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Old 10-02-2018, 07:09 AM   #1
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Question Picky eating

I've been feeding my roborovski purely Burgess dwarf hamster food mix for about a month now. She mostly only eats the tiny little seeds, sunflower seeds and bits of mealworm. She doesn't eat much of the other stuff like those big flakey things (I think they're like squished corn and peas).

What should I do? When she was on the pets at home food mix she ate all the different bits I think it's to do with the tiny seeds in the Burgess one.

Sorry if I'm not making much sense by the way.
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Old 10-02-2018, 08:39 AM   #2
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Default Re: Picky eating

They can be quite picky. It’s important they eat all of it though (or at least close to all) so their balance is right. Try topping up the bowl less, so whenever she finishes what she has.
Burgess does lack variety which is why I never use it by itself, you could try adding another mix such as this. It has more variety and my robo loves it.
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Old 10-02-2018, 11:29 AM   #3
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It's not at all unusual for them to leave the pellets in the Burgess mix, most usually eat at least some of the corn & pea flakes though.
It does lack variety & they do love small seeds which are much closer to their natural diet so I would agree that the mix mangoandmimi linked to might be a better option.
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Old 10-03-2018, 11:10 PM   #4
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Default Re: Picky eating

my hams both have a dislike for the nutrient pellets, but i will simply do my best to check their bowl and usual stashes, then judge how much to give them based off of that. if i see a lot of pellets store away uneaten, i won't give them ask much. it sounds kind of mean, but i basically just let them get hungry enough to eat it.

it might not be their favourite, but i have no other way to communicate with them, so i have to do what i can.

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Old 10-04-2018, 10:28 AM   #5
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my hams both have a dislike for the nutrient pellets, but i will simply do my best to check their bowl and usual stashes, then judge how much to give them based off of that. if i see a lot of pellets store away uneaten, i won't give them ask much. it sounds kind of mean, but i basically just let them get hungry enough to eat it.

it might not be their favourite, but i have no other way to communicate with them, so i have to do what i can.
you could try some different food mixes. A lot of people recommend Harry Hamster.
I agree with mangoandmimi though. It's important for them to eat all of the food otherwise they won't have a balanced diet. Just let them finnish the food in their bowl and stashes before you top them up.
Erins animals has a video on picky eaters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RoT3s83acs
hope this helps!
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