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Old 05-29-2020, 06:35 AM   #1
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Hi everyone so not too long ago i posted that i was going to adopt a little robo, ive now had her for 4 days and i need some advice.

so i obviously left her completely undisturbed for 2 days and on the 3rd day kind of too but i stayed in the room waiting to see if she would come out. The first 2 days as expected she didnt come out until we had gone to bed, there was evidence that she had eaten some food and been in the sand bath.

the third night i stayed up wanting to see her, and she didnt wake up until 2 am in the morning, i saw her walking around enclosure and searching for food it was great, i moved my foot slightly to adjust my sitting position, which startled her so she ran back to her hideout. i thought fair enough and i left the room to go to bed, next morning saw that she had definitely been running about during the night.

So obviously i would like her to get used to me and start taming her little by little but my worry is :

1. she doesnt come out during the day at all (i know they are generally nocturnal but she literally doesnt stir at all not to drink or anything )

2. she wakes up ridiculously late 2/3 am,

3. when she even sees me or i move or anything she flys into the house i doesnt come out until i leave, i know this because ive literally sat quietly for a solid 2 hours waiting to see if she will come out again.


so can anyone advise me, how can i get her less timid of me being in the room, like she nowhere near ready for me start offering her treats or anything like that so cant even use food as an incentive can i ? and is it even possible to tame a hamster this skittish and shy ?
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Old 05-29-2020, 07:22 AM   #2
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Like you said you have only had her a few days, with some hamsters it can take a while to get used to new sounds and smells and know there is no danger. I would give her more time, see how she is doing when you have had her a week or so.

With my latest Syrian Twinkle, when I first got him he shot back in his house at the slightest sound or movement, and I wouldn't see him for another hour or so if that. Also when it got to the point that I could hand feed him and he would climb into my hand to come out, as soon as I put him back he shot back into his house. It took him about 2 months to stop this, his house was obviously his safe place. He still has his moments, especially when he is a sleepy head, but for the most part he is happy to come out in his cage now when I am in the same room.
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Old 05-29-2020, 07:44 AM   #3
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Like you said you have only had her a few days, with some hamsters it can take a while to get used to new sounds and smells and know there is no danger. I would give her more time, see how she is doing when you have had her a week or so.

With my latest Syrian Twinkle, when I first got him he shot back in his house at the slightest sound or movement, and I wouldn't see him for another hour or so if that. Also when it got to the point that I could hand feed him and he would climb into my hand to come out, as soon as I put him back he shot back into his house. It took him about 2 months to stop this, his house was obviously his safe place. He still has his moments, especially when he is a sleepy head, but for the most part he is happy to come out in his cage now when I am in the same room.

so should i just keep trying to be in the room when she is awake even if its at 3 am or just leave her be completely ?
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Old 05-29-2020, 07:45 AM   #4
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also how did you achieve the point of hand feeding him, did he just eventually accept you being close to the cage ?
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Old 05-29-2020, 08:12 AM   #5
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I just find given time they will normally come out a bit earlier, it's worth trying that for another week or so. Some hamsters you may never see at all, but as you have just got her I think it is possible she just needs a bit more time.
I think as the days go on they get used to the sounds around them and so I could eventually get near to him to give him food through the bars, then on my hand etc

You could also try going out of the room she is in and switching the lights off, keep the door open and see if she sticks her head out earlier. Or stay in the room and switch the lights off, it's sometimes a bit of an experiment to see what, if anything works.

I had something else to say but is has gone out of my head now - if i remember i will be back.
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Old 05-29-2020, 08:14 AM   #6
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remembered. Don't forget just because you don;t see her she won't be sleeping all day long, she will be waking up and and eating from her hoard and so she will be listening and getting used to all the new sounds. If you hear nibbling sounds, you could always go over to her cage and talk to her so she gets used to your voice.
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Old 05-29-2020, 10:35 AM   #7
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remembered. Don't forget just because you don;t see her she won't be sleeping all day long, she will be waking up and and eating from her hoard and so she will be listening and getting used to all the new sounds. If you hear nibbling sounds, you could always go over to her cage and talk to her so she gets used to your voice.
alright i will leave her another week and see if there is an change in her behaviour, thanks so much for the advice, thats the thing that i find so weird is that i literally dont even hear her eating or digging, shes so silent and so fast, hence why i have named her "Ninja" hahaha ill kepp you updated on her progress
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Old 05-29-2020, 12:29 PM   #8
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I have an adopted Robo hamster who had lived in a tiny pet shop tank for at least five months and hamsters don't get handled or attention in pet shops. I adopted him to show him what a hamster's life can be like, what its like to roll in sand, run on a wheel and build tunnels in deep substrate. I expected nothing in return but tried to introduce him to humans. It took him three months to trust me enough to come onto my hand to eat seeds and that's as far as we got because he is a very shy little hamster. He gets stressed when out of his tank so i don't take him out. He gets up between midnight and 01.00 and rarely comes out during the day. I used to see him early morning when i worked early shifts but i've changed job and get up later now so i often don't see him for days.
His fresh food is gone in the morning, his wheel has been peed on and the sandpit is a mess which tells me that he had a good time during the night.
Hamsters have their own personalities and like humans their history can affect them. Some hamsters seek or tolerate human company and some prefer their own.
I'm telling you this to make you aware that you may have a hamster who is happy to simply get on with hamster life on her own. She may be settling in and it may be possible that you can tame her but either way its not about us humans, its about what our hamsters feel comfortable with.
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Old 05-29-2020, 02:06 PM   #9
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I have an adopted Robo hamster who had lived in a tiny pet shop tank for at least five months and hamsters don't get handled or attention in pet shops. I adopted him to show him what a hamster's life can be like, what its like to roll in sand, run on a wheel and build tunnels in deep substrate. I expected nothing in return but tried to introduce him to humans. It took him three months to trust me enough to come onto my hand to eat seeds and that's as far as we got because he is a very shy little hamster. He gets stressed when out of his tank so i don't take him out. He gets up between midnight and 01.00 and rarely comes out during the day. I used to see him early morning when i worked early shifts but i've changed job and get up later now so i often don't see him for days.
His fresh food is gone in the morning, his wheel has been peed on and the sandpit is a mess which tells me that he had a good time during the night.
Hamsters have their own personalities and like humans their history can affect them. Some hamsters seek or tolerate human company and some prefer their own.
I'm telling you this to make you aware that you may have a hamster who is happy to simply get on with hamster life on her own. She may be settling in and it may be possible that you can tame her but either way its not about us humans, its about what our hamsters feel comfortable with.
your totally right and if i see that she really doesnt enjoy human interaction at all and all it does is stress her than i will leave her enjoy her days making her life as positive as i can by giving her the best enclosure i can x thank you for your words and advice
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Old 05-30-2020, 11:16 AM   #10
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How about the trick with torn up toilet roll you keep it next to your skin for a few hours then put it in the cage for them to take as bedding? Might help, obviously don’t do it if you are wearing sented lotion or perfume, it needs to smell of you
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