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Ria P · 12-26-2019, 05:23 AM

I have an adopted dwarf hybrid from pets@home who has diabetes, not that the shop had noticed his excessive drinking and peeing.
That is something to watch out for. It's easy to test with a kit bought from Amazon but hopefully yours is well and the majority of hamsters are.
Best to avoid sugary foods like all fruits, fresh and dried and carrots and stick to greens like kale, cucumber, broccoli, spinach etc in small amounts and introduced gradually.
Rodipet does a dwarf hybrid hamster mix which is higher in protein apparently and that's the one i feed my dwarf Percy.
Mealworms, brown linseeds, a bit of hard boiled egg and plain boiled chicken are things i give him now and again. Well, he gets the linseeds and a couple of mealworms daily as treats.

I have a Syrian, a dwarf and a Robo. They like similar things but in different sizes of course. The dwarves live underground and build tunnels in their Kaytee c&c substrate so use their houses more like a porch. They have logs, tunnels, bendy bridges, cork, a big sand bath is a must for a dwarf (i use tiny friends farm from p@h £3), a coconut hide, millet sprays, pebbles, clay pots etc. Dwarves are so small and love to run in and out things. Avoid anything with chains or fabric like hammocks and swings because tiny paws can get caught in them. Sputniks are a good and safe option should you be looking for something to hang off the roof.

What a lovely Christmas present for you and the hamster!

Zooplus has some good offers for cork tunnels and the Trixie long bendy bridges etc.

12-26-2019, 05:23 AM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	Re: new to dwarf hamsters , toy and food suggestions I have an adopted dwarf hybrid from pets@home who has diabetes, not that the shop had noticed his excessive drinking and peeing. That is something to watch out for. It's easy to test with a kit bought from Amazon but hopefully yours is well and the majority of hamsters are. Best to avoid sugary foods like all fruits, fresh and dried and carrots and stick to greens like kale, cucumber, broccoli, spinach etc in small amounts and introduced gradually. Rodipet does a dwarf hybrid hamster mix which is higher in protein apparently and that's the one i feed my dwarf Percy. Mealworms, brown linseeds, a bit of hard boiled egg and plain boiled chicken are things i give him now and again. Well, he gets the linseeds and a couple of mealworms daily as treats. I have a Syrian, a dwarf and a Robo. They like similar things but in different sizes of course. The dwarves live underground and build tunnels in their Kaytee c&c substrate so use their houses more like a porch. They have logs, tunnels, bendy bridges, cork, a big sand bath is a must for a dwarf (i use tiny friends farm from p@h £3), a coconut hide, millet sprays, pebbles, clay pots etc. Dwarves are so small and love to run in and out things. Avoid anything with chains or fabric like hammocks and swings because tiny paws can get caught in them. Sputniks are a good and safe option should you be looking for something to hang off the roof. What a lovely Christmas present for you and the hamster! Zooplus has some good offers for cork tunnels and the Trixie long bendy bridges etc.