I thought we had a perfect life; a mother, a father, two children and another bundle of joy on the way. We also have a family dog ​​named Missy. Our children have more than they need, much more than I remember having when I was little. You would think this would be enough. Evidently in their eyes it is never enough. In January, my six-year-old Heather came home from school asking for a hamster. After all the endless promises to feed him, water him, and clean him up, my husband and I thought this might teach her some responsibility. We decided to go get her a hamster. Needless to say, we have now amassed two hamsters and no responsibilities from our six year old. The first two days the hamster was new and cute in his eyes. She fed, watered, cleaned the cage and managed to lose the hamster. I was very upset by the news of the lost hamster. From past childhood experiences I discovered how much damage an escaped hamster could cause. I was hoping that the hamster would avoid chewing the carpet and go straight out of the vent into the great outdoors. With all my hopes so high and the heathers begging me, I allowed her to count her money in the piggy bank and buy another one too soon. Around midnight the hamster came crawling out so we got two of them. Needless to say, he lost hamsters more than once, so we became pros at hamster catching. The procedures we follow to capture hamsters are quite simple, but require a lot of patience. To get started, we first place the hamster cage in the center of the floor without the lid and then make sure there is plenty of food, snacks and water in the cage. We do this because we know that sooner or later the hamster will be hungry and smell the food. This will attract the hamster into the cage and if we spot it we will have enough space to try to capture it without it having the chance to reach a quick hiding place. Normally the hamster goes out late at night; they do this because they are nocturnal animals and sleep most of the day. Once we see the hamster, we close all escape routes and put the hamster against the wall.