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Old 08-16-2011, 05:48 AM  
StarlightSerenity
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Default Re: Picking things out of food

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Originally Posted by racinghamster View Post
I suppose that depends on the hamster and whether it`s already a good body weight? I still feed peanuts (but I feed human grade monkey-nuts in their shells), sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds daily, but my little chinese hamster has them as hand-fed treats rather than placed in her food dish. My syrian gets his fare share aswell, so they are not ommited altogether.
It does depend on the body weight but not that its "already a good body weight", to maintain good health they will need the correct amount of fat.

You've kind of proved my point though - you dont actually know for certain how much your hamster needs and by regulating it you may not be providing enough. I have no idea how much is enough so I dont take anything out at all as I dont want to risk an unbalanced diet.

Not critising or anything Just pointing out a potential problem
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