Thanks everyone!
He's certainly seems like a sweet hamster. We started to tame him a little tonight (the third night) and he was happy to take treats, even let me pick him up a couple of times for a second or two. But when he was in his tube I offered my hand to see if he'd walk on to it (this taming technique worked well with our last hamster), but as he went to step on to my palm he had a little nibble!
He didn't draw blood, I think he was just exploring the surface. He seemed very happy to keep playing, but later when he climbed in to his tube I tried the same thing and he nibbled again before stepping on.
Is this normal for a young hamster? Our last one didn't do this, so I'm not sure what to do! Maybe try with a glove a few times?
By the way, since found out that he's a sable roan!!
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