my hams think im finger-lickin' good, but dont bite?

Question

ill pop my hand in the cage, and the one that fears me will either lick me in confusion, but almost always in fear, like when i pop the cage door and reach for him, hell squint, and go defence, and i get close to him, and hell hover araound the tip of my finger, snaping back every few times, like hes afraid like ill electrocute him or something. i never knew what he did this for, and it doesnt matter what i smell like, like i just get out of the shower and i put my finger in there, and he licks it, almost nonstop, untill he gets bored, and my finger is all wet, and it doesnt matter what i smell like or have touchedm as far as i know. what does it mean or what is he doing to my finger, and why? he is a russian dwarf hamster, and has a mentally retarded cage mate, i mean like low iq for even a hamster, like ill pick him up, and hell keep walking or reaching for the ground, he doesnt know hes being lifted by a living thing, so he sees no point in biting, ever, even when he was brand new.

the mentally retarded hamster has never shpwn any kinds of aggression twards anything, even my rats!

Answer 1

Actually most hamsters are kinda slow to grasp at things so don't worry bout that. As for your other hamster...
Where did you buy him? Maybe the owners did something rwrong w/ him.... For example, I had a Teddy bear hamster that I recived from my cousin. But he had bought it from a place where they didn't care for them. So as a result the hamster was afraid of any one even getting close.This might just be the problem with your hamster. If it is, then well... He MIGHT(I'm not saying he won't)not recover from whatever the previous owners had done to him. You might want to go to a pet co. or petsmart, or a vet if you are VERY VERY concerned.