|
Food Information Part 2
Food Information Part 3Hamsters need some animal proteins for their health. Especially small hamsters often cannot cope well with large seeds, even if they are sold under ..... In small amounts, grown hamsters also appreciate apple, pear, sweet paprika, banana, mango, grape, and strawberry. Being small animals that are adapted to the life in arid environments, hamsters can also ingest all necessary liquid via sufficient amounts of watery vegetables, such as cucumber, without any negative effects. All dry food should be appropriate in size for your hamster.
All kinds of grain, rice, noodles (dry); dry peas and lentils on the other hand can be provided more readily: about 120 g for a medium hamster and, depending on size, half the amount for a dwarf hamster is sufficient. Besides the standard rodent food sold in pet stores, most other kinds of seeds, kernels, and nuts can be given. No conifer wood must be fed since resin is poisonous for hamsters. Heavy ceramic and metal dishes are preferred for your hamster's food.
Cucumber is a good supplement of water. You shouldn't feed your hamster foods such as garlic, onions and pickles. It might be noted that many hamsters tend to carry away food from their food source (by carrying it in their cheek pouches) and hoard it away in a cache hidden somewhere inside their container.
Breed Information Part 2Campbell's Hamster (Phodopus campbelli) is the most common of all, they are also sometimes called "Russian Dwarfs"; .....
|
