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[kimmee]

anyone know any ways to get a hamster to stop bitting? when i opent eh cage to put food in or clean water or anything she bites me!

 

[psycmajor]

Bite back!

Actually, don't put your hand in the cage if you can help it. Or wear a glove. The hamster might not like the taste or texture of it, anyway.

 

[ukok]

has the hamster always bitten you or is this fairly new behaviour?

 

[Rosebud]

I would say wear a glove with a nasty tasting, but not harmful something on it. If it's just recently starting it might be from not handling it often enough.

 

[kimmee]

has the hamster always bitten you or is this fairly new behaviour?

she has always bitten but its gotten wrose over the last few months.

 

[urbanfaerie]

do u put food, and fresh water in da cage, when she's jus woken up?

in my experience, female hamsters r cranky lil punks, lol (kinda like female ppl )

i would stir her around in da cage...wake her up, let her potty, throw shavngs on her (gently) so she can clean herself up, while ur changin her food, etc.

the glove thing don't realy work..in my exerience. they bite neway, and its harder to get em off ya. also the gloves can be big n bulky...making ur daily hamster chores harder..

this thread makes me wanna get a hammie...i miss mine, been yrs since i had one...i used to have a boy hammie, named chubbles

 

[kimmee]

nope usally do it before i go to bed everynihgt... so she is awake...

 

[Lizquest]

I love hamsters as well. The only problem is that I had wire bird cage kind of cage, all of the shavings seem to come out. ICK And when I got the cute plastic cage they would always bite thru it and I would wake up in the morning, brush my teeth and have them run over my feet! LOL

 

[IvoryRain]

Dont wash your hands with a strong soap before handling, but make sure not to smell like food, either.

Sometimes "scary" smells can be eliminated or covered by rubbing some of the bedding on your hands before you try to handle hamsters.