Things You'll Need
- Hamster food
- Foil
- 10-inch-deep bucket
- Bath towel
- Paper towel
- Wooden ramp
- Hamster cage
Instructions
Put your hamster's favorite food, such as apple bits or hamster seed, in the middle of foil sheets. Place the foil along the baseboards in the corners of each room in your house at night.
Turn off your lights and listen for the sound of crinkling foil. Your hamster will have to step on the foil to eat the food you left out. Follow the sound and seal off the room by closing all doors or open passages.
Create a hamster trap. Line a 10-inch-deep bucket with a bath towel to create a soft landing surface. Place a paper towel on top of the bath towel. Stand the bucket upright in the corner of the room.
Place your hamster's favorite food inside the bucket on top of the towels. Lean a wooden ramp from the floor to the top of the bucket so the hamster can walk the plank and fall into the bucket.
Place food along the ramp leading into the bucket so the hamster follows the trail. Wait for your hamster to follow the food trail and fall into the bucket. Remove the hamster from the bucket and secure him in the cage.