[gellerbing]

You're not alone here, going back to my hamster taz (about 5 years ago now) I took him out of the cage in his ball and tried tipping him on to my hand but flinched because I thought he was going to bite me and he fell on to the floor squeaked and he ran under the bed, I managed to get him back in to his cage but was scared I had scared him off me, the next day he didn't remember a thing and came to me for treats.