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Jaysephine86 · 06-03-2019, 05:23 AM

Hi, i just wanted to offer some reassurance: we adopted Alan last October at a year old and it took several months for him to warm to us. He would freeze every time we walked into the room then after ages would run back to his house. We didn't pick him up for about a month and even then it was softly softly and with a toilet roll tube!

He is just a shy fella and we got used to him as he did to us. We talked to him every night and only spot cleaned his cage once a week at first. He's quite tidy so it wasn't a problem. We started putting him in a pen for a few minutes every other day, then a few minutes more, then every day and started picking him up when he seemed less skittish. We always did every step with little treats like cucumber or dried sweetcorn. It was very gradual but now he's amazing! We play with him every night and he lets us pick him up no problem. He'll come to the side of the cage to get to us if he's particularly on form that day.

Keep being patient you're doing great!

06-03-2019, 05:23 AM
Jaysephine86 Newborn Pup Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 15	Re: Rescue Hamster Help! Hi, i just wanted to offer some reassurance: we adopted Alan last October at a year old and it took several months for him to warm to us. He would freeze every time we walked into the room then after ages would run back to his house. We didn't pick him up for about a month and even then it was softly softly and with a toilet roll tube! He is just a shy fella and we got used to him as he did to us. We talked to him every night and only spot cleaned his cage once a week at first. He's quite tidy so it wasn't a problem. We started putting him in a pen for a few minutes every other day, then a few minutes more, then every day and started picking him up when he seemed less skittish. We always did every step with little treats like cucumber or dried sweetcorn. It was very gradual but now he's amazing! We play with him every night and he lets us pick him up no problem. He'll come to the side of the cage to get to us if he's particularly on form that day. Keep being patient you're doing great!