This is aimed at the hamster anon! Hamsters are not often friendly creatures at first which may surprise many as they're aimed at first time pet owners, they are very skittish and prone to bite until they are comfortable which can take a while as in my case, my hamster took about six months in total to allow me to pick her up. The best thing you can do is start feeding (treats, fruit, nice things) through the bars first as unlike rats and mice hamsters won't generally immediately associate 1/2
fingers with food. When the hamster is comfortable with you feeding them through the bars and don’t run away, you can move your hand into the cage and offer treats from your fingers and then when they are comfortable with this, try to gently pet them while they eat their treat. After doing this for a while, tempt the hamster onto your hand but don’t lift or pet, and then when they are comfortable you can begin lifting them up very slowly or petting but do all of this very slowly asthey take a long time to build a bond with. Another good idea is to bring the hamster into the empty bathtub and get in the bathtub with the hamster and just sit there. The hamster will then explore you and your scent will become familiar and this is good. The most important thing, however, is not to rush any of these steps or anything you do to bond as they are slow to trust and if you make them do anything they don’t want to they will not see your interaction as positive. Hope this helps!
Here’s some more advice, hamster anon! :) Thank you, helpful anon!
