New hamster owner

Good day to you all I'm a new member and also new to having hamsters I have blue who is a syrian hamster and nibbles who is a rabaroski dwarf hamster both an in there separate cages which are bigger than recommended size both have wheels to suite there size lots of chews tubes and hideouts also sand baths I have done a desert theme with robo hamster and a forest theme with syrian they are fed well I scatter food to encourage them to search for food also made homemade boredom breakers with a treat inside to keep them entertained both are burrowing I have tissue paper and hay and moss both hamsters have never tried to escape or show any signs of stress and now after a week do come over when I open there cage and sometimes when I call there names it's so cute I have given broccoli and carrot as a treat aswell as meal worms dried I want the best for my hamsters and any advice is welcome and I will listen I will also put pictures of my hamsters on soon there both asleep at the moment I have not handled yet some advice would be welcome on this and again hello to everyone I'm really glad I found thus site I would also like to make my own dig box out of cardboard and fill it myself as an extra activity for hamsters to do advice would be greatfull thanks

Welcome to the forum! Lovely to hear about your hamsters

Thank you very much

Hello and welcome They are lucky hammies to have such wonderful set ups. I can't wait to meet them! There is a section on here where you can have an individual thread for each hamster, (under Syrian section and roborovski section) - which is where people share photos and updates as to the hamster's progress and any antics they get up to - maybe you'd like to start a thread for Blue and Nibbles I love their names by the way.

As regards handling. I think it's time and patience really. There is a "taming" article on the home page, which you might find helpful With Robos - it can be a bit different. We have a couple of members on here though who have achieved handling with robos gradually. @Dusty's Mom and @teeny_tiny_tony123 . I'd start by deciding on a "taxi" - for the syrian at least. Something they can walk into, to be transported from the cage to a safe area like a bathtub or playpen area. Handling is generally best started out of the cage rather than in it (with Syrians at least), because they behave completely differently out of the cage. They become territorial in the cage.

Welcome you will find lots of information here. As for taming I find approach bearing a gift mealworms seem irresistible most animals respond to food treats they associate you with something nice.

Welcome to the forum, Blue & Nibbles I have found that with Dora, my roborovski hamster, it’s good to keep talking to her and she now knows my voice and will come over to the bars to say hi. It’s also a good idea to get something strong-smelling like a piece of raspberry or cucumber and place it on your hand in the cage so nibbles can easily sniff it out and maybe have the confidence to step onto your hand. Dora will sometimes do that but has been nibbling me a bit! I think Robo’s need a lot more time and patience to be tamed compared to Syrians.

Thanks for your advive I will try with cucumber she dose come over when I call her It's lovely

Hi I have never yet seen nibbles she my roborovski dwarf hamster drink water and as I change the water daily can't see if water is going down do they drink much? Thanks

Bambam1981 said:

Hi I have never yet seen nibbles she my roborovski dwarf hamster drink water and as I change the water daily can't see if water is going down do they drink much? Thanks

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They drink so little you don't tend to notice Pete won't drink from a bottle so he has a tiny dish and I see him when he's drinking he's funny too because he sits and wipes his mouth with his paws afterwards

Thanks for that