Houdini?!
I've seen that word before... looks up the word... Wow!! A fascinating choice!!
I don't know if I wanted a Hamster but when I was a child I wanted a cat, my mother don't like being near animals (not hating them, just don't want them in the house) so even when stray cats use our home for shelter, they're gone by the end of the week. (I don't know why they loved our house though.)
I would love a cat or a dog as well, but unfortunately, our landlord won't allow it.