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Anonymous
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Does he only bite you when you try to touch him within the cage? Remember dwarfs are cage territorial and will protect the home they see as 'theirs.' If you can get him out with the use of a cup, toilet tube, hamster ball, or similar, he should be better when handled outside of the cage.
Also, the best way to pick up a hamster is either 1) place your hand flat in front of the hamster, but don't give him enough time to bite, and with your other hand, gently push his butt so he walks onto your palm. This method is good for somewhat tamer hamsters. Or, 2) make a 'tunnel' out of your thumb and fingers, and place it in front of him. As he climbs inside, slowly tighten the 'tunnel' around him and pick him up. Since it seems more like he's going through a tube and less like he's getting grabbed from above by a predator, they tend to not be as freaked out by this type of handling.
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