What's in the bowl today?

[evel_lin]

Aside from their normal mix and water I try to give my hammies something extra every day, whether that's a little piece of cucumber, a yoghurt drop or even a mealworm or two. I thought it might be a nice idea to have a thread where other people can talk about what they have given their hamsters each day and maybe find out some new ideas

Today my hamsters have had a special treat of some vegetable, chicken and rice baby food and a few coriander leaves. Seems to have gone down well with my hybrid boys, the others are still asleep

[caro317]

Today Popcorn had his usual mix plus some small bits of dried carrot and banana, a few extra sunflower seeds and a small amount of mashed sweet potato which he loved licking from my finger

[fluffydd]

Today Ligeia will be having a couple of peas. It's so cute watching her eating them as they look so big in her paws. She loves them. The gerbils will be getting peas too. I've not tried her with coriander leaves or sweet potato. I will add them to the list.

[evel_lin]

oo I've never thought to try mine with sweet potato, not normally a veg we have that often. I shall have to go recipe hunting to justify buying some for the hamsters to share lol

[pinkneon]

Originally Posted by evel_lin

oo I've never thought to try mine with sweet potato, not normally a veg we have that often. I shall have to go recipe hunting to justify buying some for the hamsters to share lol

You could always use them to make baked potatoes with, or once cooked put a sprinkle of cheese on top and put under the grill. Or use them for mash instead of normal potatoes. Or roast them and have with your roast dinner. Or mix with swede and mash up. They're quitte tricky to peel though!

[evel_lin]

Originally Posted by pinkneon

You could always use them to make baked potatoes with, or once cooked put a sprinkle of cheese on top and put under the grill. Or use them for mash instead of normal potatoes. Or roast them and have with your roast dinner. Or mix with swede and mash up. They're quitte tricky to peel though!

Problem is I don't really like the taste of them! I'm the same with parsnips and swede, sweet vegetables don't work for me

[pinkneon]

Originally Posted by evel_lin

Problem is I don't really like the taste of them! I'm the same with parsnips and swede, sweet vegetables don't work for me

What if they were in something? Like inside a shepherd's pie, or mixed in with pasta sauce?

[evel_lin]

Originally Posted by pinkneon

What if they were in something? Like inside a shepherd's pie, or mixed in with pasta sauce?

as long as I can't taste them too strongly I'm fine lol.

Today my hams got some red pepper. They were going to have some cooked spaghetti too but I forgot to save any #badowner

[Teddy001]

My two fluffs got a veggie salad yesterday,
Along with cherrio's, popcorn, and an yogurt
Drop- along with their usual hammy mix-
Tonight, I'll make, a cabbage and carrot
Mix, usual seed mix- treat dried fruit mix..

[caro317]

A good recipe is shepherds pie but instead of normal mash use sweet potato, it's delicious! Obviously cool it down before giving any of the mash to the fluffs