How to accustom hamster to holding?
I figure I must include a picture of the chunky monkey.. Anyways I am not a new hamster parent because I’ve had them plenty of times before, but now that i’m older I can finally give them the best care in the world. There is one problem though, I am deathly afraid of hamster bites, which might sound silly because I’ve owned a snake and even then the bite wasn’t that bad, but for some reason these little gremlins pack a punch in those jaws… So I’ve been bit before and when you get bit by a hamster especially in a finger you know it bleeds a LOT which is what I’m most afraid of lol.
I was wondering what the best ways to go about starting to get her used to handling would be? I would love to start holding her but I don’t want to stress her out or get bit, she’s honestly REALLY sweet, she always comes out when she hears me doing stuff and she loves watching me through her enclosure windows, and if I stick my hand in the cage and just lay it there she will always come sniff it for a few seconds and not really do anything. She doesn’t really like getting pet though, she’s still a little scared of that so maybe I should start there? I know she’s super curious of the outside of her enclosure so if I can start holding her I’d love to let her roam around on my bed or something. If you have any advice on what worked best for you then please let me know, she’s so soft and chubby I just want to hold her so bad lol.