Something like this Paula? I found this really helpful. Any tips on how to start taming? It would be much appreciated. Practise picking them up first with a cup or using the other means of picking them up in the video. Once in your hand, give them a treat.
Be sure to hold them for a short time first few weeks, but more frequently. Then build up the sessions to build that bond. He settled in really well and was playing, eating, scratching, and drinking, even sleeping. I just got 2 miniature hamsters today their both male , i only have them a few hours. Can anyone help?! I think you are wise to keep an eye on the two. Make sure you provide enough space and their own accessories because Males are common to fight when they grow older.
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It will really just depend on the hamster itself. I've had an antisocial dwarfie that absolutely hated people, and I have one right now that jumps at the side of the cage for love and attention. I've had the same with Syrians. My Boo is generally nice, but she has a different mood each night.
Sometimes she wants attention and handling, other nights she just wants a treat and to be left alone. It all boils down to the individual personality. Are you up late or go to bed early? Dwarfs are usually up at dawn and dusk, syrians mid night. I feel like she doesn't like me. I got my hamster Rioh today at about 6pm it is now 9.
If your hamster is a Bitey hamster then I recommend using a sock if your really scared use a couple socks this is what I did and now I hold my hamster whenever I want to. I just got my robo dwarf hamster 4 days ago but she keeps trying to escape and scratch the glass I have her in a tank. What do I do? I have had my hamster for a month and he has never peed outside of his cage. The past 4 days I have been trying to hold him with cupped hands so he will relax and fall asleep, but all 4 days he has peed on me which he never did before.
Is something wrong? I got my hamster 4 days ago, and its is a dwarf. It tries to bite me when I put him in his ball. I've tried to hold him before but he'll either run away or bite me. What are some good ways to train him mot to bite? And how old is too old to train him? Hello my is Alecia Carr I have a 4 mouth old hamster is it to early to train him to do stuff? He is loving his home but when can I take I find out?
My friends hamster was good to her. It will climb on her and kiss her. But mine did not. When I put on my hand ,It will smell my hand and run away.
I tried this many times ,but It does not work. I tried to carry it too but nothing improvement. What should I do. Hope I will get some help. If the hamster bites you, blow on it. Negative reinforcement, like training any animal. It takes some time, but they learn not to bite. My hamster came home a little while back. I can touch him sometimes but he does turn around and try to bite me.
I started wearing gloves to help me but he just grabs the glove and bites it. I can only give treats through the bars of the cage but when I place my hand flat with treats on them, my hamster bites my fingers so I let go of the treats, then takes them. I really don't know what to do. The pet store guy told me he was 3 months old. Is that too old? Also, when I used a cup to transport my hamster onto the ground, he started biting my legs and hands. Any advice????
I tried to leave my hamster alone for a few days like this post said, and I did. I still can't pick her up yet and it's been days. I got a Russian hamster and when I try to pick it up or play with her she nipped me so now I'm kinda scared and how can I take her traveling by putting her in a travel cage if she won't let me pick her up by the way her name is pixie.
I just got a cute baby Roborvoski dwarf hamster and her name is snowflake. What should I do? My hamster runs from me in the cage. What do I do??? I also tried this method and it didn't work:. When I placed a piece of food in my hand, the hamster bit my hand because it thought that my hand was the food! How do I fix this? I just got my Syrian hamster today, and he is a sweetheart. As i was told, pine and cedar bedding are not safe, ad pine has dangerous flakes and cedar is heavily scented.
I was also told they don't grow much and you should not switch their diet to seeds, as they will never go back to their old diet. The lady said that the little circle pellets are best for them, and timothy hay is good once or twice a month. Is this true? Almost everytime i stroke her, she bites me. Im gonna trie and handle her next week wich is the second week at my home. Do you think it will work? I dont want her to bite me.
I have a robo dwarf hamster. I have had him for about a year, and I just read this. Try not to overact by yelling or harshly moving the hamster. If you do, it will become scared of you. Instead, calmly place it back in its cage and wash the bite with soap and water.
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