How to find a hamster in the apartment if he escaped from the cage?

To plant various animals, including hamsters, try more often. But sometimes instead of joy and fun, pets bring significant problems. Therefore, you need to know how to solve these problems.

An escaped rodent must be sought immediately. After all, even that which people or highly organized animals (cats and dogs) usually do not pay attention to is very dangerous for him. The reasons why the hamster goes for a walk around the apartment are as follows:

• lack of cell reliability;
• an attempt to escape from real or imaginary danger;
• loud noises (they scare the rodent);
• interest (especially characteristic of the Jungar breed, less for the "Syrians");
• fatigue;
• careless handling.

A hamster is an inquisitive animal, often it tries to get out not to bring problems to its owners, but because everything is interesting for it in the outside world.. But it happens otherwise: the rodent wants to sleep or is physically tired, and they take him out and force him to play. Then the instinct tells the animal to look for any opportunity to escape and rest. True, this situation is unlikely to fully comply with the description of "escaped from the cage."

And the most serious reason for escaping is the carelessness of the owners. A wild beast is a wild beast: with any weakening of control, he immediately takes advantage of the situation. Escape options are different:

• exit through the roof;
• the opening of a weakly fortified door;
• the destruction of the plastic walls of the teeth.

About this, hamster owners often have very different ideas. Someone frantically begins to inspect and search the entire dwelling as a whole. Some people believe that you can just leave the animal alone. As if it will return to the place after the walk itself and it will remain only to put it in the cage. Be sure to try to find a hamster, lure him and immediately catch.

The fact is that the home environment for the inhabitant of the dry steppes contains many dangers, first of all such:

• paws of cats;
• getting stuck in crevices and holes;
• hunger and thirst.

Therefore, if a hamster is lost at home, you must act immediately. But only without panic and rashly throwing. They only tire and exhaust, and the problem is solved extremely rarely. A well-tamed animal usually responds with characteristic sounds when its name is pronounced. You can help the call by shaking the food tank or rustling the bag with it.

The same should be done in the event that the hamster has not learned a certain name. To feed he must respond. However, we must understand that an unusual situation can disrupt the normal reactions of the animal. His nervous system sometimes does not cope with an abundance of unusual stimuli or reacts to them in a bizarre way. Therefore, you need to know the correct tactics of the search, if the hamster does not respond to the call.

Rodents of almost all breeds behave the same way. They cannot remain without movement for a long time. If you remove all the noises in the house and listen, you can almost certainly find typical rustles. According to him, and find hamsters, hiding in remote places.

It so happens that it is impossible to figure out where to look for a hamster. In this case, it is necessary Be sure to block all the slits and even small holes through which the animal can escape to the street.

But above all, we must carefully examine such places.It is likely that the rodent sat down just there. Only after checking you can seal the passages with adhesive tape. Of course, you should lock the windows and doors.

There are other subtleties. The hamster is active at night and the hunt for him is best kept after dark. In all rooms, seeds or other food are poured on the floor. Sooner or later, a hungry animal will come to them to eat.

Having found the escaped, you still need to catch him correctly. Even bait with food should be used skillfully. It is advisable to have two cages: one is left in its usual place, and the other is where they are going to catch the rodent. In the cage, you should keep delicious fresh food and regularly update it. Nearby put the sleeves of rolls of toilet paper: often the animals climb into them and rest.

Fluffy pets are attracted with the help of rides. In the room put the wheel. As soon as it turns out that he became interested in the toy, he began to rustle, he had to go looking for him. Outgoing animal cover completely with a towel. This technique allows you to stop the movement without causing harm.

Carefully take a towel with a hamster and place it in a cage. The towel is removed and the door is immediately closed.

For catching an animal, sleeves are used not only from toilet paper, but also from disposable towels. It is not necessary to be afraid: these improvised means are absolutely safe for a rodent. Moreover, if the hamster is not used to hands, the sleeve will be a perfect help. The original way of catching is:

• put something tasty in the tube (according to the hamster's taste, of course);
• clog the entrance with one hand;
• put the open edge where they are supposed to find a rodent hiding;
• As soon as he appears, close the entrance with his palm and return the escaped pet back.

For fishing and use a plastic bottle. The best tanks - with a capacity of 2 liters, which have flat walls. The bottom is cut off, and the bent top is fixed with a rubber band. Below, they put a bridge on which the hamster can climb into the bottle. Inside put a nut, which will attract the attention of the rodent with its flavor.

Sometimes improvised traps are made from buckets. Spread hay or sawdust on the bottom. Put the paper on top, and under it something tasty. An unwanted ruler, a stack of old documents, and so on are suitable as a ladder.

If there are other animals in the apartment, apart from the hamster, you need to remove them away from the place where there may be a fugitive. It is especially important to isolate cats.

Hiding from the cage or from the hands of the pet are looking the same. First, all the “secret” places where he can be hiding as follows should be studied. The sooner this is done, the less effort will be spent on the search in general. First check:

• all that is near the cell;
• places under sofas, cabinets, chairs, armchairs and so on;
• cabinets themselves, boxes, drawers and other containers.

Hamster getting into the box is lured out of there with the help of "delicacies". If the search in all the places described does not give a result, you need to check all other possible shelters.

It so happens that the animal is found, but you can not remove it from there. In this case, a nearby open cage is placed with the preferred food. You can additionally play on the curiosity of the animal: put cardboard pipes on the floor and construct various labyrinths.

Instinctive interest in everything new often makes hamsters go to inspect such labyrinths. But you can't run out towards him, it spoils the whole thing.

As you can guess, finding a runaway hamster can be long and difficult. Sometimes it is completely useless. Therefore, we must take care of the prevention of shoots. Experienced people advise to systematically check the condition of the cells and immediately eliminate all problems. Pay special attention on the strength of the roof, rods, on the reliability of locking the door.

It is imperative to check whether the pet feels comfortable, whether something is irritating to the hamster. He needs to devote more time. You can not save on toys and cell arrangement. But these methods will produce results only with care and care. One escape can still be attributed to chance, but if they are repeated - something needs to be changed in the approach to the animal.

Every hole that the beast gnaws must be closed. However, this is only a struggle with the consequences, and not with the cause. It is recommended to keep the cage as far as possible from the radio, TV or speakers. It is necessary to strictly observe the mode of the day, which is convenient to your pet. If he was pulled out of the cage, it is necessary to closely monitor each action continuously.

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