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Shadow Cat · 02-20-2020, 09:12 AM

Hi guys.

I'm looking for some taming advice. It's been about 6 weeks since I got my female Syrian. She's about 5 months old. She will eat out of my hand, will come to the cage door for treats, she doesn't seem at all fazed by light or sound when I'm in the room and actually seems quite inquisitive. I sit in her playpen with me and she'll crawl on me including on my hands.

BUT

As soon as I try and actually lift her she'll panic and jump off (I keep her close to the ground so she won't hurt herself) or she will be so nervous she'll start trembling.

I don't really have any ideas as to how to get her ok with being picked up. I don't want it to become a problem if she needs a health check or something. I haven't had this problem with previous hamsters, but Peggy has a lot more energy than they did! If I want to get her out of her cage I let her crawl into a box to lift her out.

Thank you in advance for your help!

02-20-2020, 09:12 AM
Shadow Cat Hamster Pup Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 156	Taming - I've got a road block Hi guys. I'm looking for some taming advice. It's been about 6 weeks since I got my female Syrian. She's about 5 months old. She will eat out of my hand, will come to the cage door for treats, she doesn't seem at all fazed by light or sound when I'm in the room and actually seems quite inquisitive. I sit in her playpen with me and she'll crawl on me including on my hands. BUT As soon as I try and actually lift her she'll panic and jump off (I keep her close to the ground so she won't hurt herself) or she will be so nervous she'll start trembling. I don't really have any ideas as to how to get her ok with being picked up. I don't want it to become a problem if she needs a health check or something. I haven't had this problem with previous hamsters, but Peggy has a lot more energy than they did! If I want to get her out of her cage I let her crawl into a box to lift her out. Thank you in advance for your help!