Scary, scary!!! Aspen!!! You are following in the footsteps of every hamster I have ever had!! Rusty, who has now passed on, escaped a couple of times....and he certainly made me wish that I was a more organized person!! But we found him luckily, every time, even when the cat was in the house with him!

Phoebe and Evelyn escaped multiple times too! Since we went with aquariums, rather than wire cages, our escapes have diminished to zero. Although with an aquarium, the hamster can escape briefly when a diligent DOG is around! We lost our precious Evelyn because of this problem.

Please be careful, Buddy. Use clothespins to seal all exits from the cage, and CLOSE the door when you aren't there. You might even consider stuffing a towel under the door to keep the hamster from escaping the room, even if your cat can't get in! Be careful!!