My girlfriend and I bought a robo dwarf hamster from PetSmart about 2 weeks ago. We chose the most active of the ones on display. He seems healthy and all, but the problem is, he won’t let us touch him, even a little. Every time we lay a finger on him he scurries away. I’ve seen photos of people holding dwarf hamsters in their hands so I know it is possible to "get closer" to them. Any advice on how to though?
Up until yesterday my hamsters were the same way. What I realized is they don’t like being picked up straight from their cage. I suggest: have your hamster crawl into its ball [if you have one] and then hold your hand out so that it will crawl onto your hand. If you do not have a ball, a nice clean baseball hat would work. Just let the hamster crawl into your hat and hold your hand level with the edge; he should just crawl into it.
I hope this helps you! It worked with both of my little dwarf hamsters.
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i have one to get used to it my robp dwarf hamster is 2 and a half years old and it wont even let me touch it
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Some hamsters dont like being touched. But they should warm up to you. You can try bribing it with sunflower seeds so it trusts you. Also dont go at them too fast(they dont like it)
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I got a dwarf too!
Up until yesterday my hamsters were the same way. What I realized is they don’t like being picked up straight from their cage. I suggest: have your hamster crawl into its ball [if you have one] and then hold your hand out so that it will crawl onto your hand. If you do not have a ball, a nice clean baseball hat would work. Just let the hamster crawl into your hat and hold your hand level with the edge; he should just crawl into it.
I hope this helps you! It worked with both of my little dwarf hamsters.
=D
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experience.
robos are the least sociable of all hammys
unfortunately
fyi dwarf and robos are completely diff types so
hopefully he warms up to u a bit more
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