have no fear! Toothless is here!

Hopefullygettingahamster · 10-19-2014, 07:06 PM

So toothless climbed into my hand today, with the help of some of his food. He nibbled at me but I don't mind much. Also he has peed in his wheel.... Idk if I should take it out and clean it because it would mess up his beautiful tunnels. :/ I am going to test him asap.... But I need my dad to help with it.

**DrKMcK** · 10-19-2014, 07:11 PM

Leave the pee for now. He'll only do it again. Pee and wheels just go together in the the hammy world. It's a marking behavior. It can actually be worse if you keep cleaning it every day. I have 3 Silent Spinners for Almond. I switch his wheel every 3-4 days. This way it's a fast change and not too often. It's disgusting to us, but not to them. That's the sweet smell of home.

Teddy001 · 10-19-2014, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Hopefullygettingahamster

So toothless climbed into my hand today, with the help of some of his food. He nibbled at me but I don't mind much. Also he has peed in his wheel.... Idk if I should take it out and clean it because it would mess up his beautiful tunnels. :/ I am going to test him asap.... But I need my dad to help with it.

OH... If he pee'd in his wheel, you can swab his pee, on his wheel..

Hopefullygettingahamster · 10-19-2014, 10:02 PM

Yeah....idk if the biting was fearful or what. It was weird, but as long as he doesn't break the skin I can tolerate it. I would twitch my fingers a bit to let him know I'm a living thing too, not a carrot. Sometimes he hung on almost? Idk. Like I figure if he wanted to he could bite harder? Maybe he's just unsure of me. :P

Shannonmcn · 10-19-2014, 10:23 PM

If they don't break the skin it's not a real bite imo. Those teeth are so sharp, if they want to bite they're going to really bite! It's probably just nibbles, maybe try a hand wash that smells nothing like food. I sometimes find that if I use the honey hand wash I'm more likely to get a nibble than if I use the normal anti-bacterial stuff?

Hopefullygettingahamster · 10-20-2014, 07:30 AM

ill have to do that. Get some normal soap. I figured it wasn't the best he could do. I'm not invincible to animal nips but I find that I have a higher tolerance than some (mainly younger kids and nervous people) when I was younger I had hermit crabs, and they did what scared crabs do. Snap! It hurt but I feel bad because I used to try to drop em' and they'd hang on for dear life. Now I know better lol. I wasn't the gentlest kid, nor was I the most patient. But I did like animals and bugs. I still love animals. I'm still not patient (ik, I'm puzzling over how I'm gonna tame him too) but I love animals enough that I make myself wait....albeit after a couple mistakes and early attempts...(I feel bad bugged toothless the first few days.) anyway...yeah.

Skeever · 10-20-2014, 10:18 AM

Hamsters won't bother to tame you till you're ready

You still have time.

Hopefullygettingahamster · 10-20-2014, 02:41 PM

I think I'm ready. Gonna go slow and steady. Baby steps. Idk. Kinda tried.gonna try to take a nap later today, get some work done.