Ingenious hamster uses pipes as secret passages

A clever hamster has figured out a way to move around the house without its owner noticing by using the pipes and drains as secret passageways.

Funny video shows the hamster named Maoqiu - hairball in Chinese - meticulously picking apart the bathroom drain.

Moments later, Maoqiu, three, can be seen squeezing its body down the drain and popping out of a white tube in another room.

Maoqiu loves running amuck through the pipes and according to her owner, who wasn't named, she once disappeared for two days.

But Maoqiu always returns especially when her owner entices her with food.