, because he must have gone up to my cat out of curiousity - He got clawed, and screamed. Luckily I reacted quickly, and removed my cat from the room, before freaking out when I couldn't find my Hamster.. I was so panicked, that I even went back and checked my cat's mouth purely out of fear. My Hamster was completely fine in the end - I found him in one of his burrows. He had a puncture wound on his back, but despite that, was acting like nothing had happened 30 minutes later. Obviously, I was not ok. This all happened at 4am, so I called an Emergency Vets and took him there. They thought he may need stitches, but wanted to try him on medication and see how it went first. Amazingly, his wound fully recovered in 6 days thanks to the medication. Not even a week! I was incredibly lucky. To this day, I still don't know how the door opened - I took the right precautions, and still my Hamster almost paid the price. My best guess is, as the window was open, the wind might have been strong enough to open the door. Now, I lock the door, just to be safe. I've also double layered and strengthened the enclosure lids. I still have nightmares of his scream, and of seeing him in the mouth of a predator, to this day. Please always be careful owning Cats, or even Dogs, and Hamsters - It's not worth the risk if something goes wrong. You can own both - But always take precautions, even if your cat is seemingly docile.
Great and informative video. I have a hamster (Peaches) and three cats 🐈⬛ Zak, a ginger Leo & a calico Hope. I have the same cat bed you have near the rabbit/hamster door. I painted mine white with bulk paws on the side and 🐈⬛ on it w/a stencil. They honestly don’t pay much attention her, she’s in a 30 gal tank w/wired lid & clamps. Though, when she’s taken out for cleaning and in her play yard the cats I keep in my room with door shut.
omg same! i have 5 cats and 2 hamsters :) i have large closet where the tanks stay along with extra supplies, i just keep the doors shut and my cats don’t go in. My hamster once escaped for 2 weeks and ate cat food and she was found from my cats, they sat watching her yet never attacked
I own a cat and three hamsters, even though my cat isn't interested in their cages and never comes near them, I would never risk letting my cat alone with my hamsters.
I also have 2 cats one of them is a big softie and dosent care but my other dose I always keep my hamster in my room so they won’t get to it also Ty for the tutorial for the DIY hamster cadge my hamster loves it!!! ❤️
Here after cat got our little hamster through the cage last night. After two years no incidents it was a suprise this is the way our cha cha was ended 😢my daughter mad at the cat but reminded her this is their nature. She said Murphy should have known cha cha a family member not food!! That’s wishful thinking ❤ we thought we were good with it on a table and aquarium like enclosure. The top was like the caged enclosure where water and food was and the spinning wheel. This video very informative and realize this could’ve happened anytime. Cat belonged to one daughter and the hamster to the other so they were always enclosed same room.
My cat lays on top of the dwarf hamsters cage all the time, has from day one. The hamster does not give two f"s 🤣 Doesn't fear our dog either. And the cat can't get to the hamster. And she has a prey drive, she regularly brings in mice 😂 And yes, I'm 100% sure the hamster Doesn't care. He will sit right underneath the cat and clean himself, eat and drink. Our hamster also Doesn't escape, ever. My boyfriend have forgotten to close the lid several times, before we got the cat, and the hamster never even seemed interested to try and get out.
Hi victoria! My dwarf campell hamster passed away a couple of days ago, aged 1 year and 7 months. If you weren't here to help me, perhaps it would fie much earlier, as I didn't know pretty much about hamsters. So I want to thank you for making its life better and wonderful as it was❤
I've a Russian dwarf hamster and an American shorthair cat (my pets are the cold war) We had the hamster first so we'd keep their interactions supervised for awhile - then it got to the point, when we were confident the cat wouldn't try to eat him, he'd be allowed to sit in the same room as the closed cage. They've gotten use to each other now that they actually rely on each others company and its quite sweet. We never let the cat near if the cage is open, though.
I just got a hamster 3 weeks ago tomorrow and the lady told me it was male. Well I had noticed that the stomach was getting really big. And now my male hamster has had 6 babies 😅 thankfully I watch your videos otherwise I would have no idea what to do
Decades ago, I was sold a "male" mouse who had one of those miracle births. Unfortunately, once she had her six babies, she became extremely aggressive. I hope your hamster remains sweet tempered. By the way, please make sure the babies can't escape their cage. We used to have "great mouse hunts" every day.
I have owned hamsters and snakes in the same household for over a year and have never had problems. Even when my snake escaped there weren't any problems. I always have people saying "are you going to feed your hamster to your snake?" and it sucks to hear because its asking if I'd want to kill something that I really care about but joking about it. I have nightmares all the time that they escape and eat my hamster. I always prioritize their safety and really wish that people understood that I can equally love both of my pets without wanting to KILL one to feed another.
I just wanted to share something that I thought was kinda funny and see if anyone else had a similar experience ^^ I recently redesigned my rescue hybrid dwarf hamster, Matilda's cage and added a sand bath and a rock to help keep her nails under control. Apparently she hadn't seen a rock before and immediately tried nibbling on it thinking it was some weird millet spray or mealworm i guess, she stopped after two nibbles and walked away to run on her wheel but I thought it was an odd behavior, she doesn't go after her whimzees or chew toys, and she hasn't done it since which makes me think it isn't a stress behavior, just her thinking something is edible that wasn't ^^''
I have 2 rats and a dog, the dog isn't too bothered by the rats if anything she's more interested in them, I had 1 of the rats out of the cage making sure she was okay because I seen a red mark on her eye and the dog came up beside me and laid on her back, which is either a sign she's showing the rat that she's not a threat or she was jealous of it because I was paying more attention to it lol
i swear to god ive seen so many people talk about how a cat's saliva is almost poisonous to hamsters and one of the most liked hamster videos on tiktok has a cat licking a hamster in it 💀
It’s not poisonous 😊 but it is filled with bacteria, bacteria that will cause a quick infection to any open wound. It’s where the term cat scratch fever came from 😅
Hey Victoria 👋 What are your thoughts on the Tiny Friends Farm Harry the hamster seed mix? It seems to be quite varied but wanted your thoughts before I bought it, also I don’t know if we only have it in the UK but would love to hear your input even from a quick google search thank you 😊
I have a question for you if you care to answer. I know you have had experience with owning hamsters and know more than I do. My hamster is turning two on July 15th and I believe that is getting pretty old for a hamster even though he looks good right now. Since I purchased him at a pet store his blood lines are suspect as probably no ethical breeder was involved. What should I expect from age two to age three and should I change his living arrangements or keep them the same. Right now I have him in a 50 gallon (about 200 liter) bin cage with a tunneling system allowing him to visit a 6 foot by three foot play area (2 meter by 1 meter) outside his main bin where he lives. The play area has many platforms and paper substrate depths along a two foot by two foot sand area containing black sand and another round sand play pen from Night Angel having white sand within the black sand area. Is this too complex as the area is completely safe with many tunnel and hiding spots throughout his bin cage and the play area. I know how he ages his energy levels will drop but I also do not want to deprive him of the chance to do what he wants as he changes his habits all the time. I am not worried about the now but what signs should I be looking for as he grows older. Maybe a video is in store as I am sure many of us Hamster owners are in the same spot. Plus should I change his diet as he gets older???
The older the hamster, the more prone they are to getting respiratory infections or kidney failure. If you see they start exercising less or breathe faster, take them to the vet to get treated. Or to be euthanized. So they don't suffer in their last days.
My friend owns a carpet which gets scared easily and a hamster. She said she showed the hamster right in front of the cat’s face. Her cat is gentle because I went to her house, but idk how to teach her
Hi ! I’m might be getting a hamster soon and your videos help so much with me getting one! I do have a cat but I’ll be careful and I have not watched the video yet but I’m sure I’ll like and watch till the end ! 👍
I love your videos!! You are a wealth of knowledge! We have a hamster and foster cats. I feel bad having the door closed all the time. I’m thinking about switching the bedroom door out for a screen door. I may have to modify the bottom portion to be a solid panel. Thoughts?🤔
I'm trying to prepare equipments to adopt a hammy. I was wondering, if I want to free roam my hammy, is it okay to use children's playpen? The one they use to play with a lot of plastic balls, but without the balls. I will cover the base with blankets, of course.
So I’m getting a hamster soon like in a couple weeks but idk because you said I should get a fish tank but is a 40 gallon fish tank good enough or what I mean is how big should the tank be (gallons)
i own 2 kittens under 6 months and ive got 2 hamsters that are now a year old and my cats don’t care about them and dont want yo bother them and they can’t get into the cages since they are high up but we can get into them so we have no issues!
This goes the same for me. I don’t own a cat but we have a family dog. When he comes over for a staycay, I will always lock my door up. Even just incase he happens to slip into my room, my parents will quickly move him out. We do not know what will happen every minute, second so safety always comes first
i have a question what do u think about the kaytee pro health fort diet? I heard it is supposedly more healthy so if i could get your opinion that would be great. Btw love your vids so helpful
Hi Victoria, my cat holly has a high pray rate like Sadie, do you think it is stressful for the hamster if my cat would like sit beside or on my bed just calmly watching the hamster (not attacking or pawing at the cage)?
I own a dog and a hamster. My hamster isn’t allowed downstairs and my dog is too sacred to go up(when he was a puppy he went up but couldn’t get down) so now they exist in the same household but never meet.
Our hamsters (one syrian, one Chinese dwarf) and kept in my daughter's room. No cats are allowed in there. We check and double check for kitties, just in case. I also have the cages secured to the shelves their on, as well as have the lids secured. We have lost one robo hamster due to the cats. I still feel awful about it.
Well I just had the scare of my life last night. I went downstairs to check on my hamster at like 9:30 and saw that her food from 2 days ago was still there. I hadn’t seen her in 2 days. I immediately started rummaging through her bedding and realized SHE WASN’T THERE. So I panicked and woke up my parents. We searched her cage and the whole downstairs until my mom saw the Capet by the bookshelf was torn. So then my dad says “it’s hollow under there. Go get your flashlight.” So I do and sure enough, I see her head poke out from under it. Then I lure her out with a seed and put her in her carrier. Then my Dad grabs chicken wire and starts putting it on over the gap between the two sides at the to p if her cage. The one way she could’ve gotten out without physically chewing through it. Then we put her in her cage and put the cage in her pen, so if she did escape again, we would know. 🥵🥵🥵 it was terrifying. She is ok now though, just a little freaked out
Hi thanks for this video! I don't have a separate room for my hamster. I'm worried my kitten (3 months, picking him up in a few days) will become totally fixated on my hamster as soon as he arrives. I do have a place in the entryway to my basement that is dry and normal temperature, but does not get natural light, but there is a door that I could close. Is it a bad idea to put the cage there? I could leave the light on during the day, but it's not natural light
I had a Gsd puppy when my hamster was still alive (I still have the dog :)) He ever bothered her or tried to find her, (he knew she was there but I wouldn’t let him anywhere near her) I honestly think he didn’t care! But dogs and cats are pretty different!
Bunny security guards protecting the hamsters by acting as cat repellent is now my favourite thing
My hamster security guards is a fish
Haha that definitely depends on the cat 🤭🤭
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thank you for helping so much of us out with our hamsters, that without u would be living in a AWEFUL crittertrail cage...lysm!🥰
I KNOW!
im so thankful
True and I would be dumping all my bedding from my cage
Yes! She’s THE BEST!! Ilysm Victoria
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Another reason not to allow your cat lay down on top of your hamster cage is cats have scents gland as any other mammal (like hamsters) and leave their predador scent wherever they go and hamsters are prey animals and have a REAL GOOD olfactory sense, so it's really stressful for them being constantly exposed to a predator scent which means constant threat to life for them :(
Unfortunetly, one of my hamsters escaped and my cat got to her before I did because she got out under my door. The guilt still eats me alive even though there was nothing I could do but i totally agree with this. Aslong as you have a secure enclosure and keep the cats out of the room with the rodents, you can usually house both animals. Thank you for this video!
I’m so sorry for your loss. The same thing happened to me. I don’t even know how she got out. But i literally cried for a week because she has been my sweetest and favorite hamster out of the all. I love all my other hamsters that i’ve had and have. but she just was the sweetest baby. there in a better place now. 😔
I'm sorry that happened to you, it happened to me as well. I had moved my hamster to an ikea detolf and I made the lid and the holes in it were just a bit too big and she got out that night, my door gap is pretty big so I guess she went under it and through the baby gate I had on the outside and I have four cats and when I woke up I found her. I was really upset because she was my very first hamster and I only had her for about 4 months which made me even more guilty about it, she was very sweet and would climb into my hands. After a week or two I gave the detolf to one of my other hamsters and I stayed up all night to make sure that she wouldn't get out. I now have plastic from their bin cage lids hot glued to the bottom of my door just incase. I still do have a lot of guilt about it, but it definitely wasn't your fault and a lot of people have made this mistake and it can sadly can still happen even with all of the precautions.
@@gay5626 My hamster would climb into my hands too 🥺
@@gay5626 that sounds terrible :( i couldn't imagine just finding her there dead. I got to hold her before she passed away thankfully. I was there for her last breath. She actually died from a heart attack, she had no wounds or anything and had all the signs of a heart attack. I guess the only thing I can learn is to be more careful and aware. From this experience i have been checking on my current hamsters multiple times a day to make sure there are no gaps or odd things happening in their enclosure.
@@littlekiwi5453i get ya, i still cry at night wondering what i could have done differently and my poor girl passed away feb 17th. I vividly remember the sounds of her screams coming from the upstairs, it was heartbreaking. I miss her jumping up into my hand and going up my arm and licking my face. I am so sorry for your loss ❤️
Great video! My kitty is terrified of my hamster. One time he snuck into the pet room and as soon as he saw the hamster he bolted and never stepped foot in there again.
This couldn’t have been better timed! We have kittens arriving in September and I have been a little anxious about my ham! Thank you Victoria! ☺️
You can train cats to stay away from certain places and objects, just like you would with a dog. My dad have a friend whoms cats NEVER cross the doorway from the entry way to the kitchen. She's taught them that they have nothing to do in there.
Did it go good?
Your hamsters are adorable 🥰 I have a hamster that I just got because my previous hamster sadly past away. Thank you for helping me and letting my hamsters have a amazing life.
That’s a really good explanatory video for those who are worried about the cats entering the pet room!
I have had a dog and Guinea pigs at the same time. I have done some of these things myself. Even though I trusted my dog fully I would never have let him be alone with my Guinea pigs because it’s always a chance of that he would do something unpredictable even thought I could read his body language really well. We had him for nearly 10 years, since he was around 2 months old. I would always have the door closed into the room where my Guinea pigs stayed in and sometimes I would let my dog come into they’r room and sniff around for couple of minutes. I would always read my pets body languages and make sure everyone was calm. My Guinea pigs would always let me know when they had enough and I would always remove my dog from that room
I found myself nodding along and saying "as long as you take proper precautions" at the exact same time you did 😂 can I call jinx through a screen?
8:40 thank you for your clear words about that point.
Hi, Victoria! Thanks so much for your videos! Since I work in a huge pet store, I started researching as much as I can about small animals and came across your channel. Since then I've learned so much and feel confident in recommending my clients the right stuff for their hammies - I have even managed to send a few hammies to their new homes with huge glass tanks, deep bedding, an appropriate wheel etc. 😊
I also had never owned a hamster in my life AND I have 6 cats, but I recently ran into an opportunity to rescue a Syrian female from terrible conditions (she lived in a 20x20cm cage!!!)... Long story short, she also lives in a big glass tank with all the bells and whistles, is super happy and I'm suddenly in love with hamsters. Thanks to you! ❤️
Congrats on your subs I noticed you’ve been gaining a lot more than you usually do these past couple weeks!😁 keep up the good work I love ur channel ❤️ without ur channel my hamster would be in a 170 sq inch cage with very little enrichment and tiny amounts of bedding😅
The child gate made me laugh so hard because we tried that at one point to keep my cat out of rooms we didn’t want her to go in and it did the opposite my cat saw it as a challenge and every time she saw it she had to jump over it.
These videos are so underated when im a parent and my kids want a hamster one day im coming back to your videos.
You should do a video on how you get your herbs and food for hammies and what you recommend based off of that.i think it'll help some people that are new to hamsters.
This is all great advice. I have two very high prey drive cats, they are fine with the rabbits (it helps that they were raised around them and that training started their first day home, and also the rabbits are bigger). At some point I want to get some small native mice in a tank so I'm definitely looking into the best ways I can make a secure lid.
I don't own cats at the moment anymore. We do have three dogs. My 9-year-old Dutch Bunny recently passed and unfortunately, when I got my Shiba Inu, my bunny could not roam freely in the house unless the Shiba Inu was locked away or if we were in a different room.
The Shiba is a freaking killer!!! Her breed function really kicked into gear when we had a mouse infestation from the pizzeria next door.
You could see it in her eyes and her body language, and her little tail that barely ever wags unless she's doing the deed, that she was born for this.
She hunts quickly and effectively and ends her prey with lightning quickness.
After the mouse incident and all the mice were clear out of our house, my Shiba seemed to not be as interested in killing the rabbit. I was not stupid enough to leave them alone with each other or put the rabbit near her.
I'm now getting a dwarf hamster. I owned a dwarf hamster many many years ago and she was the best thing in my life besides my cat.
I tend to carry around my small animals with me. Once my Shiba Inu knows of its existence, I know she will be hyper focus on wanting to get at my hamster.
I think it will just take time for her to understand that this specific critter, is mine and not hers.
Keeping the cage high up has also helped and not leaving them unsupervised in the same room, Shiba inus can climb as can cats.
Making sure the hamsters are safe no matter what can result in a peaceful household ( a place that is easily accessible by you but not your other animals who's best)
OH I also agree that it's not a good idea to leave cats alone with hamsters.
I used to own gerbils and when I got my first breeding pair, I had two male orange tabby brothers and they would stay in the lower level of the house.
The gerbils were in a reptile tank with a mesh at the top and you literally have to close the tank by placing the mesh cover directly over the lip of the tank.
When I came home from school the top of the reptile tank had been lifted and pushed to the side but was still on top of the tank, the gerbils were gone.
My two cats were just sitting and looking at me and licking their lips as if they'd just had a meal. Jesse and Justin both had a high prey drive.
I know in my heart they ate those gerbils and they waited till I left and found a way easily in. Cats are extremely resourceful when they want to get something.
When I was even younger and still living in my country, I had two baby red neck painted turtles. We had a little pillar wall separating our staircase and the rest of the rooms and the turtle oasis sat on top of that.
I was very little at the time and it never computed that with me owning 15 cats and having to baby moving animals in a place that my cats could. Hypothetically reach was a bad idea.
I was like 7. I came home and my little turtles were usually happy to see me because they know I would pick them up and play with them or set them out.
When I went to the top of the stairs... Their little enclosure was empty
Again, one of my older female cats was nearby. The area just staring at me and cleaning her face to seemingly get rid of the evidence
I can never be mad at my cats because the truth is it falls on me to be completely responsible and make sure smaller animals are completely cut off from predator animals.
Thanks so much for this! I'm considering getting a cat, and I also have a hamster. This helped a ton, thanks!!!
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Hey! I missed your video last week. Thanks you so much for helping us with our hamsters! My hamster care would be awful without you
I wish I had come across your videos sooner, but at least I finally have and can now rectify the errors of my ways, lol. You have really great and informative content. Thank you
This was a fantastic video! I have 2 cats and 1 Boone! We keep Boone upstairs and keep the cats downstairs! I 💜 this vid and will definitely be taking more of these precautions in the future!! (One of my cats DID actually go after Boone once, I’m so embarrassed about what happened and still get nightmares from it.) (Boone is ok tho!) I will pay much more attention from now on! thanks Tori! 🫶🏻
I totally agree with you. They can coexist but you always need to be aware. I have 1 cat and 2 piggies. I have no C&C cage due to that but a secure wooden enclosure with stern wire on the open spaces. With a piece of glass on it so that the cat can sleep on his blanket there. And when they are roaming free the cat mostly is outside or I keep an eye out by holding the cat.
But keeping them together in the home instead of different rooms is possible too. Just make the enclosure rodent escape proof and cat get in proof.
Great video as always.
This is such a great topic to talk about I don't have a cat, but the past owners had cats and the hamster got out and the past owner said that nugget my hamster was in the cats mouth I'm just so glad he did not get ingered.Thanks to your channel my hamster is living a great life thank you Victoria I love your videos
Thank you for all of your advice Victoria! ❤️You have helped me so much from the past years. I use to have my first two hamsters in a habitrail and the 90sq inch hamster haven. 🙄 But because if you my past 2 hamsters nala and ivy had the best life. With a lot of enrichment. My present hamster kiwi. I purge are the bin and now the size of her cage is 464 sq inch with LOTS OF BEDDING. I actually went shopping today and got her a new wheel that is 10 inch silent spinner and bedding and a new hut. I loveee her new set up. Thank you sooooo much victoria!! 🐹
sorry it auto corrected to purge? I meant upgraded 🤣
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Your cats are adorable! Thank you for this informative video.
My cat unfortunately killed my hamster in 2016 and ive been very hesitant on getting another hamster since, but ive decided im going to get another hamster and your videos are so helpful! Thank you :) just gotta convince my parents now! (Im going to pay for everything myself, i just still live with them)
As an owner of 3 cats and 1 hamster I make sure I keep them separate. My hamster's cage is in my room so I close the door just in case my cats decide to go into my room and hurt him. Also my door barely has a gap underneath so if my hamster escapes my cage then he won't be able to fit underneath. Although my cats have been in my room before however that was a time when my hamster was in another room 🙂 I try to keep all of my pets extra safe so they don't hurt themselves. Also, I would like to say that you are my favourite RUclipsr and you have inspired me to keep all of my pets happy and healthy so thank you ❤️
Amazing vid a usual and I fully agree as long as you take the the time to find the right way it should not be a problem!
Thank you some much Victoria 😘🐹
What about dogs? I bought new dog my hamster saw it and now doesn’t eat anymore. He saw it from the cage. I keep them separate
when i was around 16, we had a dog and my dad had an hamster for a long while, the hammy was pretty tamed and i'd handle her daily. One day i did introduce her to our dog, i trusted the dog as she was very obedient and very sweet of a dog, the dog was comfortable with the hamster and no indication of any strange behavior happened, only some initial sniffing. At some point the dog was laying on it's side on the floor and i even let the hamster sit on the dogs back/rear and still have that photo i took of that lol, again, i was 16 and clearly didn't grasp the gravity of the situation at that age, but im glad it all went well. Today knowing what i know, i would never do that again, you never know what's going on on their heads even if you're good at reading body language.
My hamster passed away and thanks to you she has had an amazing life. Thank you
I have 2 cats, 2 small dogs, 3 hamsters, 4 bunnies, all doing great together. ( Cats, dogs, bunnies all are neutered ). Took a time for everybody to get used to it but im more than happy to see they're doing good.
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Hi Victoria 👋 I just saw your ever so cute cover page illustration - its wonderful 🐝
Thank you Victoria for your videos and helpful information!!
I want to tell a cautionary tale as someone who owns both Cats and Hamsters that goes to show even with your best efforts, sometimes accidents will happen and you should ALWAYS be careful owning both..
I keep my Hamsters in my Bedroom so I can best keep an eye on them. The room has a door, which shuts and locks. I always close this door at night while I sleep and anytime I am out of the room or house, so my cats don't have access.
One night, I closed the door, and went to bed. I woke up to the horrible sound of one of my Hamsters screaming, and immediately flung myself out of bed - I actually moved so quickly that I later realized I sprained my wrist in the process.. I found one of my cats ontop of one of my Hamsters enclosures. He had managed to put enough weight on the lid by sitting on it that a small gap appeared in the wire mesh - And he had stuck his paw through that tiny gap. My Hamster, seemingly is a bit of an idiot, because he must have gone up to my cat out of curiousity - He got clawed, and screamed. Luckily I reacted quickly, and removed my cat from the room, before freaking out when I couldn't find my Hamster.. I was so panicked, that I even went back and checked my cat's mouth purely out of fear.
My Hamster was completely fine in the end - I found him in one of his burrows. He had a puncture wound on his back, but despite that, was acting like nothing had happened 30 minutes later. Obviously, I was not ok. This all happened at 4am, so I called an Emergency Vets and took him there. They thought he may need stitches, but wanted to try him on medication and see how it went first. Amazingly, his wound fully recovered in 6 days thanks to the medication. Not even a week!
I was incredibly lucky. To this day, I still don't know how the door opened - I took the right precautions, and still my Hamster almost paid the price. My best guess is, as the window was open, the wind might have been strong enough to open the door. Now, I lock the door, just to be safe. I've also double layered and strengthened the enclosure lids. I still have nightmares of his scream, and of seeing him in the mouth of a predator, to this day.
Please always be careful owning Cats, or even Dogs, and Hamsters - It's not worth the risk if something goes wrong. You can own both - But always take precautions, even if your cat is seemingly docile.
Great and informative video. I have a hamster (Peaches) and three cats 🐈⬛ Zak, a ginger Leo & a calico Hope. I have the same cat bed you have near the rabbit/hamster door. I painted mine white with bulk paws on the side and 🐈⬛ on it w/a stencil. They honestly don’t pay much attention her, she’s in a 30 gal tank w/wired lid & clamps. Though, when she’s taken out for cleaning and in her play yard the cats I keep in my room with door shut.
Victoria you are the best pet channel in the world thanks for the tips
omg same! i have 5 cats and 2 hamsters :) i have large closet where the tanks stay along with extra supplies, i just keep the doors shut and my cats don’t go in. My hamster once escaped for 2 weeks and ate cat food and she was found from my cats, they sat watching her yet never attacked
I own a cat and three hamsters, even though my cat isn't interested in their cages and never comes near them, I would never risk letting my cat alone with my hamsters.
Hi Victoria,l have a question about hamsters. Can hamsters eat their plastic bin cage.All your videos are perfect 💜💜💜
Exactly safty is the key !
I also have 2 cats one of them is a big softie and dosent care but my other dose I always keep my hamster in my room so they won’t get to it also Ty for the tutorial for the DIY hamster cadge my hamster loves it!!! ❤️
Here after cat got our little hamster through the cage last night. After two years no incidents it was a suprise this is the way our cha cha was ended 😢my daughter mad at the cat but reminded her this is their nature. She said Murphy should have known cha cha a family member not food!! That’s wishful thinking ❤ we thought we were good with it on a table and aquarium like enclosure. The top was like the caged enclosure where water and food was and the spinning wheel. This video very informative and realize this could’ve happened anytime. Cat belonged to one daughter and the hamster to the other so they were always enclosed same room.
My cat lays on top of the dwarf hamsters cage all the time, has from day one. The hamster does not give two f"s 🤣 Doesn't fear our dog either. And the cat can't get to the hamster. And she has a prey drive, she regularly brings in mice 😂 And yes, I'm 100% sure the hamster Doesn't care. He will sit right underneath the cat and clean himself, eat and drink. Our hamster also Doesn't escape, ever. My boyfriend have forgotten to close the lid several times, before we got the cat, and the hamster never even seemed interested to try and get out.
My cat would jump over the gate. So I have to keep the guinea pig rooms closed at all times.
Hi victoria! My dwarf campell hamster passed away a couple of days ago, aged 1 year and 7 months. If you weren't here to help me, perhaps it would fie much earlier, as I didn't know pretty much about hamsters. So I want to thank you for making its life better and wonderful as it was❤
yey another upload 💖💖
My parents needed this video when they had my brothers and I
I've a Russian dwarf hamster and an American shorthair cat (my pets are the cold war)
We had the hamster first so we'd keep their interactions supervised for awhile - then it got to the point, when we were confident the cat wouldn't try to eat him, he'd be allowed to sit in the same room as the closed cage.
They've gotten use to each other now that they actually rely on each others company and its quite sweet.
We never let the cat near if the cage is open, though.
I just got a hamster 3 weeks ago tomorrow and the lady told me it was male. Well I had noticed that the stomach was getting really big. And now my male hamster has had 6 babies 😅 thankfully I watch your videos otherwise I would have no idea what to do
Decades ago, I was sold a "male" mouse who had one of those miracle births. Unfortunately, once she had her six babies, she became extremely aggressive. I hope your hamster remains sweet tempered. By the way, please make sure the babies can't escape their cage. We used to have "great mouse hunts" every day.
I have owned hamsters and snakes in the same household for over a year and have never had problems. Even when my snake escaped there weren't any problems. I always have people saying "are you going to feed your hamster to your snake?" and it sucks to hear because its asking if I'd want to kill something that I really care about but joking about it. I have nightmares all the time that they escape and eat my hamster. I always prioritize their safety and really wish that people understood that I can equally love both of my pets without wanting to KILL one to feed another.
Do I have a cat? No-
Do I plan on getting cat? No-
Am I getting a hamster soon- Yes
Am I watching this video - Yes.
My dog doesn’t like when he sees my hamsters but he doesn’t go after them. He just stares. 😂
I just wanted to share something that I thought was kinda funny and see if anyone else had a similar experience ^^
I recently redesigned my rescue hybrid dwarf hamster, Matilda's cage and added a sand bath and a rock to help keep her nails under control. Apparently she hadn't seen a rock before and immediately tried nibbling on it thinking it was some weird millet spray or mealworm i guess, she stopped after two nibbles and walked away to run on her wheel but I thought it was an odd behavior, she doesn't go after her whimzees or chew toys, and she hasn't done it since which makes me think it isn't a stress behavior, just her thinking something is edible that wasn't ^^''
their eyesight sucks so they test things with their mouths. It's more of a "can I eat this?" lol
@@Npyne i knew their eyesight sucked but I hadn't known they tested things with their mouths! Thats really funny, thanks! ^^
I have 2 rats and a dog, the dog isn't too bothered by the rats if anything she's more interested in them, I had 1 of the rats out of the cage making sure she was okay because I seen a red mark on her eye and the dog came up beside me and laid on her back, which is either a sign she's showing the rat that she's not a threat or she was jealous of it because I was paying more attention to it lol
I just got a hamster and I have a cat too but my cat she does not even know we have it in the house lol
i swear to god ive seen so many people talk about how a cat's saliva is almost poisonous to hamsters and one of the most liked hamster videos on tiktok has a cat licking a hamster in it 💀
It’s not poisonous 😊 but it is filled with bacteria, bacteria that will cause a quick infection to any open wound. It’s where the term cat scratch fever came from 😅
Thank you so much for this video Victoria. From now on I'm going to keep my cat out of my room when I'm not in it because of my hamster, Stella.
Hello victoria, i have a question can we reuse our hamster sand? Or wash it. If we can please give us a way! Thank you...
@8:36 agreed cats are super super unpredictable
I love your channel!! I would really like to get a hamster one day and your channel is amazing for info and advice 🤍
your animals are so cute!
Hey Victoria 👋
What are your thoughts on the Tiny Friends Farm Harry the hamster seed mix? It seems to be quite varied but wanted your thoughts before I bought it, also I don’t know if we only have it in the UK but would love to hear your input even from a quick google search thank you 😊
I have a question for you if you care to answer. I know you have had experience with owning hamsters and know more than I do. My hamster is turning two on July 15th and I believe that is getting pretty old for a hamster even though he looks good right now. Since I purchased him at a pet store his blood lines are suspect as probably no ethical breeder was involved. What should I expect from age two to age three and should I change his living arrangements or keep them the same. Right now I have him in a 50 gallon (about 200 liter) bin cage with a tunneling system allowing him to visit a 6 foot by three foot play area (2 meter by 1 meter) outside his main bin where he lives. The play area has many platforms and paper substrate depths along a two foot by two foot sand area containing black sand and another round sand play pen from Night Angel having white sand within the black sand area. Is this too complex as the area is completely safe with many tunnel and hiding spots throughout his bin cage and the play area. I know how he ages his energy levels will drop but I also do not want to deprive him of the chance to do what he wants as he changes his habits all the time. I am not worried about the now but what signs should I be looking for as he grows older. Maybe a video is in store as I am sure many of us Hamster owners are in the same spot. Plus should I change his diet as he gets older???
The older the hamster, the more prone they are to getting respiratory infections or kidney failure. If you see they start exercising less or breathe faster, take them to the vet to get treated. Or to be euthanized. So they don't suffer in their last days.
I even washed my hands before dealing with anything hamster related because I didn't want the smell of my dogs, in my hands, to stress them.
My friend owns a carpet which gets scared easily and a hamster. She said she showed the hamster right in front of the cat’s face. Her cat is gentle because I went to her house, but idk how to teach her
I have a question I have a dog named Frankie and he's so sweet and an angel, and I am getting a hamster soon,so can Frankie meet my hamster Timothy?
thank you so much this video is so helpful!
Hi ! I’m might be getting a hamster soon and your videos help so much with me getting one! I do have a cat but I’ll be careful and I have not watched the video yet but I’m sure I’ll like and watch till the end ! 👍
the thumbnail is gorgeous
Girl you are amazing 💖💖💖
I love your videos!! You are a wealth of knowledge! We have a hamster and foster cats. I feel bad having the door closed all the time. I’m thinking about switching the bedroom door out for a screen door. I may have to modify the bottom portion to be a solid panel. Thoughts?🤔
I'm trying to prepare equipments to adopt a hammy. I was wondering, if I want to free roam my hammy, is it okay to use children's playpen? The one they use to play with a lot of plastic balls, but without the balls. I will cover the base with blankets, of course.
Wait I’ve been watching longer than three years D*mm time flies! Whatever you say Sadie‘s age I’m like oh I’ve been watching for a long time😂
So I’m getting a hamster soon like in a couple weeks but idk because you said I should get a fish tank but is a 40 gallon fish tank good enough or what I mean is how big should the tank be (gallons)
I’m trying to cope with the loss of my hamster by watching your videos and it’s so hard
"The rabbits scare both of the cats"
The prey has become the predator.
I went on vacation for two weeks and left my ham with my aunt. I miss her so much. 💔😢
i own 2 kittens under 6 months and ive got 2 hamsters that are now a year old and my cats don’t care about them and dont want yo bother them and they can’t get into the cages since they are high up but we can get into them so we have no issues!
I have a cat🐱 and a hamster🐹 and also rabbits,🐇 birds🐦 so yeah and it's amazing. ❤️❤️❤️
This goes the same for me. I don’t own a cat but we have a family dog. When he comes over for a staycay, I will always lock my door up. Even just incase he happens to slip into my room, my parents will quickly move him out. We do not know what will happen every minute, second so safety always comes first
I love your vids so much 🥰
i have a question what do u think about the kaytee pro health fort diet? I heard it is supposedly more healthy so if i could get your opinion that would be great. Btw love your vids so helpful
Victoria, I was wondering if your recommend the Niteangel carrot chews or the Whimzees dog chews
can't comment on the niteangel chews but whimzees are good for an occasional treat. get the small ones though
Hi Victoria, my cat holly has a high pray rate like Sadie, do you think it is stressful for the hamster if my cat would like sit beside or on my bed just calmly watching the hamster (not attacking or pawing at the cage)?
My cat pushed the lid of my hamster's cage. We did find her, well just in time. But the morel of the story is to keep the door closed.
I own a dog and a hamster. My hamster isn’t allowed downstairs and my dog is too sacred to go up(when he was a puppy he went up but couldn’t get down) so now they exist in the same household but never meet.
I love your videos so much🤗❤️
Our hamsters (one syrian, one Chinese dwarf) and kept in my daughter's room. No cats are allowed in there. We check and double check for kitties, just in case. I also have the cages secured to the shelves their on, as well as have the lids secured. We have lost one robo hamster due to the cats. I still feel awful about it.
How did you start your RUclips channel? I want to make one but don;’t know where to start.
Awww I love ur cats so cute
Well I just had the scare of my life last night. I went downstairs to check on my hamster at like 9:30 and saw that her food from 2 days ago was still there. I hadn’t seen her in 2 days. I immediately started rummaging through her bedding and realized SHE WASN’T THERE. So I panicked and woke up my parents. We searched her cage and the whole downstairs until my mom saw the Capet by the bookshelf was torn. So then my dad says “it’s hollow under there. Go get your flashlight.” So I do and sure enough, I see her head poke out from under it. Then I lure her out with a seed and put her in her carrier. Then my Dad grabs chicken wire and starts putting it on over the gap between the two sides at the to p if her cage. The one way she could’ve gotten out without physically chewing through it. Then we put her in her cage and put the cage in her pen, so if she did escape again, we would know. 🥵🥵🥵 it was terrifying. She is ok now though, just a little freaked out
Guard rabbits!! Very informative! Thank you!
I own 2 cats and a hamster. The cats are 1 and 3. And the hamster is 1 and a half. I love them all
Hi thanks for this video! I don't have a separate room for my hamster. I'm worried my kitten (3 months, picking him up in a few days) will become totally fixated on my hamster as soon as he arrives. I do have a place in the entryway to my basement that is dry and normal temperature, but does not get natural light, but there is a door that I could close. Is it a bad idea to put the cage there? I could leave the light on during the day, but it's not natural light
When my golden doodle saw my guinea pig for the first time he looked at it like what the heck is that.
I had a Gsd puppy when my hamster was still alive (I still have the dog :)) He ever bothered her or tried to find her, (he knew she was there but I wouldn’t let him anywhere near her) I honestly think he didn’t care! But dogs and cats are pretty different!