Hamster Escape - making no progress finding him.

zyzz

Help! My black bear hamster has escaped and it seems like I've tried EVERYTHING but I've had no luck. Crying or Very sad

It's been about 4 days. I've tried:

- Bucket traps
- Putting out tinfoil to hear his footsteps
- Putting out a counted no. of sunflower seeds
- Putting out water, food, carrots (just in case he gets hungry/thirsty)
- Leaving his cage open on the floor with fresh food, water, treats, bedding
- Looking EVERYWHERE.
* in all the closets and cabinets (behind/inside everything, even high up)
* under/in/behind couches, beds, chairs, tables, desks, etc.
* under and behind appliances
* behind the water heater
* under sinks, bathtubs, etc.

He hasn't touched anything I've left out, I can't hear him at night, and I haven't found any hammy poop. Is this fairly normal for an escaped hamster? I'm really starting to freak out. This is my first hamster and he's only a baby. Sad

A related warning to other would-be hamster owners: don't purchase the Crittertrail X cages. They're easily opened by a little escapist, as I found out too late.

Hcollie85

YOu checked under the floor boards?

Heather
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zyzz

My dad sealed up most of the holes in the house, even the ones that aren't required by building code. The only way for him to be in the floors is if he chewed his way in somewhere, and we've found no chew marks on anything. There are two holes in our walls that are still unsealed though. One leads to the water heater, which I've checked already, and the other leads UNDER the house. I really hope he didn't get under there, because there's snakes, and the only way to check would be to literally start taking the house apart. Confused

Hcollie85

I see well could allways where they are outside the house

Heather
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Twig

To be honest I can't suggest anything other than searching at night time when he'd be awake, however if he hasn't touched any of his food it does sound like hes ventured out of the house. Sad

Sadly crittertrail are very poor cages and many syrians (black bears are really just black syrians) do escape from them, plus there are too small and hard to clean. Really the minimum sized age for a hammy is a 20 gallon tank/bin cage.

Hope you find your hamster, good luck!

shadylady

aww im so sorry to hear this, ive had many of my hamsters escape from there cages one got underneath the floorboards in the toilet and me mum finally got her by sitting in on the toilet with a water bottle to hand shouting her name (Gloria).. and another one my dog found if it wasnt for jet i doubt if id of ever found wizz...

hope you find him/her soon as i know all too well how stressful it is...

<fingers crossed>
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poppydog83

Hi there,have u found your hammy yet? Oh i must have a black bear hammy (as he is a black syrian),saying that as he has got a bit older he has lightened up a bit.
Out of all the cages i have had throughout the years for my hammys i have found rotastak have always worked for me,i dont like the look of the crittertrail ones. Saying that my hammy did escape not so long ago,coz when i cleaned him our i didnt connect his tubing properly again so he got out Rolling Eyes

Hope you find him soon

nahatalie

I've heard of this technique:

Before you go to bed, put say, ten sunflower seeds in every room in the house and close the doors and windows, then you can see which room he is. But, like you said, he hasnt eaten anything yet. Worth another try though!

Have you thought about renting a humane trap? You could load it with his favourite food and some old bedding so it smells like home. I'm not sure where you would get one from, google it i guess, or contact your environment agency and they might be able to help out.

I hope you find him soon!

(do you or a friend have a dog? maybe it could sniff the hammy out!)

clareabella

awwww i do sympathise with you. I lost my hamster years ago. He was always escaping down under the floor boards but one day he never came back. Sad

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cazsamps

I had a syrian hamster and i also had a crittertrail and they dont make a good combination! Snowy escaped from her cage and was gone for 3 weeks and she turned up outside my house and i managed to catch her well then she escaped again and was gone for another 2 weeks and unfortunately she was found dead Crying or Very sad

I hope you find your hammy soon x

Lisa_Ianniello

my hamster escapes about once every few months lol we know were to find him.we always find him in the blanket cupboard...see if you tell everyone to leave the house for a few hours and you listen really carefully in each room you might hear him...thats how i found my baby.

good luck in finding your little angel.
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Lisa Ianniello

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Asho_DirtyPoo

I wish I could be of more help, but most all my ideas have either already been tried by you, or been mentioned by others.

I'd just keep leaving a small bowl (or like,a jar lid etc) out with water and some food and keep an ear out at night.

Fingers crossed for you...

chantellexx

Aww
Im So Sorry
My Sisters Hammy Got Out And It Was Anightmare To Get Him Back And He Was A Syrian Male And Only A Baby Too.
My Mum Screamed When She Went To Wake My Sis Up And My Sister Was S Upset But She Heard It And It Was Behind Her Wardrobe Which Was HUGE And Would Take 10 People To Move It And We Used My Webcam To Watch It At Night And When We Caught It On The Third Day But Was Very Stressfull

So I Know How Your Feeling
Good Luck And Fingers Crossed!

poppydog83

so did you ever find your hamster?

chantellexx

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