Waffles

A great hamster toy/bed that costs almost nothing They always come up with the unexpected. Such little personalities

I used to have an egg box hammock that was popular It was really only there to give overhead cover, but the hamster kept climbing into it

Oh Waffles!!! I thought we were making good progress today. This morning Waffles was up and I went over to say hello. I put my arm along the front door of the cage like I normally do as her bedding is at door height as she could potentially jump out injuring herself. She normally sits beside my arm and I talk to her. Well this morning she hopped up onto my arm beside my elbow and waddled along it to my hand (back of my hand as she doesn't like hands) she then hopped off and promptly turned around and bit me on the side of my hand, she drew blood. She has nipped before but not like that. Oh Waffles what are we going to do with you. I keep telling you I'm a friend and I love you.

Perhaps your blood tastes good?

That is rather sad. Perhaps some thick gloves might be the way to go. She seems to nip and bite hard on reflex. She could be territorial of course and much more friendly in a play pen
I hope she becomes more accepting. Perhaps giving her treats with tongs or hand protection might change how she feels about hands

She’s a cheeky monkey. Gloves sounds like a good idea .

Socks' Mum said:

That is rather sad. Perhaps some thick gloves might be the way to go. She seems to nip and bite hard on reflex. She could be territorial of course and much more friendly in a play pen
I hope she becomes more accepting. Perhaps giving her treats with tongs or hand protection might change how she feels about hands

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That's the thing. She has been taking treats from my fingers since day one. No problems. So confusing. However she's never walked on me before. If I was to try and pet her she doesn't like it and either turns round to try bite or puts her hands up at me (so I don't try to pet her anymore)

Doodleham said:

That's the thing. She has been taking treats from my fingers since day one. No problems. So confusing. However she's never walked on me before. If I was to try and pet her she doesn't like it and either turns round to try bite or puts her hands up at me (so I don't try to pet her anymore)

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Sounds like she only tolerates hands if they offer food and treats!