Is my hamster ok? (Please read the description!!)?

Question

I had my hamster now for 2 weeks, but everyones telling me not to pick her up yet, but I have been. Ive been putting her on my lap, and on the floor. Should I bring her out of the cage everyday, so she can get used to me and love me?

Answer 1

Yeah you should do, then that will also help her to learn not to bite you if you put your hand in the cage.

Who has been telling you not to pick her up? You've had her two weeks, she's had plenty of time to adjust to her new home.

You could also buy a hamster ball, and other toys for your hamster to play with while she is out of the cage. It encourages your hamster to be active, and tires her out, so she wont spend the night chewing her cage bars!!

Good luck

-xox

Answer 2

MOST DEFINATLY !!!

Answer 3

you should that's how you train them.

cuddle them.

make sure they get lots of exercise

Answer 4

Definitely play with her every day! Get her a hamster ball, they love those. Feed her veggies or treats. Cuddle with her, pet her, be gentle. She'll come around. I'm sure she trusts you. (If she lets you pick her up and things like that, she isn't afraid of you)

Answer 5

yes of course she needs to know that you love her and that she lives you totally to that and play with her!

Answer 6

Of course you can! It's not up to other people what you do with your hamster! Hope she loves you!

Answer 7

Definitely you can start picking her up as long as she does not look disturbed or tries to bite you. I have attached my hamster taming guide for your reference.

Guide to taming hamsters -

Taming your hamster can be a long process, don't expect your hamster to suddenly like be handled over night. It can take weeks or even months depending on the hamster. Here the the steps to handling a hamster -

STEP 1 - When you first get your hamster leave it alone for the first 2 - 3 days to let it get used to it's new cage and surroundings. If you pick him up on the first day itself, he will definitely bite you since you are a stranger to him.

STEP 2 - Once the hammy seems comfortable in his new cage, start talking to him softly and hang around his cage enough for him to get used to your voice and smell. After this time feed your hamster some treats from your hand so he get used to seeing your hand. This might take a few days to happen but be patient. If you feel that the hamster still bites you, you can use gloves initially.

PRECAUTION - always interact with the hamster only when he is active. If you touch him or disturb him when he is sleeping, he can get angry and bite viciously.

STEP 3 - Once your hamster seems confident with taking treats out of your hand you can try to start handling your hamster. Before you handle your hamster make sure you have washed your hands well. Hamsters have a strong sense of smell. If they smell something on your hand they may mistake it for food and decide to bite!

Get a cup or something similar and place it into the hamster's cage. He should come to investigate and crawl inside. Take the hamster and cup out of the cage and let him walk out onto your hand. While you do this make sure you're sat down or sat close to the floor incase your hamster decides to jump. Let him walk from hand to hand. Be careful you don't grab or wrap your hands around your hamster until he is fully tame as this may scare him and he will jump out of your hand.

STEP 4 - Once your hamster is more confident with you, you can start to pick up your hamster straight from it's cage. Just make sure your hamster is aware that you are there, if not you may suddenly scare the hamster and it may turn around and bite you.

Best way to hold hamsters is to make them climb into one hand and cupping the other hand softly over the body so that his head pokes out from the gap between your two hands. Remember, do not apply any pressure on his body, he will get scared and snap at you.

Answer 8

When i got my hamster i was advised to let her settle in her cage for a few days, but not weeks! You need to gently socialise her otherwise she will be scared and unhappy. Hold her securely and let her get used to your smell and voice by talking softly to her.

*** Remember hamsters are nocturnal, so don't disturb her during the day!! ***

Answer 9

yep sure that's the way to get your hamster to trust u and defently love u