Lost hamster- please help!!!!

[alexcooke82]

my hamster escaped from his cage last night. the door for the room he was in was open into a hallway with two other open doors. I’ve done a thorough search of all the rooms this whole day- it’s now nighttime again and he’s not making any noise anywhere. I left treats out in the rooms but he hasn’t taken any, and he’s been completely silent. One of the rooms has access to the insulation in my house that he could’ve gotten into. It’s not impossible for him to be there but I checked almost all of the insulation around and i’m fairly certain he didn’t burrow down there.

The fact that i’m not hearing anything is making me extremely scared that he died, and i’m not sure how to find him. One potential option is that he went down the stairs, but the stairs are quite high and it doesn’t seem plausible he would. I have no idea what to do and i’m not sure how he’s still alive. Has anybody been in a situation like this and if so, what should I do?

[Fullcheeksandfullhearts]

Hi there
so sorry this has happened to you, its always scary when something so small disappears.
I haven't had it happen to me but to my cousin has who lost her Gerbil in her house.
The only things i can think of that she did was to leave treats everywhere! and i mean EVERYWHERE! Every room of the house (including attic and basement) and every cupboard as they have the ability to go anywhere where there is a hole.

Check the car as i have seen online that hamsters can make it to the car.

Check outside in the garden in case they have managed to get out there.

Another thing you can do is set humane non fatal traps.

Try to stay away from using the hoover in case it might scare them back into their new hiding place.

Hope you find them soon! Good luck and all the best.