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Old 06-02-2013, 05:26 AM   #1
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Now, here's the situation. I live in Croatia, which is like in whole different galaxy when it comes to small animals stuff. I know a lot of people recommend stuff like Hazel hamster, Harry Hamster, Oxbow Rings,...... But, there is no such a thing in my pet shops and my parents don't let me buy from eBay so I have really bad selection of food. Here's a list of mixes that are available to me, so if you could say for anyif it's good or bad, it would be great. Now, most don't have full description and analytical constituntes and I can't tell if it's good or not. HELP ME!

CUNIPIC Hamster (INGREDIENTS: wheat, barley, carob, olive oil, peas, corn flakes, extruded corn, peanuts, raisins, seeds and sorghum. ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: Protein: 10.75%, fat content: 5.44%, crude fiber: 7.0%, crude ash: 3.68%, moisture: 10,31%)


CUNIPIC Naturalis Hamster (Ingredients: Integral sunflower, barley, wheat, bran, hay, dried coconut (Cocos nucifera), dried apple (Mali Ftuctus), hibiscus (Hibiscus L.), sunflower seeds, peanuts, soybean oil, sodium chloride, calcium carbonate.)

Friskies hamster food (Composition: cereals, products derived from vegetable products, vegetables, seeds, various sugars, minerals, oils and fats. FEATURES: with colors and preservatives. Copper sulfate (Cu: 8.2 mg / kg). Zinc oxide (HI: 20 mg / kg). Vitamins: Vitamin A: 10800 IU / kg, Vitamin D3 550 IU / kg, Vitamin E: 8 mg / kg, vitamin C: 350 mg / kg. ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: methionine 0.25%.)

HOBBY VIT Food for hamsters (INGREDIENTS: Cereals, products of plant origin, vegetables, seeds, nuts, minerals.
Sensory additives: dyes. Additives / kg: Nutritional additives: Vit. A E672 6917 IU, Vit. E671 D3 697 IU, Vit. E 21.5 mg, selenium E8 0.01 mg, 74.00 mg iron E1, E2 iodine 0.01 mg, 0.60 mg copper E4, E5 manganese 1.5 mg, 2.00 mg zinc E6.)

TOP VIT Food for hamsters (INGREDIENTS: Cereals, seeds, vegetable by-products, minerals and vitamins. Additional substances and vitamins / kg: Vitamin A 6000IE, 480i D3, B1 0.11 mg, B2 0.20 mg, 0.20 mg B6, B12 3.8 mcg, C 290 mg, biotin 46 mcg.)

Versele-Laga Hamster Crispy Muesli & Co food for hamsters (ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: 15% crude protein, 10% crude fat, crude fiber 7%, 3% ash. In 1 kg added: vitamins A 8750 IU, 1800 IU Vit.D3, vitamins A 50 mg, copper (II) sulfate 7mg.)

Versele-Laga Prestige Premium Hamster Nature food for hamsters with fruit (COMPOSITION: products of plant origin, vegetables, proteins of vegetable origin, cereals, seeds, v Father, minerals, hazelnut, yeast, calendula extract, FOS, plants. ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: 17% crude protein, 8.5% crude fat, crude fiber 7%, 4% ash, 0.45% calcium, 0.45% phosphorus, 0.79% lysine, 0.33% methionine. In 1 kg added: vitamins A 16,000 IU, 1500 IU Vit.D3, vitamins A 40 mg, copper (II) sulfate 13 mg. Additives approved by the EU.)

VITAKRAFT Life Power food for hamsters (COMPOSITION: grain, vegetables, herbal Prod., Seeds (pumpkin seeds 2%), nuts (hazelnuts 5%), oils and fats, milk and milk products, sugar, minerals, nettle leaf.

ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: cheese. protein 13.9%, sir.masti. 8.2%, 7.1% sir.vlaknina, sir. ash 3.5%, water content 10%, carbon hydrates 57.3%, calcium 0.47%, phosphorus 0.43%. Additives / kg: Vitamin A 7611 UI, Vitamin D3 780 UI, Vitamin E 25.7 mg, 5 mg Vitamin B2, Vitamin B1 4.8 mg, 1.8 mg Vitamin B6, Vitamin B 12 8 mg, Vitamin C 257 mg , Biotin 114 mcg, pantheon acids 12.7 mg, 36 mg nicotinic acids, Folic acids, 1.1 mg, 37.8 mg choline, copper as copper II sulfate 1.7 mg.)

VITAKRAFT me Vital food for hamsters (INGREDIENTS: Cereals, seeds, derivatives of vegetable origin, vegetables, minerals, nuts (2.5%), oils and fats, vegetable protein extracts, sugar. ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS: 57.5% carbohydrate, 13.5% cheese. Protein, 10.5% water content, 7.5% cheese. Fiber, 7% oil, 4% cheese. Ash, 0.7% calcium, 0.35% phosphorus. Added vit / kg 5700U.I. vitamins A, 590 U.I. vit. D3, 18.4 mg vitamins A, 54mg vit.C, vit.B1 3.4 mg, 3.6 mg B2, 1.3 mg vit. B6, 6.2 mg vit. B12, 21.2 mg of niacin, 9.2 mg pantotenična acid, 81.7 mg biotin, 0.8 mg folic acid, 26mg of choline, 1.7 mg of copper as copper sulfate 2-penthidrat and 2 copper oxide.)

WITTE Molen Country Dwarf Hamster food for hamsters with zinc for healthy coat (Ingredients: cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin, vegetables, meat and products of animal origin (7.9%), seeds, nuts, oils and fats, minerals, milk and milk-based products, sugar. Analytical constituents: protein 15.3%, fat content 6.1%, crude fiber 7.1%, crude ash 3.7%, calcium 3.8 g / kg, sodium 0.6 g / kg, P 3.9 g / kg Extras / kg: Vitamins: Vitamin A (E672) 10,000 IU vitamin D3 (E671) 1,100 IU, vitamin E 70 mg, vitamin C 65 mg; trace elements: Copper (II copper sulfate pentahydrate) 0.75 Mg, Zn (zinc oxide) 80 mg, antioxidants, colors.)

I know, even I didn't believe most of these names (the last one hahaha). But, that's all I can find and am extremely confused. Thank you in advance,
Marko.
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Old 06-02-2013, 05:45 AM   #2
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I would try not to feed any hamster food which has added sugar

That leaves us with:

CUNIPIC Hamster Protein only 10.75% which is very low so would skip this one also

CUNIPIC Naturalis Hamster has too many sugary fruit


HOBBY VIT Food for hamsters look's ok but no Protein % so don't know if it's too low or not

TOP VIT Food for hamsters again does not say Protein % plus not sure what added substances are lol

Versele-Laga Hamster Crispy Muesli & Co food for hamsters I like this one have included the link below so you can see more about it. The fat is a little high, but it's ok


Versele-Laga Premium Petfood

Versele-Laga Prestige Premium Hamster Nature food for hamsters with fruit This one is also good, though I would personally not feed fruit to a Dwarf in case of Diabetes

Also do you have bird seed called Trill in Croatia? That is good to add to a hamster mix for Dwarfs it's small seeds which Dwarfs like

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Old 06-02-2013, 06:06 AM   #3
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TNX Silver, alot. You are simply great.
I did check, we do have Trill bird mix, so do I just like mix it in regular mix or feed it on it's own?
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Old 06-02-2013, 06:11 AM   #4
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That's great because Trill bird seed has lots of vitamins & minerals & lovely ingredients infact here they are:

RILL® Budgie food delivers the following to meet your birds daily requirements: Essential vitamins and Iodine S11 to reinforce his natural immune system, Calcium to build up healthy bones. A variety of carefully cleaned seeds: Canary seed - high in protein, Red millet-nutritious and wholesome, White millet - Easy to digest, Yellow millet-especially tasty, Oats - highly pallatable and rich in vitamins. TRILL®, a wealth of experience in keeping birds healthy and active.


Ingredients
Seeds
Cereals
Minerals
Milk and Milk Derivatives
Vegetable Protein Extracts
Derivatives of Vegetable Origin
Algae
Oils and Fats
Vegetables
Egg and Egg Derivatives

Nutrition (as displayed on pack)
Nutrient Typical Analysis (%)
Crude Protein: 13
Crude Fat: 5.3
Crude Ash: 5
Crude Fibre: 8
Vitamin A: 4000 IU/kg
Vitamin D: 400 IU/kg
Vitamin E: 20 mg/kg
Contains EC permitted antioxidants: E320 - Butilhydroxyanisole (BHA)
Vitamin levels guaranteed until best before date

For Dwarfs you can feed the Trill how ever you want, some people mix it in with the bag of Hamster food & some people feed just the Hamster food in the hams food bowl & feed the trill as treat seeds put some in your hand, or on a saucer, or in a pile in the cage

Anyway you like really

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Old 06-03-2013, 05:52 AM   #5
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Of the ones you listed, the top two are the only ones I would recommend. The others are extremely basic, and I would never use a food that includes the words 'derivatives' and 'products of ** origin'. That means by-products, so you really cannot know what disgusting rubbish they have put into that food.

Also, anything by Vitakraft is gross, don't feed it.
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