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AmityvilleHams · 04-26-2022, 05:48 AM

Freeze dried shrimp are nutritionally superior to dried mealworms. Shrimp aren't high in fat - mealworms are, and dried mealworms aren't ever going to be as nutritious as freshly gut loaded ones would be(in fact there are other pet communities that have viewed them as even bordering on useless or even harmful as they're essentially chitin which isn't really nutritionally useful for many species). Freeze dried chicken and turkey are another superior alternative to mealworms that tend to be far more appealing to many hamsters.

That being said, Rodipet junior foods generally have a very good or at least decent protein level. The Syrian junior is the only major exception to that and would need a protein boost, but the teddy junior has a very good level of protein for a base diet.

I personally wouldn't be mixing foods when using the Rodipet teddy junior & dwarf junior diets. You'd be lowering the protein even just using the bunny dwarf food which would not be a good decision in terms of maintaining good nutrition. The protein level in Harry Hamster is also lower than both the Rodipet dwarf junior & teddy junior so that would also lower the protein which, again, isn't a good thing. Harry Hamster also isn't anywhere near as high quality as Rodipet in terms of ingredients(synthetic dyes, far more processed, etc) so that's another thing to consider before jumping to mixing.

04-26-2022, 05:48 AM
AmityvilleHams PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 4,545	Re: Mixing Hamster Foods Freeze dried shrimp are nutritionally superior to dried mealworms. Shrimp aren't high in fat - mealworms are, and dried mealworms aren't ever going to be as nutritious as freshly gut loaded ones would be(in fact there are other pet communities that have viewed them as even bordering on useless or even harmful as they're essentially chitin which isn't really nutritionally useful for many species). Freeze dried chicken and turkey are another superior alternative to mealworms that tend to be far more appealing to many hamsters. That being said, Rodipet junior foods generally have a very good or at least decent protein level. The Syrian junior is the only major exception to that and would need a protein boost, but the teddy junior has a very good level of protein for a base diet. I personally wouldn't be mixing foods when using the Rodipet teddy junior & dwarf junior diets. You'd be lowering the protein even just using the bunny dwarf food which would not be a good decision in terms of maintaining good nutrition. The protein level in Harry Hamster is also lower than both the Rodipet dwarf junior & teddy junior so that would also lower the protein which, again, isn't a good thing. Harry Hamster also isn't anywhere near as high quality as Rodipet in terms of ingredients(synthetic dyes, far more processed, etc) so that's another thing to consider before jumping to mixing.