hamster death.

3_second_memory · Member Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 351 Location: England

I baught my first hamster last mon, and she escaped her cage friday night and the cat got her. i was really upset. my parents baught me a new hamster, 6wks i think. v.young. shes very cute, but im finding it hard to adapt to her coz she bites sometimes and it really hurts. ot can i do to stop her doing it?

will she stop doing it?

she bites so hard my finger bleeds everywhere.

nern · Moderator Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 5042 Location: NY

Do you think she is biting because she is just not used to being handled yet? Maybe once she gets comfortable with you handling her she will stop biting. Can you were gloves for now?

3_second_memory · Member Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 351 Location: England

i can do, iv noticed she always goes for my nails mosty, unless i wake her up and thenshe goes for anything, but she tries to bite mine and ums nails wen we wear nail varnish, and never my boyfriends coz he doesnt wear anything on his nails. could she think the nails are food, she bit my cats nose too!

horse_child · Member Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 433

I'm sorry about your 1st hamster. could it be possible there is something in the varnish that is tricking her senses? Hey, at least she's telling the cat who's boss!

3_second_memory · Member Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 351 Location: England

she bit my bf the other day. and she pee'd up the wall! why is she like this?

Baby12 · New member Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 12

you may have got a bad tempered one .i have one who only nibbles. you almost can`t feel it Mr. Green

goldfish_lover · Member Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 95

yeah its probably cuz ur hands are really salty so you know yumyum lol but i guess you've got a fiesty one lol
mine were very tame...

hamstertrainer · New member Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

sorry about your first hamster and try hang it up sidedown thats how i traind my hamster to be good(and my cat whom loves my hamster). Confused

charmedagain · Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 2260 Location: uk

hamstertrainer · New member Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

hey i really helped my hamster by doing that . Mad

P.S. my hamsters name is ruff for very short.

hamstertrainer · New member Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

Aqueous · Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:31 am Post subject: Re: dude chill i helped

hamstertrainer · New member Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 5

I did it only once and he learned. He is a fast learner it took about 2 hours too learn how to tap dance. And now i couldent be any nicer to him.Oh and i really love your web site do you know where i could get some shiba inu pics(shiba inu is a dog breed). Smile

Hai · Member Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 25

Perhaps this topic should be named "hamster bite" instead of "hamster death", hehe.

Female hamster bites more. I avoid playing with my female hamster. Although my fat male hamster gave me a nasty bite that caused significant bleeding when I picked him up from the merchant but after reaching home since then he will never bite me no matter how I handle him. The conclusion: play with male hamster instead.

Chezza · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:39 am Post subject:

I cannot believe what Ive just read.. Shocked

Hai · Member Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 25

Pardon me Chezza, but I mean that for hamsters only. Please don't get me wrong. Perhaps we can start a poll about this, hehe.

Chezza · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:44 am Post subject:

I am talking about hanging a hampster upside down, I have one, a rescue, wild, no-body had touched her, NOW she is the sweetest thing you could imagine..She is still a wee timid, but she allows you to pick her up with NO BITES..And she was wild..It took patience and lots of it to get her to where she is..Definitely not having to hang the poor thing upside down..Thats darn right cruel Confused

Hai · Member Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 25

Now I see it. You are talking about what hamstertrainer said. Yes, I agree with you. Only bats like to be up-side-down. I thought that is common sense.