Desperate

I don't know if I'd classify as a new owner since I've had my chin for over a year, but I feel like I haven't gotten anywhere with him, so I'm posting in this thread.

I have my chinny Zippers in a spare room and I let him out every few days to run around. For a few months, he seemed to like me okay and would run across my legs or perch on my knees. But it seems like we're back to when I first got him; he doesn't want anything to do with me, he hides under the bed and I have to chase him for what seems like forever just to get him back in his cage. :banghead: I know you aren't supposed to chase or grab chinchillas so I really try not to do that but when it's been over 30 minutes and he won't go back in his cage, I'm at my wit's end. He can't be bribed with treats and he won't get in his dust bath if he thinks it's a trap. I haven't gotten a playpen for him because I feel like forcing him to be around me when he hates me will just make him more upset but I don't know what to do. I was on these forums when I first got him and people were saying it could take a year for a chin to warm up to its owner, but he still hasn't warmed up to me and I don't know what to do anymore. :cry3: Can someone please help?