How do you feed your hamsters?

[SnickersTheFirst]

I feed dwarves 1 tablespoon of food per day and my syrian gets 1 tablespoon. I scatter feed to give them something to do and they seem to enjoy finding the food.

My lot only get a chocolate/yoghurt drop once a week.

[Quedos]

Right I'm hiding the choc drops and she's going on rations - not that she's big but getting fed up wasting a lot she 145g but may just stick to every day in case she panic's

[Quedos]

Originally Posted by racinghamster

I could just pick up bits of her food from her dish and she would still think they were treats!
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i do that to Sammi take it from her stash and give it back to her - normally peanuts she;s shelled

[SnickersTheFirst]

Originally Posted by Quedos

Right I'm hiding the choc drops and she's going on rations - not that she's big but getting fed up wasting a lot she 145g but may just stick to every day in case she panic's

She won't necessarily get fat from the treats, it's the more the effects of sugar - which aren't always visible from the outside.

[amyXlovesXhamstersX]

I give Ruby a big tabkespoon every few days when she has almost nothing left. She dosen't store food unless I scatter it of hand feed it and I prefer seeing how much she has wihout destroying her nest! Ruby gets either a choc, verry or yogurt drop once a week as a special treat and seeds, nuts, banana chips and herbs a few times a week as they are a bit healthier

[Christmas_hamster]

I feed my girls a bit of food every 2-3 days. I wait to see if they've eaten at least most of their food. They usually store their food where I can see it without bugging it so it's not a big deal. This keeps their stores from getting too big, which allows them to get picky. They get fresh foods of some sort every day or every other day too.

[MzWiz0915]

I give approx 1 tablespoon of food per day, but since my hams are fairly good about eating a variety of the food mix I don't stress over excess food stores. I figure it's their nature to horde and I want them to be happy.

I use a dish for feeding. Several of my hams have been OCD about keeping all of their food items in the food dish and all non food chew items in a different corner so it's a habit of mine. But sometimes for fun I scatter their dinner across my bed and let them have some fun finding it

[Member_12600]

I've always set the food in their dish and they either eat it straight from there or put some in their pouches and hide it somewhere in the cage :P

[Nagrom]

Originally Posted by StarlightSerenity

I give Luna a tablespoon-ish of her mix every two days (removing the old) and scatter mealworms, peanuts (in their shells, only about three or four) a couple times a week. She also has a herb mix which I will put into her small bowl or stuff a wooden log with it, this is only dont when I clean her cage (so every week and a bit).

Luna's large bowl is her food store (except for a small one in her bed) - she will go around the cage collecting everything I scatter and put it into her bowl.

My Peanut does exactly the same with her food bowl,she will collect all the scattered food,and then put it all in her food bowl.I though she was just crazy,its good to hear someone else's does this to.