What are the nicest kinds of hamsters?

Question

My first hamster (who I had for about 8 months or so) was an all white angora hamster ^^ (cute! =DD)

However I'm wondering what the nicest kind is, and the slowest.. that hamster was SO fast, I couldn't enjoy taking him out onto my bed or anywhere because he'd race across it and leap off of anything =/ as cute as he was he was a little ball of stress lol (from worrying each time I took him out)

So what's the best kind of hamster to get- one that is slow and nice? :)

Answer 1

From what it sounds like, you're looking more into something like a guinea pig. Guinea pigs can be small or large, and they are always slow. They love playing in the grass. You might want to try something different, even though hamsters and guinea pigs look the same. Good luck!

Answer 2

a female teddy bear hamster named bailee! She never bites!

never ever

she is my 4-h project!

Answer 3

A teddy bear is the best kind.  I have had about 6 of them.

Answer 4

i would say dwarf or robo hamsters syrians are really mean

but gerbils are nicer than hamsters so i would get a gerbil

Answer 5

i used to have a dwarf hamster he was pretty slow but they are really cute and nice but if you dont give them much attention they will get mad and mean. right now i have a rat they are really fun but also need attention when i let her out and on my bed she just likes to explore she wount jump off but she is kinda fast she doesnt bite either

hope this helps

Answer 6

Well I would say teddy bear hamsters. Teddy bear hamsters rarely ever bit me. Teddy bear hamsters are slow and nice. So go for teddy bear hamsters.

Answer 7

Syrian Hamsters! I have one right now, and she doesn't run or anything. Though Cinnamon DID once jump out of hole in cage...

Answer 8

I'd like to say no breed of hamster; not meaning to sound arrogant. They bite, skittish and more interested in sleeping and filling their pouches than spending time with their human companions.

Rats are the way to go! :) x

Answer 9

Well, it doesn't matter what kind it is for it to be the best kind of hamster to get- one that is slow and nice. They have different personalties so just don't judge them by their kind just like most people think all pit-bulls are cruel (which isn't true).

Answer 10

Fancy bear.  Dwarfs are nasty.  My teddy bear was very nasty.

Answer 11

My experience is that Teddy Bear hamsters are a little bigger and slower, and still very sweet.

Answer 12

I really like teddy bear hamsters...they are really cute and loving. Here's a link to a page about them:

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/hamsters/...

And here's a link to a page about all hamsters:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamster

Answer 13

I really like dwarf hamsters. They are pretty fast thought, but my dwarf hamster is fine when i take him onto my bed, he sure moves, but he doesn't jump. Dwarfs are very friendly, the only diff. between them and regular hamsters is they are smaller, they still need to be handled, they sitill nedd something to knaw on the need a wheel etc. Sometimes dwarf hamsters do not live as long as regular hamsters though=( Good Luck!!!