2 questions on my new hamster?

Question

i got a new hamster called Cookie which is a orange and white female syrian hamster. since its been in its cage, it's stayed in one corner near the food bowl. Is this normal?

Also how do i tame her?

P.S. if it helps, i've had her for 2 hours and shes 8 weeks old.

Answer 1

I know everyone has given you the same info but just one other tip - rub as much of the sawdust shavings, in the bottom of your hamsters cage, in between your hands as you can. This will leave your scent there and the hamster will get used to you quicker - that's what I did with my Syrian and he was ok with me by the end of the first week. Just wash your hands, give it half an hour before you rub the shavings, as this will give time for the soap smell to fade, before and after you do this. x

Answer 2

She’s just uneasy, since she’s in an unfamiliar place. Give her time. If you haven't already, make sure she has a little place in her cage to hide in.

As for taming, all you can really do it handle her often. Wear gloves if you are worried about biting, until she is more accustomed to being held. Sometimes, just put your bare hand in the cage so she knows it won’t hurt her.

You should wait a while though, several days if not a week. Putting too much stress on her now would be bad.

Answer 3

To tame a hamster, you should put your hand in the cage for a few minutes a day for a few days until she gets used to your scent.

Then when she comes over, pick her supporting her bottom.

Put her back after a short while.

After repeating this, you can try and train her.m Spend a couple of minutes a day holding a treat above her head. Say 'stand' when she takes the treat. Eventually, she'll reach up to your hand without a treat and then further on will associate the word stand with the action.

Answer 4

Yes, some hamsters are more timid than others. My first hamster sat in the corner of his cage with his head between his legs on his first night. The best thing you can do is let her get used to her surroundings and talk to her without trying to touch her. If you grab her she will freak out.

Over the next week try offering her treats and then let her come up to your hand and sniff you. Once she gets used to you being there and knowing that you wont hurt her, you can start to handle her a bit. Stroke her first then open your hand and see if she climbs on, if not you can gently try to pick her up when she seems more confident.

This may take 2 to 4 weeks to get to that stage, but be patient and she'll be fine.

Answer 5

They will stay in one corner of the cage for a while,she will explore tonight when it is dark.

As for taming leave her to settle for a few days then put something of yours like a sock you've worn all day in her cage for a couple of days to let her associate your scent with something harmless.

Then open the cage in the evening when she's awake and prefferably not eating and put your hand in front of her.She should be curious and come and sniff it.She may nibble your hand which will feel uncomfortable but not hurt.She is just testing to see if your food and will soon learn you aren't.

Don't be scared as hamsters don't usually bite for no reason.Leave it there for 1 night then next night put some sunflower seeds on the middle of your hand so she has to climb onto your hand to get them.Don't try and lift her out just let her eat.Do this for a couple of nights then gently stroke her with a finger from your other hand as she eats the seeds.

When she lets you do this without trying to run try lifting her out of her cage and stroking her for a while,then put her back.

The main rules with taming small rodents are to take it slowly and to make sure nothing scary happens while your handling them as you don't want them to view you as a threat.

Answer 6

Yeah that's normal, she's just feeling unsettled. Leave her alone for a while and she'll perk up.

To tame her, first get her used to smell of your hand (wash them before you put them in to get rid of strong smells), start by just touching her. When she stops running away and is willing to stay still, pick her up by putting your hand over her back with your wrist near her head (she'll probably try and bite but your fingers won't be in the way) and just hold her in your hand. Once she's happy with that, take her cage to the bathroom and then pick her up like that, with the cage in the bathtub, and you can take her out of the cage (you don't have to use the bathtub, a cardboard box would work too) and holding her low over the base of the bath just let her run from hand to hand to start with. (The point of the bathtub is that she will try and jump out of your hand or wriggle free, and if she jumps in the bathtub she can't get out and it's a lot easier for you to pick her back up. You hold her low so she doesn't fall from a height and hurt herself, which you have to be careful of with animals like hamsters). It can take a couple of weeks or so before she feels comfortable with you holding her, some hamsters take longer so be patient because she will tame in time.

Make a point of visiting her and handling her every single day, it's a good habit to get into so you can feed her and touch her when you need to. You shouldn't ever wake a sleeping hamster up because they don't like it and will probably bite, and also because it can be a real shock to them. I generally don't ever take my hamsters from their bed- they can become distrustful if you continually disturb their privacy, so it's always best to wait until Cookie has woken up naturally. Cookie's a really cute name! I hope you enjoy her.

Answer 7

i've got had extremely some hamsters over the years consisting of cherry, saffy, barney, edward, molly and various extra. i chanced on that the boys have had extra suited tempraments. Hamsters do no longer in many cases hibernate, yet from time to time they try this's a foul ingredient. They used to hibernate in the wild yet while they try this in captivity they could grow to be too chilly and die, yet once you heat them up and feed them some heat water with sugar then they're going to start to evoke returned. Hamsters are nocturnal however meaning they sleep various the day and awaken in the evenings, so it can be a stable concept in case you do no longer keep him/her on your mattress room when you consider which you would be saved conscious all evening! desire this has helped somewhat!

Answer 8

Hamsters need to settle down in their new environment it takes a couple of days before you can handle them. after a couple of days slowly put your hand int eh cage with the back of your hand facing the hamster let him smell you but dont attempt to pick him up try this a couple of times then stroke him gradually he will ge used to you and you will be able o pick him up that is when the fun starts my 10 year old daughter has one called gizmo we had similar trouble. He will be fine just give him time good luck!

Answer 9

Awww, how adorable! Yeah, it's pretty normal (my hamsters best spot was by the igloo - she'd never go inside it though).
When I got mine I was told to leave it in the cage for a week or so to get used to it's surroundings, then take it out real gentle and not too much until it knows you.

Answer 10

you have to handle her a lot so she gets confidence and trust it is normal for her to stay in 1 corner in her new surroundings she will explore after a while prob at night they are nocturnal mostly u will prob have to wake her up to hold her dont drop her if she nibbles make sure ur hands r clean no scent of food on them i had an ancient one he was 5 yrs old they usually live til about 2 mine died once and my son rubbed him and got him warm and i was amazed when he came back to life and lived a further 2 yrs TRUE.get her a ball too they like them but only put her in for about 10 mins at a time.