How to recapture an escaped hamster - Page 2

Matty Day · 11-10-2007, 05:26 PM

i would say that big cheese humane mouse traps are safe for dwarfs. i used a humane rat tap to recapture my old syrain Baldrick when he escaped i left the lid on his tank half open.

**babyboos** · 11-20-2007, 06:08 PM

Glad you got him back

Maisydae · 06-23-2008, 10:11 AM

we once found a hamster in our watering can, we didnt even have a hamster at the time! After not succeding in finding the owner we kept it. He was one of our most tame hamsters ever.

Keira_G · 08-11-2008, 06:49 AM

Or wait and let it get to your fridge!!!

I have had a few hamsters that have excaped and they both turned up half way up the back of the fridge - even if they excaped upstairs and at the other side of the house.

xx

I have no idea why this is!

Jenni_08 · 08-11-2008, 09:37 AM

When my robo escaped my OH chucked a sheet over him, which slowed him down & before he could get out the sides I scooped him up (still in the sheet) & plonked him back in his tank

We never could've done it without the sheet as he's SOOOO fast...

happysaz133 · 08-11-2008, 09:46 AM

That's a great informational post, thanks! We had an escapee who we left his cage on the floor with the door open. Each night he was going back into his cage, eating/drinking, and then leaving again. We eventually caught the little sneak. The bucket trick would have been useful. Thanks!

liam4mail · 09-13-2008, 07:25 PM

That is so useful. Thank you. However, I am sad to hear they escape as it makes me think they do not want to be in their cage and it seems cruel they have to be.

suga · 09-14-2008, 01:42 AM

Its just there inquisitive nature. Its not so much a hamster doesn't want to be in the cage, its just they can't resist a nose and a wander if the opportunity arises.

liam4mail · 09-14-2008, 03:45 AM

I will remember to keep my occupied with toys then!

stripeybea · 09-20-2008, 02:28 PM

i didnt realise that my hamster had escaped till about three in the moring when i heard a bang turned on the light looked to where the noise came from (a frame falling down) to see a very shocked hamster on the window ledge looking at me as if to say wot i was having fun. the wierd thing was that there was nothing near the window ledge she could have climed up to get there just a flat wall.spider ham
luckily all i had to do was pick her up and put her back in her cage.