A FAMILY have rechristened their hamster “Jesus” — after he
clawed his way out of a 2ft deep grave to come back from the
dead.
The four-year-old pet — buried by dad Dave Eyley after being
found “cold and lifeless” in his cage — was spotted scampering
around the garden by a neighbour next day.
Shocked Dave, 49, got a call on his mobile from Sandy Humphreys
to tell him: “Your hamster has escaped and I’ve just caught
him.”
He replied: “It’s impossible — our hamster is dead.” When
Dave got home she showed it to him — and it WAS their
resurrected rodent.
The dad told yesterday how he, wife Wendy, 47, daughter Bayley,
23, and twins Jake and Emma, 20, were “flabbergasted” by the Easter
miracle.
Dave said: “He had rigor mortis when I buried him — and now he’s
running about.”
He rushed to check the spot where he buried the hamster in the
plastic tub he used for a bed in Wantage, Oxfordshire.
He found a 2in wide hole where the pet, formerly called
Rhino, had dug his way out. Dave said: “He’s a plucky little soul
and seems unaffected by being dead and buried.
“We’re stunned — but happy to have him back.”
