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Old 07-14-2020, 02:07 AM   #1
Fern and Sherbet
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Default Don’t know if hamster is overweight or not

Hi everyone,
I have a problem about my hamster... I don’t know if he is chubby or not. I have had him for to weeks and I have been feeding him 2 tablespoons of food every night. Is that too much or too little. I can’t weight him because he does not fully trust me yet. I would really appreciate your help.
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Old 07-14-2020, 02:26 AM   #2
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Default Re: Don’t know if hamster is overweight or not

Hamsters don't tend to overeat so he will most likely be storing any excess food. As long as he has a good diet mix and some fresh food daily and plenty of enrichment in his cage and a good sized wheel he is likely to be the correct weight. Hamsters should not need to go on a diet as long as they have these things.
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Old 07-14-2020, 05:28 AM   #3
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Default Re: Don’t know if hamster is overweight or not

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Hi everyone,
I have a problem about my hamster... I don’t know if he is chubby or not. I have had him for to weeks and I have been feeding him 2 tablespoons of food every night. Is that too much or too little. I can’t weight him because he does not fully trust me yet. I would really appreciate your help.
Hi
I weighted my hamster using her food plate
So firstly, I put and weight the feeder on kitchen scales, minus it, put the hamster inside the feeder and have approx 5 sec when she sees food and stays calm
Lately, when vet checked her, it was the same weight
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Old 07-15-2020, 01:19 AM   #4
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Default Re: Don’t know if hamster is overweight or not

Hi Everyone!
That is a really big help! Thank you so much. My hamster does have loads of great things he can play with and also has a wheel which he literally plays on all night . Thank you so much again fluffy girl and souffle ❤️😃
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