Best dwarf hamster in US?

[hamsterlover10109]

Hi! My name is hamsterlover10109 and some of you remember me and my grandmother is actually considering the hamster now! yay! So I was just doing some more research and I was wondering what is the best food/ food combinations for dwarf hamsters in the US?

Thanks!

[HenriandHobieHammies]

I recommend a mix of fruits, protiens and hamster mix from your pet store. I've found that my dwarves like apples and eggs a lot. here are some mixes that provide a decent balance of everything:
Hamster Food Comparison Table - Dwarf Hamster Blog
I've used the Vitacraft menu myself as well as the Oxbow and found that they work very well.
X Hope I helped!

[cypher]

It will depend on the species, with robos you don't need to worry about fruit or sweeter things or sugars in a mix as long as the overall balance is ok but if you get a pet shop Russian or a Chinese you will need to avoid anything with fruit or sugars in it.
Oxbow can be used as a good base, protein will need some supplementing though, dwarfs do tend to prefer small seed type mixes though so best to find a good mix to use either alone or with the oxbow or other pellets.

[Cinnamon Bear]

For a seed mix, I just started using Higgins Sunburst. They sell it at Pet-Co 4 sure.

Next best seed mix, I believe, is VitaKraft/ VitaNature or VitaSmart (not sure which is the best out the two mixes however?) They sell those mixes at Pet Smart.