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03-04-2016, 10:22 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Monkey nuts
My new ham dex is about 8/9 weeks old. Is it okay to give him monkey nuts in the shell?
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03-04-2016, 10:33 AM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Ireland
Posts: 337
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Re: Monkey nuts
Yep! Great for teeth and claws.
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03-04-2016, 12:58 PM
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Fluffy Hamsters
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Hampshire
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Re: Monkey nuts
All mine adore monkey nuts!
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03-04-2016, 01:55 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bath, UK
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Re: Monkey nuts
There was some shelled monkey nuts in James' Harry Hamster mix so I gave one to him one day and the silly boy ignored it until I'd cracked the shell a little bit and helped him get started with getting the contents out.
Maybe monkey nuts are a bit easier for Syrians.
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03-04-2016, 09:51 PM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 24,789
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Re: Monkey nuts
I generally break a tiny bit of the shell too, always worth trying if they don't seem interested at first!
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03-05-2016, 12:47 PM
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Fluffy Hamsters
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Hampshire
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Re: Monkey nuts
Good point, I always crack the shell a bit too.
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03-05-2016, 01:20 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Wiltshire, UK
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Re: Monkey nuts
Favourites with all three of mine. My (fully grown) Syrian gets one uncracked as she's big enough to do it herself. My robo and my baby Chinese get one that I crack a hole in so they can get their teeth into it.
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03-06-2016, 05:30 AM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Monkey nuts
Charlie cracks them himself! In no time lol. He has now designated a special pot for leaving the used shells in, which is very thoughtful of him.
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03-06-2016, 06:23 AM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
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Re: Monkey nuts
lol! very helpful Charlie ![](https://www.hamstercentral.com/community/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Zephyr's monkey nuts always used to totally disappear until she'd finished with them then she's bring the shell out & leave it on top of the substrate "Clean up the trash mum!"
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Always loved, never forgotten, forever in my heart
T'ycor, Ziggy, Zephyr, Flynt, Mickle, Little Whisp, Zen, Zeki, Tinwë, Zylvan, Míriel, Calyanwë, Gusto & Meri ❤️
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03-06-2016, 09:24 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Hertfordshire - UK
Posts: 3,190
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Re: Monkey nuts
My Syrians used the shell as additional nesting material. My dwarf left the empty shells in his food bowl along with the green pellets as he wouldn't eat them.
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