Originally Posted by
piglet1996
hi im just wondering. i have a female syrian hamster and she is 8 weeks roughly mmmm
she is vey nervous and she has bit me once but i want to tame her. do you know why they make growling noises because she is doing that when she bites the bars and scratches.
plus i want to get her used to her ball and not be scared how do i do that
can u help me
First of all have you ever heard that Female hamsters are worse then Males? Not that bad but they grow a bit fiercer and easliy bite you getting aggitated and annoyed more because there sensitive but males stay docile and are more laid back such as my hamster.
Well my hamster was 7 weeks when I got him and it's a little to early to tame them so you should start of by just offering it a treat on the palm of your hand so its used to your smell and hand, my hamster bit me on the first day I got him because I rushed it too much wich is what you shouldn't do you have to let it settle like till about 2 months id say till you want to teach it tricks, and hamsters only bite when they no your frightened because they don't think there safe if someone is scared and is holding them they can sense that easily.
Also you need more gnawing toys in your cage if its biting the bars! Though I have a cage with no bars it's a plastic box lid and only a bar lid at the top. Which is good because he can't chew the sides I have a lot of wood which he gnaws in the cage.