u/Maddogs05

Just for some context, I made multiple posts a few days ago, asking for advice on how to catch my loose hammy on the hamster subreddit. I ended up hearing scratching in my kitchen wall at night and found the hole the noise was coming from. My dog actually directed me to the hole after I told her to sniff the hamster out. My dad was very against cutting a hole in the wall to get him out because he didn't believe that the noise was him and said it was just the pipes making noise, but I was certain it was.

IT'S CURRENTLY 12AM AND I JUST PROVED HIM WRONG!

I decided I had enough and went and bought a "borescope" (snake camera) to snake down the hole the noise was coming from, AND ACTUALLY SAW HIM! For context, my house has 2 floors and the hole went from the top floor of our guest bedroom, straight down into our kitchen wall. It was all copper piping and no insulation. It was clear to me that he wouldn't be able to climb back out. I had attempted to put a rope down the hole for him but as I watched him on the camera, it seemed he was trying VERY hard to climb it but just couldn't get a grip and kept falling back down. He actually tried to grab on to the camera and climb it up like he knew I was trying to help him. He was CLEARLY stuck and wanted out very badly.

When my dad came home, I ended up showing him proof and he got upset and started screaming at me. Me and my mom think he just got heated because he was proven wrong (he has an ego problem). He wanted proof that my hammy was actually in there to cut a hole in the wall. He was super pissed off about it but ended up drilling holes around where we heard him moving. I snaked the camera in the hole we made and he ended up following my camera out of the hole. I'm not sure if the light from the camera actually guided him out or not but he walked right out like nothing happened and didn't seem scared at all. Naturally I was scared of losing him and having him run back in so I grabbed a basket and threw it over him, and covered the holes.

My dad is still pissed that he had to "rip his house apart" but honestly he over exaggerates and he can easily just patch the holes back up. As for hammy, he is currently back in his tank, eating, drinking, and running on his wheel like he didn't just get stuck in the wall and fell down a million times. He seems to be perfectly fine and active. I have no idea how his body is built like a tank.

I'm also insanely tired of fighting for my side and asking people to just believe me. Especially my father. He fought with me all day saying that my hamster isn't in there and decided rage was a good option when he found out I was right. Then after yelling at me and getting the hamster out, he forced me to hug him and tell him "thank you" and "I love you" like I'm 5 with no manners. I grew up feeling like my opinion was never right or ok....but at least hammy is safe!

I had made a post this morning asking for advice on how to find my escaped hammy. Found his cage door wide open and no sign of him. Ripped my entire house apart all day and nothing.

Tonight we ended up trying to turn all the lights off and see if we can hear him. After waiting a while I ended up hearing rustling in our guest bedroom and it sounded like it was coming from behind a dresser. We pulled it off the wall and I was genuinely expecting to see him but instead I found a HUGE hole from under my radiator AND I heard rustling coming from the hole! I shined my light in but couldn't see him. This was probably a stupid idea on my part but I banged on the floor to see if what I was hearing was right. It sounds exactly like an animal walking around on pipes. My mom is concerned that it might just be a mouse but I'm 99% sure it's him.

Now IDK WHAT TO DO! I'm worried he might get stuck in the walls and not be able to climb back out. It sounds like he was walking further and further in (because I probably spooked him). I set up a camera right at the hole and planted some of his favorite food. My parents are concerned that he will just come out, grab the food, and store it in the walls. They also said they aren't going to rip thier house walls apart just to get him out so we're now waiting to see if he can come out.

The crazy part about this whole thing is I asked my dog to sniff him out and she actually pointed me right near the hole but I didn't realize until we heard him moving. THIS IS WILD!!

I found my hamster’s cage door wide open this morning while I was rushing to work, and I have no idea how it happened. I took all the bedding and everything out of the tank looking for him, but he’s nowhere to be found. I completely tore apart my room and still found nothing. I even sat quietly to listen for movement, but it’s dead silent.

I’m pretty sure I threw food into his tank last night while rushing out of the house and might have forgotten to fully close or lock the cage door. His tank is on top of a table, and he has jumped out on me before during feeding time. He’s also kind of a “ghost hamster” and is mostly active at night, so it’s rare for me to actually see him out.

I ended up staying home from work to search the house because I’m worried he found a hole somewhere or squeezed under my door and got into another part of the house. My house has two levels, and his cage is upstairs in my room. Is it possible for hamsters to go down stairs???

I also have a dog that sleeps in my room every night, but they’ve been introduced before and she’s super gentle with him so I don't think she hurt him.

My mom and I searched every nook and cranny we could think of. We did find some droppings, but we’re not sure if they’re his because we recently caught and relocated a field mouse from the house.

Tonight we’re going to leave food out and set up a camera to see if we can spot him. It seriously feels like he just disappeared.