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When I bought my first hamster from a big pet store, they said to leave him for 5 days to settle in. I did just this, but after that it was incredibly hard to tame him. I had this same issue with my next hamster. I would advise that you leave him for a day or two (judge how settled he is) before stroking him and introducing touch. Then play it by ear but don't leave it for too long!!

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