she hates me if i go near she hisses i mean all i whant is to have a nice hamster i am thinkin of giving her away cos shes horrible i need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-09-20 04:59:41 · 22 answers · asked by mooji21 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
You need to hand train the hamster. Think what YOU would do if a huge hand bigger than you opened your front door, and yanked you out of your house. Would ya sit there and smile? No, you'd kick, scream, and bite.
New hamsters have been taken from their homes, shoved in boxes, driven down the road, jostled all around, then shoved into a new home with none of thier familiar scents, foods, toys, or anything.
To hand train your hamster, you want to first leave him alone. Stop touching her, stop putting your hand in the cage, stop bothering it.
Once she's calmed down some, just set your hand on the top of your cage or aquarium. If it's got a plastic top, then you'll want to do this near the sides instead. Leave your hand there for several minutes, and repeat these several times a day. Do this for at least 2 full days.
This lets her get used to the site of your hand, as well as your scent. If she sees the hand on top of the cage, she will soon come to realize it's not coming closer, it's not poking her, and it's not trying to hurt her.
Once you've done that for 2 days, you can move on to putting your hand in the cage. Make sure your hands are clean, but just use water, no soap (because of the scent, it will mask your own scent), and open the cage. Stick 1 hand in, balled into a fist, with your fingers resting on the floor of the cage. Don't approach her, don't pick her up, just put your hand in and leave it there. Again, do this for several minutes at a time, several times a day.
The next step happens once the hamster is comfortable enough with your hand that she'll approach it on her own, or paw at it, or climb it, etc. Once she's confidently approaching your hand, you can move onto step 3.
This is pretty much the same as 2, except you want to turn your hand over, so the back is on the floor, and open your hand into a loose cup shape. Again, repeat this for a few times a day, several minutes each time.
Overall, I have hand trained over 20 hamsters, both Syrian and Dwarves, and using that method, I've never been bitten while training them.
Dwarves are no more anti-social than syrians, either. In fact, dwarves (when trained!) are very loveable little creatures. If you have a syrian, 1 hamster is enough. If you purchased a dwarf, though, you'll want to buy her a companion (same sex!) very soon. Dwarves are social, where as syrians (golden or teddy bear, black bear, panda bear, etc- all are syrian) are solitary, and prefer to live on their own. Dwarves in their natural habitat will live in colonies of up to 20 other hamsters.
Good luck!
2006-09-20 07:30:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My suggestion is to go to the pet store and get some bedding (it looks a lot like cotton balls all smushed into a sheet) and then take part of a piece and roll it around in your hands for a little while so that it will have your smell on it. Then put it in her cage. She will tear it up, probably when your sleeping, and add it to her "bed". Also you should put your hand in every so often, but do it slowly and don't try to grab her, just kinda nudge her softly. This should help her start to trust you and not be so scared of you. I hope this helps. I know I have had a few hamsters who started off this way and turned into great pets.
2006-09-20 12:15:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will need very careful handling as she is probably afraid, especially if she didn't have much contact with humans as a baby. Some female hamsters can be a bit temperamental, so you may not be able to tame her completely. Try talking to her for a few days, then just put your hand in the cage for her to sniff at so that she gets used to you. If you give her treats, she will associate you with something good.
Also remember that hamsters have a strong sense of smell, so any food smells on your hand will tempt her to bite as she will think it is food for her.
2006-09-20 13:58:31 · answer #3 · answered by debzc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ooh! You have mistakenly purchased a dreaded Rosie O'Donnell hamster! If you are male like your Avatar ( unless you are Tom Cruise, which apparently you are not) you'd better give that gnarly babe away, preferably to a human female of the Rosie persuasion. Those two soul sistah's will make a great pair. Then get yourself a sweet little complacent "Laura Bush" hamster. You and little Laura will get along just fine!
2006-09-20 12:10:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you've literally just got her, she will hate you at first. Leave her alone. When you feed her, talk to her all the time, their eyesight is rubbish. Put your hand near her when she is feeding, she will get used to your smell. Gradually you will be able to touch her and eventually stroke her then pick her up. She will always bite you occasionally but keep talking. We've had hamsters and they're really loving when you give them time to get used to you.
2006-09-20 12:05:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bummer...Try feefing her some treats while holding her...she may just be really scared? Next time you purchase a hamster ask the sales people to let you play with them then you can choose a nicer one...Give her a chance tho..I mean you just bought her.
2006-09-20 12:08:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is just scared. Give her time to settle in to her new cage and gradually introduce yourself. When we first bought our hamster he bit my daughters finger, but he soon settled down and is now very tame. Start by offering her a piece of carrot or apple and see if she'll take it from you.
Just give it time and persevere and I'm sure she will come round.
2006-09-20 12:04:09 · answer #7 · answered by koolkatt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamsters are nocturnal so if I wake you up at 3am I bet you would do the same.
Hamsters arent good pets anyway. Moody and attack each other so best kept in solitary. I suggest a rat or chinchilla if you want to handle it a lot.
2006-09-20 12:09:10 · answer #8 · answered by Rob G 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LMAO!!! killer hamster lol, well yea, its prolly just... scared. heh. let her get use to her new home and stuff. get her a hamster ball and let her wander around the house in it. the hissing... LOL that just humors me but yea, well... id give her hamster treats or something. just dont bother her too much, give her about... a week or so.
2006-09-20 12:09:00 · answer #9 · answered by demoniclilangel_666 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She must be a dwarf hamster. They really just do not like being handled. You might consider taking it back to the pet store and getting a standard.
2006-09-20 12:02:17 · answer #10 · answered by karen j 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋