Help with my hamster please?

Question

My hamster has never ever bitten anyone before or anything

shes reaaaallly nice

probly one of the nicest ones ever!

and today she was asleep

like in a 2 inch gap between her bed and the side of the cage

and she woke up

so i tried to pick her up and i did then she jumped off me and squealed

so i waited a bit and then she calmed down so i picked her up and she was fine

but did i hurt her?

or is she goin to be ok ?

thanks

Answer 1

She's probably going to be fine. Be careful not to drop her again, or let her jump off. Check her legs to see if nothing's broken. If's she is limping, take her to the vet to see what's wrong. Otherwise, give lots of love, or TLC!

Answer 2

she is going to be fine

Answer 3

shes fonna be fine don't worrz

Answer 4

Never disturb a hamster when she is fast asleep or try to pick up a hamster when she has just woken up from her sleep. They are very jumpy when they have just gotten up (just like we are when we wake up in the morning :-)) and can bite or get scared then. Wait till they become active and then pick them up.

Also when you want to pick her up directly from the cage, put your hand in front of her so that she knows it is a familiar person handling her. Sometimes suddenly catching them from the back can also get them nervous or scared.

Otherwise she is fine and normal and she might have just been a bit scared but nothing to worry about.

Answer 5

you starrtled her you have to make sure she knows you are there and when you first wake up do you somebody to pick you up? I bet the answer is no so please dont pick her up if she doesnt know your there!

Answer 6

Something must have scared her, that happened once with one of my gerbils i had her on my hand and she suddenly  jumped off my hands, she's will be fine.

Answer 7

In the wild, hamsters used to be picked up by owls and eagles by the back while they were asleep... so they have a naturaul instinct to jump and run away...so always wait till the have woken up and pick up from the belly not the back

Answer 8

She is fine The same thing happened to me she was just startled

Answer 9

My hamster did the same thing a couple of times when I startled him! If you picked her up and she seemed fine, I think she's going to be ok :)

Answer 10

She is probably just fine.  My first response is that she was probably just startled.  Whenever I go to pick-up my hamsters.  I make sure they ware wide awake and looking at me and usually hand them a treat before picking them up.