The hamster was helpless as its legs dangled beneath it and it juddered in time with the running pattern of its companion - who was seemingly oblivious to the situation. Photo / YouTube
By Alice Evans
This hamster had a particularly rough day when it got caught helplessly in a wheel as its friend span round and round at top speed.
In a hilarious video shared online, three hamsters can be seen playing in their cage in a PetSmart in the US.
One ran in the hamster wheel, while another jumped up at the side of the pen, and a third sat quietly inside a bowl, the Daily Mail reports.
Life seemed to be passing by in blissful harmony until the white critter clambered back onto the wheel for a second go.
This time, its companion decided to join in, and enthusiastically jumped aboard.
But the wheel is only built for one hamster at a time.
As the second creature began running, the first was thrown upside down several times as it clung on for dear life.
After slipping off the roof of the wheel the first hamster was then left wedged on the central spoke holding the structure upright.
The adorable animal was utterly helpless as its legs dangled beneath it and it juddered in time with the running pattern of its companion - who was seemingly oblivious to the situation.
The third hamster - an innocent bystander, perhaps - stayed quietly in its silver bowl for the duration of the misadventure.
In an incredible feat of acrobatics, the wedged creature suddenly freed itself by flipping 360 degrees and landing neatly on the wheel.
As if completely not phased by the dramatic scene it had just been a part of, the agile hamster then started to run again without thinking twice.
Twitter user Miranduh, whose clip has more than 7,700 likes and countless more views since it was uploaded last night, said: "My older brother that works at PetSmart just casually sent me this video."
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