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hamsterbasil · 10-13-2018, 12:46 PM

I would say it took roughly 5-6 months for him to be 100% tame. It was a long and very frustrating process but now he is extremely tame and even sleeps on me. Don't loose hope! Some things I did to help the taming process was keep a tissue in my sleeve all day then rip it up and put it in his cage so he is used to my smell and associates it with his home. I hand fed him treats for a few weeks and didn't even attempt to get him out of the cage for a while. Then I only had short sessions where I got him out (maybe 5 minutes) in order to not stress him out too much. Then, when I could tell he was getting less stressed by the shorter sessions, I would increase the time by a few minutes.
These things may or may not work for you, but the main things is to keep trying and take it slow. I know you will get there!!

10-13-2018, 12:46 PM
hamsterbasil Newborn Pup Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 43	Re: Taming a very skittish jumpy hamster - Need help! I would say it took roughly 5-6 months for him to be 100% tame. It was a long and very frustrating process but now he is extremely tame and even sleeps on me. Don't loose hope! Some things I did to help the taming process was keep a tissue in my sleeve all day then rip it up and put it in his cage so he is used to my smell and associates it with his home. I hand fed him treats for a few weeks and didn't even attempt to get him out of the cage for a while. Then I only had short sessions where I got him out (maybe 5 minutes) in order to not stress him out too much. Then, when I could tell he was getting less stressed by the shorter sessions, I would increase the time by a few minutes. These things may or may not work for you, but the main things is to keep trying and take it slow. I know you will get there!!