Does anyone have any advise on what I could do to retrieve her?

[Carly James]

Hi guys sorry if this is a bit silly but my Syrian hamster has somehow escaped from her cage and we’ve tipped the house upside down nowhere to be seen, we also have 3 cats but we’ve checked all hiding spots and still nothing, we can now hear scratching in the loft but our loft hatch isn’t big enough for either of us to fit in, we believe she has gotten under the floorboards and scaled a pipe in the walls into the loft, I’ve lifted the boards and cleared the area but does anyone have any advise on what I could do to retrieve her in case it is the hamster in the loft..

[lovehamsters01]

maybe try putting something with a strong smell that hamsters like at the opening, such as peanut butter. or try stacking some books or something similar up to a bucket that is too high for her to climb out of and put the peanut butter in the bucket. make sure to line the bucket with something soft to cushion her fall
good luck