Yoda Houdini Hamster

For Christmas we got a hamster. I had kept the hamster in the closet for almost a week before Christmas. Jason had been asking for a squirrel for Christmas. He was pretty sure he was getting a squirrel, even though I kept telling him you really cant keep a squirrel. Well we got a hamster. It was a great delight for Jason on Christmas morning to see the hamster under the tree.




We quickly learned that we had an escape artist on our hands. We woke up several mornings to find Yoda out of his cage. He would be under one of the couches. One morning he had found abc gum somewhere (probably Jasons room). One day we found him trying to stuff a long strand of purple beads in his cheeks. One morning I woke up with him scratching around my bed. So we have had to secure all the parts of the cage that open as he has learned to push them open. Yoda is very determined. He can work for several hours to get something open.



Most mornings we get Yoda out of his cage. We hold him and let him run around in a hamster ball. Then we put him back in for the day to sleep and rest. He is nocturnal like mice. Jason has gotten more and more brave about picking him up and putting him in the ball himself, or holding him on the coach. He likes to wrap him in a blanket, which I dont think is such a great idea.


Right now Yoda is the perfect pet. I know right where he is, he doesnt get anything all over the house, and he is very easy to feed and maintain. Every month we rebuild his cage and that is fun as well.