My Thoughts on PetSmart's NEW Hamster Cages

PetSmart has rebranded from "All Livings Things" now to "Full Cheeks" and has since brought out 3 new hamster cages so I give you my thoughts and opinions on them! Turn on subtitles if you need cm translations!

If you want a larger and cheaper cage option check out some of these!

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0:00 intro
1:58 1st cage
7:13 2nd cage
10:17 3rd cage
12:19 Final thoughts
16:25 Outro

[equiineediits]

Pet stores could EASILY make big fold up enclosures and sell MORE of them on the shelves and give their clients the CORRECT care and teach them that having any animal takes learning and money and most times space.

Edit: victoria i love ur new banner its amazing!

[JBunny]

Making our own cages is still the best option, and we can decorate them better, enrich them better, and have way easier access. I love being able to take the entire lid off my cages so I can clean it and decorate it for each season or holiday for my baby. They have a lot of work to do.

[rachellequispe]

I work at “petshmart” and I agree completely that the cages they sell is so tiny. I always tell customers to make and bin set up and tell them to do more research about hamsters. I always recommend your videos lol!

[aldogg]

Had an interview for a management position at a new Petsmart opening. Wanted a better income but decided to work at an animal shelter with lower pay. Why? I worked at a Petco and would deny anyone a hamster if they had one of those crap tiny cages and would inform everyone hamsters CANNOT live and thrive in such a cramped cage. Many people would get pissed and leave. I was proud of myself thinking I saved another hamster from suffering. Didn’t even call Petsmart back about the job bc I know I would’ve had to promote these new cages. Couldn’t go back to a job that prioritizes profits over the well-being of animals. Thank you so much for making these videos!

[-afyx-]

Their goal is immeasurable profit. They don’t care what will actually happen to the pets. It was bad to even watch it at 4:00 as they suffer from the little wheel. They couldn't be serious ... Unfortunately, a lot of people think that what they buy in stores is definitely good ... and they take advantage of that. I am very glad that you are returning to this topic. I'm so grateful to you Victoria!

[waltergrove]

If Petsmart label products 'quick' 'basic' 'easy' 'comfort' 'convenient', you already know that its gonna be trash

[quentindaniel]

For over 2 years I was in charge of Pet Care at my store, I always encouraged in depth education about all the animals, I even made my own care guides for everything we sold in store (I watched all 67 or so of your hamster care videos while I was writing the hamster one). The issue isn't always the staff I would say. There are definitely staff members you'll find at any PetSmart who don't care or are just horribly ignorant. I would say the biggest problem isn't that PetSmart would need to make larger enclosures for other animals, its that they would need to admit they were wrong. I once had an interview with someone from corporate during their visit and I brought up the small enclosure sizes for all the animals and how PetSmart loses millions of customers spanning various communities because of this and his response was "no the vets are paid to know what they do." At one point vets thought a goldfish in a bowl was okay but as we learn care guidelines change "no the vets are paid to know what they do." That's not a genuine response, not to mention the fact that the two vets our store works with agree with me "no the vets are paid to know what they do." Every single thing I said he just said nonsense along the lines of the corporate vet is all knowing and perfect and can never ever be wrong and corporate would never do anything not perfect. Basically they've got their heads up their butts to a point where its going to take a long time for things to change. It's a damn shame. It took them how long to create this product line, how many more years until something 5% better?

[midnightcrafter]

For about $200, I made our hamster enclosure 2ftx4ft. Our hammie is living her best life thanks to you and your videos! We put a little over a foot of bedding in there and she is a total burrowing queen 🥰

[flowergirl]

I have been asking my parents for a hamster for a long time. I made a lot of different Google Docs and Google Slides and they told me yesterday that they were planning to surprise me and they made a desition at the beginning of March! When they told me I could get a hamster, we were all a crying mess. I’m getting one in June and I’m so excited! I really need to thank you because they only got me a hamster because I want one really badly and I know so much about them. You were the one to teach me, thank you so much for making my dreams come true. You are the best YouTuber ever with the best videos!

[imperialthreat]

Bought a hamster for my daughter about a month ago and tried to determine what type of hamster we had after the fact by calling the store and they flat out denied all responsibility if knowing what type of hamster they sell. Telling me all they know is its short haired or long haired. Later I realized that this is so the can also exempt themselves from any responsibility of recommendation for size of cage they sell you. If they know what type of pets the sell they should not in good conscious sell products that are out right too small. Its infuriating as a first time hamster grandma who paid nearly $70 for only the cage that is TOOO SMALLL for a Syrian which i had to google and find out in my own. Grrrr!!!

[ambidextrous-REX]

me, a petsmart associate, laughing at your reactions bc they’re valid 😂

[Emiology]

This has to be one of the worst cages I've seen compared to the scale of the syrian inside...it's like keeping them in a carrier their whole life. it's one thing to continue selling crappy old small cages in their stores, but someone, in 2022 has designed this and thought it was a good idea. Completely lost faith in the human race.

[katescritters]

I got a 40 gallon aquarium for my hamster for $50 dollars and it’s working much better than the tiny cages they sell. These cages remind me of the “Omlet” hamster cages, just made cheaper.

[multibuttercup]

I'm SO GLAD you're doing a video on these!!

[hogrider]

The 1st cage you talked about is the one that I got . But I started watching you’re videos and I switched to a bin cage thanks you

[mistereljae]

literally been consistently watching your videos since i first subscribed around early last year, and i just now believe i’m ready to commit to owning a hamster. you are seriously appreciated xx

[KarterC]

I genuinely don’t understand why they don’t make cages that actually meet the minimum requirements? That can still make a ton of profit because as it is, other than bin cages, getting cages that are big enough is not overly accessible. They can have both profit, good pet care, and consumer accessibility. Why not do it !?!

[odyssey.theoddity]

I wish pet stores valued the health of the animals over profit, these cages are just terrible, ugh! great editing on this video though, I really love how you edit!
I picked up some full cheeks bedding the other day and I’m at least happy that on the package it says hamsters need 4”-6” of bedding, which still isn’t that great but better than the 1” from before 😑

[luvreign]

Hey Victoria. My hamster Tori sadly passed away on March 1 I still think about her everyday but I was so lucky to find your channel for her to have a happy life and has the right enclosure and everything, I cried a lot even though she is just one little hamster but she generally had a really big spot in my heart, thank you so much Victoria for giving my hamster Tori a good life!<3

[lilyandlexislife]

I got a hamster about a year ago when I was 10 years old, I was so excited and I finally got my hamster and called her gizmo. We ended up getting a cage that had 340 square inches of floor space and gave my hamster pellets for a while. I had the full cheeks pet hamster town home, and I never added over two inches of bedding and I thought it was fine. She quickly started to chew the bars, which is when I got worried. I did lots of research and found out so so so many things from you. I realized that I needed a bigger cage, I should add more bedding, I should give her a bigger wheel, and I should give her seed mix and not pellets. I saved up my money and got a new cage with 1400 square inches of floor space. I can’t believe I fell for PetSmarts dumb trick. I soon started to put my hamster in a hamster BALL! I didn’t know they were bad at the time, and she would go into her ball every night for an hour. I then realized I needed to stop and I did. I am now 11 years old and know how to take care of my hamster, thanks to you!! Luckily she was only in a smaller cage for about 5 or 6 days and only went a hamster ball for 3 days. Thank you so much for your help! Your completely right about everything in this video. Petsmart is cruel to hamsters and I hope people understand what environment a hamster needs.