We have a magician in the house! And sadly, it's not one of us that might be able to hone the skill and make money HE!HE! Teresa (david's mom) was sleeping in the living room and was woken several times by an odd noise. It took a couple hours for the noise to bother David (our room is next to the living room). But we finally woke and went to investigate...
Our lovely pet hamster, Midnight, loves to escape her habitat and roam the house while everyone is sleeping. This time she took the exploration to a whole new level. She decided it would be fun to roam our entire kitchen/pantry/dining/living room area. Then the fun of climbing the wicker newspaper bin and getting onto the hearth. However, the fun should have stopped there but alas not at our house! She decided she would climb the fireplace screen, fall down, climb the 'chainmail' screen for the fireplace and squeeze her little self inside. YES, she actually squeezed between the facade of the fireplace and the actual stainless enclosure of the fireplace. The opening is no thicker then my hand, maybe 1/2 inch. She must have slipped down off the top because all we heard was her moving back and forth and attempting to climb back up!A look over the fireplace only yielded frustration, no easy way to take it apart. We figured it would have to wait until morning and we'd have to schedule another service call this time to tear apart the fireplace. (Can't be cheap to break apart brick and then rebuild)
Midnight finally figured out we were there to help her and she tried to climb the front air holes but they aren't close enough to the top edge of the enclosure. We watched her get close to the top several times but fall down, it was sad to see her trying so hard! Eventually (1 hr after we woke, 3 hr mark for Teresa) we devised a plan and we went into action. Unfortunately Adrienne had to lose part of a old Halloween costume for the plan and rescue to work. Luckily tulle and an old computer cable worked nicely together and were thin enough to fit into the space. We stuffed the 'escape ladder' into the space near the air holes she was climbing. It took her a couple of tries but she finally managed to climb high enough to reach the tulle! But then she would not come off the top of the box!! DANG Hamster! It took a few minutes to coax her off but it finally happened. She was stuck behind/inside the fireplace for over 3 hours! Geez will the fun here never end?? -S
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