Finding a Lost Hamster
Friday February 16, 2007
Hamsters can be good escape artists, and they also get lost for a variety of other reasons. They are pretty good at finding a cozy hiding spot and staying under the radar when they do get out, and owners often despair at finding them again. I have had several readers who were sure they would never see their hamsters again, only to have them pop up unexpectedly, sometimes fairly quickly and sometimes after a couple of days. If you have lost a hamster, there are a number of things you can do to increase the chances of getting your little escape artist back, as discussed in "Finding a Lost Hamster"
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I FOUND OUR HAMSTER AFTER 5 DAYS!!!!!!!!
This is a good example of not giving up hope — sometimes just when you are sure they are gone for good, they turn up out of the blue. Sometimes they just need to get hungry enough. If your hamster goes missing in your house, I’d also suggest putting out a bowl of water so he / she can come out to drink, because dehydration is a bigger risk than starving.
My hamster got lost two days ago in my office room and my friends and I looked in every single room on the first floor. He must have escaped at night and I didn’t notice he was gone until i got home from school.We have some evidence that he has been in corners behind our couch up in the office room. I have checked everything mutiple times. My dad set up a humane trap that won’t hurt him but he hasn’t been caught. We haved tried everything! He might have gone down the heating vent. I love my hamster and I want to find him. Please HELP!!!!
Hopefully the wayward hamster has been found. The tips on tracking and catching in the article (http://exoticpets.about.com/od/hamsters/a/losthamster.htm) on finding a lost hamster might help. The apple or peanut butter in a bucket seems to be one of the more effective ways to catch a hamster, for some reason. It’s also important to not give up hope — if they can find some water to drink, they can hide out for a surprisingly long time.
Me and my sister have had hamsters for a while and I’ve had one for over a year.. anyways we decided to get 2 male chinese dwarf hamsters of the same litter, and put them in the same cage (not with my teddybear!) this morning we found the bigger one named Napoleon under my sisters bed. We still can’t find the tiniest one Dynamite we have tried just about everything but still haven’t caught him we aren’t giving up hope and hopefully he will come back.. until then we have a shoe box with bedding, carrots , peanut butter, and water, I hope he comes home… =(
Oh dear. I hope you find Dynamite soon (love their names!) — be patient, because sometimes it is surprising when they turn up. Hopefully he’ll come back when he misses his brother.
My hamster Baby, just made his 3rd escape. I really am quite worried, the other two times I realized he was gone at like 1 am and my mother and I found him within 10-20 minutes, both times in a wash sink in our basement. this time, however, we didn’t notice he was gone till 7:30ish this morning and i’ve been checking everywhere all day! I’m so upset and I just hope he comes home..