new addition :)

[Hope]

Aww look at him - little mini chubster!

Boris was returned to P@h for biting and being a bully and he turned out fine - just take it slowly and dont take any nonsense off them either! Be firm with him if he starts biting or being naughty, I find the blowing technique works well too as mel said.

[KatiePillow]

He is veryyy skittish, he rolls all over the place, falls over etc...anything to avoid a hand..
I've been taking it slow...having to wear gloves though as he drew blood and bites over and over...I've just been having him sitting in my hand, nomming millet..
but while I was out of my room..my boyfriend picked him up o.o
apparently he was wandering over his hands...so I don't know if it's TWO giants that make him uneasy..or just me
(he bit the bf while I was in the room, but walked onto his hand when I was out D: )
but then when he tried to show me, he kept jumping off his hand etc..
(he apparently nearly jumped off the first time but the bf caught him)

So..there's hope, he just needs time, love, and millet.
He's loving his wheel too

he's currently licking water off the bfs hands too..so maybe I just need to get him to love me more D:

[KatiePillow]

oh my god..I am so happy >.<
This morning he was drawing blood, and I've just had my first successful out of cage handling of him..
I decided to go for the intensive handling, because he's obviously not been treated great in the past...I think he just needs to learn to trust me.

I am so so happy...he hasn't bitten..or anything. He just ran around on my lap, over my hands, and let me scoop him up to put him back in his cage
>.<

I can't believe it...I thought this morning that I'd not be able to give him the life he deserves,
I realise he can still regress, and needs constant love and attention, but this is a major boost >.< also makes me extra sad that he was driven to being the biter he was this morning..he obviously has a soft side..but it's been bullied out of him/into submission..
anyway, I'm happy

[Podling]

That's great news, he's so cute, he looks like he's quite fluffy in the neck area? I don't know if it was just the picture or me being blind or what not though... I'm glad he's shown that he has the potential to not be a biter, it's a shame that events have led to him being the way he is but at least now he has someone to look out for him and give him a better life ^_^

[KatiePillow]

He is sooo fluffy...he looks like he's wearing leg warmers..it's so cute though >.< he has very small eyes though, and falls over a lot..like..goes up on his back legs and topples over onto his back..which I find odd, sandy has never fallen over.
He also can't build a nest at all..I've had to put bedding in his house, but he's nice.. named him Alfonse after Alfonse Elric from FMA, because he is big and grey, looks scary, but is nice inside
that, and I like FMA
hoping we continue to make progress

[Hope]

Aww Katie thats great news!! See, under every bully is a softy side!

Sounds like you are making really good progress with him - keep it up!

Loving the name choice too!!

[KatiePillow]

I'm not going to rush it, am going to start from basics again today... but I have confidence that he wont bite again.. (at least not hard hopefully)
yesterday I had my hands in his cage with rubber gloves on on he spent 5 minutes biting them..but as soon as he realised I was bringer of food, he was ok..guess he really is a chubster

Also, dealing with him has made me a lot more confident with my hamster sandy, who nips..but has never broken the skin.. because I'm like 'i've been bitten worse..haha!'

[anorak]

Originally Posted by KatiePillow

So..there's hope, he just needs time, love, and millet.
He's loving his wheel too

Haha! That sounds like Noodles. She bit me (winter white), but now she is a Mummy's girl. All she needed was time, love, millet and her wheel too! (oh, a broccoli!)

[KatiePillow]

Originally Posted by anorak

Haha! That sounds like Noodles. She bit me (winter white), but now she is a Mummy's girl. All she needed was time, love, millet and her wheel too! (oh, a broccoli!)

Oohh..broccoli..will have to try that, he isn't too fussed about meal worms, which confuses me. But I have managed to get him from biting your hand every second if it's in the cage, to out of cage wanderings in 3 days...all due to millet, so I think he's an addict

Glad yours tamed well because of millet too I'm so glad I bought..A LOT...

[Womblehands]

He certainly is beautiful, if he's falling over a lot he may have slight eyesight issues.. I'm no expert but could be why he's skittish and jumpy...