Sondibgood t1_itg0bbz wrote on October 23, 2022 at 11:11 AM

Must have been a dwarf hamster. Those little bastards have the sweetest little faces, but they live to bite, and love it.

CandiBunnii t1_ith3i1d wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:37 PM

I'm only now finding out as an adult that hamsters (those especially) are more "look at" pets. Give them a nice enclosure and some enrichment, but leave the little fucks alone

They are friend shaped but they are not friends

Ok_Relative_5180 t1_ith8g3u wrote on October 23, 2022 at 5:10 PM

They still need more space to run around sometimes and some sort of interactions just like any other animal.

CandiBunnii t1_ith9k0e wrote on October 23, 2022 at 5:17 PM

I'm not saying ignore them entirely, but they're not the sort of pet that likes constant cuddling and handling. There's some great examples on r/Hamsters of enclosures that simulate their natural environment and gives them tons of space to run and dig

zoloftwithdrawals t1_itqx556 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:26 PM

Right? I had a dwarf hamster (lived to the ripe old age of four) and he was super sweet. A little bitey when I first got him, but that’s just cuz he was scared. He settled in and never bit me or my boyfriend again! Sometimes if I was feeding him with my hand he’d like give the gentlest nibble ever, like he was trying to see if my finger was food, but once I moved it he’d realize it wasn’t and not try again. I think it was because hamsters are basically blind and my hand smelled like the food I was giving him haha. He also never tried to escape because he had plenty of room in his cage and I’d take him out every now and then, tie a string around him, and let him run around haha

HeadOfSpectre OP t1_ithhwqo wrote on October 23, 2022 at 6:11 PM

Looked more like a Syrian.

My.... daughter has a Syrian hamster... She likes it.

Sondibgood t1_itkrpgd wrote on October 24, 2022 at 11:33 AM

>The Syrian hamsters generally have better temperments, but now we know what they do if they don't like you.