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Staenya
Hi hi, my name is Stan, 26, from Germany.
My current hammy is a dwarf mix (although he seems to have more winter white in him) named Gou. Lil guy is presumably around 14 months old now, although his real age is unknown because he was a rescue. He has lived with me for 9 months now though.
Gou is quite the character. He likes to vocally let you know how he feels by chattering and squeaking either in annoyance or excitement, depending on the situation. One Friday evening he squeaked for two hours straight and, afraid of it actually being a cold or even developing pneumonia, I rushed to the vet, paid a hefty sum for emergency hours, and learned that Gou is a healthy, but silly guy. Also a vicious beast, as he hates human hands with a passion and will scream at and bite them if they try to touch him. Although, he has grown a lot more accepting of my hand actually. After having started to not bite and just sniff my finger the last few weeks, today was the first time ever that he just sat down on my hand and munched on a piece of salad.
He's the second ham I have, my first one having been a Campbell's Dwarf named Flü who sadly passed away at 26 months due to kidney failure.
Anyway, I like to always do a lil research about ham behaviours and see what other people's hams do, how they solve issues with them etc. I especially need that with Gou being a very difficult guy oftentimes. Like, currently he lost 4 grams in two weeks and I, being me, am already a bit worried, although his behaviour and looks haven't changed. So, I decided to become a part of this forum to do even more hampter research
Last but not least, here my favourite photos of Gou over the past months. (He did a coat change in winter and also came to me as a lil fatty, so he looks quite different in each pic)
My current hammy is a dwarf mix (although he seems to have more winter white in him) named Gou. Lil guy is presumably around 14 months old now, although his real age is unknown because he was a rescue. He has lived with me for 9 months now though.
Gou is quite the character. He likes to vocally let you know how he feels by chattering and squeaking either in annoyance or excitement, depending on the situation. One Friday evening he squeaked for two hours straight and, afraid of it actually being a cold or even developing pneumonia, I rushed to the vet, paid a hefty sum for emergency hours, and learned that Gou is a healthy, but silly guy. Also a vicious beast, as he hates human hands with a passion and will scream at and bite them if they try to touch him. Although, he has grown a lot more accepting of my hand actually. After having started to not bite and just sniff my finger the last few weeks, today was the first time ever that he just sat down on my hand and munched on a piece of salad.
He's the second ham I have, my first one having been a Campbell's Dwarf named Flü who sadly passed away at 26 months due to kidney failure.
Anyway, I like to always do a lil research about ham behaviours and see what other people's hams do, how they solve issues with them etc. I especially need that with Gou being a very difficult guy oftentimes. Like, currently he lost 4 grams in two weeks and I, being me, am already a bit worried, although his behaviour and looks haven't changed. So, I decided to become a part of this forum to do even more hampter research
Last but not least, here my favourite photos of Gou over the past months. (He did a coat change in winter and also came to me as a lil fatty, so he looks quite different in each pic)
I'm so sorry about your Dwarf Campbells that passed away. He was a grand age. It sounds like you're making real progress with Gou. We never know what past experiences they've had as rescues that could make them see hands as a threat but it sounds like he's learning to trust you. I think it's trial and error to see what works.
