It took an entire year for my hamster to become completely tame. The progress was amazing and so, so rewarding. I know that an entire year seems ridiculous, but my hamster was very stubborn, and I wasn't fully educated about taming at that time. Although, now, he is always happy to get out of his cage, and will happily and willingly take food out of my hand. I'm very satisfied with the progress we have made together. Good luck to any owners trying to tame your hamsters!

My favourite taming method is emotional blackmailing. You hold your bitten and bloody finger near the nest and say "This...this is what you did to me, you little bastard. All I have ever done is love you. How could you do this to me?"

Thanks! Now my hamster is tame enough to watch tv with me on the bed

The 103 people that disliked probably have their hamsters in a tiny tales cage.

My hammy is super nervous but she’s really getting there! I picked her up for the first time yesterday and I’m super pleased with how she’s getting on :)

I love how in this video you actually show a hamster as you're actually taming it (not an already tame hamster like other videos).

All of these videos include putting treats in your palm... I wash my hands and everything but I'm pretty sure my hamster mistakes my skin for treats... it really really hurts

I have a dwarf hamster, I just got him a few weeks ago, literally on Christmas Eve Day so .. I haven't had him for long. And already, he has trusted me, I have picked him up & hold him. I already reach my hand in his cage & he has never once, bitten me. I think I got really lucky. He already lays with me in my lap or in my coat pocket. He'll lay for hours, I haven't trained him to do anything. He'll even sit there, on my lap & hasn't peed or pooped on me at all. He's a good boy.

My hamster’s a funny little girl. Whenever I put treats on my hand, she ignores the treats and nibbles along my pinkie. It doesn’t hurt, but I find it hilarious.

I don't even own a hamster why am I here

It took a day for my hamster to like me. He was a pretty chill little guy. He didn't mind anything, and loved sleeping on top of me.

I'm so happy right now, I got a hamster a week ago. I gave it 3 days before starting the taming process and today I was able to pick it up and even make her walk in my hands. I had her in the taming cage (which is a homemade playground) and after playing around and find all the hidden seeds she asked me to take my hand down, she got in and got down inside her cage 🥰 so adorable with just one month old and 7 days living with me 🥰

since day 1 i could stroke my hamster, i knew we would have a speacil connection

So I had my hamster for maby 3 10 days and she dosent even let me touch her I tried more hacks and nothing works is that normal? Or dose she not like me?l think it is normal IS IT?!

3 days was the magic number, since we got her she hasn't had a lick of contact and has always run into her tube when she saw us. But today when I opened the lid to put in more food she came right out. I grabbed a piece of food from her dish and with a flat palm put it on my index finger. She took it with almost no hesitation. I was able to finish fixing her cage up and bring my arm in and out and she never ran. She even let me have my hand near her while she stuffed her cheeks

my Syrian, China was brought home yesterday. I took your advice and left he to have her cage and a noise free environment ( my room) to herself. today is day 2 and it 9:00 at night so I'll try to do a little bonding with her. I watched mostly all your videos before I got her, and I wanted to watch this one before trying anything. hope everything goes well, and thanks for always giving good advice, Great Vid! ^w^

2:00 Is she using a whimzee chew? 🤣

My dwarf hamster is always shaking or flinches every time I stroke him with my finger

I just got my hamster 5 days ago and he already lays on my bed with me. He just sits there lol

Thank you for this video! I got my hamster, "Gnome" almost a year ago and I am really ashamed that I haven't been taking care of him that much. I have barley handled him, or cleaned his cage very often. I told my mom this, and she that "It's never to late to make a change." So yesterday, I cleaned his cage using all of the tips from you and HoppingHammy. Right now I'm handling him with gloves in case he bites, but to my surprise, he hasn't once tried to bite the gloves. I even set him down on my thin cotton pajama pants that I am wearing, and he never tried to bite. He seems very very sweet. If I think he's ready, I'm going to take off the gloves quite soon, and really start taking great care of him. I want him to have a good life, and know that I really love him. Thanks again! :)

once i had done just giving my hammy 1 treat for like a week, i put some treats in my hand and she crawled up my arm

Hey Erin, I just have a question. I recently got my hamster on Monday and ever since I got her, she's been burrowing in her bedding and won't come out. Is that normal for new hamsters? She's supposedly a Russian dwarf hamster. (My pet store said she was.)

Really nice clear gentle taming guide

I never tamed my hamster but she is the sweetest hamster ive ever met, and she doesnt bite,and she loves to be handle or play with.

Love being called a bobbington!😂

Do you have any tips on taming a deaf hamster, as we found out my new Syrian is deaf and possibly blind in his left eye? I know you've had a hamster like this before so I was wandering if you had any tips. Thanks 💕

I've got a 5 week old Syrian. I got him home when he was 4 weeks old. I've been feeding him treats and regular food by holding the food between my fingertips and he's been taking it without any hesitation and problem from the beginning. I'm just ultra terrified though, of letting letting him walk on to my hand. I've let him sniff my fingers from very close (

My hamster didn't need tamed, she was really good and wasn't at all shy of me, she is definitely my fave pet

Are those little tooth brushes the dog treat ones? Im a new owner of a wonderful dwarf hamster and I'm still learning. I've read in places that you can give them dog treats as chew toys. Which ones should I get? I'm always worried about him not chewing enough so most of his treats are "hard" (meant for hamsters tho). Only soft treat he has is the berry flavored yogurt drops which he LOVES.

Can I have some tips because my hamster is quite nippy and bites a lot . 😢

I got Mel just 3 days ago and she already happily sits on my hand without treats

I just adopted a so called aggressive Campbells dwarf from the pet store. It was being kept in the back. He was barely weaned in my opinion because I’ve had many hamsters & he was still so small. After I let him settle in for 5 days I begin putting a nibble of cereal bar in my hands and he is not aggressive at all. He even lets me & my 6 yr old pet him as he eats. This week we will move on to picking up. He is in a 110 qt bin but after the taming process he will have a detolf set up for him. As we already have a Robo in the already built detolf. I think someone bought him as a pet for a young child. They got nipped at and they immediately returned him. So glad I was able to get him. He such a cutie. All grey with white feet. Not ur usual Campbells coloring. I think he may be a hybrid..

I just bought a hamster today I am not new to hamsters I had them before too but I just don't understand one thing... They are not afraid to come Into my palms and like they never bit me they sort of lick my finger... Are they Lake of awareness? Or its that they are tamed already in the shop? Or they are born not be afraid of any human I just don't get it... It's like they don't have emotion doing their own stuff... I mean the hamsters that I have now and before can somebody explain and sorry for my bad English

i want a hamster my mom and dad wont give me that but now i know how to care a hamster

hey Erin... I got a syrian hamster back in September.. I watched EVERY hamster video you have, and I have to say, all of your tips worked! My little fur baby loves to be played with, and held... this "how to" video helped so much! Thank you so much for all your informative videos

I've been reading the comments and have seen a lot of people saying they don't think their hamster likes them. I just wanted to say... Liking or not liking someone is a human trait, hamsters don't do this. They can trust or not trust someone. Be scared or not scared of someone. But they don't just 'not like' someone. If you feel as though your hamster doesn't like you, its more than likely acting out of fear. You have to remember that that will be much more upsetting for the hamster than for you. It takes patience and gentleness.... Work through the steps in this video but extend the time a lot. For example do the first step for at least a few weeks. You'll get there, you just have to remember how scary it must be for this little creature.

I got my hamster and she will only when its like midnight. Is there anyway I can get her to come out or do i just stay up really late. So if anyone has any tips please reply.

I really really want a hamster but my mom things it is a rat

my hamster is only calm for 1 minute. the moment she's really awake she's going nuts trying to run everywhere xD

The second day I had my new hamster she was taking treats from my hand and walking all over me, ahhh I love Sparticus she's so friendly! 💜

I need some help , I brought my 1st hamster on Saturday , and I have start taming with him but he always runs away from me and hids I have tried the tips and nothing really seems to be working , I know it takes time but I feel like I am not getting anywhere with him

Hamsters are soooooo cuter then gunie pigs but there harder to take care of

I just got a female Syrian today. She is very bold and curious, and she looks so squishy and soft! I want to hold her so badly but I am waiting a couple days for her to settle in without being bothered. Then I'll begin her taming process. This video will help me out tremendously; so thank you Erin! I would have a plentiful stock of treats, but while I was out shopping my dog pulled a few bags off the shelf and ate them -.-

I think the tube idea was brilliant! It's a good one! Especially for someone quite strange like me who is terrified of them sniffing my thumb especially... Thanks!

I have a Chinese hamster and he does not like treats!! What should i do to tame him? I try to take him out of the cage with a tube and put him in a play pen but he doesn't enjoy coming out of the cage....PLEASE help!

I'm on the hand taming process. However, when I put my hand in the cage she bit me. The bite looked close but not about to draw blood. What should I do? Thank you Erin :)

Here is a tip if you want a silent wheel and you got a normal wheel and want it silent for some wheels just take a drop of Veggy Oil and put it on the center of the wheel the part that is sticking out and it should make a slight noise but it will be unnoticeable because its the noise of the Air passing the wheel Hope it helped!

Erin, thank you so much for posting this. After "hamstersitting" for a good friend of mine a few times, he could tell how much I loved the hamster (a Syrian), so he let me adopt him. My friend's hamster kinda lived a punk rock lifestyle lol, but he was generally well cared for. I wished I had seen this tutorial sooner because it was only through trial and error that the hamster and I bonded. He still lets me know through chirps of disgust that he's the boss....lol :D

I'm am getting one soon in like till next Friday thanks for the tip

Hi Erin! I know this video is old, but I recently adopted a robo hamster that had been returned to the petshop. He has some neurological issues from poor breeding, and as a result, is one of the most skittish hamsters I've ever seen! I tried taming for the first few months I had him, but never got past the "taking treats I leave at the opening to his den" phase. He's so terrified of my hands that even during his health checks he panics dramatically (tries to launch himself from my grasp). This is my third hamster and I've never experienced something like this. I understand that every hamster is different, and because he's so uncomfortable being handled I try to avoid it unless absolutely necessary. Do you have any advice for this situation? Or at very least a method I could use to make his health checks feel less traumatic for him :/ I feel terrible having to stress him out.

Hey Erin! Thanks for the tips! I have two hamsters, Bambi and Thumper. Thumper is very confident and was very easy to tame but Bambi is very hard to tame and hates being picked up, help?

Thank you Erin! I got a winter white today and this video is very helpful. I'll let you know if I have any problems.

Is it possible that a hamster may never want to be held?

My hamster thinks I'm food 😔. I've been trying to tame him for months, but every time I put my hand in the cage, he chases my hand, and bites me. I wash my hands, and my hamster still bites. Please help ErinsAnimals......

I'm so happy! I got a little winter white hamster on Saturday and now it's Tuesday.on Sunday I was putting a seed in his food bowl but he reached up and took it from me.I started feeding him treats by holding them in between 2 fingers and he was curios enough to grab it. I did this a few more time s that day and twice on Monday. Then today I started putting them flat on my hands like she did as step 2 and each time he grabbed it I put it farther back. After a few times, I put the treat in the middle of my hand and he ran away but then he slowly walked back and sat on my hand and happily ate the treat while sitting on my hand. I then lifted my hand a few inches off the ground and he was comfortable with that so I put my hand down and lifted it up a few more times before he jumped off.

I'm getting a Syrian hamster on the 25th of august I'm literally so exited! I had lots of Syrians before but haven't had one in a few years. I'm pretty nervous about biting ... hopefully the hamster I pick has a calm personality!

My hamster will bit me instead of tacking the trees when I Tri with the palm plz respond you prubaly not but its wirth a Tri

1:18 I try this and my hamster is bite my hand and my hand started bleeding. lol

My dwarf hamster loves when I give him treats, now if I show a treat to him he will steal it away from me!😂

Thank u for ur videos my hamster is really handle and not biteing me no more she comes to me and takes food out of my hand and loves her cuddles so i would like to say thank you

My hamster bites me when I give it treats

I put some treats in my palm to see if my hammy would go on to my hand and it only bit me

This video was so great! Such an easy, step by step video, easy to follow, very calming, loved it!

This really helped! My hamster that I jus got 2 months go is now much more comfortable with my presence and has trusted me!

i tamed my albino hamster yesterday i does not trust me now 🔰😢

Lol I ignored this so hard 😂 3 days ago I bought a new hamster (I already had a russian dwarf) and from the first day I started to give him food from my hand and on the second day I started petting him and lifting him up and now, the 3th day he is tame 😂😂😂

My hamster died in my arms yesterday and now I’ve got a new one and completely forgot how to tame them!! This video helped a lot though thank you

I basically I got my hamster, Patty, yesterday. I was giving some food in her dish when she jumped into my hands. It was the best feeling ever. I guess I am lucky

Um.....hi can you do a quicker taming video because I really want my hamster to like me because I just got it today

Um Erin your not suppose claw the hamster that's really mean

I got a Russian dwarf yesterday!! I can't wait to start taming!! She already seems so settled.

I feel so bad now. I just picked mine up after having him for 4 days. (I left him alone for those 4 days) he started screaming and jumped out of my hand and landed on his back I hope he’s ok

This has really helped me and my hamster! I had to skip the hand and treat step as he just wasn't climbing on after weeks of trying! Thank you so much for this video.

One of my hamsters is called Balgruuf. I saw the tshirt ;)

Thanks you for this I just got a new hamster two days ago and she is really skittish and when I walk into my room she just freezes and stares at me or bolts into her house

Thank you for the great videos! I just brought 2 Hamsters home and this is helpful, I think I was moving too fast...

I introduced my friends to your channel because they have hamsters. And now they are obsessed! XD Thank you for the info! This worked for my Russian dwarf hybrid!

I must have been very lucky as a kid. I would get my hamsters at pet stores and they were always easy to handle and I had no idea they were even ever mean or bit. I just went right at em from day one, picking them up and holding them. Thank Goodness I never was bit or anything. Now as an adult I'm going to get one again but still working on building a nice big habitat. I am a little nervous. I hope I get a nice one. No matter what I will love it. Just don't want to be scared to handle it. LOL

Rodger. 2 and a half, no more. Had such a hilarious personality . Have so many pics and vids. Too sad to get a new one. He should of been famous.

I got a syrian!! It has red eyes, it is ginger, 10weeks old, a boy, and has bit me hard once, not tamed, and is so cute! It is called hampton gingernut! For short is hammynut! Love him soo much

My hamster used to bite me a lot but after watching this video, my hamster really Trusts me now, thx

Thank you so much my hamster was ok with step 1 and 3 from the start but he wouldn't go on my hand or let anyone pick him up or use something the pick him up but now he will go on my hand to get a treat he still won't let anyone pick him up but im trying my best to be as patient as i can and he seems happy as he is eating a lot of treats whilst being trained

Thank you for making this video this was really helpful to me and my hamster autumn i really appreciate you making this video for people who have hamsters. THANK YOU!

I’m getting a hamster tomorrow called Lucky!!Im so excited😆😁🐹

I was really lucky with my last hamster as he was a calm and curious sweety. He got used to my hand really fast and for moving him I had a small transportation box which he entered on his own so not much work for me with anything. But I know I was really lucky with him so it's good to get a fresh up for my next hamster.

im getting a hamster in about a week so i have to be prepared im totally subscribing

Yay! Now I can add this to my power point. I don't have a hamster yet, but my chances increased

my hamster loves me so much, she always want me to touch her and hug her

i seen many ways to tame a hamster but this one is by far the best way and my grey Syrian hamster is now tame!!:)))

I love that she uses a whimzie

Your voice is so pleasant to listen to 🥰

Thank you so much this is so helpful I got a new sirian yesterday and today when he woke up I put my hand in and followed all the steps now my hammy will sit on my hand after only about 1 hour ( he doesent like being lifted out the cage though I have to use a cup )🐹🐹

Thank you so much for this video. I been planning to adopt a hamster I have watched several of your videos. I just wanna say they are super helpful.

I trained my hamster by having Him walk on my hand to get out of his ball then started lifting it off the ground I can now hold him and touch him and it only took a few weeks and he was super stubborn and shy

My hamster bit me, it didn’t draw blood, but I’m afraid it’ll happen again. She does this when my fingers are within sight. However, she lets me pet her and sometimes pick her up. She’s not scared of me, though, and hangs out next to me.

Lol Einstein must have loved doing that video as he got loads of treats 😂😂😂

Erin help please!!! I've had my two hamster for about 3 weeks now and my hamster (winter) DISPISES me!! When I put my hand in the cage she chases it around and when ever I try to pick her up so I can clean the cage she bites me! Ive tried your method and many others but it just won't work! What should I do?

My new hamster is so picky and likes none the 10+ treats I bought, won’t take individual seeds from his seed mix either so I have resorted to pouring a handful of the whole seed mix into my hand which finally tempted him 🤣

Yes

When I was doing treat taming with my long haired hamster he just get eating the sunflower seeds and stuffing them in his mouth. He always came back to my hand for more.