Vegetables is dependant on what kind of vegetables you feed. Things like cucumber is very high in water content and can certainly cause diarrheoa. I found a list on another forum, can seem to find the link, but I'll post the list below. The list is specifically for dwarves.
Fluffy bedding is bad for them. Can cause it get stuck between their, choking and respiratory problems. Best to remove it immediately. Shred stone toilet paper and leave it in a corner. Your hamster will build a nest with it and will love it.
Foods Safe for Both Syrians and Dwarfs:
Veggies:
Asparagus
Basil
Bean Sprouts
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Clover
Cabbage (in small amounts. Some people say it causes an upset stomach and gas, feed rarely in VERY small amounts.)
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumbers (cucumber, watermelon and celery are only to be offered as a source for water. If you hamster is dehydrated, or showing signs, OR if you're transporting your hamster these actually make great replacements for water)
Watermelon
Dandelion flowers and leaves
Endive
Green Beans
Green Pepper
Chard
Chestnuts
Chickweed
Chicory
Kale
Orange Pepper
Parsnips
Potatoes (cooked)
Radicchio
Red Pepper
Romaine Lettuce
Spinach
Swiss chard
Turnip
Water Chestnuts
Water Cress
Yellow Pepper
Zucchini
Other Foods:
Alfalfa
Almonds
Baby Food
Buckwheat
Bran or Wheat Germ
Brown rice (cooked, plain)
Dry Toast (whole wheat, NO white)
Flax seeds
Hay
Lentils
Millet
Nuts (except almonds)
Oatmeal (plain, dry, or soak in skim/soy/low fat milk)
Pasta (cooked, plain, wheat or spinach)
Peanuts (plain, unsalted) - RARE TREAT.
Pumpkin seeds
Sesame seeds
Soybeans (roasted, salt-free)
Squash Seeds
Sunflower Seeds
Meat/Protein foods:
Cooked, unseasoned ground beef (lean preferred)
Baked/Steamed, unseasoned Turkey/Chicken
Low Fat Cottage Cheese
Grasshoppers (pet shop only!)
Mealworms (pet shop only!)
Crickets (pet shop only!)
Eggs (boiled/scrambled, plain!) (1/4 of white part once a week. Or very small amount of yolk; the yolk is high in cholesterol, and very high in protein, Shouldn't be given often.)
Plain Tofu
Plain Yogurt (no sugar added)
Dog Biscuits (make sure there is no garlic/onion in these!)
****Fruits (remember, fruits are high in sugars and should be fed to your dwarf or Chinese hamster on a very rare basis...perhaps once a month)..Stick to a thumbnail sized piece no more than a monthly basis
FOODS THAT SHOULD NEVER BE FED:
Chocolate (toxic)
Carrots
*****Fruits (too high in sugar...unless offered on a rare basis--see chart above in SYRIAN for reference to which are okay)
Corn
Peas
Squash
Sweet Potatoes
Onion (possibly toxic in some animals)
Garlic (possibly toxic in some animals)
Peanut Butter (can get stuck in pouches)
Sandwich meats (contain too much salt, high nitrates)
Apple Seeds
Citrus fruits (too high in acidity, can put them at risk for ulcers)
Canned foods and other processed foods
Candy/ Junk Foods
Pork
Potatoes (raw)
Kidney Beans
Eggplant
Fool’s Parsley
Grape Seeds
Avocado
Raw Rhubarb
Tomato leaves
Citrus fruits (including orange, tangerine, lemon, lime, grapefruit, etc)
Fruit pits/ most fruit seeds
Jams/jellies
Salt
Spices/Seasonings
Leeks
Scallions
Chives
Pickles
Bitter Almonds (contain cyanide in the peel)
***ICEBURG LETTUCE: Far too high in water content.
Start slow on how the quantity of the vegetables. If you feel she's comfortable with it you can vary the quantity/frequency.
Gaby needs fresh veggies everyday.
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