In fact, from an energy point of view, hamsters will not take the initiative to bite people by nature, but each hamster has its own personality. When it feels that it is being bullied or "attacked", it may bite. human behavior. This is why some poop-sweepers said that sometimes they were bitten when they touched it.

Under what circumstances would you bite someone?

Many times, hamsters are in a docile state. The small animal research team of the Hanover Veterinary School conducted a study on the daily status of 22 hamsters. According to a survey, the final data found that hamsters will only take the initiative to bite people in rare cases.

The first one occurs during the molar period. The hamster's teeth will continue to grow, and the teeth usually need to be polished with hard objects such as molar sticks. If they don't grind their teeth for a long time, hamsters can't help but bite our hands when we touch them.

The second situation occurs when the hamster is first raised. The hamster has just arrived home and has not yet adapted to the new environment. If the owner pinches and hugs it, the hamster will bite in a frightened situation. Because hamsters are not social animals, they will show nervousness when dealing with strangers (strange smells). Therefore, in the first month, it is recommended that the dog owner spend more time with the hamster to let the hamster become familiar with your smell.

When it is almost there, it will not hide when you are around it, but will actively come up to eat when you hold food in your hand, then we can try to touch it. You can gently pick up its body with your hands. Do not grab its ears, hands and feet. You can hold it and feed it something to eat. After a period of time, you can pet the rats as you please.

How to treat the wound after being bitten?

In the process of raising pets, bumps and bumps are inevitable. Sometimes the hamster does not bite you intentionally, but may bite you unintentionally out of instinct.

Hamsters are rodents. The "Technical Guidelines for Rabies Prevention and Control" issued by the my country Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that exposure to rodents does not require rabies vaccination, so these animals do not Spread the virus. In addition, we don't need to worry about whether we will be infected with "plague" after being bitten by a hamster. Because hamsters are domestic animals and do not grow in the wild, there is no need to worry about hamsters carrying the plague virus.

Of course, if you bleed after being bitten by a hamster, you need to clean and disinfect the wound. You can repeatedly clean the affected area with hydrogen peroxide or saline, squeeze the dirty blood from the proximal end to the wound, and drain the blood to avoid infection of the wound and reduce the entry of germs into the body. When we are bitten, if we develop fever, headache, or flushed face, we need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. This may be a sign of infection.

In addition, after treating the wound, if you have sterile gauze at home, you can cover the wound to prevent secondary infection by external bacteria, but it is not necessary.It is necessary to pack the wound to prevent the wound from becoming suppurated due to hot flashes in summer.