New here; Also, questions about my hamster biting?
Hi, I'm new, and I have some questions about my Chinese female hamster. I got her about three weeks ago, and I left her alone in her bin cage for a few days to let her get used to the new surroundings. After that, I began letting her smell me and before long, I was picking her up. She was timid but she never bit, only walked around a lot on my hands. She wasn't really friendly, though, if that makes any sense. I did these holding sessions to try to tame her. A couple of days ago, I let my younger brother hold her (while I was right next to him watching, and he was holding her over the cage, too). For some reason, she bit him pretty hard, and he dropped her. I panicked and picked her up to see if she was okay, but she bit me on the palm and then tried to go for my fingers. I set her back in her cage and left her alone for the rest of the day. The next day, she bit me again when I tried to hold her, and to be honest, I'm quite scared to hold her again because getting bit doesn't feel too hot, even when it's from a two-inch long hamster. Why on earth is she biting? And how can I put an end to it? (I understand that her being dropped probably scared her, but I haven't put any other forms of stress on her before or after that).
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