[OliverS]

Late to the party here but this works for me. Have you thought about using a “hamster taxi”? One of my Russian dwarves will happily walk into my hand and usually let me pick her up but one will not let me pick her up at all, I can stroke her and that’s it. The one who won’t let me pick her up will walk into half an exercise ball held up to the door with a couple of mealworms in the bottom so I can bring her close to me so she can get my scent ready for when she will be able to be handled, she doesn’t like walking onto my hand from it but we’re getting there. Also, I’ve read somewhere that hamsters perceive read light as darkness (I don’t know how true that is but I’m sure I’ve read it from reputable posters on here) so I’ve bought a red lightbulb for the lamp near their cages so they might think it’s night time