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On-the-run hamster pops back up | On-the-run hamster pops back up |
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A hamster who evaded an army of would-be rescuers, including a troop of firemen, while on the run for eight days has returned safe and sound. | |
Fudgie finally crawled from a hole in a kitchen floor into her cage at six-year-old Zoe Appleby's Dunbar home. | Fudgie finally crawled from a hole in a kitchen floor into her cage at six-year-old Zoe Appleby's Dunbar home. |
Zoe's mother, Angela Appleby, said it was a great relief because she was only looking after the hamster for a friend. | Zoe's mother, Angela Appleby, said it was a great relief because she was only looking after the hamster for a friend. |
She told the BBC Scotland news website: "When my husband found her, it was like Christmas morning for the children." | She told the BBC Scotland news website: "When my husband found her, it was like Christmas morning for the children." |
Computer programmer Derek Appleby discovered Fudgie had finally given up the chase and returned to her cage early on Thursday morning while he was getting ready for work. | Computer programmer Derek Appleby discovered Fudgie had finally given up the chase and returned to her cage early on Thursday morning while he was getting ready for work. |
I have been so upset and worried for this little pet and Zoe, who is a very sensitive little girl, has been heartbroken and really sobbing about it Angela Appleby Mrs Appleby, a nursery nurse, said: "When Derek checked her caged and found her, we were so relieved and immediately called Heather, who had loaned Fudgie to us, to let her know the good news. | I have been so upset and worried for this little pet and Zoe, who is a very sensitive little girl, has been heartbroken and really sobbing about it Angela Appleby Mrs Appleby, a nursery nurse, said: "When Derek checked her caged and found her, we were so relieved and immediately called Heather, who had loaned Fudgie to us, to let her know the good news. |
"We had been told by the SSPCA to stop dropping food down the hole for Fudgie on Monday and so finally she had come up one of our make-shift ladders. | "We had been told by the SSPCA to stop dropping food down the hole for Fudgie on Monday and so finally she had come up one of our make-shift ladders. |
"It has been a nightmare because the children have been devastated and we have been up until the early hours each night listening for Fudgie because hamsters become more active at night. | "It has been a nightmare because the children have been devastated and we have been up until the early hours each night listening for Fudgie because hamsters become more active at night. |
"I have been so upset and worried for this little pet and Zoe, who is a very sensitive little girl, has been heartbroken and really sobbing about it." | "I have been so upset and worried for this little pet and Zoe, who is a very sensitive little girl, has been heartbroken and really sobbing about it." |
She added: "We are over the moon that Fudgie has finally returned." | She added: "We are over the moon that Fudgie has finally returned." |
Zoe, 6, and Kim, 3, welcome Fudgie back from her adventuresOn Monday two fire crews used a chocolate-covered camera and a vacuum cleaner to try to locate missing Fudgie. | Zoe, 6, and Kim, 3, welcome Fudgie back from her adventuresOn Monday two fire crews used a chocolate-covered camera and a vacuum cleaner to try to locate missing Fudgie. |
Fire crews spent five hours trying to recover the pet, which remained in its hole. | Fire crews spent five hours trying to recover the pet, which remained in its hole. |
In the search for Fudgie, firefighters took the family cooker and gas pipes to pieces. | In the search for Fudgie, firefighters took the family cooker and gas pipes to pieces. |
They also dropped a mini-camera coated with chocolate underneath the floorboards. | They also dropped a mini-camera coated with chocolate underneath the floorboards. |
They then hoped to suck out the furry rodent using a vacuum cleaner with a sock over the nozzle. | They then hoped to suck out the furry rodent using a vacuum cleaner with a sock over the nozzle. |
Fudgie will be returned to her owners on Friday. | Fudgie will be returned to her owners on Friday. |
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