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**Silver** · 08-25-2012, 01:20 AM

It is a in built mechanism. They are pray animals which means in the wild there are lot's of other creatures that would kill & eat a hamster, so if they see something over there head or out the corner of there eye they are not sure about they freeze.

This instinct would hopefully make them seen less if they keep still until they think the danger has passed.

Talking to them helps bring them out of it but the best thing I have found to bring them back is food! put a bit of food in front of there nose so they can smell it & they come round to eat it!

Silver xxx

08-25-2012, 01:20 AM
Silver Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6,120	Re: Dwarf hamster: suddenly still and staring?! It is a in built mechanism. They are pray animals which means in the wild there are lot's of other creatures that would kill & eat a hamster, so if they see something over there head or out the corner of there eye they are not sure about they freeze. This instinct would hopefully make them seen less if they keep still until they think the danger has passed. Talking to them helps bring them out of it but the best thing I have found to bring them back is food! put a bit of food in front of there nose so they can smell it & they come round to eat it! Silver xxx