[RhiannonJ]

Hey all,

Was wondering whether Syrian hamster owners like me experience this!
I've had Jinx for just over a year now, he has never bitten me once and seems pretty happy and healthy. However, whenever I take him out of his cage after a few minutes he is raring to escape my hands and explore. I take him out at all hours of the day, and nearly every day he has half an hour out of his cage exploring while I watch, but he is never happy to just let me hold him and be still for more than a few minutes. He never seems to be agitated, just desperate to explore. He likes to use my hands to get to new places, but he never really wants to chill in them. Is this because he is still young or because he is not happy/nervous and wants to escape for some reason? Or is he afraid of me? I don't think he is but I am a little worried he just tolerates being picked up and handled but doesn't get much enjoyment out of it.
Do your syrians like to sit still or are they like Jinx?