Why you need a pet carrier!

[Maz]

This is not a new story, it's from a few years ago - but it is not that uncommon a story! Hamster escaping from a cardboard box in a car after collection. It seems quite unbelievable that pet shops actually suggest taking hamsters home in a cardboard box! The boxes are usually quite small as well. So first thing on the list for any prospective hamster owner should be a pet carrier!

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2012-05-02/family-spend-hundreds-of-pounds-rescuing-pet-hamster-from-their-car

 

[Socks' Mum]

Quite a nightmare. The family and the RAC were brilliant though in getting Houdini back. Glad he's safe now, happily chewing cardboard in the safety of his cage

 

[Daisy]

I've known someone to transport a hamster on public transport in one of those paper gift bags...

I completely agree that a proper plastic carrier is an essential. Don't wait until there's a vet emergency and you're scrambling to find something at home to put the hamster in!

 

[Socks' Mum]

I wonder if the insurance paid out, it must have been one of those odd insurance claims statements: "My new hamster chewed up the wiring and we had to be towed home"

 

[Maz]

I hope the hamster was ok! He must have been quite scared - although a bit of an adventure.

 

[Maz]

I've known someone to transport a hamster on public transport in one of those paper gift bags...

I completely agree that a proper plastic carrier is an essential. Don't wait until there's a vet emergency and you're scrambling to find something at home to put the hamster in!

A paper bag?! I hope the hamster got home safely!

 

[Lovelyness]

Blossom would definitely have been out of a cardboard box in seconds with the rate at which she chews lol