Adapting cage for baby hamster

[NathAndCrumble]

Hello,

I have a baby hamster around 5 weeks old.
I’ve prepared a large enclosure and it has already done its nest underground (I have around 25cm of litter)

But I was wondering if my setup was good since Crumble is not tamed yet? It’s getting out every night, it’s not afraid but just want to run in its wheel and never interact (it’s been not long though). It’s not shy but it’s not into food at all so hard to tame for now.

What should I do ? Should I remove some litter for now so that I can tame him more easily? Thanks for your advices and sorry for my poor English I’m French.

[Jeir]

Your cage looks great. As long as everything is a good size, like the wheel, I wouldn't change it.

It can take a while for a hamster to get used to its new home. Most of my previous hamsters settled within two weeks, but my current syrian still occasionally jumps for, as far as I can tell, no real reason, and I've had him for almost two months. Last week, he was even scared of my other hamster running in his wheel. =D But now I can at least pick him up most of the time without him squirming. Some hamsters can take months to become fully accepting of their human.

I would suggest reading the various threads here about taming hamsters. Once your little one has settled in more, you should see some progress towards taming.