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elaraks · 10-28-2019, 03:45 AM

SO

My hamster escaped from her cage (by somehow completely destroying some 6mm rodent proof mesh - I think my finding a week spot and ripping). At first I wasn't too worried - she escaped before for a day then we were woken up at 1am (after a lot of crying on my part) by her walking back to her cage and just sitting by it lol waiting to be put back in.
We also, the last time she escaped, could hear her in the walls, so we had reassurance she was alive etc.

But this time, she's been missing since Friday (when we noticed she was gone, but think she must have escaped thursday). And we haven't heard ANYTHING anywhere in the house for those days. We've put counted food and water in a lot of spots she could have gone but none has been taken. I've found some rodent poo in some places (behind the boiler), but again, no food or water taken from there. We're relatively new to the house itself, so I'm also not necessarily convinced these are hers and not, say, an old mice problem (some of the droppings were really crumbly and under a a lot of dust).

Because she got through the mesh I'm also really worried she injured herself doing it. That and the fact no bait has been taken from anywhere, plus no sound whatsoever, is scaring me she's not ok to be honest. Particularly as it's been a few of my friends bdays this weekend, so have got back to the house at odd times in the night and still not heard anything. Last time when she was missing for a day she came back quite dehydrated (you could tell by her eyes), and drunk a LOT of water, so am worried that there's not much she could be drinking. On the flip side, our plumbing is a bit of a nightmare and keeps flooding atm, so she could be for now drinking horrrible sewage water - which isn't a much more comforting thought...

Even if she is ok I'm at a bit of a loss about how to get her back now. She's not taking any bait so not 100% where she could be exactly, and we've put up a few bucket traps with no interest whatsoever. We've put out hides and her wheel that she loves with food in too, to see if the smell of her 'stuff' attracted her, and even a small bit of her nesting bedding to see if she'd take any of that for wherever she is now.

Does anyone have any advice? And also a reasonable time to keep looking for if we're getting no sort of sign? That may sound very callous, I am really upset by this!!! but I also can't go on for weeks hoping she's still alive if it's likely she isn't.

10-28-2019, 03:45 AM
elaraks Newborn Pup Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 15	Hamster missing... need advice SO My hamster escaped from her cage (by somehow completely destroying some 6mm rodent proof mesh - I think my finding a week spot and ripping). At first I wasn't too worried - she escaped before for a day then we were woken up at 1am (after a lot of crying on my part) by her walking back to her cage and just sitting by it lol waiting to be put back in. We also, the last time she escaped, could hear her in the walls, so we had reassurance she was alive etc. But this time, she's been missing since Friday (when we noticed she was gone, but think she must have escaped thursday). And we haven't heard ANYTHING anywhere in the house for those days. We've put counted food and water in a lot of spots she could have gone but none has been taken. I've found some rodent poo in some places (behind the boiler), but again, no food or water taken from there. We're relatively new to the house itself, so I'm also not necessarily convinced these are hers and not, say, an old mice problem (some of the droppings were really crumbly and under a a lot of dust). Because she got through the mesh I'm also really worried she injured herself doing it. That and the fact no bait has been taken from anywhere, plus no sound whatsoever, is scaring me she's not ok to be honest. Particularly as it's been a few of my friends bdays this weekend, so have got back to the house at odd times in the night and still not heard anything. Last time when she was missing for a day she came back quite dehydrated (you could tell by her eyes), and drunk a LOT of water, so am worried that there's not much she could be drinking. On the flip side, our plumbing is a bit of a nightmare and keeps flooding atm, so she could be for now drinking horrrible sewage water - which isn't a much more comforting thought... Even if she is ok I'm at a bit of a loss about how to get her back now. She's not taking any bait so not 100% where she could be exactly, and we've put up a few bucket traps with no interest whatsoever. We've put out hides and her wheel that she loves with food in too, to see if the smell of her 'stuff' attracted her, and even a small bit of her nesting bedding to see if she'd take any of that for wherever she is now. Does anyone have any advice? And also a reasonable time to keep looking for if we're getting no sort of sign? That may sound very callous, I am really upset by this!!! but I also can't go on for weeks hoping she's still alive if it's likely she isn't.