Am i feeding him too much??

[4Taylor20]

I have a wonderful syrian who is a few months old, and when i got him he was huge, he LOVES to eat, anything i give him he gobbles right up and he loves his treats, but im becoming scared im over feeding him. How much should syrains eat a day? what should i be giving him? i dont want to end up harming him by over feeding helpp..

[cypher]

I think about a tablespoon of hamster food a day is enough but it does vary, the main thing is to keep his diet balanced & healthy so only give him healthy treats, including some fresh veg, not lots of sugary ones.
Keep an eye on how much he hoards, if it's a really huge amount you could cut the food & or treats back a bit.
Start to weigh him regularly too, hamster weight can vary a lot from one to another but it will give you an idea of how stable his weight is or if he's putting weight on too rapidly.

[Skeever]

Like any animal , hams can overeat. My biggest unfounded fear though when getting back to keeping hamsters now that we have internet access to info, was the mistaken belief they will just gorge themselves to death, like some fish do. Hamsters won't let themselves starve, nor will they eat till they burst. Once a hamster settles into his life with you, you'll find many times they simply don't care about food and will refuse even a treat on occasion.

Overweight hamsters are usually a result of improper balance of exercise, fat and related contents in the only food they are offered, and similar imbalances in their lifestyle...its not all that usual that a ham will be like people and suffer an eating disorder resulting in obesity simply of their own free will. Hamsters, so far as I know don't do the 'no one loves me, my life is boring, I'm just gonna let myself go, kind of eating .... Diet, ample opportunity to work off the fat and energy seem to keep this in check most times.

Their weight also fluctuates over days, not weeks and months. They can weigh in at different weights in a very short period of time, so expect a bit of variation in their 'average' weight.

[4Taylor20]

Thanks so much!! This helps a great deal, you're the best.

[Thin Lizzy]

Just cut back, 10grams is what they're suppose to get - it doesn't look much but he will horde some of it.
Try reducing the size of his treats also.
Fresh fruit and vegetables are fine.