Help with socialising my hamster
Hi all.
I've had Perry for nearly 9 months now. When I first got him, I didn't handle him at all. When he was around 3 months old, he was comfortable enough to be handled slightly and would sit on my lap, etc. However, he wasn't happy about being handled.
One day, I went to pick him up and he bit me quite hard. Maybe I had the smell of food on my hand etc, but it scared me, and upset me quite a lot because I felt like he didn't like me. (I know that sounds silly).
Unfortunately, because of that, I haven't handled him properly for about 4 months now. I interact with him but I'm scared that because he hasn't been handled in so long he won't want to be handled again, or he will bite me again.
It's really upsetting me, because I want to be able to handle him and at the minute it's not like he's a pet.
I realise it's my fault for being too scared to handle him, but does anyone have any advice?
Thanks
Bird
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Mum to Perry (WW) born approx 02/08/2012
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