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06-26-2012, 02:42 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jun 2012
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Is this okay for a dwarf to eat?
I went to PetsCo and picked up a bag of LM Animal Farms Brand for hamsters and gerbils to feed him. He is only a few weeks old too. It seems there are sunflower seeds and corn in it. Is it okay for a dwarf or will it cause Diabetes? Also how much food should I put in his dish each day?;
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06-26-2012, 02:47 PM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Aberystwyth
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Re: Is this okay for a dwarf to eat?
Er... I'd personally get a hamster specific mix, they're likely to be closer to the nutritional requirements of a hamster (not that any US brand I know of is perfect).
I'd feed a teaspoon per day and not refill if theres still quite a bit there.
We feed ours a normal mix despite the risk of diabetes. Or two of them anyway. The other two are on a sugar free mix, but since we can't feed all of them that mix we decided its better to have a balanced diet and risk diabetes (which not every hamster will get) than give an unbalanced diet and risk health issues from that.
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06-26-2012, 02:51 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 30
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Re: Is this okay for a dwarf to eat?
Well for now untill the five pound bag is gone is it okay to use this?
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06-26-2012, 02:53 PM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Aberystwyth
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Re: Is this okay for a dwarf to eat?
Should be. It won't be the best nutritionally but sadly the US lacks a properly balanced hamster mix anyway
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06-26-2012, 03:18 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 30
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Re: Is this okay for a dwarf to eat?
Hmmmm I need to get him to notice the wheel>.< I have the Xtreme Challenge cage for him. (this is a photo from amazon.) Any tips on what i should do?
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06-26-2012, 03:32 PM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Aberystwyth
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Re: Is this okay for a dwarf to eat?
Er... I'd get a larger cage. Thats smaller than anyone on here would advise and it might be that he can't manage the tubes and stuff to get to the wheel very easily.
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06-26-2012, 03:33 PM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Delaware, United States
Posts: 497
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Re: Is this okay for a dwarf to eat?
Find out what kind of treats he likes and stash some up there. Or I just tap on stuff I want Hadley to notice
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06-26-2012, 04:08 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: London
Posts: 1,400
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Re: Is this okay for a dwarf to eat?
dwarves aren't as good at climbing vertical tubes as Syrians so I figure that's probably why yours hasn't found the wheel yet. I agree with Sam though; what you should do is actually get a bigger cage. you could make one from a storage bin for much cheaper than you can buy a proper cage big enough!
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06-26-2012, 08:20 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 30
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Re: Is this okay for a dwarf to eat?
Wait that cage isn't THAT small, its a picture of amazon with someones Syrian hamster in it. Its a nice size for dwarfs, I would never put them in something too small that's cruel lol.
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06-26-2012, 08:23 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 30
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Re: Is this okay for a dwarf to eat?
from not of
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