My granddaughter's dwarf hampster escaped. Any suggestions on how to coax it back to its cage?

Question

My granddaughter's dwarf hampster escaped. Any suggestions on how to coax it back to its cage?

Answer 1

Ok well 1st things 1st you need to determine where the little critter is... In the corner of every room in the house you need to lay down some food, close all doors and leave it over night. The next day check the piles of food and whichever has been disturbed will link you to which room he's in. I suggest that you then get a bucket, and fill the bottom with some bedding and some strong smelling foods that he'll love, like chocolate and cheese. Not very much though as these aren't generally good for hamsters. You'll need to make it easy for the hammie to get into the bucket. The easiest way is to get a lot of books and put them next to the bucket and build steps... this way the hamster can climb in the bucket but not get back out. This method has worked for me a few times in the past. I hope you have some luck with it too :)

Good luck!

Answer 2

Put boxes with bedding from his cage around the house such as shoe boxes (with the lids off). You could also try upended buckets (which incidentally worked for me once!) or the opened cage on the floor. Hamsters like chocolate or yoghart treats you can buy for less than a pound from pet shops. Leave a couple in areas over night to monitor where he's been and then you can put the boxes in those areas.

Answer 3

go to my profile click i my hamster escaped not your question but someone elses.youl find every thing

Answer 4

put food in the house

Answer 5

put food in a shoebox and its favorite treats with lots of bedding. it should come back.

Answer 6

find the room and put food and water down leave it for an our then goin there and shut ur self in and try catch it u can bye traps from pet shops not 1ns that kill just to catch them

Answer 7

look everywhre you cant get them to come back. hamsters can get into very awkward places and get really hurt find it asap before it goes into a crack in the wall or somewhere that is imposibile to find it. my hamster got stuck in a vase and for like 3 days it alm,ost died make sure you find it