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Originally Posted by Ria P
Yes, i often wondered about that when Percy was alive.
How long did it take for Moonbeam to learn to trust you?
It took Rodney about six weeks but he was still a baby when i rescued him.
I think a hamster's age when they come to us plays a part. When they are a bit older their bad experiences with humans can become part of their personalities and they may always be on the defensive.
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They said Moonbeam was about a year old when I took her in. To be fair I think in one way she was quite tame, she walked out on to my hand as soon as I opened the shoe box they dropped her off in and was quite happy to come in and out of her cage from day one onto my hand. You just have to be careful with her because if she's in a certain mood, she will just chew your clothes and you if you aren't careful. She is less inclined to do that these days, but if you aren't careful she can catch you out. She is the only syrian I have had that sometimes snatches food off me and if I'm not careful she will eat me too
I feel like I am making her out to be a horrible hamster but she really isn't, I adore her and maybe she would be like this regardless of her previous home and sometimes I wonder if it's my fault!!! I swear on the whole she is a good little girl, you just don't know when she will strike in her feisty ways and that's why I never wanted her to go to a home with children.
I know her previous owners said she was placid but she has never been like that from day 1, i know she lived in a savic cage previously, the one with the tubes on the top, but she was an incessant bar chewer when I had her setup in the savic plaza, given a chance she would do it all night long for hours, with no reprieve and I also know they used an exercise ball with her.
She reminds me of a rescue cat of my friends that I used to go pet sit years ago, he loved being fussed etc but if you took your eyes off him for a second when doing it he would go for you. He would also attack your toes under the duvet in the middle of the night.
I'm not sure I answered your question!