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Given the timid nature of the chinese hammies I'm not so sure the noisy routine would work so well as it does with the other hams, I think it might just scare them & cause them to hide even more. They are all different & individual so no harm in trying I guess.
Mine always knows when fresh food has been put out, even in her house which she usually buries under a few inches of substrate she can smell it & comes out really quickly if it's something she can't resist!
I'd be a bit careful with that string toy, it looks as though it might be possible for little feet to get caught up in it, the other one looks great though.
When I said talk to her I meant whenever you're near the cage so she gets used to your voice, even if she's not out she'll know you're around & she's still safe.
I did mean scattering her normal food yes but scattering treats is good too.