I need help with food problems...

[kittycatcat5]

Hi guys,
I feed my hamster food and put food in the whole bowl and fill it up if it needs it, is that ok or should i feed her a little everyday?
As well as this, what type of treats do you give your hammy?
What do you use to stop your hamster chewing the bars?
If you know a website that sells hamster stuff put it in below please.

[racinghamster]

To stop a hamster chewing the bars, it`s wise to house him/her in a larger perspex cage like a Zoozone 1 if the hamster is a dwarf species. Bar biting is usually due to boredom, stress or learned behaviour. Sometimes if the cage is too small or too bare, a hamster will seek out the bars in frustration.

You don`t say what food you use? Which hamster food to you currently use? I notice you have an older Russian dwarf in your other thread that was left for six days while you went on holiday? How is she now?

[vanilla-yazoo]

I feed with the full bowl, normally thh hoard a little
Then eat it from the bowl, leaving what they don't like. I have had no problem with this, I normally fill it when I do the water if it needs it.

I give syrians honey sticks, carrot biscuits, babyfood,
Fresh veg, sunflower seeds, millet seeds and sprays.

You can get bitter apple spray, I don't know if this works, I have a bad cheewing boy, he now lives in a bin cage so he cant chew out, but putting a wood peg or weaving card where they chew can help.

Zoo plus and equaninecaninefeline are the sites I use and eBay!
Hope this helps!

[kittycatcat5]

Originally Posted by racinghamster

To stop a hamster chewing the bars, it`s wise to house him/her in a larger perspex cage like a Zoozone 1 if the hamster is a dwarf species. Bar biting is usually due to boredom, stress or learned behaviour. Sometimes if the cage is too small or too bare, a hamster will seek out the bars in frustration.

You don`t say what food you use? Which hamster food to you currently use? I notice you have an older Russian dwarf in your other thread that was left for six days while you went on holiday? How is she now?

Thank you for being so friendly, she is getting better, her eye is still a bit red but the swelling has gone down. Thank you so much for the information. I am out of her food, and she never really eats it, she only likes a small selction of everything in it.