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Old 04-14-2022, 03:16 AM   #11
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I've had him since August 2020. I don't know how old he is and no, I did not touch him there, because I thought he might feel uncomfortable.

When I took him out of the playground he didn't bite me. He escaped his cage twice today (He can fit through the bars). I don't know what cage I bought him and if it's. even for hamsters, but it's large. The other cage I have is quite small, but he wouldn't be able to escape from there.

I removed a lot of bedding from the corners of the cage, so he wouldn't be able to escape. He didn't bite me in evening and he wasn't shaking anymore, He was crazy active before he went to sleep again. He ran on the wheel, got out ran around the cage, rolled around in sand, then got on to the wheel again and started running fast and then ran back to the sand bath and rolled around in it and then he was just running around the cage fast and after that he started building a new nest.

Can I touch him near his eyes? I've never done that before. Well, I guess change in fur colour is still better than a bald spot, right?
If the bar spacing is wide enough for your hamster to escape, have you thought about using mesh? I have seen some cages with mesh around them to prevent the hamster from escaping.
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Old 04-14-2022, 11:57 AM   #12
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Also just an idea, I know you’ve taken him to the vets before, maybe ring the vets and ask if they know how old he is. They may not specifically remember but hopefully they’ve done a note on their system of an estimate maybe. Not a big deal if they don’t know but might help you knowing when they’re aging.
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Old 04-16-2022, 11:43 AM   #13
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If the bar spacing is wide enough for your hamster to escape, have you thought about using mesh? I have seen some cages with mesh around them to prevent the hamster from escaping.
Do you have any advice on what to Google? I can't find anything. He usually tries to escape when I am near the cage, yet lately when I take him out in my hands he starts biting me, yet I can still pet him when he's in his cage and he even comes onto my hand and even when he stays there and I take him out he starts biting me, but not all the time. I'm getting very mixed signals from him. I think something is wrong.
It would be a lot easier if he could talk…

There are many books on how cats and dogs communicate, but not so many about hamsters. I'm having difficulties understanding what's exactly wrong.
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Old 04-16-2022, 11:53 AM   #14
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Do you have any advice on what to Google? I can't find anything. He usually tries to escape when I am near the cage, yet lately when I take him out in my hands he starts biting me, yet I can still pet him when he's in his cage and he even comes onto my hand and even when he stays there and I take him out he starts biting me, but not all the time. I'm getting very mixed signals from him. I think something is wrong.
It would be a lot easier if he could talk…

There are many books on how cats and dogs communicate, but not so many about hamsters. I'm having difficulties understanding what's exactly wrong.
Amazon.co.uk

That is a link to the kind of mesh I meant. People carefully attach it around the cage and this prevents the hamster from being able to squeeze through the bars.

If you post a picture of your cage then maybe that would help as people could offer you advice. I understand what you are saying. It is hard to know what a hamster is thinking especially if it is new to us.

I know some hamsters are not keen on being held and people interact with them offering a treat instead of by touching them.
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Old 04-16-2022, 11:57 AM   #15
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I found a video were somebody put mesh on their cage.
How to Mesh a Hamsters Cage - YouTube
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Old 04-23-2022, 05:50 AM   #16
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I found a video were somebody put mesh on their cage.
How to Mesh a Hamsters Cage - YouTube
Thank you

Thank you everybody for your reply.
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