Hamster Wants to Escape

[Carly Sarah]

Hello everyone! I recently, about two weeks ago, rescused a very tame one month old Syrian hamster named Alfie. He lives in a 40 gallon breeder tank with lots of toys and a wheel. He also has lots of bedding to burrow under. I’ve noticed that he spends all of his time awake trying to escape. He hangs from the mesh at the top after he uses the water bottle to get up there. He jumps off his hut and then falls. Whenever I put my hand in his cage, he rushes over and climbs up my arm and on my back to try to get out. I play with him in his playpen for over an hour every day. Any advice?