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Pebbles82 · 08-25-2021, 07:26 AM

That last bit makes sense - I have always been advised to introduce a new mix gradually - but have found that when introducing a new mix, the hamster may exclusively prefer the new one anyway and ignore the other one! So effectively it's a straight switch.

Agree - bin the bag of food. But I would try and use another hamster mix until friday if you can. If you can't then oats, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, a bit of scrambled egg, a nut (eg half a shelled walnut) - until Friday.

I'd get two bags on Friday and freeze both of them. Then use the food from one bag but leave it in the freezer.

I have never had weevils in pet food - maybe depends on the brand as well. But all pet foods contain moth eggs, and those can hatch out if the temperature is right! Freezing kills moth eggs.

08-25-2021, 07:26 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Infested Hamster food That last bit makes sense - I have always been advised to introduce a new mix gradually - but have found that when introducing a new mix, the hamster may exclusively prefer the new one anyway and ignore the other one! So effectively it's a straight switch. Agree - bin the bag of food. But I would try and use another hamster mix until friday if you can. If you can't then oats, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, a bit of scrambled egg, a nut (eg half a shelled walnut) - until Friday. I'd get two bags on Friday and freeze both of them. Then use the food from one bag but leave it in the freezer. I have never had weevils in pet food - maybe depends on the brand as well. But all pet foods contain moth eggs, and those can hatch out if the temperature is right! Freezing kills moth eggs.