[header] How to teach a hamster tricks [title] Pick up your hamster to build a bond with it. [step] The first step to teaching tricks to a hamster is building a bond with it. Spend time with your hamster when you first get it so that it gets used to your smell and voice.
[header] How to teach a hamster tricks [title] Pick up your hamster to build a bond with it. [step] The first step to teaching tricks to a hamster is building a bond with it. Spend time with your hamster when you first get it so that it gets used to your smell and voice.
Pick your hamster up out of its cage and let it crawl up and down your arms while talking to it softly. [substeps] Pet your hamster gently with 1 or 2 fingers on its back while talking to it. [substeps] Start with a treat, like a few carrots, and then pick it up. Hold it so that the two of you are at eye level, but you are not touching it. [title] Gain a hamster's trust by getting it used to objects. [step] Hamsters can be very trusting, and are easily fooled by those who approach them. Then play fetch, hide and seek, make fun with it, and help it work as a hamster. You can even bring your hamster for play sessions or play fetch with it or play hide and seek with it.