[Stockannette]

I personally have never heard that. Maybe they were trying, in a weird way, to discourage you from feeding them nothing BUT seeds?

Flower eats the occasional mealworm or two, and has sunflower seeds, and from time to time a bit of pecan or walnut. I have learned to ask the "helpful" people at pet supply stores, "Oh, how many hamsters do you have?" to see if they are just offering random advice they've heard somewhere or if they are even familiar with the species. An employee in one store told me Flower should have "a little cabbage as a treat - and that's it!" I only called a crazy person in my head.

I bet someone familiar with dwarfies will chime in any minute.