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mangoandmimi · 10-10-2018, 06:00 AM

Trying to get out of a cage that size doesn’t sound very normal for a robo to me. Could you post a photo of your cage setup? It may be that he doesn’t feel secure enough or that there isn’t enough to do in there. Also interested to know what wheel he has. Generally attempts to scale the walls are signs of stress or if they’re bored.

As for the taming progress - robos are probably the most difficult species to tame as they are so fast and skittish. It really can take a long time sometimes. I suggest getting a taming bin a little smaller than his cage, and just get him used to hands in there first. Never try to rush to the handling part as robos can be very nervous and you don’t want to stress them out too much in the process. Just place your hand in there with a treat on it and he should come over at some point. Whenever he willingly walks into your hand is when you can begin picking him up for short amounts of time.

10-10-2018, 06:00 AM
mangoandmimi Little Miss Tinytoes Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: UK Posts: 7,036	Re: Hamster runs around edge of cage and jumps to try and get out Trying to get out of a cage that size doesn’t sound very normal for a robo to me. Could you post a photo of your cage setup? It may be that he doesn’t feel secure enough or that there isn’t enough to do in there. Also interested to know what wheel he has. Generally attempts to scale the walls are signs of stress or if they’re bored. As for the taming progress - robos are probably the most difficult species to tame as they are so fast and skittish. It really can take a long time sometimes. I suggest getting a taming bin a little smaller than his cage, and just get him used to hands in there first. Never try to rush to the handling part as robos can be very nervous and you don’t want to stress them out too much in the process. Just place your hand in there with a treat on it and he should come over at some point. Whenever he willingly walks into your hand is when you can begin picking him up for short amounts of time.