Re: Any New Ideas
Hi ya - first welcome to hc - its good to have you here.
I'm glad that the teeth problem was resolved for Hamilton and that you have a friendly hamster now on your hands which is great news. Your other little one sounds like a handful. I would guess because of the situation when you try to handle her that its a upsetting for you both.
The only thing I can suggest at the moment to you is to try gloves. I'm a very nervous hamster handler, especially when they are young as they are skittish and jumpy and seem to wriggle so much. I did invest in a pair of think gloves and a bit box. i would get hamster into a bowl, tube, basket of some description and then put her into the box. The box is huge, plastic with very high sides that she couldn't jump out of. I would then wear the gloves and scoop her up and put her down. Repeating this over and over for days on end so she would get use to it. Eventually I would then hold on to her a little longer and when she started to become use to me and me to her, i would pick her up with both gloves and then take one off, putting her back in the box inbetween so she's always safe.
It will give you a chance to get use to each other and as you both get more confident you can then remove the gloves and go hand free when you are ready. Don't forget to wash your hands between hamsters and other pets.
Good luck
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