i know...but my other hammi, Snick...she is fine when i pick her up...i got donovan about 3 weeks ago from a friend who couldn't take care of them...he got a little black lab puppy and is getting a german shepherd now...so i can't give her back. I have held her before, and when i get her out of the cage she's fine...but when i pet her, only on her back, she turns around quick and hits me with her paws or bites me...