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Old 04-26-2018, 01:53 PM   #1
cookietiger
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Unhappy I was too impatient

I've had Tofu for about 6 weeks now. She will happily take a treat from between my fingers however she is still very hesitant to go near my hand when it is flat in her cage even if there is a treat on the very edge.
I know it's so wrong because she could become so scared and take us so many steps back but I just wanted to hold her so bad so I cupped her in my hands. She hated it trying to break free. I held her for maybe ten seconds because I had to reassemble some bits in her cage because they had moved a bit.

I feel really bad. I gave her 2 mealworms today instead of 1.

I just miss being able to hold a hamster and stroke it and play with it.
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Old 04-26-2018, 02:46 PM   #2
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Don't feel bad xxx I'm sure it hasn't set anything back - she just isn't hand tame yet so they will avoid being held. It is hard but worth waiting for
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Old 04-27-2018, 05:29 AM   #3
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Default Re: I was too impatient

Don't worry - I don't think the taming process will backtrack due to it. She just needs more time to fully be hand tamed. I know it is hard to wait, but it will come in time. She will let you know when the time is right.
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Old 04-27-2018, 07:35 AM   #4
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Don't worry, I made the same mistake the first time I got Snowflake... He's about 85% tame now though, just takes patience. Good luck taming Tofu!
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Old 04-27-2018, 12:05 PM   #5
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Don't feel bad, every hamster owner makes mistakes and I'm sure your trust with her will grow back soon
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