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Old 04-28-2016, 03:57 PM   #1
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Default Weekly diet?

Is this a reasonable weekly diet for Sweep? Is there anything I can add/change? (This doesn't happen like this just yet, as I want to check first. Everything except the science selctive biscuits he's had before!)

MON - 1 Scoop* Harry Hamster (1/2 scattered)**
TUE - 1 monkey nut/half a walnut (week 1), OR mixed seeds (weeks 2+4), OR a small piece of cheese (week 3 - if we have it)
WED - Strawberry OR banana OR veg, depending on what we are having
THU - 1 Scoop* Harry Hamster (1/2 scattered)** PLUS dried cereal/pasta
FRI - A few Science Selective biscuits (not had yet, but hoping to get some tomorrow)
SAT - Small amount of chicken flavor cat biscuits (have the Burns kiblle - how much can he have?)
SUN - 1 Scoop* Harry Hamster (1/2 scattered)** PLUS 1 shop bought treat (every other week)

Plus a weekly dog biscuit OR montly Antos (Whimzee) treat - as they are quite big and last ages!



*I use these scoops, which say they hold a tablespoon each though I have never teasted this out

**Whatever is left in bowl is left there until eaten, meaning it's always available, no matter what day it is ...
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Old 05-01-2016, 07:53 AM   #2
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Default Re: Weekly diet?

All sounds fine but you really can over complicate things and make them more confusing than they need to be...

My hams get their mix (a mixture of Burgess Supahamster and JR Farm at the mo) with some Science Selective pellets, and a few extras thrown in like linseed, canary seed, oats, extra sunflower seeds , millet and dog kibble.

Bit of veg daily, the occasional piece of fruit or chicken - job done!
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Old 05-01-2016, 02:23 PM   #3
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Default Re: Weekly diet?

Mine get 2 tablespoons of harry hamster every 2-3 days depending on how much is left in the bowl.

They get veg 3 days a week
Chicken once a week (depending if we have it in)
scrambled egg 1-2 times a week (or less depending if we have any eggs in, and depending if they get chicken, if they get chicken they don't get egg in that week)

I usually top up the food with mealworms, lentils and sunflower seeds once a week. Only the younger hams get mealworms (Myrcella doesn't like them and Winston is too old for high protein foods now.) They all get 1 healthy treat once a week, like monkey nuts.

I'd say give 2 tablespoons every 2-3 days of the harry hamster. It's recommended that they get 2 tablespoons daily but you usually end up throwing it out. They will eat more of it if you give less, and get more of the nutrients from it because they won't selective feed
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