How To Tame A Roborovski Hamster 10 Steps With Pictures

For example, if you want to keep 2 hamsters, your cage should be 36 inches (91 cm) long and 18 inches (46 cm) wide. Robo hamsters are equally fine living alone or in pairs, so don’t feel like you have to keep 2 if you only want 1. If you decide to keep 2 Robo hamsters, make sure they are the same sex, unless you want them to create several more hamsters that you have to take care of!

Sleeping huts for hamsters are available to be bought at any pet store that sells hamster materials. Make sure your food bowl is made of stainless steel or ceramic, since these materials can’t be chewed on by the hamster.

Robo hamsters tend to sleep for most of the day, so the best times to interact with your hamster are in the early morning and during the evening.

Singing quietly to your hamster, without dramatically changing the key or volume of your voice, is also a good means of acclimating the hamster to your voice.

Don’t start putting your hand in the cage until the hamster has had 2-3 days to get used to its new home. There’s no time limit on leaving your hand inside the cage. However, if your hamster seems agitated by your presence, or just wants to go to sleep, you should probably leave it alone for now. Make sure to wash your hands first! Even a faint food smell may cause your hamster to nip at your hand. Also, if you have been handling other pets, then this may be threatening to your hamster.

This also goes for speaking too loudly around your hamster or moving the cage with the hamster inside it. If you have to move the cage, transfer your Robo hamster to a smaller holding cage first.

It’s important to not spend too much time trying to make your hamster take the treat from you. If it doesn’t take the treat within 10 minutes, this means the hamster is still somewhat scared of your hand.

Don’t move on to the next step until your hamster stops running away from you when you try to pet it.

It’s perfectly normal if your hamster jumps out of your hand the first few times you try this. Try offering your other hand for the hamster to step onto. This can make the act of jumping out of your first hand more playful and less scary for the hamster.