Just a thought..we have two chins, Little Mother and her son. Her son was born here, and is very tame, and I mean very, VERY tame
. But as he gets older, he gets more sensitive about being picked up from out of his hutch. My solution for transport at playtime is to use the dustbath as a commuting device. I put it at the open hutch gate, he jumps in, I carry him to the play area and put it down, after a few moments he jumps out and I put it up, out of reach.
Most days he jumps into my hands when I call him, to take him back to his hutch (yes, he is that tame
) but some times he hesitates and I put the dustbath down - he climbs in - and we head back to his hutch where I put it up to the open door and he goes back home.
I have used this method the entire time with his Mum, she has always been a little shy about being lifted out of her hutch, although - over time- she has become very sweet and jumps into our arms, laps and shoulders in the play area.
If this doesn't work, you might try an empty dustbath with a cheerio in it to lure him out. My little Sir loves his cheerios!
Chinbabies had long memories, and big hearts. So give your shy ones time to adjust to the new home, and the new ChinMom. Good luck & I hope you end up with two sweethearts like ours.
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know