[bellabellaboo]

Hi y'all!
My name is Bella and I'm a first time hamster owner. My little Thumper is thought to be a few months old. She was quite bitey when I first brought her home but became much more comfortable after a day. She does nibble or bite pretty hard when I maybe scare her.

I do know that you should allow hamsters a week or so to get adjusted to their new environments, but I'm not gonna lie, by day 2, I stuck my hand in the cage for her to get used to my scent and after a few times she started to climb on me.

It was very clear that she wanted out of her little cage and I laid out a bunch of toys. She seemed to be curious about the hamster ball and hopped right in. I let her roam around for a few minutes, but every since then she wants go, go, go.

Every time she sees me she comes to the edge of the cage and starts biting on the bars as to get to me so she can roam around.

My concern is that shes only been here a few days. Am I stressing her out by letting her play too much? I let her roam a few times a day. She clearly wants to go out, but has still been quite frightened and bitey when I go to pick her up.

I just want to be sure I'm not making her uncomfortable. I'm guilty to wanting to see how adorable she is playing all the time,though.