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Old 01-27-2010, 09:55 AM   #1
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Smile Advice - Feeding your little Hammy

Heres another one! To viisit my little post on housing click Advice - Getting Hammy Houses

Please feel free to add, comment and critasize!
Hamster food anyone? Yes. Okay. Far enough the hamster food does the job. But who would be happy with just plain, hard, dry stuff everyday for your whole life!

Fresh, crisp fruit and veg will get those hamsters mouths watering!

FRUITS

• Apple (seedless)
• Banana
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Cantaloupe.
• Cherries
• Cranberries
• Grapes(seedless)
• Lychee
• Mango
• Melon
• Peaches (no stone)
• Plums (no pits)
• Raspberries
• Raspberry Leaves (helpful for diarrhoea)
• Strawberries

VEGGIES
• Asparagus
• Bean Sprouts
• Bok Choy
• Broccoli
• Cabbage (Limited amounts)
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chard
• Chestnuts
• Chickweed
• Chicory
• Clover
• Corn on the Cob
• Cucumbers
• Dandelion Leaves
• Endive
• Green Beans
• Kale
• Parsnips
• Peas
• Radicchio
• Romaine Lettuce
• Spinach
• Squash
• Sweet Potatoes
• Sweet bell Peppers
• Swiss Chard
• Turnip
• Water Chestnuts
• Water Cress
• Zucchini

MEATS AND PROTEINS FOODS
• Cooked Ground Beef (Rinse well in hot water to remove any grease)
• Cooked Chicken or Turkey (Steamed or baked)
• Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• Fish Cod (Cooked removing bones and skin)
• Grasshoppers (Pet Shop)
• Mealworms (Pet Shop)
• Crickets (Pet Shop)
• Bread(whole grain no white bread) soaked in milk ( Low Fat, Skim, Soy)
• Eggs ( boiled or scrambled)
• Plain Tofu
• Plain Low Fat Yogurt
• Dog Biscuits (No Garlic, onion, or onion powder)
• Monkey Chow
• Lab Blocks

OTHER FOODS
• Buckwheat
• Baby Food(low sugar and no onion or garlic)
• Cheese (mild cheeses in moderation)
• Cooked Plain Brown Rice
• Cooked Pasta(Wheat or Spinach would be better)
• Dry toast(Also helpful for diarrhea
• Flax seed
• Low or Sugarless Cereals
• Pumpkin Seeds (unsalted)
• Nuts (No almonds)
• Sesame Seeds
• Soybeans(Roasted no salt)
• Squash seeds
• Lentils
• Oatmeal(dry or soaked in skim, soy or lowfat milk)
• Nutritional Yeast
• Bran and Wheat Germ (Refrigerated goes bad fast)
• Peanuts (unsalted)
• Alfafa
• Unsalted Popcorn (no butter)

FOODS TO AVOID
• Almonds (Contains Cyanic Acid)
• Apple Seeds
• Canned food
• Chocolate
• Candies
• Chips and Junk food
• Pork Products
• Potatoes (Raw)
• Raw Kidney Beans
• Eggplant
• Fool's Parsley
• Grape Seeds
• Avocado (Contains Cardiac Glycosides)
• Raw Rhubarb
• Tomato leaves
• Oranges or Tangerines(no citrus fruits)
• No watermelon (the water content is high causes diarrhea)
• Cherry Stone
• Peach Stone & Leaves
• Apricot Stone
• Lemon or Lime
• Jams and jellies
• Spices
• Garlic
• Onions
• Leeks
• Scallions
• Chives
• Pickles

**This wonderful list from http://www.hamsterific.com/hamsterun...oodlist.html**

On a regular basis top up your hammy bowl with the normal hamster food you buy from the pet shops, but every now and then treat those lovelies with FRESH STUFF.

TREATS are also a wonderful thing to give your furry friends. But treats are treats! Dont go over board or the hammys will get fat!

Bethany~~

Last edited by OiskyPoisky; 01-27-2010 at 10:07 AM. Reason: Adding in the forgotten link!
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Old 01-27-2010, 10:03 AM   #2
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Default Re: Advice - Feeding your little Hammy

Please can you acknowledge where you got the info on the list as you are not allowed to copy other peoples work OP. I am not sure if you did make the list yourself or not but I think I have seen this elsewhere.
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Old 01-27-2010, 10:05 AM   #3
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Oh! Yes! I'm sorry. i thought I had. I do have the link! Silly me :s
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