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Old 12-08-2014, 10:08 AM   #1
Libby01
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Lightbulb What do you feed your dwarf hamster?

I feed my roborovski on burgess dwarf hamster harvest but he always leaves the pellets in it. I don't want to get him the all pellet food though because it's more expensive and just seems boring! I don't give him any treats like fresh fruit and veg because I'm not sure what he can have, being a dwarf hamster. I'm looking for suggestions on how I can make his diet more interesting for him. what do you feed your dwarf hamsters?
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Old 12-08-2014, 11:27 AM   #2
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Default Re: What do you feed your dwarf hamster?

We feed ours a mix of eight hamster mixes at the moment. Robos can eat everything syrians can so you should be able to give him pretty much any decent hamster mixes you like
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Old 12-08-2014, 11:36 AM   #3
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Your dwarf can have the same fruit and vegetables as a Syrian, since he is not prone to diabetes. I would say you can feed fresh vegetables every day and fruit 2-3 times a week, but start a bit slower like a small piece every second day until he gets used to it (about fingernail size. Here a link to the safe food list:
Safe and Unsafe Food and Plants - Hamster Central WIKI

I have hybrid dwarfs at the moment, but they also don't eat the burgess pellets, so I add a bit of pellet food to their diet. I use Supreme Science Selective Hamster and Mr. Johnson's Advance Hamster & Gerbil. My hamster prefer the Supreme Science Selective (it took a couple of tries, but they eat it now), but they are a lot bigger than the Mr Johnsons, so your hamster might find the smaller ones easier to eat. I give them 1-2 of the big ones or 4-6 of the small ones every two days.
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Old 12-08-2014, 03:29 PM   #4
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Default Re: What do you feed your dwarf hamster?

Thanks for info, I didn't know all that! I think I will buy a few different foods and mix them together. I will also start giving him fresh fruit and veg now and then
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Hi Libby01. I cannot add anything to the great info you have already received. Hope your little one enjoys the new foods.
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Thanks for info, I didn't know all that! I think I will buy a few different foods and mix them together. I will also start giving him fresh fruit and veg now and then
Sounds like a great plan to me
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Old 12-08-2014, 09:00 PM   #7
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Thanks for info, I didn't know all that! I think I will buy a few different foods and mix them together. I will also start giving him fresh fruit and veg now and then
Hi Libby you could try the harry hamster mix or P@H own mix. I use 3 mixes, I've never owned a hamster that liked everything in any of the food mixes.
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