DONT say im cruel when i say this...cause im really not!!! but my hamster is like 7months old i think?! n i have had him since august 5th 2006. on the 3rd day i had had him, i got him out for the first time, n he jumped out of my hand! n then i struggled 2 try n pick him up again n then he bit me! i finaly got him in his cage again. i havent held him since, and its february 2007! i hav got him out in his ball, n i have tried 2 stroke him when he is in the cage, but i really wish i could just be normal with him. i had another hamster who i was really close to n i could take her out n just have on my lap n play with me, she NEVER bit me. so when she died i thought i would be fine with another one, but ofiously not. what can i do cause i think it is too late 2 suddenly start getting him out of his cage n handling him since that long ago!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help!!
2007-02-01 09:24:07 · 8 answers · asked by xmelonxplumx 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
its a syrian hamster, and a male.
2007-02-01 09:33:06 · update #1
There is still hope for you. I adopted a year old hamster from the pound and I don't think he'd been handled much because he was very scared and jumpy and bit a lot. He is a male Syrian like yours. I wore soft gloves that I thought he couldn’t bite through, mostly just to calm me down. I put a little cheese in the palm of my hand and just put my hand in his cage for a few minutes and kept it VERY still so he wouldn't get startled. It took a few days for him to trust me enough to climb into my hand to get the food but now he's completely fine with me. He's still a little more nervous than my other hamster, I think part of it may just be his personality. Be patient with him and I highly recommend gloves, preferably ones that you use a lot or that smell something like you. You don't have to use cheese but make sure you use something that smells strong so he will be drawn to you. Check online for what is safe for hamsters to eat. I've heard it also helps to leave something that smells a lot like you in his cage, but I’ve never tried this. Best of luck! :)
P.S. "Zigsters" is incorrect females are in general much more territorial and by nature more aggressive. That's why when you breed hamsters you always put them both in the males cage or in a mutual territory, but NEVER in the females cage, she'll likely try to kill him and he doesn't always even fight back. They treat people similarly. Furthermore, hamsters kick gerbil's a$$es!
2007-02-01 09:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by Andrea 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, this as happened to me many, times, but after that much time, there might not be a solution, is it a warf hamster, if it is, those type are very hard to raise and I've tried that twice, now I have a new start with a syrian hamster, they are easier to take care of. u must get ur hamster to get use to u the 1st or 1nd day u got him, maybe he was just scared cuz u woke him up, or u wake him up everytime, I say get a new hamster and go to google to find out as much as u can, everytime u get close to handeling him, give him a treat so he will get use to u
2007-02-01 09:30:45 · answer #2 · answered by c.c. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well when I had my hampster... she bit me around 3 or 4 times the first couple of weeks I had her... I never gave up on her. I would hold her with a towel sometimes if I could tell she was scared. Once she got used to me and knew I wasn't going to hurt her... she never bit me again or even tried. I had her for 2 years.
2007-02-01 09:43:49 · answer #3 · answered by zachsjenn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with my hamster and i just started petting him everyday and about a week later i started picking him up. You just have to let him get use to you. First start with wearing gloves then with your bare hands.
2007-02-03 13:41:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of Twinkle is an particularly lovable call, and "tinkle" is the washing room euphemism, no longer Twinkle! have relaxing which includes your hamster, and you're able to do your analyze to offer it the final care a risk.
2016-11-02 02:03:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I don't know what you can do to train him...
...but you have to remember that even though they're just animals, each one is different and has different temperaments, one solution isn't always guaranteed to work!
2007-02-01 09:30:30 · answer #6 · answered by Adam 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
considering your last was female males ARE more aggressive.they feel dominant and feel that they control everything that is y i have gerbils. they are just as cute and cuddly but dont bite unless they feel threatened. if you don't want him but still want a rodent i suggest two gerbils.
2007-02-01 09:42:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
wear a glove
2007-02-01 09:30:56 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋