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elaraks · 10-23-2019, 05:32 AM

Hey everyone! I've had my hamster for around five weeks now, and she's my joy! We recently upgraded her cage to a detolf from a bin and she seems to be really loving it - she's a lot more active and constantly playing (she's always loved doing this but thought I'd share as it's super cute, but she loves standing up, spinning her wheel round without being in it, then trying to jump in while it's moving).

However yesterday, she suddenly got a lot more aggressive. She's only bitten once before (a day or so after we got her I put my hand in to fish out a bit of left over food and she bit and drew blood - my fault basically bc was so soon after we got her). I've been taming her slowly and in the past week seen a lot of improvements. She's always eaten out of my hand while sitting next to it, but recently started sitting fully in my hand AFTER she'd finished all my food. In bath/playpen she's started climbing over me more and sitting in my lap, and if i put my arm in her cage she'll climb into it so i can lift her out. Yesterday however she just KEPT biting my hand anytime it was near her (not enough to draw blood but defo not a nibble). At one point she even really confidently climbed into my arm and ran around/sat for a bit really calmly, only to walk over to my hand from my elbow and bite a few times!

Any ideas as to why?

10-23-2019, 05:32 AM
elaraks Newborn Pup Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 15	Hamster suddenly more aggressive? Hey everyone! I've had my hamster for around five weeks now, and she's my joy! We recently upgraded her cage to a detolf from a bin and she seems to be really loving it - she's a lot more active and constantly playing (she's always loved doing this but thought I'd share as it's super cute, but she loves standing up, spinning her wheel round without being in it, then trying to jump in while it's moving). However yesterday, she suddenly got a lot more aggressive. She's only bitten once before (a day or so after we got her I put my hand in to fish out a bit of left over food and she bit and drew blood - my fault basically bc was so soon after we got her). I've been taming her slowly and in the past week seen a lot of improvements. She's always eaten out of my hand while sitting next to it, but recently started sitting fully in my hand AFTER she'd finished all my food. In bath/playpen she's started climbing over me more and sitting in my lap, and if i put my arm in her cage she'll climb into it so i can lift her out. Yesterday however she just KEPT biting my hand anytime it was near her (not enough to draw blood but defo not a nibble). At one point she even really confidently climbed into my arm and ran around/sat for a bit really calmly, only to walk over to my hand from my elbow and bite a few times! Any ideas as to why?