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Pebbles82 · 08-03-2020, 12:43 PM

An update on Pickle. I'll have some out-take photos of him to add soon. Since the photo was taken for the photo comp last month he had a bit of an adventure and a sleepover in the kitchen. Completely my fault. I can't believe I did it, but had him out on the sofa late one night while waiting for Moo's soaked food to cool down. I went to the kitchen to get Moo's food, put it in Moo's cage, closed up both cages, put the lights out and went to bed. Never again - a not to be repeated experience.

It wasn't till next morning when I woke up I remembered I had left Pickle on the sofa! The living room was searched thoroughly next morning but no sign of Pickle. I suspected he had gone into the kitchen as the door was open the night before. Searched under all the kitchen units with a torch but still no sign of him.

He was probably asleep behind one of the appliances. So decided to set a bucket trap that night in the kitchen and it worked a treat. Shortly after I turned the lights out and went to bed I heard a noise and there was Pickle in the bucket.

Whew. So we had a cuddle and a chat and popped him back in his cage. He was a little bit jumpy for a day or so but fine again now.

However he seems much more adventurous now and did a runner last night as well! Had him out on the sofa again. And he has really grown! I was trying to weigh him and the scales said 235g. I can't quite believe he is 235g so will check again another time.

Anyway he jumped off the sofa. Fine I can usually get him back in a tube but no he is older, bolder and more adventurous! We played cat and mouse for a while round the sofa, I turned my back for a few seconds to close the door to the kitchen and he was nowhere to be seen.

So I had a very late night trying to find him. He was very quiet and very well hidden wherever he was lol. Didn't find him. But I knew he was in the living room so I put his cage on the floor with the door open, a ramp up to it with a walnut on and a tube up to it with a piece of cheese. Turned the lights out and went to bed.

This is where my nightcam is absolutely brilliant! I sat in bed watching the cage on the camera and as usual he almost always starts to get active as soon as the lights out. Watched him climb into the cage and nipped downstairs and closed the cage door.

I'll see if I can retrieve the recording of him going back into the cage. Anyway he has had free roaming time loads of times in the living room but usually I know where he is. He has only had sofa time since lockdown - but it seems he is voting with his feet about sofa time now.

08-03-2020, 12:43 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Pickle's Thread An update on Pickle. I'll have some out-take photos of him to add soon. Since the photo was taken for the photo comp last month he had a bit of an adventure and a sleepover in the kitchen. Completely my fault. I can't believe I did it, but had him out on the sofa late one night while waiting for Moo's soaked food to cool down. I went to the kitchen to get Moo's food, put it in Moo's cage, closed up both cages, put the lights out and went to bed. Never again - a not to be repeated experience. It wasn't till next morning when I woke up I remembered I had left Pickle on the sofa! The living room was searched thoroughly next morning but no sign of Pickle. I suspected he had gone into the kitchen as the door was open the night before. Searched under all the kitchen units with a torch but still no sign of him. He was probably asleep behind one of the appliances. So decided to set a bucket trap that night in the kitchen and it worked a treat. Shortly after I turned the lights out and went to bed I heard a noise and there was Pickle in the bucket. Whew. So we had a cuddle and a chat and popped him back in his cage. He was a little bit jumpy for a day or so but fine again now. However he seems much more adventurous now and did a runner last night as well! Had him out on the sofa again. And he has really grown! I was trying to weigh him and the scales said 235g. I can't quite believe he is 235g so will check again another time. Anyway he jumped off the sofa. Fine I can usually get him back in a tube but no he is older, bolder and more adventurous! We played cat and mouse for a while round the sofa, I turned my back for a few seconds to close the door to the kitchen and he was nowhere to be seen. So I had a very late night trying to find him. He was very quiet and very well hidden wherever he was lol. Didn't find him. But I knew he was in the living room so I put his cage on the floor with the door open, a ramp up to it with a walnut on and a tube up to it with a piece of cheese. Turned the lights out and went to bed. This is where my nightcam is absolutely brilliant! I sat in bed watching the cage on the camera and as usual he almost always starts to get active as soon as the lights out. Watched him climb into the cage and nipped downstairs and closed the cage door. I'll see if I can retrieve the recording of him going back into the cage. Anyway he has had free roaming time loads of times in the living room but usually I know where he is. He has only had sofa time since lockdown - but it seems he is voting with his feet about sofa time now.