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dumplingthedwarf · 02-18-2018, 03:05 AM

Hey, everyone!

My hamster, Dumpling, recently started to display weird behavior. About a week ago, I trimmed her nails for the first time and cleaned her cage a few days after. Before I cleaned her cage she was fine and acting normal. However, two days ago she started to be more afraid of me. She runs back and forth and would jump behind her wheel in the corner as if she's trying to escape. Before, she would always immediately jump on my hand for some cuddles, but now she tries to run away from me as much as possible. She's never bit me, but I can definitely feel that there's something wrong. She would still eat off of my hand and sit on my palm whenever I give her a treat, but she no longer comes to me if I don't have food for her. She also doesn't welcome any head rubs like she used to. Does anyone know what could possibly be wrong? How can I fix it?

02-18-2018, 03:05 AM
dumplingthedwarf Newborn Pup Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: NYC Posts: 15	Weird Changes in Behavior Hey, everyone! My hamster, Dumpling, recently started to display weird behavior. About a week ago, I trimmed her nails for the first time and cleaned her cage a few days after. Before I cleaned her cage she was fine and acting normal. However, two days ago she started to be more afraid of me. She runs back and forth and would jump behind her wheel in the corner as if she's trying to escape. Before, she would always immediately jump on my hand for some cuddles, but now she tries to run away from me as much as possible. She's never bit me, but I can definitely feel that there's something wrong. She would still eat off of my hand and sit on my palm whenever I give her a treat, but she no longer comes to me if I don't have food for her. She also doesn't welcome any head rubs like she used to. Does anyone know what could possibly be wrong? How can I fix it?