Register FAQ Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
Navigation
Front Page
Forum
Gallery
Wiki

Ads by Google


Go Back   Hamster Central > Hamster Species > Dwarf Roborovskis Hamster

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11-21-2020, 10:42 AM   #21
LunaTheHamster1
Cosmic Hamsters
 
LunaTheHamster1's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 2,593
Default Re: Food for Robos

Quote:
Originally Posted by AmityvilleHams View Post
I'd have to say that's a bit of a misconception and twisting of information - mostly due to people not necessarily understanding the nutrition of such foods in general but that's perfectly understandable!

Corn isn't all that high in sugar. Yes, it has more than some other vegetables, but in the amount a hamster would receive as part of a balanced healthy diet you would not see any problems. Peas are similarly not that high in sugar in proper hamster proportions, same with beetroot and parsnip. Do keep in mind that robos aren't actually one of the diabetes prone species.

There's really no good reason to exclude these things from a diet for a diabetes prone species from a nutrition perspective. In fact, there have been quite a few cases where new hamster owners in particular were mislead into removing specific ingredients from mixes which just causes the entire diet to become imbalanced.

Speaking of foods people commonly assume are not an option for diabetes prone species, carrot is also occasionally assumed to be too sweet which is just not true at all.

As far as foods go, I'll always view Rodipet as the best until something better comes along which is very unlikely. Unfortunately this isn't an option for everyone, but where it is an option it is definitely an extremely high quality food and would be an excellent choice.
Thanks Amytiville,
Yes, I know Robos aren't one of the diabetic species, but just a lot I have watched or read seemed to lump robos and dwarfs together re diet, and with my syrians I normally tend to just stick to green veggies and never really given them much fruit so I was going that way with the robos too. But I have always given corn and peas to my syrians and wasn't to the robos, but I will now. Is that a no no for other dwarf species?

I might try Rodipet eventually but for now I am happy with the Bunny Dreams one.
__________________
Cosmic Hamsters YouTube Channel
LunaTheHamster1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-21-2020, 10:45 AM   #22
LunaTheHamster1
Cosmic Hamsters
 
LunaTheHamster1's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 2,593
Default Re: Food for Robos

Quote:
Originally Posted by sushi_78 View Post
That's the Rodipet dwarf mix which isn't formulated for diabetes-prone species. The hybrid mix is, and doesn't contain the corn flakes, peas etc. Robos aren't diabetes prone though.

I feed my Russian the hybrid mix but she also gets things like peas and carrot in small amounts as treats.
Ahh thanks for clarifying Sushi, I didn't realise there was another food available.

Yes, I knew that Robos aren't diabetes prone, but after reading and watching videos it seemed that most people just omitted these root vegetables and peas and corn etc from their diet. Or maybe I got confused. Which is highly likely
__________________
Cosmic Hamsters YouTube Channel
LunaTheHamster1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-21-2020, 10:48 AM   #23
LunaTheHamster1
Cosmic Hamsters
 
LunaTheHamster1's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 2,593
Default Re: Food for Robos

Quote:
Originally Posted by cypher View Post
Vegetables that are relatively high in sugar are also high in fibre so the sugars are absorbed slowly making them fine, in moderation, for even diabetes prone hams, they also have good amounts of vitamins & minerals, while I wouldn’t give my hams large amounts it’s fine in all those mixes.
As Robos aren’t one of the species prone to diabetes you don’t need to worry about that anyway.
Thanks Cypher. I thought that it must have all been part of a balanced diet, otherwise it wouldn't be in the food mix.

Comet seems to like his squashed peas the most so I may give him an occasional cooked frozen pea (cooled down obviously)
__________________
Cosmic Hamsters YouTube Channel
LunaTheHamster1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
bunny, dreams, food, hamster, robos

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO v2.0.43 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Copyright © 2003-2022, Hobby Solutions
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 02:18 AM.