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"dwolf" <jojonospam DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I feel very protective with hammie... I never let him sit on my shoulder
>or the top of my cushy chair, or on a table in fear that he will just jump
>off and hurt himself... so will he jump ??

Hi there,

Yes you are right not to take chances, they can and do jump if scared. Its
a defence mechanism they do a huge backflip. Unfortunately they can get
badly injured depending on what they land on. I dont think they are great
judges of distance either. It seems for a hamster the only way down is the
quick way!

One of mine broke her hip when a door slammed just as my son was lifting her
out and she jumped. The vet couldnt do much other than an antibiotic and
steroid shot. She did heal well with physio amazingly and was back running
within a few weeks. She lived to a normal old age.

:o)
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