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Old 03-16-2020, 07:28 PM   #1
Airia
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Default Seed mixture for syrians

Hello! I have a question about syrian food mixes. Specifically i'm planning to do a mix between Higgins Sunburst food as well as Mazuri Rat & Mouse pellets for the added protein. I've been watching alot of a hamster channel and they suggested feeding a syrian every other day one tablespoon of food. What i'm wondering is how many pellets should be put into the food every other day? As they are fairly large i didn't know if it should be one every other day or more.


The pellet nutrition is Protein : 23% Fat : 6.50% Fiber : 4.5%
The sunburst is Protein : 14.00% Fat: 7.00% Fiber 9.50%
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Old 03-16-2020, 09:15 PM   #2
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Default Re: Seed mixture for syrians

Do not use Higgins Sunburst. Higgins Sunburst has way too much dried fruit. You would need Higgins Vita Garden which is a much better food, as well as not feeding this food with lab blocks at all. Despite past popularity, Higgins Sunburst and Mazuri is really not a great diet - stick with 100% Higgins Vita Garden!
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Old 03-17-2020, 01:50 AM   #3
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Default Re: Seed mixture for syrians

I feed my Syrian a table spoon of his mix daily because a hamster needs to have enough food available to keep a hoard or two. Don't be guided by what you can see they eat because they often eat from their hoards while in their nest.

I also don't believe in waiting until the food bowl is empty before refilling it. I chuck food out that's not been eaten after a couple of days and refill with fresh.

Please keep in mind that this is only my opinion and what i do which may well differ from other people but it's always helpful to hear different takes on matters then draw your own conclusions and do what works best for your hamster.
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Old 03-17-2020, 07:41 AM   #4
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Alright thanks so much! Is the Vita garden a complete diet? I'm reading the nutritional information and it says Crude Protein - Min. 15.0% Crude Fat - Min. 6.5% Crude Fiber -Max. 11.0

Would that be enough protein by itself?
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Old 03-17-2020, 07:44 AM   #5
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Yeah i think it will most likely depend on the hamster i end up getting. I won't be getting one for awhile i'm just learning and preparing ahead of time!
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Old 03-17-2020, 04:41 PM   #6
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Vita Garden is fine on its own. You can add Pure Bites though for a protein boost.
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