Greenie chews?

[Sparklegirl]

Hello,

I was just wondering if Greenie chews were ok for hamsters? I mistook them for a different kind of tooth brush chew, but my hamsters LOVE them! Here are the ingredients:

Wheat Flour, Glycerin, Wheat Protein Isolate, Gelatin, Water, Rice Flour, Oat Fiber, Pea Protein, Potato Protein, Lecithin, Natural Poultry Flavor, Apple Pomace, Tomato Pomace, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Potassium Iodide, Ground Flaxseed, Choline Chloride, Decaffeinated Green Tea Extract, Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin, DL-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Source of Vitamin E), Vitamin B12 Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1) and Folic Acid

This is what they look like:

GREENIES Dental Chews Original Mini Treat-Pak - Dental Care - Dog - PetSmart

[MistyMae]

It sounds safe, not really sure about the green tea extract though. We found an all natural dog biscuit by Three Dog Bakery. Our hammies seem to love them. They are made for training dogs, so they are small for dogs, but perfect size for hamsters. We have not had any issues yet, but they have less than 10 ingredients total.

We have read in a few different books that dog biscuits are safe for hamsters, so unless someone notices an ingredient that is a red flag, you should be ok.

[Pinkpandavt]

Originally Posted by MistyMae

It sounds safe, not really sure about the green tea extract though. We found an all natural dog biscuit by Three Dog Bakery. Our hammies seem to love them. They are made for training dogs, so they are small for dogs, but perfect size for hamsters. We have not had any issues yet, but they have less than 10 ingredients total.

We have read in a few different books that dog biscuits are safe for hamsters, so unless someone notices an ingredient that is a red flag, you should be ok.

what kind of treats by Three Dog Bakery do you all use? I found lots of different flavors! lol

[DrKMcK]

The Greenies are fine. I have a Chihuaua, so the hams share his Teenie Greenies. All of my hamster love them! They each get one a month. My crew also get regular flavor tiny milk bones, which they all love too.

[Furkies]

They're actually having a lot of problems with dogs so I never trusted Greenies ever.