How cuddly are your hammys?

[karlh]

My Campbell boys come to the corner of the wire covered part of the cage and tweak it, attracting my attention when they want to play. Quite playful, particularly when they bring me a take away (empty a pouch),,

[Cinnamon Bear]

My only hammy that enjoys cuddles & hamster hugs is Heaven, my only Syrian. I try to remember to give her cuddles if she wants every night before I go to sleep. My dwarves as of yet aren't cuddly but I love them too anyways

[Humphrey_hamster]

Originally Posted by flowerfairy

Your hamster sounds like a real character. It must be lovely to have cuddles with him.

He certainly is a little character, when he sits still, he's a great cuddler, especially as instead of nipping, he pushes your hand away with his little paws!

[AprilPearl]

My first hamster, Alfie, was a real cuddler. Although when I first got him, he was a skitish as anything, after a few weeks of handling he calmned right down and would sit in my hands.

Sooty, my second hamster, never really sat still on you for long. But, he enjoyed walking over my hands and was really entertaining to watch explore.

When I adopted Scamp, he was already old and had lost a lot of movement in his back legs due to falling from a height win younger. So, I do not know what his personality was like as a young healthy hamster. During his time with me he was quite content to sit on people - though that could have been due to his mobility issues.

My current hamster, Mushu, is still a baby and thus quite skittish. However, I am impressed with how well he is doing so far. He is totally fine with being stroked and picked up, but does not sit still for long. Having said that, he did fall asleep on me the other day - first hamster ever to do that for me.

[stephanie32705]

As a first time Hammy mom, I have noticed that both of my Syrians (one male and one female) are distinctly different even though they are the same age. I think it is personality and demeanor. Spike, my male, is mostly chill all the time. He will fall asleep on my chest, in my lap, in my hand, in my pocket. He will even clean himself while perched on my shoulder, etc. He just has no care in the world. He will often nuzzle my neck and take a nap, or under my shirt, etc. My female, she is always on the go. It is very rare when she will sleep on me.