How To Get Faster Results From Training Your Hamster

Do you find yourself wanting to teach your hamster tricks

? You won't see your hamster doing the kinds of tricks that your dog or cat can do, but you can teach them some cool feats. You'll find that training your hamster is not hard but you'll need a fair share of perseverance.

You must be patient and allow time for your pet to get to know you before you attempt any training. So if your hamster is still getting used to its surrounding, you need to give it some some to adjust.

On the first day that you bring your hamster home, just put it in the cage and allow it to adjust. Don't go near the cage at all except to feed your hamster.

On the second day, you can go near the cage once in a while but don't feed your hamster with your hand yet, use a tool to put her food in the cage. The following day, feed your pet with your hand but maintain some distance away from the food to allow her to get used to your presence.

As each day passes, go a little nearer to your pet so that it learns to trust that it can take food from your hands. Once this happens, you can attempt to handle your hamster.

Make sure that you attempt training while your hamster is still a baby as they are more easy-going when they're young. The perfect age for training your hamster is between 4 to 7 weeks.

Also, give your hamster a name and while you are taming it, use its name when you speak to it. This helps your hamster understand that you're talking to it.

You can give your hamster reward treats while you're training your hamster when it does what you ask of it. Use simple treats, like sunflower seeds or whatever your hamster enjoys eating.

For example, if you want to teach your hamster how to stand on her hind legs, hold the treat above her head and let her reach for it. Show her that you appreciate what she did by giving her the treat. Do this repeatedly until she understands that when you place your hand above her head, she needs to stand.

Teach your pet to do one trick at a time but don't overwhelm it. After it has mastered the first one, then you can move on to the next.

You'll find that your hamster can be trained to do several things such as shaking hands with you, jumping and even potty training (this can be a challenge but many hamsters learn to use one certain area for a potty).

Don't forget, you'll need a lot of patience when it comes to training your hamster. So make sure you give it some time to adapt to each new trick that you teach it.

So, just by using some treats and fair amount of patience, you can soon be training your hamster to be lots of fun to be around.

by: Emily Brock

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