Hi everyone!

[Animal_Lover1120]

Hi I rescued 3 hamsters a dwarf a Syrian and a Chinese, I don’t know what they were eating or anything about them, so I am working in the dark. I will say all 3 are biters so I am working with them. I normally do rescues of guinea pigs which I have 6 now but these 3 were dumped in my lap so I couldn’t refuse. I also rescue dogs and have 3 now. I trained 2 of them as service dogs both my daughter and I are disabled, and the 3rd dog was taken off the streets and given to me and has PTSD, so he is living the rest of his life doing nothing but being loved on. I work with all types of creatures: snakes, birds and lizards, etc.

I want to give these hamsters a good life, so I am here to pick your brains. Thank you

 

[Socks' Mum]

Hi, welcome to the forum Congratulations on your new hamsters

 

[Yorkie]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Vanessa1]

Hi welcome to the forum, looking forward to seeing pictures of your sweet hamsters Ness

 

[Amy]

Welcome to the forum you will surely find help if you need advice. The people here are friendly and helpful and congratulations to your three hamsters

 

[Maz]

Hello Just replied to your other post with a few tips and answers to questions In terms of them being biters - I wouldn't try and do any taming or handling for at least a couple of weeks, just leave them to settle in. They need a couple of weeks to fully adjust.

After that, time will tell if they're actually biters or if they were just scared. It's a case of gradually building trust and it can take time and patience. Some will not bite again. Others may have had some kind of trauma or developed a habit. It might be a bit harder with the Dwarf hamster but Syrians and Chinese don't usually bite. A Syrian might if they've had bad experiences but it can still be possible to gradually tame them out of it


Just take it one step at a time and give them a comfortable enclosure and a bit of time to settle and just put food and water out daily. Check the water daily. If using a bottle, tap the spout every day to make sure water is coming out of it ok as some bottles can jam. If using a water bowl use something really small and heavy like an Ikea glasig tealight so it can't be tipped over easily or fallen in. And a good place to put it is on a shelf or house roof near a side or in a corner so less likely to be fallen in.