Help! Taming Buttercup

[ButterNut]

Well ive had to pick her up a few times, hope thats okay. But I need help in taming her because whenever I try putting food in my hand instead of eating it she bites me! Also it hurts more then dwarf bites. Also I have a question. Can she roll in my dwarf hamster ball?

[StarlightSerenity]

She may be biting because you smell tasty Where are you putting your hand? If you're sticking it in her cage with the treat she may see you as a threat as you're invading her territory.

Depends on the size of the ball - same as a wheel, a ball needs to be big enough so that they don't bend their backs (8inches minimum).

[ButterNut]

Its plastic so I dont know where elsw to put my hand because the opening is at the top.

[StarlightSerenity]

Why not take her out of her cage, say using a box, then taming her outside of her cage? The bathtub method seems to work well (sitting in an empty bathtub with the ham who can climb all over you).

Have a read of these two sites/pages:

Taming handling hamsters
Taming tips - Hamster Central WIKI

[ButterNut]

Great idea! Im actually doing that right now and shes climbing all over me! ive been doing it for a while and only ione nip.
Is it ok that im doing this at 12 40 in the morning instead of nightime?
thanks for that idea!

[ButterNut]

also does it work with dwarfs too? I think I might do it for peanut too

[StarlightSerenity]

If she's up and about the time doesn't really matter I wouldn't have thought.

No idea about dwarfs - I'd be terrified to squish one

[ButterNut]

Okay!

I nearly squished buttercup twice O_O

[StarlightSerenity]

LOL I did it with Luna a few times (didn't seem to make a difference with her as she was more or less tame at the time) and she kept climbing behind me. I was sooo scared I'd squish her!

[Kissa]

I've never squished Darla the Robo in the bath. I'm more worried about him using me as a climbing frame out of the bath, though But it should work for your dwarfie.