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06-26-2011, 05:13 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 10
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Can I feed my hamster uncracked nuts?
Hello!
I wasn't sure wether to post this in health care or food forum, but here goes:
My little hamster, Taco, is not gnawing on the wood and hard toys I've got for her, and I'm afraid she might get overgrown teeth.
She gets hard dog biscuits once a week, but I don't know if that is enough.
Then I thought, what if I give her some uncracked nuts, like walnuts or something that she needs to use her teeth to open - assuming she'd be interested in nuts in the first place.
Is this a good idea, or do you think the nutshell will be too hard for her and damage her teeth?
(She is a 9 month old Syrian hamster and she is in good health.)
Thank you for any replies!
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06-26-2011, 05:24 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Newport, wales
Posts: 1,102
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Re: Can I feed my hamster uncracked nuts?
I feed mine peanuts in shells all the time. Its good for there teeth
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06-26-2011, 06:02 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 2,105
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Re: Can I feed my hamster uncracked nuts?
When I first gave Chewy peanuts, I had to crack the shells a little for him to sniff the goodness inside - he wasn't too sharp! But he got the hang of it. I spent lots of time hunting for things like Walnuts in shells, so i could give them a bit of a crack and get him working really hard, but never found any (even the health food stores don't seem to have them ).
Double check the safe lists, as I think some shells are poisonous, but I think it's fine . Safe and Unsafe Food and Plants - Hamster Central WIKI
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