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sophiedoe · 06-10-2017, 11:54 AM

Hello,
So things are going fairly well with Kalli, her cage situation is good now. We feed her dry food from our fingertips in her cage which she is fine with, she runs over to get the food with no hesitation. We've also been doing bathtub training. I can stroke her back whilst she is eating without a problem, if she's not eating she tends to startle a little bit but is generally okay.

I tried laying my hand flat on the bottom of the bath with some peas on my palm, which she loves. She came right over, rested her paws on my hand to eat some peas, but then sniffed and bit my finger hard. It didn't draw blood but it hurt a lot and scraped off some skin.

I'm unsure how to proceed - do I keep trying this, or am I better off skipping this step and trying to scoop her up? She seems to assume hands are food, even when I have washed them and the food has only been on my palm. I love having her but it would be great to be able to touch her more!

Thanks!

06-10-2017, 11:54 AM
sophiedoe Newborn Pup Join Date: May 2017 Location: UK Posts: 43	Getting bitten by otherwise calm hamster Hello, So things are going fairly well with Kalli, her cage situation is good now. We feed her dry food from our fingertips in her cage which she is fine with, she runs over to get the food with no hesitation. We've also been doing bathtub training. I can stroke her back whilst she is eating without a problem, if she's not eating she tends to startle a little bit but is generally okay. I tried laying my hand flat on the bottom of the bath with some peas on my palm, which she loves. She came right over, rested her paws on my hand to eat some peas, but then sniffed and bit my finger hard. It didn't draw blood but it hurt a lot and scraped off some skin. I'm unsure how to proceed - do I keep trying this, or am I better off skipping this step and trying to scoop her up? She seems to assume hands are food, even when I have washed them and the food has only been on my palm. I love having her but it would be great to be able to touch her more! Thanks!