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RUNAWAY HAMSTEr

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Question
MAYDAY.My female eropean blck bear hamster chewed a hole through the screen at the top of the cage and escaped.I dont think that she could of made it out of the house but the door was open so she could of left the room.Our house is small tho,so i put a box of bedding and i made some eggs with cheese and put it in the box.i also put her cage on the ground with a ramp going uip tto the topp of the cage.also put a container in the hallway with the same stuff in it.And i put a plate of food on the floor of the room im always in.Now,is there anything else i can do.do u have a idea of how i can catch her or trap her sumhow.Please help!

Answer
Sorry i couldn't answer sooner. you did mostly everything i was going to right except for the egg and cheese. try hamster sunflower seeds. put a bucket with a small ramp of books in each room. put a certain number of treats that leads into the bucket.