Well, I can tell ya, I've been biten by a lot of animals. Tons of them. I breed almost everything. I'm 6', 270lbs. I won't even pick up teddy bear hamsters, I breed tons of them, and I absolutely hate them! The only animal I don't just reach in and grab. That being said, I'll reach in a pick up almost any other rodent. It's pretty funny, my wife makes fun of me all the time, that I'm a little sissy girl cause I won't pick up a wittle hamster.