I have a new hamster today, and I called him Nigel, after Sir Nigel Gresley! He's 6 weeks old, and he's exploring his new surroundings a lot. He's a great climber, Brown and White, and fluffy as heck!
My friend had a hampster escape in the house ... for many months, no sign of him ... then after a a little after one year passed ... there he was back in his cage.
When the furniture movers moved the couch, there was @ 25 lbs of Dog Chow crunchies behind it, that the hampster had been stockpiling away, and he survived by drinking out of the dog water bowl ... being stealthy in the middle of the night. The couch insides, was stuffed with all kinds of paper and scraps ... happy little critter !