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Ria P · 01-04-2021, 07:19 AM

I was at work overnight and left my OH to hamstersit. I just phoned him to see if we needed groceries.

He told me that when he got up this morning he saw something scurrying about in his trousers, which he had in a truly manly fashion dropped on the floor.

It wasn't a mouse but mousesized Clarissa who was running around and must have been out all night!!
He put some mealworms down and Clarissa immediately appeared to eat them. He scooped her up and put her back in her cage. That's when he realized that her Hamster Heaven door was shut on the first bar and not the second. Opportunist hamster Clarissa had squeezed herself through the small gap and escaped for the night.

Needless to say that he was incredibly lucky not to have lost Clarissa who could have ended up absolutely anywhere.

We try really hard to keep this little hamster safe but we keep running into mishaps.

01-04-2021, 07:19 AM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	Re: Share your hamster escapades! I was at work overnight and left my OH to hamstersit. I just phoned him to see if we needed groceries. He told me that when he got up this morning he saw something scurrying about in his trousers, which he had in a truly manly fashion dropped on the floor. It wasn't a mouse but mousesized Clarissa who was running around and must have been out all night!! He put some mealworms down and Clarissa immediately appeared to eat them. He scooped her up and put her back in her cage. That's when he realized that her Hamster Heaven door was shut on the first bar and not the second. Opportunist hamster Clarissa had squeezed herself through the small gap and escaped for the night. Needless to say that he was incredibly lucky not to have lost Clarissa who could have ended up absolutely anywhere. We try really hard to keep this little hamster safe but we keep running into mishaps.