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Old 01-05-2015, 05:25 AM  
cypher
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Default Re: Help! Very scared new Chinese Dwarf Hamster

I would say it's too early for bin taming tbh, let her settle some more & get used to you, then try introducing your hand to her in the cage maybe with a treat.
Once she's had some time to adjust to her new home & got more used to you being around try her with a bin then, they really do like fleecy things to snuggle in but I never found that worked for getting mine out, she seems much happier to climb into a small cardboard box so I always used that. They're all different though so experiment a bit to see what works best for her.
I found mine really hated being in a plastic bin even with substrate & some toys & a hideout in there so I gave up on trying to tame her that way & just let her get used to me enough to come to the cage door herself & now she happily climbs out onto me.
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