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  • Che simpi ke è!:)

  • My roborovski hamster is also called Lily!

  • AWWW! I want a Robo, but I'm opting for a Syrian because I'd probably have a stroke they're so cute.

  • omg u should start a program called "the hamster whipererer" i would like to invite you to my house and tame m y hamster with moi :D

  • I have a robo hamster and her name is Lilly too.

    Lol What a coincidence :D :P

  • my sophie (after training her for 5 months) she would just crawl up to my hand and slept there.... for an hour.... or two... ._.

  • WHY ARE ROBOS SO FREAKING CUTE? :D

  • can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make a video on how u tamed your robo!?

  • u tamed her well!!

  • SO CUTE!!!!! I wanna hold your hamster!!!

    I had two robos but they died after two and a half years. See your hammy makes me sad coz I miss them.

  • that is so cute

  • Sure she is good... <3

  • ok ppl iam getting a hamster and i dunno wat breed to get shall i get a robo dwarf hamster or a winter white dwarf hamster or anything that is a dwarf hamster plllzzzz answer back pretty plzzz

  • can u help me? I bought my robo hamster in november and it is so scared :( Just by me getting in eyesite is enough to make it run like hell underneth the running weel or in the sleepinghouse. I've tried everything :( And it bites to :(

  • I have a robo named Sushi! I just got Sushi today!! It's so adorable!!

  • @duck82797 A playpen can take many forms. All that matters is that it's something your robo has fun in. I've got a large area set up now, but Sweet Pea's 'playpen' from way back was just running around on my desk. (I don't recommend that though, fences are good)

    There's a "Playpen Flyover" video on this site. If you'd like to see what I have set up now.

    And at the moment I feed them bits of dried papaya for a treat. I have also used yogurt drops in the past.

  • @duck82797 Some robos just aren't hand hamsters. I have a few that aren't, and there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it.

    I think the main reason Lily is so hand friendly is the playpen. She learned that the 'hand' is what takes her to the playpen, and that's what makes it such a good thing. I'm not sure how that started though.

    You could tempt your robo onto your hand with treats. Maybe that plus taking her to a playpen will help make your robo hand friendly.

  • SACRIFICE!!!!!!!!

  • @eveielove2 SAME ! Every timee i try to pick up my hamster , Junior he keeps biting me ! Ever sincee then i havee stopped playing with him but i can pick him up when i hear a glovee . Youu should try that so if your hamster trys biting youu it wont hurt [:

  • what camera or camcorder are you using?

  • @myelloworld This was taken with a Kodak Zi8 HD. My newer videos are mostly taken with a Casio EX-FH25.

    The Kodac is a pocket cam with close focus mode and HD. The Casio is bulkier, but with much more control, and better fidelity. And also a high-speed mode.

    Lighting is the trick though. Need good light to get the benefit of a good camera.

  • Aawww bless its little heart, good job getting it so tame.

  • SO CUTE! looks JUST like my hamster and same shape it like im looking at her R.I.P~Emma 2009-2010

  • OMG I CANT GET OVER DIS HAMMY!!!!!!!!!

  • S00000 Cute!!!

  • I have a female robo (Skittles) and she will get into my hand but only when she wants to escape, I might buy another female robo so she has a companion!

  • can someone tell me how to handle robovoski dwarf haamsters i have two and each time i want to hold it it never lets me and runs away i had them for 2-3 months now :(

  • Those hamster are quite cheap to buy! They are a bit nervous though.

  • I hope I get my Females robo's b4 Christmas! Do you know of any useful tips you would like to share with me? I am getting 2 females and nameing one, "Cookie," and the other, "Cream!" So if you put it together it would be like, "Cookie and Cream!"

  • @izzygirl1998 Learn to think small.

    Robos are tiny and high-strung, and you are big and loud and smell like something that might eat them at any time.

    Picture the world from a Robo's perspective. That's the starting point for figuring out how to make friends.

    Oh, and get some food treats.

  • @cjbrix Thx! I will remember that! I hear you use "Yogurt drops," Do you know of what brand or flavor you use?

  • @izzygirl1998 'Vitakraft Drops With Yogurt' (plain ones, they don't like the fruity flavors)

    They also really like 'Kaytee Fiesta Healthy Toppings Papaya.' I've been using those more lately; they don't have added sugar, and it's easier to chip off Robo sized bits.

  • @cjbrix O.k! thx and Have a Nice Day! Srry bout' all the ?'s!

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  • @cjbrix Guess What! I got my Hammies! I have had them for 2 days! I just started taming today! Cream is waking into my hand and then I can pick her up, but she doesn't stay on very long. It's only like 10 seconds. Cookie is a whole nother story! Lol

  • im getting 2 of these this week :)

  • @SapporroTheCat Good luck gaining its trust, and get 2 packs of bedding, they poop and pee everywhere.

  • I WANT ONE SOOOOO BAD!!!!

    ...but my mom won't let me get one...

  • my hamster is a bobo and never bites or does anything but run in his wheel he loves me! and lets me hold him but he is so fast when he jumps out i almost lose him!

  • WOW. That is the cutest Robo I've ever seen! Lily is abosolutely adorable! She's so friendly, too! I really want a Robo hamster and I hope mine would be as nice as Lily! :)

  • WOW I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DO THAT JACK IM COMIN IN THEIR TO TRAIN U LOOK OUT!

  • @windbertwirler101 Did you get the hammies at the same time and put them in the cage, or did you just buy another then stick it in there?

  • Awwww it's so cute. I have two ittle boys (Poncho and Nacho)

  • OMG MY HAMSTER IS CALLED LILLY SHE IS A ROBO AND A FEMALE SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE THAT ONE LOOK AT MY VID OF HER PLEASE

  • mine is a little beast he scream and bite every time ..i am very kind with him and my GF really want to pet him ....i think there is no hope but do anybody have a good trick to tame them ??

  • @azaquihel There isn't one trick, it takes a lot of patience and an evolving approach to befriend a Robo.

    If he's screaming and biting, you're in a tough spot. He's got some issues to overcome.

    Leave him alone on the petting. Your goal should be to have him take treats from your hand.

    He needs to get used to you, and he needs to feel safe. Spend a lot of time with your hand in the cage being still, or moving slowly, always holding a treat in case he gets brave. And... 500 chars. Good luck.

  • @cjbrix  i'll try thanks.................actuall­y my girlfriend will jejeje !!

  • @windbertwirler101 I do make an effort to get them used to hands, but coming over to me isn't a trick she's been taught or anything. She's just being friendly.

  • Aw thats cute, if i try to hold my robo hamster he bites the heck out of me! Dx

  • @WickedBabbit mine jumps out of my hand

  • I have a question - I've had my Robo Dwarf for over a month, and I was wondering if it would be safe to buy her another Robo Dwarf friend? I already have a second cage, and they're connected so my hamster can go back and forth between the two. Would it be safe to get another hamster, or would my current hamster fight with her new friend, or vice versa?

  • @Mufasa20X If she's young, it's possible. But it's also possible it wouldn't work out, it's something you would always have to monitor.

    Robos do seem to like company, but they also tend to squabble. And sooner or later a disagreement will turn ugly. All my old robos end up alone eventually.

    Alternatively, if you have two cages that can pushed up against each other you could get her a friend that you keep separate. Male-female pairs work well for that.

  • @cjbrix Okay, thank you so much for your reply. Would it be best if I didn't try to put them in the same cage, or should I try to put them in the same cage at first and if it doesn't work out separate them?

  • @Mufasa20X It depends which way you go.

    If you get her a male friend, housing them together would mean babies. So you would want him separate from the start. (I assume)

    If you get her a female friend, they could bond as roommates for awhile, but once separated they would be arguing between the connected cages. The male would be friendlier.

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  • i have the same exact house for my hamster! the green thingy.

  • Do you need to trim their nails? My two little robo's nails are getting long...

  • @Pockysodi Long nails have occasionally been an issue for me. But I don't have safe way to trim them, (too small and squirmy) and I'm not sure it's the right thing to do anyway. They don't seem too bothered by long nails, and I don't want to hurt them.

    It's best if they can wear down their nails naturally on something rough in their cage. Snak shak logs seem have worked for some. For others I'm considering a flat piece of brick or rock, but I haven't found a general solution yet.

  • what do they feel like?

  • @MacsCanfly They have very soft, very luxurious fur. (they come from the cold of the Gobi desert)

    There's not much to them physically; underneath the fur and then the pouches they're tiny. Means they can wriggle through anything.

    So they're very soft and light. And when they want to be, impossibly squirmy. The only thing solid you feel is their head and their little scampering feet.

  • @cjbrix thanks i plan to get them

  • awh how cute! how did you get lily to climb onto your hand like that?

    my robo hamster doesn't do that =( whenever i put my hand in his cage

    he runs into his little house

  • @pinkwhite8 That's what Robos tend to do.

    Lily friendliness is the product of many months of kind noises and treats. And a playpen.

  • @cjbrix wow it takes a lot of patience i bet.

    you should show us how you tamed her!

  • Aww she's so cute~ I juust got 2 robo hamsters few weeks ago, I'm still trying to let them get used to the smell of my hand. Did Lily ever bite you while shes in your hand? That's the only thing I'm afraid of when i approach my two new hamsters.

  • @Pockysodi Lily does get nippy sometimes. But she's never bitten me hard, or even to hurt really.

    She's more energetic and impatient than Sweet Pea. And she'll sometimes get a little chewy if she's feeling thwarted. Lily isn't a good one to tease.

    It's very unlikely that your Robos will bite when you first reach out to them though, they hardly ever bite out of fear. But tamer Robos sometimes bite a little to test or assert control.

  • how did u get it to be tamed? DId she get used to ur scewnt or somethingh? See, I just got a robo, and I'm taking baby steps. ;)

  • @xcarasilx I've had Lily her entire life, she's tamed by constant gentle exposure to people.

    I think scent is a fundamental part to why it's difficult to tame Robos. They seem to naturally dislike the smell of people, and even very tame Robos (including Lily) will pull away from the smell of human skin.

    But a steady supply of food treats helps make up for the fact that you smell bad. :)

  • @cjbrix thanks for the tip! see, we've had an incident where the hamster got out of the ball. I guess we didn't check up for one sec, and he ran away. we spent half and hour trying to catch him! will this leave some sort of thing in the brain so that he will hate humans? or should we just get a better ball? i don't mean to bother you, but will he hate humans for this one little time? O.o

  • @xcarasilx If you chased him around for 30 minutes that probably put a scare into him. But hamsters are simple creatures, a week of friendly noises and treats and he should forget all about it.

    I would suggest looking at his behavior toward the ball though. A lot of hamster owners think their pet is having a great time in those balls when they're actually really scared. Make sure he really is having fun. You might also try a playpen as an alternative, and compare his reaction to that.

  • @xcarasilx thanks! ur awesome! and ur hamsters are too! :)

  • @xcarasilx by the way, do hamsters really like yogurt treats? because i've been considering getting them, but last time i was at the store, they where out for the week ( uhhhh, fridays!)

  • @xcarasilx Every hamster is going to be different. But every Robo I've ever had liked those plain yogurt treats, (specifically the plain ones, hardly any like the flavored ones) so I'd say they're a pretty good bet.

    The only other treat type I've had good success with are the Fiesta papaya treats. But for enthusiasm level, the yogurt treats still win out.

  • you are so lucky i wish i could do that with hamster

  • i just got a robo dwarf hamster and she is soo cute but  she is afraid of my hand!

  • ANSWER!! what type of hamster is this? :)

  • @diianixch Lily is a Roborovski hamster. (Phodopus roborovskii, aka desert hamster) Sorry that the title was so confusing. ;)

  • dosent the fur tickle you

    How old is that hamster and how long does it live for

  • @siddarps Robos have very soft fur, they don't tickle me at all.

    Lily is 19 months old. Robos can live to about 3 years.

  • ohh wie süüüüß :D

  • awww hes so small and cute :D

  • @awesomeH2O Sorry for delay answering. I'm running out of ways to respond to the "how do you tame your hamsters?" question. :p

    Yes, Roborovski = desert hamster. And yes they are hard to tame and easily startled. It's a long uphill battle to gain their trust, since every mistake (scaring, dropping, etc) can cost you days of progress.

    But when you get through it, you have a friendly little fuzzy like Lily. :)

  • @Fadedthings1 My hamster just died they need a lot of care

  • My hamster died this morning JULY 22 2010 At 8:00 - 3:00

  • Wow well done for managing to get her so tame. Shes just so adorable.

  • I'm kuter!

  • I have 37 hamsters... Lily is so cute!!

  • omgggg i have a hamster the same, she dosnt let me pick her up she bites me and things she dosnt keep still :(

  • so lively ~~~

  • omg my robo never wants to climb on my hand and ive been handling him since he was a baby!

    yer could use a sand bath tho, lookin a lol grubby XD

  • awwww,cuteness

  • so sweet :)

  • Mine wanted to be held all the time. Just gotta hold em when they are young, then they like it. If they are cold, they'll even curl up and sleep in your hand.

  • I wish I have one just like this one ><

    Though, I wonder if I'd be skilled enough to tame it

  • cute

  • Robos are the best! ^_^ I had one named Lilly, too. She died not long ago from wet tail. Her sister Rose lives on, however.

  • omg that is the cutest thing in the world!

  • I had one of these hamsters before. It got mauled by a bigger species. Turned me off for life.

  • i have the same hamster named mr.nibbles p.s. i changed its name from humphery to that name

  • my little brother has a hamster just like her, her name is hammy XD but she bites a lot ,the only one she dont bite is my dad

  • wat a cutie!!!!<3 i wanted a robo cuz of its cuteness but apparently they dont do good with being held so im thinking of something else, anyway what a cute hamster you got there!!!

  • @cutieme123100 Lily isn't keen on being grabbed either. She's actually pretty protective about her personal space.

    But if I put my hand down and tell her she's a good girl, she'll usually come over and hop on.

  • Oh how sweet!! Mine are just the total opposite..! They are desperate to get away!

  • @Fadedthings1 Mostly from yogurt treats.

  • @cjbrix damm it... i just finished eating yogurt rite now.... :l

  • my hamster is so tame he comes in my hand when i give him fresh food he hase never squeakt in his life and he has never bite

  • how do you tame your hamsters? I have a few methods but they never get this good.

  • @RoboHamsterify Your methods are good for getting through to younger, wilder hamsters. A hamster like Lily just takes time, months of treats and kind noises and careful gentle interaction.

    This particular video also has a lot to do with the playpen, which Lily loves and knows that the 'Hand' takes her there.

  • Lily is so adorable! Mine was exactly like that, but then she suddenly started biting my hand everytime she'd get near it >.>

  • Oh my goodness this is adorable! :) Your camera has amazing and your robo hamster is surprisingly tame and not to mention adorable =]

  • @oceanxmist I do like the new camera. Need macro focus to get a good shot of a robo.

  • SOO cute!

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