How do you relax with my hamster?

Answer 1

Taming a teddy bear hamster or any hamster is not easy but it can be done. I have two hamsters that I trained, they are potty trained and come on command. Also one of my hamsters knows it rights from lefts. But back to your question; Hamsters take a lot of patience and praise more than a dog or cat. When training a hamster you need to make sure that you do the command the same each time or the hamster will not know the outcome.

Teaching your Hamster to Come:

First of all if you want to train your hamster to come to you, you can use tibits. (No sunflower seeds as they are prone to fatness) When your hamster comes near you, you give it the seed and pat it. Do this once and day everyday and you will get a result. Try working in one area for now, for your hamster to get use to the idea. This process can take a long time. but they will remember the trick once they have learned. Don't ever stop teaching them, they can learn more than you can think.

Once your hamster is coming to you increase the amount of distance from you and the hamster. Make sure you call its name and wait for it to come near you before you give it the treat.

Now that your hamster is coming to you try tapping the palm of your hand, so when the hamster comes it will crawl on your palm. This takes a bit more time for your hamster to master so be patient. Once it is on your palm you can feed it the treat.

After you hamster has mastered coming onto your hand and coming to you. You can stop feeding it tidbits all the time. Your hamster will learn to come no matter and not just for food. But still give him/her a tidbit every once in a while for it to feel the satisfaction of being trained and listening to you.

If you would like to know how to do other tricks please send me a message I will gladly tell you. I have vast experience with rodents. I have studied them for 2 years, and I have trained hamsters and guinea pigs to do tricks and to be potty trained I have not failed yet.

I also want to let any viewers know that some hamsters and rodents are just not able to train. Alot of them are, but there can be acceptations. Do not EVER force your rodents to do tricks because that is cruel and unnecessary.

Answer 2

Hamsters can be very calm animals. They are most active in the evenings. If you have an empty room then you could hide fresh or dried food around and let your hamster find the treats. If you decide to do this make sure that there is nothing for your hamster to chew hide behind and be sure to watch them at all times. Another idea is to hold them and stroke them. Do not make sudden movements or talk loudly. Hamsters love to eat from your hands.

Answer 3

you just need to keep them relaxed if not they can bite you or scream and slowly take them out of the cage

Answer 4

It depends. I had 3 dwarfs and they were not friendly at all. Cuddling would have just resulted in a lot of bites. I cannot comment on other species.