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AmityvilleHams · 10-25-2019, 03:11 PM

I will admit that the Rodipet Syrian junior version(and most likely the senior version as well) is too low in protein(which I was going to mention at first but thought it'd distract from the main thread topic). However, they have the teddy hamster junior food you could use on its own or mixed in a suitable ratio to get a proper protein level without resorting to Harry Hamster(which again is not a high quality food).

Some things are labelled safe for consumption without being necessarily fully safe. Pet food standards tend to be lower than human food ones as well, but ultimately the risks of artificial dyes in particular are no small matter and they really should be avoided at all costs. It isn't to say you can't feed things that aren't organic in addition, but when things include known harmful dyes(yes, they are harmful, but not everyone sees negative results- and not everyone sees negative results of a lot of things but that does not make them good choices).

A lot of people choose to smoke cigarettes and they're known to cause cancer. People should obviously not smoke cigarettes, but they still do. Does that mean we should smoke cigarettes just because not everyone who smokes them dies of cancer? No, we should not.

At the end of the day Rodipet is an excellent choice in general, if you choose the right foods that they make.

10-25-2019, 03:11 PM
AmityvilleHams PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 4,545	Re: Roborovski hamster homemade food mix I will admit that the Rodipet Syrian junior version(and most likely the senior version as well) is too low in protein(which I was going to mention at first but thought it'd distract from the main thread topic). However, they have the teddy hamster junior food you could use on its own or mixed in a suitable ratio to get a proper protein level without resorting to Harry Hamster(which again is not a high quality food). Some things are labelled safe for consumption without being necessarily fully safe. Pet food standards tend to be lower than human food ones as well, but ultimately the risks of artificial dyes in particular are no small matter and they really should be avoided at all costs. It isn't to say you can't feed things that aren't organic in addition, but when things include known harmful dyes(yes, they are harmful, but not everyone sees negative results- and not everyone sees negative results of a lot of things but that does not make them good choices). A lot of people choose to smoke cigarettes and they're known to cause cancer. People should obviously not smoke cigarettes, but they still do. Does that mean we should smoke cigarettes just because not everyone who smokes them dies of cancer? No, we should not. At the end of the day Rodipet is an excellent choice in general, if you choose the right foods that they make.