Feeding a robo?

XRubyRoseX · 10-19-2014, 12:58 AM

Since I've brought my little robo home, she doesn't seem to be eating much. I got the rest of her food that was in her cage at P@H so that got mixed in with the food I'd be feeding her in her bowl, I've also put some food right infront of her house just so she doesn't have to travel far for food. It doesn't seem like much of the food is going down so I was just wondering what foods robos love so I could put some in for her for her to eat? My hybrids love cucumber but there's none left in the house because I've fed it all to them

dave123791 · 10-19-2014, 02:32 AM

Make sure you slowly introduce the new food over a period of 10 days. I feed my hamsters Harry the hamster mix and they seem to enjoy it. My hamsters go crazy for mealworms and corn. They also enjoy: tiny piece of apple, a bit of cheese, porridge oats, lin seeds, cheese biscuits from P@H, sunflowers. They don't seem to like cucumber

Teddy001 · 10-19-2014, 03:45 AM

What food mix are you feeding her? I'd keep an eye on her food mix intake, first before offering her add'l human food. The food mix, is what she really needs to be eating, first, so that she gets the nutritional balance her body needs. The added human food, is good, however, if it appears she's not eating much of the hamster mix, you don't want her filling up on human foods. Cucumbers are mostly " water", if she likes them, a little piece would be okay - but the most important, is the hamster food. Maybe try, " block" food?

ETA: You can keep track of her food intake, by weighing her. I'd keep a log of her weight, to see if she goes up, down or stays the same

dave123791 · 10-19-2014, 03:55 AM

I agree with Teddy there. Hamster mix is the base, the others are just optional foods. Think of it as a Food pyramid, the mix is at the bottom.

You might find these helpful:

Safe and Unsafe Food and Plants - Hamster Central WIKI

Egg Custard Recipe - Easy recipes

Diabetes in Hamsters - Vectis Hamstery and Exotics

XRubyRoseX · 10-19-2014, 05:02 AM

Thank you

I'll probably be giving my hybrids a piece of carrot or something like that depending on what's in so I'll put a little bit in her cage as well

And as an update I saw her munching on something before

**Silver** · 10-19-2014, 05:07 AM

From having two pure WW's one pure C & a hybrid before when I got my Robo I was surprised at how little one robo eats compared to the other dwarfs I've kept in the past

xxx

Teddy001 · 10-19-2014, 05:09 AM

Ruby, I wouldn't give hybrids carrots, due to they are high in natural sugar. Xx

XRubyRoseX · 10-19-2014, 05:12 AM

Oh they don't really like carrot anyways

I sort of just said carrot because I'm not sure what's in the fridge at the moment lol, I gave them a piece in the past and the didn't eat it so far the only thing they like is cucumber

amie · 10-19-2014, 06:53 AM

Roborovskis love sweetcorn and you may find it easy to buy a bag of frozen sweetcorn and just defrost 2 or 3 pieces a day for your Roborovski. They tend to leave the outer 'shell' and munch the bit inside just in case it looks like any hasn't been eaten.

Banana chips are also a much loved treat here by the Roborovskis.

I mix some millet in with the hamster mix as Roborovskis love millet. I bought a bag from Wilkinsons.

Silver is right, they are tiny and sometimes it doesn’t seem as if they are eating much. But I am sure your little one is eating enough and it is nothing to worry about.

XRubyRoseX · 10-19-2014, 07:13 AM

Thank you for the tips amie

I think we have some frozen sweet corn in so I might defrost a couple of pieces for her

I've heard that dwarfs like millet too is that true or? I've never fed mine millet, next time I go into town I'll have a look in our Wilkos