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Old 07-04-2020, 02:47 PM   #1
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Post Does my hamster love me? Or is he just trying to escape?

Hey guys, I have a hamster named Chubbz and he’s been really great. I’ve had him for a little over a week and he’s hand tamed and doing well. Normally when I stick my hand in the cage, he doesn’t mind it but doesn’t exactly go towards me, although he does let me pet him sometimes. On rare occasions, I’ll stick my hand in the cage and he’ll climb right onto my hand and start climbing up my arm. Is this a sign of affection or does he want to escape??? He had a large cage with plenty of toys. Is there any way to see if your hamster truley likes you? Any feedback would be great!
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Old 07-06-2020, 12:07 AM   #2
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Default Re: Does my hamster love me? Or is he just trying to escape?

It sounds as though Chubbz has settled in well, climbing onto your hand & up your arm like that is probably mostly his way of exploring at this stage, hams so develop strong bonds with us but it takes a little while for that bond to really grow.
Are you giving him any out of cage time yet? If he makes the connection between climbing onto you & then coming out to enjoy a suitable area out of the cage with lots of things to explore & the opportunity to interact with you more he will soon learn that he can do this if he wants some out of cage time.
The different ways hams explore things is often taken for them trying to escape or getting bored but it’s just natural behaviour & nothing to worry about if they have a good enclosure & plenty of enrichment.
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