Re: Is chocolate safe?
There is another issue with chocolate and hamsters and that is the fact that hamsters have pouches which some other rodents do not which must be factored in to the safety issues. Pouching chocolate results in it melting in the pouch and causing a gloopy mass which is difficult to remove and can cause problems with depouching and impaction in the pouches resulting in inflammation and possible infection.
The chocolate drops made for hamsters are not actually chocolate and have a high melt point and are designed not to cause issues if pouched.
Chocolate is not suitable for hamsters at all.
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