The Errant Hamster

I had previously blogged about this, but blogger chose to lose it and wipe my draft too.... mmmmm wonder what problem blogger has with hamsters.




So anyway back to the story sorry the reality of our errant hammy. Late last Friday night, when we were all in bed - some sleeping, others attempting - there was an Almighty crash in the living room. Upon investigation we found our cat Sox sitting outside the living room door, and after further investigation we found the hammy's cage on the floor in various pieces. With absolutely no sign of hammy, now three scenario's went through my head at this point.

1. Sox had eaten hammy.

2. Hammy had gotten away then possibly died of fright.....

.... or and this is was the most preferred option....

3. Hammy was fine and having a ball round the flat.

So we cleared up the mess, put the cage back together as best as it would go and put the cage down - in the hope that hammy would return - and we returned to bed.

There was no sign of hammy until late Sunday evening, when Robynne spotted Sox and the hammy sniffing each other by the kitchen doorway. Unfortunately she yelled at Sox and both animals split. So now we knew hammy was safe and alive. So now we put the cage in the kitchen and kept the door shut. But, sadly hammy was obviously having too much fun living in a much larger cage, as it had been returning to the cage for food and then leaving again.



Our next step was to hunt for humane mousetraps to make online. So during the course of this week we have attempted a few, but it seems our darn sweet little hammy is either just to smart to be caught or doesn't want to be. Right now we have this one made and in the kitchen, fingers crossed it will work.

As the bucket one pictured didn't work, mmmmm maybe it's the bait were using.


Tho' judging by the way it was running round the kitchen when I saw it on Friday evening, it seems quite happy. Personally I'll be glad to see it in it's cage again where it most definately belongs.