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| Dwarf hamsters can be scooped up in a plastic cup. If there is a dominant female in a cage of Campbells you may need to isolate her to be able to pick up any of the others. Never put your hand in a cage of Campbells and expect them to come and walk on it (unless you know them very well) as that is a sure way of getting bitten. Instead, put your hand lightly over a Campbell, their face towards your little finger and their rear towards your thumb. Gently close your hand around them. | ||
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Syrian hamsters will often walk onto
your hand. Alternatively, you can scoop them up or gently slide your
hand underneath them. Never squeeze them. Be careful if you pick
them up from above - in the wild if something comes at them from above it is
probably a bird or other predator, therefore it is much better not to pick
them up in this way. One of my rescues wasn't wanted because he bit a child. It then transpired that he had lived in a tubular cage and the child tried to pick the hamster up by his back legs and drag him out. Hardly surprising the hamster bit back, although he had a very friendly personality and nature all the time he lived with me and always walked out of his cage onto my hand. |
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