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03-27-2020, 08:22 PM
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#71
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Hamster lockdown thread
Gordon is definitely gorgeous Interesting human wheel - that is new to me! Norman with his mealworm is great.
Pickle was out last night being spiderham up the sofa
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03-28-2020, 05:15 AM
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#72
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 1,010
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Re: Hamster lockdown thread
Pickle is lovely! Haha 'spiderham'...that is brilliant.
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03-28-2020, 05:48 AM
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#73
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GrannyHam
Join Date: May 2015
Location: London
Posts: 4,261
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Re: Hamster lockdown thread
More views of the handsome Pickle. Gorgeous coat.
Gordon is cute too.
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03-28-2020, 05:52 AM
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#74
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Scotland
Posts: 501
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Re: Hamster lockdown thread
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Originally Posted by cypher
If you don't like handling things like worms then stick with dried as you have to feed & care for the worms too, if that's not done properly then the nutrient value of the worms will decrease & you're better off with dried. For. people who enjoy that sort of thing then great but if not don't bother!
None of my hams have ever been particularly fussed over live mealworms & are quite happy with dried.
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I might need tweezers even for the dried ones! I would no more handle a dead mealworm than I would a dead spider. But apart from hamsters being partial to them, is there really any benefit to feeding them mealworms over other treats?
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03-28-2020, 06:47 AM
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#75
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 1,010
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Re: Hamster lockdown thread
It's just the protein content of mealworms that is beneficial and I've found that offering mealworms is a very effective way of getting a hamster to bond with me and become less shy or nervous of interaction, purely because their fondness for the worms overrides their fear or shyness.
Dried mealworms are included as an ingredient in some hamster mixes too, like the "Veresele Laga Mini Hamster Nature" which I use.
I'm sure that giving them a bit of boiled or scrambled egg or plain boiled chicken would provide just as much protein and other nutritional content as worms.
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03-28-2020, 06:49 AM
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#76
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 4,545
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Re: Hamster lockdown thread
Mealworms are technically more "natural" in the sense that wild hamsters would be more likely to consume insects than things like chicken, beef, duck, etc. Some alternative protein boosts have more nutrition benefits though - freeze dried shrimp for example is lower in fat and shrimp as a bonus is extremely nutritious in general if that's better for you!
ETA boiled chicken and scrambled egg would provide more nutritional value including higher moisture content. Egg in particularly is widely regarded as the perfect protein! There's debate elsewhere on whether or not dried mealworms even have nutritional value at all for other species.
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03-28-2020, 07:02 AM
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#77
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House of Hamsters
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Posts: 7,103
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Re: Hamster lockdown thread
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Originally Posted by Petite
I might need tweezers even for the dried ones! I would no more handle a dead mealworm than I would a dead spider. But apart from hamsters being partial to them, is there really any benefit to feeding them mealworms over other treats?
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I believe that mealworms are a good source of protein which is important for a growing hamster. Dwarfs especially love them and they are an ideal treat and reward when taming as well. If you want to bribe a dwarf get a mealworm.
Simply get someone else to offer Freya a dried mealworm at first but i wouldn't "deprive" her of a mealworm just because you don't like the look of them. The more you expose yourself to a mealworm the more you come to accept them as a hamster delicacy.
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03-28-2020, 11:07 AM
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#78
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Hamster lockdown thread
Depends if the hamster will eat mealworms as well! Some Syrians will ignore them.
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03-28-2020, 11:32 AM
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#79
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 303
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Re: Hamster lockdown thread
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03-28-2020, 01:19 PM
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#80
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
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Re: Hamster lockdown thread
Ha ha. Mine prefer nuts - also good for protein. Half a walnut or pecan nut.
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