Whenever your hamster correctly performs a trick, remember reward it with treats! Remember, it's very important to be patient! Hamsters can sense a person's frustration and it'll be harder to train, if your hamster thinks you don't love it.
Hamster climbs on hand~ (When you first try to get your hamster to learn this, I suggest that you use a thick glove, in case your hamster bites you.)
Okay, first, start with the basics. This first tricks is to get your hamster to automatically crawl onto your palm whenever you hold it out! It's quite simple in fact, and should take no more than 5 days. To train your hamster to perform this, hold out any type of hamster food that your hamster likes (of course, it's different for every hamster, but I'd recommend a sunflower seed, since this is what most hamsters prefer). When your hamster spots the food, it'll stiff it right anyway and try to gobble it up to store in its cheek pouches. Slowly use one hand to guide the food to your other hand, which should be flat. Your palm should face the ceiling. As you slowly move the food closer to your laid out palm, your hamster should begin to follow it. Keep calling out its name as it follows. Once your hamster has reach your hand and climbed up it, lay the treat down on your palm for your hamster to eat, as a reward! At this point in time, you should pet your hamster, allowing it to feel that it can trust you as it's owner! Practice doing this trick daily, and eventually, your hamster will know right away to crawl up your hand when you hold it out and call your hamster's name!
Hamster standing~
This trick takes a longer period of time, but the more you practice it with your hamster, the faster it'll learn and the better it'll become at performing it! First, hold a sunflower seed (or any food your hamster likes eating) above its head and wait for it to stand on its two hind legs. Repeat the command, "Stand" over and over again. Your hamster should then stand and reach up to take the treat. After a while of doing this each day for a reasonable amount of time, your hamster should be able to stand on its own when you say, "Stand"! Don't forget to reward it each time it correctly performs any trick! Be sure not to give your hamster the treat if it does not correctly perform the trick, or it will get into a bad habit and think that what it's doing, is what you want it to do.
Hamster turning~
This is one of the more complex tricks like "Stand". It will take quite a while for your hamster to be able to turn on its own, but shouldn't be that hard it you actually hold the treat behind it's back. Don't except your hamster to turn on its own using only your voice command instead of the treat, because it will take a very long time until that works out... however, it is possible though. Remember, try not to get impatient or frustrated with your hamster, or it won't like you as much. Okay, so here's the easiest way this trick should be taught. There aren't many instructions at all, in fact! All you need to do is hold the treat behind your hamster and repeat the command, "Turn" over and over until your hamster turns around to get it. Keep doing training it to do this daily and use the treat. When your hamster masters it when you hold the treat behind its back, try training it to turn by only saying, "Turn". See if your hamster attempts to perform the trick! If it does, reward it a LOT! If it doesn't, don't get upset, because it probably won't and that's normal. Just keep training it until it finally can and when it does, you'll feel very proud as a hamster trainer and a your hard work will definitely be worthwhile! Also, it's important to only train your hamster to do one trick at a time, so it won't confuse certain command with another one instead. For example, don't teach it "Stand" one day and "Turn" the day after if your hamster didn't master "Stand" yet.
Have fun training your hamster!!!
I've also decided to post some information on potty-training too!
Potty-training~
Potty training your hamster is different than teaching your hamster how to perform tricks. No treats are required. This is something that your hamster may or may not be able to learn naturally. It all depends on whether your hamster likes the potty you provide for it and if it prefers to use it to potty in. Even up to this point in time, I still can't get my hamster to use its potty correctly. He just uses it to play in! Ha, ha! Oh well! Some hamsters use it and others don't. What can I say? Anyways, this is how it's supposed to be done. The instructions are quite simple in fact! First, fill the Hamster Potty with half a pouch of Potty Litter. (The Hamster Potty and Litter are purchased separately) Then, add a small amount of your hamster's soiled bedding and droppings. Finally, place the Potty in a place where your hamster likes using the bathroom most.
Well, that's basically it, but don't expect the Potty to work, since it might not. There are some reviews, however, stating that some hamsters actually do use the Potty and it's very convenient for the owner, so YOUR hamster may be one of them! Try it out! See if it works for your furry friend!
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