Hyperactive Hamster!

[Smysha]

Jenga is incredibly hyperactive. She's calm and never gets frightened or upset (she enjoyed a tube journey during rush hour!) but when I'm handling her she never, ever sits still. She's constantly running about and I have to force a cuddle.

Then, one night, I had her out and she just got onto my chest and just stayed there not moving or making a sound while I stroked her for more than 20 minutes! I occasionally spoke to her in a soft voice but I was just reading articles online. I try to catch that mood again but so far no luck. I wonder what made her so different for those 20 odd minutes. Whatever it was I loved it!

[shazzy]

My little Mo is the same... she can't stay still for longer than 2 seconds when I try to hold her - she is much more interested in trying to get away and go exploring!!

One day though, my partner picked her up, and she sat cupped in his hands for a good few minutes having a nice little stroke!! I was most put out because I'm the one who gets her out every night for and hours run around, feeds her and gives her treats!! talk about betrayal lol

[annie81]

my herbert does that quite often. some days shes a pain and cant sit still and you have to run after her all the time so that she doenst destroy anything but sometimes she just cuddles up on me and wants to be stroked and falls asleep.

[souffle]

She sounds like a typical youngster. They are so curious and active and always wanting to investigate.
I bet she was in season the night she cuddled in. When you stroke their backs they freeze and normall go into a trance and stick their tails up. I rather enjoy having them sit quietly like this
She should do this every 4 nights or so

[Katty_Sheldon]

Hello
i had to wait more than half a year until my hamster let me pet him and stood in one place Those are great moments!

[fluffymunchkins]

Originally Posted by Katty_Sheldon

Hello
i had to wait more than half a year until my hamster let me pet him and stood in one place Those are great moments!

Same it took Peggy a year before she would sit still and now shes happy to walk on my hand and sit there eating a treat. But i suppose i wasn't particularly responsible when i first got her and dot. So i didn't handle as much as i could have. Now i'm obsessed theres hardly a moment in the day where i don't think about my pets

Porridge was pretty good at sitting still from the beginning but he won't walk onto my hand so i have to reach in and catch him. That would be impossible in Peggys cage plus shes a robo

[chavers]

My boy hammy does it very occasionally for about 20 seconds but he cuddled up to my mum for about 20 minutes when i was on holiday and she was ham-sitting

right now he's playing his new favourite game of climbing up daddy's leg

[taylr1996]

my hamstser loves hideing behind the pillows on the sofa and will not sit still so the one night he sat in my jacket with his head poking out looking at me was brill

[fluffymunchkins]

yup pillows are defintely porridges fave things too!