How to teach a hamster to do tricks

How to teach a hamster to do tricks

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If you think that it is very simple to train a hamster, then can even not begin. This small animal it is impossible to teach to execute any difficult commands, it is only possible to develop a certain reaction to a voice, movements and gestures of the owner.

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1. For successful training it is worth acquiring some features of hamsters. For example, the most part of day this small animal sleeps therefore you should not annoy it at this time. Tame a hamster in evening or night time when he is most active. That the small animal liked your hands, previously rub them about his laying, the familiar smell will calm a small animal and will prepare it for communication with you. For a start carefully push a hand in a cage, do not touch a small animal, wait so far he will approach and will get to you on a palm. You should not take an animal on hands at once. In the first day it is better not to take out it from a cage at all.

2. For the second day you can get a small animal from a cage when he gets to you on a palm again. Carefully bring it to a breast, your heat and a sound of heart beat will help it to calm down. In couple of days the hamster has to get used finally to your hands, after that he will begin to study your shoulders and the head. The most important is not to do sharp movements, otherwise all training will come to nothing. The easiest young hamsters give in to domestication. Try to talk more often to the pet, then he will begin to react to your voice, call it by name and soon he will begin to respond to your call. So, the first trick - a hamster reacts to a nickname, on it not one week can leave though some hamsters are capable to learn the lesson for several days.

3. It is possible to try to teach a small animal to a rack on back pads. For this purpose put a hamster on a plain safe surface, take a piece of favourite animal delicacy in a hand and lift it over the head of a hamster. At the same time tell "to Stand!" The small animal will surely try to get a piece, having risen on back pads. Day by day repeat this procedure and soon the small animal will remember that he needs to do at the command of "Stand!" it is not necessary to abuse skills of a rodent, in most cases you in a hand after all have to have a treat, otherwise the small animal will cease to execute the command.

4. By the same principle it is possible to teach a fluffy to run circles. Take in a hand of sterns, let's smell it to the rodent, and then begin to drive a hand on a certain trajectory. Trying to catch delicacy, the hamster will run behind a piece, and you derive a lot of pleasure from development by your pet of one more trick.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team

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