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Hamster still nervous

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Question
Hi I bought a short haired hamster about 2months ago, at the time that I purchased her I believe she was about 2 months old, she was of a healthy size. I handle her regularly (at least once a day) but everytime I do she still is very jumpy and tends to twitch a lot. It seems she's still unsure of me. She never has bitten either me or my boyfriend. I've tried giving her food from my hand and she never takes it. I just don't know what to do, it seems strange that she still doesn't trust us after this amount of time.

Answer
Hi Krystal,

  You may need to start the taming process over again. This will happen sometimes, especially if something happened to the hamster (like she got dropped or jumped out of your hands).
  Day 1 - Watch your pet but don't disturb it.

Day 2 - Start to hand feed your hamster in its cage.  Talk to it softly so it gets used to your voice.  Let it smell your hand so it becomes familiar with your scent.

Days 3-5 - Pick up your pet in your hands, outside of its cage.  Let it run from one hand to the other with your hands flat.  When it is used to this, start to curl your fingers around its body as it runs, this way it will get used to being held.

Days 6-14 - Introduce it to your family first, and then your friends.

After 2 weeks - Handle your hamster several times a day to help tame it even more.  If you take it out at the same time(s) everyday, your hamster will become used to the routine.
 Don't give up! If you have any more questions, please write again.

Thank you for writing!