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Pebbles82 · 05-26-2021, 10:09 AM

I think you'll just need to keep an eye on him and see if he is ok in case he's eaten something undesirable. The smell isn't likely to affect him. You could check his hoard as well as he may have depouched some things from the trash bag - and remove anything unsuitable.

How did he get out? Does the cage have a top on it? Hamsters are great escape artists and will get out of anything that isn't securely closed with a top/lid. They can scale their wheel or push all the substrate into one corner and climb up it and just walk out!

So check the cage for security. If there's no lid/roof then it needs one. If he pushed it open then it needs fastening down somehow. Do you have a photo of the cage?

05-26-2021, 10:09 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Found my hamster in our trash bag I think you'll just need to keep an eye on him and see if he is ok in case he's eaten something undesirable. The smell isn't likely to affect him. You could check his hoard as well as he may have depouched some things from the trash bag - and remove anything unsuitable. How did he get out? Does the cage have a top on it? Hamsters are great escape artists and will get out of anything that isn't securely closed with a top/lid. They can scale their wheel or push all the substrate into one corner and climb up it and just walk out! So check the cage for security. If there's no lid/roof then it needs one. If he pushed it open then it needs fastening down somehow. Do you have a photo of the cage?