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Pebbles82 · 09-23-2020, 04:44 PM

We got our first Hamster Charlie for stepson when he was 6. It was good for him but really it was my responsibility. As it happened I fell head over heels in love with Charlie and yes stepson lost interest but liked that he was around and cared about him (and also got a bit jealous of him). But it was good for stepson at first. He was always nervous about handling him though. We got in a routine of feeding at 6 so we could spend some time bathtub taming or having out of cage time before stepson went to bed. Hamsters do also seem to respond to children as long as they feel safe - Charlie always perked up when he heard stepsons voice. So it’s the parents you need to suss out. Constant supervision. And having the cage in the family room not the child‘a room.

09-23-2020, 04:44 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Kids vs hamster We got our first Hamster Charlie for stepson when he was 6. It was good for him but really it was my responsibility. As it happened I fell head over heels in love with Charlie and yes stepson lost interest but liked that he was around and cared about him (and also got a bit jealous of him). But it was good for stepson at first. He was always nervous about handling him though. We got in a routine of feeding at 6 so we could spend some time bathtub taming or having out of cage time before stepson went to bed. Hamsters do also seem to respond to children as long as they feel safe - Charlie always perked up when he heard stepsons voice. So it’s the parents you need to suss out. Constant supervision. And having the cage in the family room not the child‘a room.