We had to wait 4-5 days before we took the hamster out of her cage.
The kids have been counting down the days. On Wednesday we took her
out of her cage for the first time. She was petrified so we let her
simply explore the room for a while. We discovered she could smash
herself under the door to get out of the room. I told the kids to
watch her and sit by the door. They called me up 5 minutes later to
tell me they had lost her. How the heck was I going to find a hamster
in our house? Monti told me she was sure Annie had left the room even
though she had not seen her leave. After an hour of looking we found
her smashed behind Monti’s nightstand tangled on some electric cords.
I was scared to move the table because I was convinced she was dead.
Monti was brave and investigated the situation further. The hamster
was alive. We were all relieved. We learned some very valuable lessons
about having a small pet.