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Pebbles82 · 11-20-2017, 09:27 AM

I've just got a Robo for the first time too and I think it is hard - a lot of time and patience and I suspect ours will never be tame because I don't really have the time these days. Four weeks isn't long. Oak Farm roborovskis says they need handling every day - which might be ok for a breeder when they are babies and in a nursing cage, but for a grown robo in a set up cage, you've got to find them before you can handle them! I don't think they come out of the cage willingly, and chasing them around with your hand will probably just make things worse. I used a mug to scoop our Robo out with this week-end, but I was only able to do that because I was doing a cage clean so had taken everything out.

Not sure what cage you have but some people recommend starting them in a smaller cage for taming, and then upgrading. I didn't do that - maybe I should have!

It sounds like progress though - he looks at your hand rather than running away from it.

11-20-2017, 09:27 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: How can I tame my Robo hamster I've just got a Robo for the first time too and I think it is hard - a lot of time and patience and I suspect ours will never be tame because I don't really have the time these days. Four weeks isn't long. Oak Farm roborovskis says they need handling every day - which might be ok for a breeder when they are babies and in a nursing cage, but for a grown robo in a set up cage, you've got to find them before you can handle them! I don't think they come out of the cage willingly, and chasing them around with your hand will probably just make things worse. I used a mug to scoop our Robo out with this week-end, but I was only able to do that because I was doing a cage clean so had taken everything out. Not sure what cage you have but some people recommend starting them in a smaller cage for taming, and then upgrading. I didn't do that - maybe I should have! It sounds like progress though - he looks at your hand rather than running away from it.