hey my hamsters missing is their any type of trap or something i could do to try to find it? Ive looked under everything in my house... he just escaped some how... ive bought every hamster cage there is and none of them work they always escape ive also put it in a fish glass tank with a lid on top with small tiny holes. now im scared my black lab is gunna eat my runaway hamster... although hes very old, cant run, not interested in much, and plus ive let him sniff my hamster before and he just walks away with no interest. but i really wanna find my hammy!! what could i do?!?!?! plz help... and could he die since his gone with no food or water?!?!
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Hamsters are surprisingly good escape artists and sometimes get away when they are out to play. They can fit into tiny spaces and can disappear quickly, and getting them back can be tricky. If you are lucky, just leaving their cage open might be enough to entice a lost hamster back home. In the meantime, here are some tips to help you find a lost hamster:
Where to Look
The first thing to do is to look in some common hiding places. Do a thorough search as soon as possible after you lose your hamster, remembering your lost hamster is probably scared and will look for a secure hiding spot:
* Start your search near the cage and go from there.
* Check behind and under furniture, as well as down the sides and backs of sofas, under cushions, etc.
* Check cabinets, drawers, shelves and bookcases.
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Don't forget to look inside, behind, and under items kept in these places.
* Check the underside of furniture and beds for any holes through which a hamster could climb inside the furniture/bed.
* Check inside any boxes you have around the house, including tissue boxes.
* Look inside any backpacks, purses, other bags, and shoes.
* Check the undersides and backs of appliances for holes into which your lost hamster could have climbed.
* Look for holes or spaces under cupboards or that could lead into the walls. Make a note of these for later.
Tracking a Lost Hamster
Unfortunately, it may be next to impossible to find a lost hamster. You may not even know which room your hamster is hiding in. Here are some tips on tracking hamsters:
* Remember that hamsters are nocturnal, so will probably only move about overnight.
* Place a small pre-counted pile of sunflower seeds on the floor in each room. If any seeds disappear from a room, that gives you a better general idea where your lost hamster is hiding (unless you have any wild mice that are stealing your bait!).
* Sprinkle a little flour or cornstarch on the floor around the piles of seeds. A trail of little white footprints may lead to a hamster's hiding place.
* Similarly, sprinkle some flour across doorways and in front of any suspected hiding spots (like spaces under the cupboards or holes in the wall, as noted on your search). Check for footprints to see where your hamster is travelling at night.
* In the evening, try placing tinfoil or crinkly cellophane on the floor (concentrate on possible hideouts, doorways, and around the cage or food), turn out all the lights and sit quietly. If your lost hamster comes out, you may be able to locate it by the noise made as it walks across the foil or cellophane.
Catching Your Hamster
Sometimes, hamsters are not that easy to catch, even if you locate them, so you might have to set a "trap" to catch your lost hamster:
* Some hamsters will come back to the cage on their own. Leave the cage open on the floor (with a supply of fresh food), near its usual location (or closer to where the hamster is hiding if you suspect a distant hiding spot). You may have to stay up late to close the door on your hamster when he or she returns, though often they are happy to be home and settle in for a nap after eating.
* Set up a "bucket trap" by getting a bucket (deep enough that a hamster couldn't get out of but not so deep that a hamster would get hurt falling in), and place a thick towel on the bottom. On top of the towel you place some really tasty treats such as a thin layer of peanut butter on a cracker, apple slices, and/or cheese (something the hamster will easily smell). Then, make some sort of ramp up the outside of the bucket using wood, a wire shelf, or books stacked to make a staircase. The idea is that the hamster will go up the ramp in search of the food and jump into the bucket to get it, but can't climb back out. I have never tried this personally but have heard it works; the trick is to make the treat so irresistible the hamster will be willing to jump in the bucket for it.
* As a last resort, get a humane mouse trap, also called a live mouse trap (the kind that is a box that traps the mouse without killing it) and bait it with peanut butter. These do occasionally malfunction so could possibly injure your hamster, but that is fairly unlikely and they usually work well.
Remember to be patient and do not give up too quickly. Hamsters seem to manage on their own quite well for a few days, and I have heard from several owners who were sure their hamsters were gone for good then were surprised to have them turn up suddenly after a couple of days.
Look look and look. look in the box springs and everything.
tonight put out some food and water in each room and shut the door. if you are missing any from that then you'll know he's in that room.
ask a pesticide guy for a trap. I believe they have live traps.
Here is what I did when I found out that my hamster was missing:
1. Look around in all of the rooms and in small areas.
2. Put the cage on the floor with food and wait (It will come back.)
Here are some websites that may help you find your hamster:
http://exoticpets.about.com/od/hamsters/...
http://www.geocities.com/taffy3001/lost_...
http://pets.families.com/blog/hamster-on...
their attracted to wires and anything electric. so you should check around a fridge or the washer and dryer. if you do find it, you should put tape on the cage because they dont like eating tape.
yes. put a bucket and make a book stair case fill it with treats and a tiny bit of bedding.
oh i no. ok first off all put some food on the floor were there might be a small opening or a hole and take a water bottle cap and put some water in it . ok now waite at night be really quite and listen good... if u hear sumthing go to it . and a tank isnt no good cuz i had one and all the hamsters i had
(4) they got out . look closey to see any poo or pee that might lead to a small hole or sumthing where she might be camping out at.look at some things if there a chew mark then
look mostly there at night. ok about ur doggey!
at night put her in a room or sum place 4 rest of the night.
ok if u have a carpet then 4get wut iam going to say right now... if u have no carpet in some ares then (at night)
block it. well gppd luck and hope u find ur hammy!!(i no the feeling when there lost sigh well anuwho i wish u luck!!)
That's happened to my hamster to. my hamster was interested in the opposite sex. so if u wanna find him get him a girl. but make sure that once u get the babies to take them out not from the mom but the dad he will eat them. and to find him just let ur dog sniff around and if one part of ur house interests him ur hammy might be there.
here get like 20 of these and put it in dark places and anywhere keep an eye on your dog and good luck. bait it with hamster treats of peanut butter.
put some food in the middle of the floor along with his favorite treats and sit quietly and wait. if you can close the door to the room that you think he is in close the door another thing you can do is have the dog with you if he smells him he might show you where he is at my dog will bark to let us know that a hamster or a mouse is out.
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