Hamster food - What to feed your hamster
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Hamsters should have access to food and water at all times. Use a heavy ceramic dish as a food bowl, and a water bottle that you can attach or hang from the side of the cage. Keep your hamsters food bowl a good distance away from his sleeping and bathroom areas.
A hamster diet should include a variety of seeds and grains mixed specially for hamsters. You can purchase basic hamster mix online from pet stores. The hamster mix should be the main part of your hamsters diet. Hamsters can also enjoy a variety of several treats such as: cheese slices, spinach, carrots, lettuce, apples, pecans, peanuts, sunflower seeds, cucumber, egg whites, alfalfa pellets, tofu, rice, dry noodles, dry peas, and other vegetables and fruits(but not citrus). All of those make good hamster food.
As I mentioned earlier, hamsters have large cheek-pouches that they use to store and transport food with. The inner linings of their cheek pouches are sensitive, and sharp or jagged foods can get stuck and be harmful to your hamster.
Plain bread or toast can be given to your hamster in small amounts. A small piece of cooked chicken is okay, too. Dog biscuits are also a good treat for your hamster to gnaw on.
Hamsters are omnivores, meaning they eat plants and animals (insects). Yes, they even eat living insects like grasshoppers and mealeworms, which make up an important part of their diet in the wild. You can also give your hamster small branches from non-poisonous trees.
Foods that can be poisonous to hamsters are: raw beans, candy, chocolate, potato buds, green parts of tomatoes and tomato leaves, apple seeds, onions, rhubarb, citrus fruits can also be toxic to hamsters.
