Porridge

[Mogster66]

I,m thinking of giving my Syrian hamster some porridge this evening for the first time,I was wondering how many hours it would be safe to leave it in the cage before if went off,as sometimes he gets up after I,ve gone to bed,thanks.

[sully]

I usually give it to them in the evening and if its not eaten overnight then i remove whats left in the morning, but usually im greeted with empty pot lids. :)

[Mogster66]

Thanks,I,ll give it a try.

[Gizmo_Gonzalez]

6 hoursish? For mine it's an over night thing. Or when my hammie came out at the smell of my breaky i gave him some when he came out of his bed. I didnt need to worry about leaving it in because the half teaspoon- 1 full teaspoon was devoured in no time!

[racinghamster]

How do you guys make porridge up for your hamsters? Do you just add water to the oats and bring to the boil in a small pot and cook as normal? No salt added obviously! :)

[pinkneon]

I make mine with milk ...

[SammyJo]

I mix 1/4 teaspoon on lactol (lactose free puppy/kitten powder milk) with 1 teaspoon each of hot water and porridge oats. Then mix in a teeny glass tealight holder. Sometimes I add in a bit of liseed or wheatgerm. I don't bother to cook it. Lizzy gets it once or twice a week. I put it in in the evening and take the empty bowl out in the morning. It's one of the few foods she'll get out of bed early to eat!

[sully]

I make mine with skim milk and bung it in the microwave.:)

[samzyzg]

I just use water, even when I'm making it for myself cause I'm just a bit weird like that :3

[racinghamster]

Thanks guys. I have skimmed milk and semi-skimmed milk in the house but I know not to actually use milk too much as hamsters can`t digest it, so I will probably use water or soak the oats in milk only just to soften them. :)