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Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

Amity knows more about the best hamster diets in the US. But to answer the question about Quaker Oats - yes they're fine! Rather than add it to a mix, a lot of people just make up a bit of porride in a mug with a bit of water, in the microwave, and put some on a teaspoon. Most hamsters love porridge. Just as a kind of extra treat now and then. Best made with water than milk and make sure its cooled down a bit!

Providing these are actual oats for porridge and not the "instant" porridge which can contain sugar and all kinds of things other than oats.

Originally Posted by Imogen

As with Llamacorn's suggestion on the %'s. They're a little out. Hamster diet % can vary on the hamster themselves as well as age as a possible outcome. This means most hamsters can tolerate 17% fat diet but some may still put on weight, so some hamsters will be recommended slightly under the minimum so they stay a healthy weight. But as stated from hamster hideout (a website that is an American equivalent to hamster central but with a few 1000 more members) "At most health levels and life stages, protein should be between 17% and 19%, Fiber - 6% - 15% and Fat - 4% - 7%"

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Pets at Home muesli mix meets all the dietary requirements and is actually recommended by hamster hideout (again is the American version of hamster central)

Their muesli mix is the only thing P@H has done right, and both my hamsters are obsessed with it. My dwarf will actually only eat their muesli mix as well. I was on harry hamster before but saw that they didn't recommend it because the fibre is so low for it.

The muesli mix is...
17% fat
7% fat
7% fibre.

You don't have to but I've optionally chosen to add different flower petals and mealworms as well, but that's because corn is a slight filler but again, all information provided by hamster hideout is always updated with correct information.

This is the mix you're referring to, correct?
http://https://www. https://www.vers...---hamsters-co