Quick! Catch that gerbil!!

We had our own little "Secret of Nimh" episode this morning with our gerbil, Rolly. 
Here's a run down of the morning's events:

7:03am - Everyone is still in bed and Felix thinks he sees a mouse-like shadow scurry across his bedroom floor...he wasn't wearing his glasses.

7:13am - Felix is digging around in the gerbil cage when I hear him say, "Rolly's not in the cage...Rolly's not in the cage!...ROLLY'S NOT IN THE CAGE!!!...oh my heck."

7:14am - A search of the house ensues with the following dialogue:

Felix:  We'll never see him again!!
Rex:  (wailing) Ro-o-o-o-o-ll-y-y-y-y-y!!
Felix:  (frantically) I WANT ROLLY BACK!!!!
Felix:  Why would he run away??  We took care of him!!
Rex:  It's like he doesn't even love us. (sobbing)
Rex:  He won't be able to celebrate your birthday with us, Felix. (more sobbing)
Felix:  I'll never see him again!

7:23am - Rolly sighting in Mom and Dad's room
7:26am - Rolly caught
7:27am - Rolly back in cage
7:28am - (according to Felix)  Gus (gerbil #2) biting Rolly's bum as payback for escaping
7:30am - Felix holding Rolly because he says, "I need to hold him.  I think he's untrained after being out in the wild." 
7:33am - Rolly back in the cage with extra reinforcement

Notice the hole on top where Rolly must have escaped.  The cap was not put back on last night. 

Before

After - Gerbil Alcatraz