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It sounds to me like he's gone through a curious phase when you first brought him home and now that he's seen what's what, it's just a matter of getting used to it all.

I think it's a phase that all hamsters go through in some way but others seem to be more affected by it than others. Chinese Hamsters are by nature, a sensitive species and even hamsters from breeders seem to have gone through an adjustment phase where they seem more nervy. I was lucky with Jess in that she literally had no fear and never has done (she's always been a strange one) but James and Vicky went through it and even Matthew, who as you know was born here and remained in the same cage that he'd lived in with his brothers had a period of adjusting to his new life.

I think that in time, he will settle down. Just keep up with what you have been doing and he's bound to come around in his own time.