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Vierville · 08-10-2020, 09:58 PM

They love dried or fresh mealworms. I mean LOVE them!

Mine get some of both- dried mealworms are part of their food mixture (Versele Laga Mini Hamster Nature) as they provide protein which hamsters need in their diet, and I give them fresh mealworms too. This is a bit gross but you get used to it. You can buy tubs of fresh mealworms at most pet stores but it is absolutely vital that you snip their heads off before giving them to your hamster as the worms can bite your hamster.

As I said, it sounds gross but really you get used to it. If you are feeding them fresh mealworms you must also feed the mealworms so put a bit of carrot or gemsquash into the worm container.

For a dwarf hamster I give them about three worms a day.

08-10-2020, 09:58 PM
Vierville Hamster Addict Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 1,010	Re: Are mealworms safe? They love dried or fresh mealworms. I mean LOVE them! Mine get some of both- dried mealworms are part of their food mixture (Versele Laga Mini Hamster Nature) as they provide protein which hamsters need in their diet, and I give them fresh mealworms too. This is a bit gross but you get used to it. You can buy tubs of fresh mealworms at most pet stores but it is absolutely vital that you snip their heads off before giving them to your hamster as the worms can bite your hamster. As I said, it sounds gross but really you get used to it. If you are feeding them fresh mealworms you must also feed the mealworms so put a bit of carrot or gemsquash into the worm container. For a dwarf hamster I give them about three worms a day.