Now that I'm seeing the little hammy photo, it suddenly surprised me that you don't have a little ham, or some other tiny critter. :0)
You seem like someone who would...which is pretty diggable for the male form to do, from this female's perspective. Hee!

I just had to make sure I bought a cage that I could secure, even moreso on my own, to make sure the cats could never pull it apart. I had a teddy bear hammy...I miss having one. Hmm....