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Old 08-11-2020, 01:18 AM  
peculiarplanets
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Join Date: Jan 2020
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Default Re: Are mealworms safe?

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Originally Posted by Vierville View Post
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.
I read that hams shouldn't get more than 1 protein snack a week. I have this dried insect mix from rodipet with mealworms and grasshoppers and especially the latter I limit to once a week. I could be wrong, though.
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