The hamster is one of the most popular animals that people choose to be their pet. Because of its tiny size, colorful soft hair, and lovely face, many people fall in love with it at first sight. If you choose the hamster to be your pet, you will find that it is a smart animal. After you treat it for a while, you will see that it can learn to recognize its own name, your body odor, and the feeding time. Furthermore, it can do many things more than you would expect. You can also teach your pet to do anything by using a psychological technique. Even though many people believe that teaching hamsters to do things is impossible, I will prove that it is very easy to do. You only need to prepare small fences or other obstacles that your hamster can jump over, hamster food, and a medium-sized box that can protect your hamster from running away.
The first thing that you should know before teaching your pet is the psychological technique: Classical Conditioning. The concept of this condition is not complicated. You only have to memorize that ‘animals will do the behavior that you want if they know that they will get a reward’. After understanding the technique, it is time to choose the right hamster. A young hamster is easier to be taught than the older one. So, choose the hamster that is around 2 to 10 months old. It must be better if your hamster is healthy and active because if it is young but weak or inactive, it also means that your hamster is not ready to learn.
Before teaching, you should know what your hamster’s favorite food is. Most hamsters love sunflower seeds but some prefer another food. At first, you just mix your pet’s food and feed it. You must wait and see which one is being eaten by your hamster most. After knowing its favorite, stop giving that food and feed another one only. Now, you already have a reward to give to your hamster when teaching it.
Let us begin to teach the hamster. The first step is to put your pet into a medium-sized box and wait until it feels more comfortable to live in a new place. Put a fence in the middle of the box, wait for your hamster to be near the fence and feed its favorite food immediately every time it runs to that obstacle. Remember that your hamster will store the food in its cheek. It must be better if you stop feeding and teaching it when your hamster’s cheek is full. Train your hamster like this every day until it runs straight to the fence without hesitation. Try moving the fence to another space to make sure that your hamster has already learned that if it runs to the fence, it will get a reward. In fact, most of the hamsters will understand this condition very fast. You will be surprised if your hamster can do it in the first day.
The next step is to make your hamster jump. Stop feeding if it only runs to the fence but not jump across. Your hamster will be a little confused but it does not matter. Wait until it jumps over the fence and give its reward immediately every time it succeeds. In this step, you have to be patient because it may take a long time to wait. If your hamster does not do the trick, you can attract the pet by showing its favorite food. It will run to you to get the reward. You must only hold the food in your hand and lead your hamster to the obstacle. When it bites the food, gently drag the hamster to jump over the fence and let it eat. Continue teaching your pet every day until it can jump by itself.
The last step to teach your lovely hamster is to make it jump over many fences. Put more fences in the box and let your hamster acquaint itself with the new objects. After a few minutes, it will jump across a fence again. Do not give the reward to your hamster. Wait for it to jump across the next fence until you can treat it. Your hamster will learn that it must jump over many fences and it will get the reward. Finally, wait until it jumps over all fences and let it eat. Repeat it again and again and you will see your hamster’s development. Every time you put the hamster in the box, it will immediately runs to the fences and jump over them. All you need to do is just treat your hamster and let it play in the box every day. Congratulations, your hamster is now a super smart pet!
Teaching a hamster also teaches you to be patient. Waiting for a long time and training your pet every day would not succeed without your attempt. By following the concept of Classical Conditioning, you will know that you can also teach you pet to do more than jumping across obstacles. Try to figure out by yourself and you will find that the hamster is much cleverer than you think.
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