My hamsters have been trying to break out of their cage since the day I got them. Yesterday, their plan finally succeeded. I woke up, glanced over their cage briefly and found my female hamster, Belle, missing! I panicked for a few seconds, then I saw her mischievously looking up at me from under the computer table. I picked her up and scolded her for a bit (Yes, I playfully do that to them sometimes, haha) then I put her back in the cage. I inspected their cage and find out how she escaped. Here’s how:

the crime scene
The Crime Scene

Ironically, it was Jingles who did most of the dirty work. He dug that hole using his teeth and claws for months but it was Belle who had gotten out! I can just imagine Jingles trying to squeeze his body out of it first, but since he is so much stouter he probably pulled himself back and went back to chomping some pellets and corn — leaving Belle to savor all the glory!

Fortunately, I have this big rectangular container made of plastic that I bought two weeks ago. I made it their temporary home while I’m still figuring out what to do with them (Should I just throw them out? LOL). I don’t want to buy them the same kind of cage because shelling out some 1000+ bucks just so they could chew on its walls again and make a hole is too much! Clearly, those feisty rodents haven’t learned the value of money.

And if damaging their cage is not enough, Belle also found something soft to nibble on while she was out of the cage and I was asleep. I left my PC on overnight the other night because I was downloading the latest Heroes, Lost and Grey’s Anatomy episodes. When I woke up, I saw that the download has been interrupted and the Internet was out. I tried to unplug and plug my LAN cable a few times but to no avail — so I just headed to work thinking Smartbro is probably just down again. It was only when I got home last night that we discovered that the plastic coating and the wires of the LAN cable was horrendously chewed on.

Good thing I have the free wi-fi I can use temporarily. Haha. Just kidding. :D

We're sorry, we're sorry!
Crimes: Attempted breakout and Reckless Imprudence
Sentence: Life imprisonment

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