Bubbles on the loose
November 10, 2006 | Filed under: Stuff
6:00 a.m. Wake up to a scream. Not a scared scream, but a pissed off one. Decide, given the decibal pitch, to ignore.
6:15 a.m. The youngest flips on the light. “Mom!!!”
Damn. “Whatever your sister did, can we forget about it for another three minutes?”
“No, we can’t.”
Yeah. I was afraid of that.
“Her hamster is loose. Again. And this time there’s damages.”
With a sigh, I get up, and stagger into the girls’ bathroom, to be greeted by little Bubbles racing around the pile of laundry. She’d chewed her way out of her cage, took a flying header from the counter to the floor, where she, admist a seat of hamster poop, chewed her way through the curling iron cord, the straightener cord (which reminds me, why do we have both?) and the blow dryer cord. Nicely done. In one fell swoop, she’s cost me at least a hundred bucks.
Is it the weekend yet . . .??
Posted by Jill @ 1:00 am | Make a Comment
Judy F says:
Bubbles better be getting a paying job…
I am so glad its Friday I can’t tell ya
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 3:32 amTara M. Leigh says:
LOL How funny!!! :rotfl::rotfl:
With Love,
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 3:52 amTara M.
Stacy ~ says:
Oy. So small, yet so dangerous. Don’t mess with a woman’s hair accessories.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 4:09 amSue says:
All I can say is TGIF
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 6:09 ammy laugh for the day thank you:rotfl:
Amy M says:
Jill,
We too have a hamster whos name is Linny. I received him last Mother’s Day from my children. They thought it would be a great idea to get me a hamster as a present. He gets out, just like Bubbles, and does nothing but drive my dog Bandit, a carin terrier, absolutely nuts. And I say the word “mine” in all of this because I am the one who takes care of them all. The only time the kids and my husband realize Linny is around is when I have to recruit them to help me catch him. He ate part of a curtain to help make his bed. Like that stuff in his cage isn’t good enough. Anyway, just wanted you to know I understand. TGIF
Amy
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 6:22 amBailey Stewart says:
I work tomorrow … so it isn’t Friday for me.
Tiny bubbles, on the lam. Tiny bubbles, in quite a jam. Ate the cords of the tools of glam. Tiny bubbles, tiny bubbles on the lam. :guitar:
I’ll go get my coffee now.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 6:27 amSilma says:
Why did Bubbles have to chew the cables? Is the little one teething?
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 7:28 amTempest Knight says:
Oh what a tiny cute thing Bubbles is!
Wow… $100 for curling iron, straighener, and blower? Yikes! No wonder I got rid of them years ago. Now I save $$$ by letting the wind blow-dry my hair. *lol*
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 7:30 amJill says:
I wind-blow my hair too. VERY low maintenance. But the three daughters? Not so low maintenance … LOL.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 7:45 amHeather Harper says:
Now that my ribs hurt….
:rotfl:
I think it might be time for some Hamster soup. I hear it takes just like chicken.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 8:11 amKimberly says:
Eeek…never mess with a teenagers ability to look gorgeous, hehe. Bubbles is probably lucky he/she made it out of the room alive.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 8:14 amMelanie says:
My son has a hamster. Well, we’ve had many hamsters. I had many hamsters growing up. Seems to be a family tradition. Anyway, my son’s hamster got loose not too long ago. Did I mention we’re living with my MIL while our house is finished? Well, guess where this hamster went?
In my MIL’s bedroom. *g* And no, I didn’t train it to do that. But hearing her screams made it all worthwhile.
Sorry about the hair appliances.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 8:27 amChrista says:
Maybe you can use this incident as a teaching guide for the girls to put their hair devices away.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 8:52 amAllie says:
What you have there is a hamster with wanderlust. You need one of those balls for her to walk in. Then she can wander freely. And be unable to chew her way out because of the shape of the ball.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 9:28 amRivetergirl says:
I wonder what it is about electrical cords thate makes them irresistable to rodents. Our friends unknowingly brought a large grey squirrel home in their car. The squirrel chewed every wire in the engine compartment until it got to the battery cable … then it was lights our to Rocky the squirrel.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 9:32 amDanni says:
Wowsh. whata wakeup call. And, not to be a killjoy, but if YOU wind dry your hair (smart move, sign of brilliance I’m told) why are you concerned about the curling/straightening/drying problem? Sounds like a babysitting issue to me.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 9:32 amKaren says:
Yikes! That is one hungry hamster!!!
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 9:34 amCryna says:
Jill sorry about you having to replace the appliances, but Bubbles is just lucky nothing had been left plugged in ……. :rotfl:
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 9:40 amMeretta ~ American Title Finalist says:
Bubbles needs to get herself a paper route so she can pay for the damages!
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 9:55 amDonna M says:
:rotfl: Sorry,but I’m picturing this! Having raised 2 daughters I know how they react to things! Usually over the top!
If they are having a bad hair day they should wear a hat!!! :rotfl:
I hope your day improves soon. Any plans for containing Bubbles in the future
Have a great weekend everyone.
I’m loving Out of this World. :yes:
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 10:17 amMarcy says:
I know they make coonskin caps. How about a hamster hat?:rotfl:
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 10:39 amBailey Stewart says:
Not just rodents. I had a cat once that chewed the computer cords. I don’t have that cat anymore (she lived, but somewhere else).
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 10:48 amplatypus says:
We had many hamsters over the years including those of the Russian variety and found the best thing to keep them in was an aquarium. Oh, minus the water of course!!
:rotfl:
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 4:30 pmcatslady says:
I don’t suppose they can wait for christmas for new “applicances” :rotfl:
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 5:19 pmBrandy says:
Want to see something funny? Give the Hamster some Carob, they will pack it in their cheeks and then it melts! It’s Gross, funny and cute all at the same time.
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 6:58 pmruby55 says:
Welcome to Hamsterland!
I think I mentioned when you got them that they have some bad habits–though this wasn’t one of them. Can’t you just replace the cords? Manufacturers should consider these things.
So hamsters can’t climb up glass? I thought they were similar to mice in that respect. We put out a huge glass jar to trap mice, and unfortunately, they did not stay in them though they took the bait.:evil:
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 7:21 pmLis says:
Eeks! Sounds like he was lucky they weren’t plugged in at the time :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 8:51 pmRaine says:
Awww, what a cutey!
(Suggest you change Bubbles’ name to Nibbles…) :yes:
Posted on November 10th, 2006 at 9:12 pmSorry, Jill!
Kate Hardy says:
Bubbles to Nibbles? I like it, Raine! Now I’m getting visions of Nibbles from Tom & Jerry… that might solve the hamster poo problem, Jill
I’ll tell this story to my 6-y-o when she next asks for a hamster (as she’s just got a set of hair irons and I think is going to be VERY high maintenance by the time she’s a teen)
Posted on November 11th, 2006 at 1:04 amSusan says:
Jill, your bad day made my bad day better!:lol:
Posted on November 11th, 2006 at 9:24 amJonathon says:
Ha! When I was a kid my sister had this little pet gerbil that kept trying to escape.
Every time our Rottweiler would chase it around the house — just for fun.
One time he caught it.
He didn’t bite down hard (because he was just playing), but it was enough to send the little guy scurrying off, trailing blood behind him, never to be seen again.
Or so we thought.
Years later, when the family moved out of that house, my parents found his stiff little body in a crevis in the basement.
How he made it that far, we’ll never know.
Posted on November 12th, 2006 at 7:46 pmJemima says:
There was an article in the New York Times today about how to roast a rat. Surely a gerbil couldn’t be any harder. He’s probably all soft and tender too…
Posted on November 12th, 2006 at 10:01 pmToni Anderson says:
Wow–she has an electric cord fetish!!
Posted on November 13th, 2006 at 3:32 pm