it is a wired cage! my other hamster never used to escape unless i accidently left her cage door open.
2007-11-07 03:39:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
Cool! Nifty little bugger. Maybe its an animagus, like on Harry Potter and can change into a person and back again at will!
2007-11-07 03:50:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a dwarf (little) hamster the wires are suppost to be no wider than 0.5cm apart.
If Syrian (big), 1cm.
How big is the gap around the door?
Could it escape through that gap?
Has it managed to chew through a corner of the cage floor?
Check the base of your cage.
Have you got a particularly small hamster?
Not much you can do, (feed it more? - Joking), buy a
plastic cage.
How bendy are the wires of the cage?
Buy new cage.
TEST TO FIND OUT HOW IT MANAGES IT:
1. place cage on floor, surround with barrier (books, bags, boxes etc...)
2. Sit in room and be VERY quiet.
3. Watch and wait, when you see your hamster escape wait till it has fully escaped the cage (it will be hemmed in by your wall).
4. putt back in cage or other container (make sure any other holding device you use allows your hamster to breath).
5. find appropriate means of solving the problem, buying new cage, or fixing this one.
P.S. May take some time.
Leave the light of the room next to you on with the door open (not light enough for your hamster to think your there, but light enough that you can see it escaping).
Make sure your ham can't squeeze through or climb over your barrier.
2007-11-07 04:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the bars are flexible they can get through. Hamsters can fit through very small gaps. Try a different cage without wires if this keeps happening.
2007-11-07 04:04:00 · answer #3 · answered by tiffy-xo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of hamsters can open the doors simply by pushing against them. If they climb on them and they're slightly ajar, they could fall open. also, if you have a habitrail-type cage, check to make sure the holes are plugged. if you have tubes int ehm, make sure they are all meeting properly, and there is no random open hole. I've had lts of experience with my dwarf hamster, who somehow manages to escape, and make it to the other end of the house, without drawing attention from the dog or the cats.
2007-11-07 04:46:50 · answer #4 · answered by Cherylann Cormier-Towers 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How flexible are the wires? I have a friend who has a parakeet that kept escaping. We fastened down the hatches on it and the bird kept getting out. Finally, I noticed that the wires were pretty flimsy and I could just poke them with my finger and they would spread apart. Now, my friend keeps an eye on the wires and straightens them out every morning and the bird escapes a lot less often.
2007-11-07 03:44:37 · answer #5 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how far apart are the cage bars? it may be that your new hamster can squeeze through them, especially if it is very young. maybe the bars are quite flexible and it can push them apart and squeeze through? you need to watch and find out really - which may mean sitting up quite late! also, how is the door fixed closed? if it is not a very good or strong lock then you may need to reinforce this (you could use garden wire to tie it shut as an extra precaution)
2007-11-07 03:46:15 · answer #6 · answered by WitchyPants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hole somewhere-my hamsters escaped and we looked byhide there bed and there was a big hole
2007-11-07 04:23:30 · answer #7 · answered by Kaykay123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a plastic cage or use an aquarium with a screen lid
2007-11-07 03:46:18 · answer #8 · answered by karen w 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It knows you keep the spare key over by the fishtank!
2007-11-07 03:49:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋