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Originally Posted by Fluffagrams
I agree with the others, it sounds like he's nibbling as he tests to see what he can eat and what he can't. I've had it with a couple of my hamsters and Matthew's been a bit like it this past week. They usually grow out of it providing that it's dealt with accordingly. If it's just a nibble and he seems okay otherwise then I'd keep handling him so that he doesn't learn to use nibbling as a way of getting his own way.
If I've got a hamster that's going through a nibbly phase, I tend to refrain from giving them any treats directly from my hands and will either put the treat down somewhere in the cage or will sprinkle a couple of seeds through the bars on to a hammock or platform so that the hamster can pick them up from there. That worked very well with one of my girls who went through a nibbly phase and now when I put her back in her cage she sits and waits on the top of her hammock for her seeds to land so she can pick them all up.
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Okay, thanks.
My hamster follows my hand to get food, so I'll sprinkle it through the top of the cage. I usually feed him at night, when he's in his playpen.
Whenever he bites, he
holds on, probably thinking my finger is food and wondering when I'll let it go. I'll completely re-do the training, starting with him getting used to my voice. Thanks
