1. Don't start touching suddenly.
Since hamsters are very timid, if you suddenly take it out and pet it vigorously when it is completely unprepared, it will be frightened. There may be situations such as hamsters biting people, stress responses, and feigning death. Therefore, before touching a hamster, it is recommended to feed it first, try touching it with your finger, and then gently pick it up from the front and touch it.
2. Don't be too rough.
The small body of a hamster is relatively soft and fragile. So when stroking it, be careful not to use too much force. Try to be as gentle as possible and touch it along the direction of hair growth. If you mess up its hair, it will easily get angry.
3. Touch after washing your hands.
Hamsters are relatively sensitive to smells. Usually, they mainly distinguish their owners by smell and sound. If the pet owner touches it after just eating something or touching something else with an odd smell, it will make the hamster extremely scared and there may also be biting. Previously, a pet owner said that after eating duck neck and not washing hands, they touched the hamster. Then the hamster suddenly became extremely excited and bit the owner hard.
4. Touch after building a good relationship.
Before a hamster is not familiar enough with its owner, no matter where the owner touches it, the hamster will feel very nervous and scared. So when a hamster just arrives home, don't touch it immediately. Instead, let it adapt to the environment slowly first. After it gets familiar with your voice and smell, then try to touch it.
These are the parts that hamsters like to be touched and the precautions when touching hamsters. When interacting with hamsters, we must be patient enough. If a hamster really doesn't like being touched, the owner should not force it. Because observing the life of a little hamster every day is actually also a kind of fun.