Enough is enough!

[Chaos]

Hazel just drew blood by latching onto my finger. She was standing by the cage door so I was gonna let her out, instead she decided to attack. She's been getting worse with the taming thing, not better. Before she used to never bite, then very infrequently if I startled her, then only in the cage and now if she even sees my hand in the cage even if I'm only changing the food or taking Nutmeg (her cagemate, who's sweet and never bites) out. Seriously what do I do? I've had nippy hamsters before, I know they take time and patience and I'm fine with that but for her to run up to my hand and clamp down and draw blood, thats something I've never had to deal with. What can I do so she trusts me? I'd never give her up, but its not fair for her or Nutmeg to sit in the cage all the time.I wouldn't even mind if she was always this way but it seems she's getting worse not better!

[o0sapphirerat0o]

deal with the fact that you have a hamster that bites, and leave her alone, take the other one out to play when you can/want.

There is not much you can do.

[Zouave]

I assume she is a dwarf. Be glad she and her cagemate don't fight. I feel kind of sorry for dwarfs that nip a lot - they must have been very scared at one time. So I give them a safe home.

[SnowPrincess]

i woulden't leave her alone. maybe you can wear gardening gloves or something...but don't give up on the little sweetie.

and yeah, is she a dwarf? she sound's like one. try re-taming her. they can be a little harder to tame.

try talking to her and offering her treats...and always let her smell you before you go to pick her up. and if she bites it's ok...she's just afraid. which is ok, it isn't your fault.

try this at least 10-15 minutes a day.

i'm sure im time she will turn around. she just needs lots of love and patience.

[HammysRme]

I dont even think that they've been scared at one time in their lives or w.e... i think that sometimes they aren't too bright and don't know what they are doing so they do what their instinct tells them to do, protect yourself from the invader.

[Chaos]

Yep sorry she's a dwarf, I got her and Nutmeg at the same time, they've lived together the whole time and I've spent the same amount of time with both of them but she's still like that. I offer treat after treat, sunflowers, apple slices, cheerios, and she ignores the treat and chomps me. It just dosn't seem like she's afraid, because even if I'm no where near her and just filling the food bowl she runs up and bites. If she was always like that I would probably understand more, but it seems shes getting more aggressive instead of less.

I guess I'm just use to my syrians, sometimes I swear dwarves a whole different species.