Sure, it means to sprinkle the food about the floor of the cage instead of placing the food in a bowl or even in two bowls. I find all my Hamsters here actually prefer their food scattered about the cage. This method will assure each of your Hamsters has a way to collect seeds without crowding the cage mate. In Syrian's case mine just love the hunting for all the seeds sprinkled about their cage. It keeps them busy doing some work too