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Old 02-05-2017, 10:18 AM   #1
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Question Are these safe? + Recommendations needed

Can someone help me decide if any of these are safe to feed my aging ham? or recommend some varieties that are easily available in the UK.

Chicken Sunday Lunch - Cow & Gate Chicken Sunday Lunch 4 Month+ 125G Jar - Groceries - Tesco Groceries

Pumpkin & Chicken - Cow & Gate Pumpkin And Chicken 4 Month+ 125G Jar - Groceries - Tesco Groceries

Carrot & Potato - Cow & Gate Creamed Carrot And Potato 4 Month+ 125G Jar - Groceries - Tesco Groceries

Veggie & Turkey Risotto - Cow & Gate Stage 1 Vegetable And Turkey Risotto 125G Jar - Groceries - Tesco Groceries

Organic Vegetable - Hipp 4 Month Organic Mixed Vegetable Medley 125G - Groceries - Tesco Groceries

Sweet Potatoes Broccoli + Carrots - http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=266901949


We've tried her with a little scrambled egg and some porridge and they've gone down well now we're looking for some other food she can lick up.

Your help would be much appreciated.
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Old 02-05-2017, 10:27 AM   #2
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Default Re: Are these safe? + Recommendations needed

Most of the ingredients would appear to be okay, but I notice that most contain rapeseed oil which I know in lab animals has proven to be toxic or harmful to rodents, so I'd avoid it just to be safe. The last food (sweet potatoes and broccoli) is perfectly fine though, especially since it has no added sugars giving porridge and softened foods can work just fine as well to help out with giving your little one something soft to eat. If you see more baby foods, avoid ones with rapeseed and added sugars and then they'll generally be just fine
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Old 02-05-2017, 10:28 AM   #3
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The veggie & turkey risotto does have pepper in it so it wouldn't be the best on delicate digestive systems,but everything else looks wonderful
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Old 02-05-2017, 10:42 AM   #4
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Default Re: Are these safe? + Recommendations needed

I thought you might find this thread useful as it list the safe baby food to feed hamsters - Baby food suitable for hamsters

You can also make you own type of baby food yourself - as I tried my past hamster Sherbet food with baby food and she wouldn't eat it so instead I boiled up some veg and mashed it and then passed it through a sieve. This was a big hit with Sherbet.
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Old 02-05-2017, 04:27 PM   #5
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Default Re: Are these safe? + Recommendations needed

Thank you all for your help.
Luna is 2 new week and she's having issues with her incisors, i've tried crushing her normal food mix up a bit and giving her softened/crushed science selective biscuits but she's still struggling and losing weight. I'm just looking for something soft she can have a little bit of to supplement her other foods.
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Old 02-05-2017, 05:13 PM   #6
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Default Re: Are these safe? + Recommendations needed

The link SKB Hamsters linked is an excellent thread. Most of the Ella's Kitchen 4 month vegetable ones are safe as far as I am aware. Hamsters can't have lemon juice so none of the fruit ones can be fed.
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Default Re: Are these safe? + Recommendations needed

It may be best to not use the Turkey one although the amount of pepper in a ham size portion would be so low as to be almost non existent, the others are fine & I've used most of those with my hams & they enjoy them.
Have you tried giving porridge too? Most hams really enjoy that & it's easy for them to eat with teeth problems, tofu is another thing to try.
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