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Thin Lizzy · 01-12-2015, 09:41 PM

Hi Carly Welcome to HC!
Some hamsters take longer to adjust and tame. All hamsters are different.
About the tissue, the fact she shredded it is good, she would've had to have held it in her paws and her mouth to shred it. She would've smelled your smell. If she hadn't liked it, she wouldn't have shred it, she'd have left it/ignored it. Try it again!
She runs up when you open the cage door and sniffs your hands - if she didn't like you she wouldn't do that. Next time she runs up to you - praise her, tell her what a good girl she is, offer her a treat and if she takes it praise her again. I always encourage mine, talk to them , praise them, they love that!
For stroking her, try using a baby toothbrush, the brush bit is so soft, let her sniff it and then gently use it to stroke her.
She seems to be jumpy when you put your hands in her cage, she probably senses you're nervous and this will make her nervous. Always talk to her.

01-12-2015, 09:41 PM
Thin Lizzy Hamster Warrior Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Posts: 15,575	Re: Tips on getting my hamster more used to me? Hi Carly Welcome to HC! Some hamsters take longer to adjust and tame. All hamsters are different. About the tissue, the fact she shredded it is good, she would've had to have held it in her paws and her mouth to shred it. She would've smelled your smell. If she hadn't liked it, she wouldn't have shred it, she'd have left it/ignored it. Try it again! She runs up when you open the cage door and sniffs your hands - if she didn't like you she wouldn't do that. Next time she runs up to you - praise her, tell her what a good girl she is, offer her a treat and if she takes it praise her again. I always encourage mine, talk to them , praise them, they love that! For stroking her, try using a baby toothbrush, the brush bit is so soft, let her sniff it and then gently use it to stroke her. She seems to be jumpy when you put your hands in her cage, she probably senses you're nervous and this will make her nervous. Always talk to her.