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11-07-2017, 05:31 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Iowa, Usa
Posts: 147
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I did a full clean out of my Dwarf ham ham Celica's cage and I found 2 cups worth of hoarded food how do I prevent that from happening again.
Like how much food and how many days should I feed her I normaly give her a tsp.
Last edited by Fluffagrams; 11-07-2017 at 11:05 PM.
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11-07-2017, 07:10 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 280
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Re: Huge horde of food
It’s normal hamster behavior, I wouldn’t change anything, as long as there’s no fresh food rotting in there, I don’t see it as a problem. Hamsters tend to eat in their sleep, and they feel safer when they know they have food saved. No food equals hunger, hunger equals stress and stress is never good. I usually just clean up once a month and put some of the stashed food back in the bowl and leave some in the nest.
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11-07-2017, 10:02 PM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 24,789
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Re: Huge horde of food
That is a lot, it's not really a problem but you can cut back a bit on food if you want to.
They don't eat much more than about a teaspoonful a day really, don't clean out all the hoard when you clean the cage, always leave some of it or put some fresh food in it's place.
I prefer them to have a larger hoard than worry that they don't get enough so just feed a little more than she actually needs so she can still hoard some, if she's eating ok & healthy I wouldn't worry too much.
It doesn't matter how frequently you feed, that's entirely up to you, daily or every few days is fine.
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11-08-2017, 11:01 AM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 319
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Re: Huge horde of food
This is completely normal don't worry about it. Just make sure the food doesn't go moldy.
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11-09-2017, 12:17 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Cornwall, UK
Posts: 1,109
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Re: Huge horde of food
You hammie has quite the impressive hoard for a dwarf!
A teaspoon of food a day is a good amount It's completely normal for hamsters to hoard their food so as long as there's no mouldy food, there's nothing to worry about
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