Extra Protein and Other Stuff for a pregnant hammy?

[Holly]

I'm aware that pregnant females need extra protein - basically what I'd like to know is what I can give and how much? Is there anything else that's good apart from scrambled/boiled egg, extra nuts and a little cooked chicken? This is what I've started giving Caramel along with her usual Harry Hamster mix - but only in tiny amounts.... so how much and how often should she be getting extras (she gets a small amount of a single fresh veg every day as well - like broccoli, red pepper, carrot, courgette etc)?

Is Greek yogurt a good protein source? I know that I need to get kitten milk for the babies - should I be giving it to Caramel now as well?

Many thanks for the advice (I think this is scarier than being pregnant myself!!!).

[Basia]

Berry (and the others come to that) like porridge, tofu, cooked vegetables, baby food, kitten biscuits, pasta, rice to name a few. Not all protein I know but all gratefully received.

[souffle]

Instead of kitten milk I would by a tub of Lactol kitten/puppy substitute feed. It is a powder like baby formula available from most pet shops. The small tin is about £5. We make a porridge for mum and babies using 2 teaspoons readybrek, 1 teaspoon wheatgem, half a teaspoon lactol - mix to a paste with boiling water and cool. Serve on a platter with a rosebud!
We also give tofu (uncooked). Buy a slab and cut into tiny cubes and freeze. defrost on demand.
Purina kitten biscuits or a free sample of kitten biscuits from the pet shop. We soak for tinies then give hard for older hams and mums.
All sorts of veg and fruit for mums and babies. Tiny cubes of cheese. Some people give dried mealworms. Baby food. They like the tiny spaghetti hoops with sausage! Baby rice and any baby food like chicken and pasta etc.
I sure she will be plump as a pudding on that diet.

[Spuds Mum]

Gosh I would have given my ideas but Souffle has covered just about everything My hamsters do also like a little bit of yoghurt but of course we are careful about the flavoured 'sweet' yoghurts and don't give those. Mine also like minced chicken and mash with gravy. We also like to make a sort of 'rice pudding' using boiled rice and lactol (sometimes we put a few raisins in - just call me Jamie Oliver )

[Holly]

Brilliant ideas - thanks

Just one more thing - how much of these extras should she be getting now, as her (hopefully!) pregnancy goes on, and when she's got the litter?

[Spuds Mum]

we just give a couple of teaspoons Holly, though I'm not sure whether the experts would say thats too much or little! We remove any uneaten extras before they spoil of course

[Holly]

Well she's used to being fed each evening after she's been out (all our hams head straight for their "extras" food dish as soon as we put them back!) so I'll give her the supplementary items then and remove what's left a little later.

[Spuds Mum]

I do something similar - they get treat/extras before I go to bed then I remove any uneaten bits when I get up the next morning (cause of course I have loads of time whilst getting Rosie sorted for school and me to work )
Has the dreaded deed been done yet Holly *excited question*?

[Holly]

Originally Posted by Spud's Mum

Has the dreaded deed been done yet Holly *excited question*?

Oh yes - it's fingers crossed now!

[Spuds Mum]

Yay way to go Paws and Caramel!!!