Does my hammy love me?

[PoohBear83113]

Just a question I'm curious to know! Are hamsters affectionate? Would you be able to tell if they love you? Do they even know what love is? Hehe. I want to know if my hamster loves me! I've had him literally since he was born. I know that he trusts me. He's never bitten me when I tried to pick him up, except he does this really weird thing where he chews on my toes when I have socks on :mad:, and he's very comfortable when I hold him and give him kisses. My parents have a rabbit and she runs around their feet when she sees them which I heard is a sign of love and affection. My hamster does something similar. Whenever I step into his playpen he runs across and around my feet and I'm wondering if this is a similar behavior in rodents. He also really loves to climb all over me. His newest obsession is climbing up to my shoulders and sitting there like a parrot lol. He gets really excited when I call his name and he really wants to climb I to my hands when I'm standing over his playpen. Does my hammy love me?! I really hope so!

[cypher]

In hammy terms I think he does lol! :D
I have no idea what love means to a ham but it certainly sounds as though your ham loves to be around you & enjoys your company, sounds like a happy ham to me :)

[Hammiesandchips57]

I'd say he does love you very much :D

[Thin Lizzy]

Yes he loves you very much! And vice versa he senses that you love him. he totally trusts you and no hamster would do that if he was unhappy.

[Nancy's Hamsters]

Trust=Love in Hamsters. I've had a few Hamsters who sensed when I was upset and one went as far as to escape her bin fall/drop/climb down from the top shelf of a 4 shelf unit, then climb 13 stairs and then up the bed cover to curl up by my head and go to sleep. I was very upset and dealing with many trials and tribulations at the time. Imagine my shock, and delight that a Hamster cared that much for me.

Her name was Dovey and I always called her Lovey Dovey as she was so affectionate to me(and only me)
Here's my favorite photo of Dovey
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She LOVED me to rub her tummy and would rollover like this herself when she wanted a belly rub. She lived to be 2 1/2 years old and gave me a Dove pup who followed in Mommys paw steps.

[mushroom my hamster]

If it dosent bite you it probely love you

[Pebbles82]

Sounds like mine doesn't love me then! Not interested in crawling over me, ignores when I call his name and is only interested in food and his house lol! He does tolerate being handled, but only just! he only snuggles up to me if a big noise scares him!

[Cheekster]

Trust=Love in Hamsters. I've had a few Hamsters who sensed when I was upset and one went as far as to escape her bin fall/drop/climb down from the top shelf of a 4 shelf unit, then climb 13 stairs and then up the bed cover to curl up by my head and go to sleep. I was very upset and dealing with many trials and tribulations at the time. Imagine my shock, and delight that a Hamster cared that much for me.

Her name was Dovey and I always called her Lovey Dovey as she was so affectionate to me(and only me)
Here's my favorite photo of Dovey
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She LOVED me to rub her tummy and would rollover like this herself when she wanted a belly rub. She lived to be 2 1/2 years old and gave me a Dove pup who followed in Mommys paw steps.

That's just lovely. What a lovely hammy, you were both blessed to have each other 😊