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9 Responses to “what are the best vegetables to feed a hamster?”

1. Lupine Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 4:23 am

   Hamsters love lettuce, its very good for them, as ithas lots of water in it.

   Dont feed them tomatoes!!
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2. lucaslover888 Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 4:58 am

   lettuce, dont give tomatos, potatos, or califlower it will most likly kill them
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3. Alex S Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 5:13 am

   I have a WHOLE list of what hamstercan/cant eat.
   its really long so ill give you most :
   al falfa, apple, asparahus, avocado, banana, basil, blackberries, blueberries,
   broccoli, clabrese, carrots, celery, chestnuts, corn, grapes, green beans, cucumber, kiwi, , mango, watermelon, rasberries, melon, peas, pears, plums, parsly, rasberry plant leaves, sage, start fruite, sweer potato, strawberries, turnup, sweet corn, sweet peppers, rhubarb (cooked)
   DO NOT feed these:
   kidney beans, onion, potato(raw), potato tops, ruhbarb(raw), rhubard leaves, tomato leaves.

   they also like:
   acorns, almonds, biscuts, bred(fresh or stale), cooked chicke, cashew, cheese, crickets, dog biscuts, egg(scrambled or boiled), fish(cooked), hazel nuts,mealworms, meat(cooked), nuts, pecan nuts, peanuts(shelled or unshelled), prunes, raisans. sultanas, toast, salt, walnuts.

   DO NOT GIVE:
   buttercups, chocoalte, garlic, onions, rabbit mix, raw kidney beans, sweets,toffe.

   MAKE SURE TO NOT GIVE TOO MANY TREATS AT ONCE! hope i helped took 15 minutes to write
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4. Ellie . Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 5:56 am

   You can feed them… Lettuce leaves, peppers (not the hot ones!) brocolli, etc… and cucumber
   Mine also like a TINY bit of cheese.
   Dont feed them large amounts though… they will get ill and could die. 3 veg's a week should be fine!
   Cucumber is especially good because it has alot of water in it.. which is good!
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5. Matt L Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 6:08 am

   fresh water, tomatoes, almonds, carrots, cellary and lettice.

   NO CANDY!!!!!
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6. Chelsea Behr Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 6:45 am

   In my experience (or at least with my hamsters) hamsters don't eat too much of any vegetables or fruits, the few I have given them are carrots, apples, and celery, I think. They didn't like the carrots and the apples they only nibbled on. The celery was probably my gerbils, but try giving them some leaves and stalk. Hope this helps!
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7. Rat Lover Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 7:22 am

   Carrot, cabbage………………………………………………..
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8. J.D Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 7:30 am

   They love lettuce, but also appreciate carrots, apples, grapes, and berries. (Don't feed them these everyday because it can effect the hamster if it is fed these everyday. Just do it once or twice a week.)
   Hope I was of help.
   ~J.D
   P.S Depending on the hamsters taste buds, they may not like some of the options I listed above, but I have never known a hamster that hates luttuce.
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   Worked with hamsters intire life.

9. caligirlleo Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 7:36 am

   Besides giving your hamster his dry hamster mix, you can also give him fruits and vegetables. However, you'll need to start out slow. If you feed your hamster too many fruits and vegetables, he'll get diarrhea. Start out by giving your hamster one small piece of fruit or vegetable 3 times per week. After about 4 weeks, then you can give your hamster one small piece of fruit or vegetable every day. Here's a list of safe fruits and vegetables for hamsters (from petwebsite.com):

   Alfalfa
   Apple (seedless)
   Asparagus
   Avocado (skinned and seedless)
   Banana
   Basil
   Blackberries
   Blueberries
   Broccoli
   Brussel Sprouts - small amounts occasionally - not all hamsters like the strong taste
   Calabrese
   Cabbage - should only be fed in small amounts occasionally as too much can cause health problems
   Carrots
   Cauliflower leaves and stalks
   Celery
   Cherries - stones should be removed as they can be dangerous if gnawed
   Chestnuts
   Chicory
   Chinese Leaves
   Coriander
   Corn-on-the-Cob
   Corn Salad
   Courgette
   Cranberries
   Cress
   Cucumber
   Curly Kale
   Dates
   Endive
   Fenugreek
   Feijoa
   Figs
   Grapes
   Green beans
   Kale - should only be fed in small amounts occasionally as too much can cause health problems
   Kidney Beans (cooked)
   Kiwi Fruit
   Kumquat
   Lettuce - small amounts occasionally - in excess it can cause liver problems
   Logan Berries
   Lychee
   Mange Tout
   Mango
   Marrow
   Melon
   Mint
   Mung
   Okra
   Pak Choy
   Papaya
   Parsley - a good tonic
   Peach
   Pear
   Peas
   Plums - stones should be removed as can be dangerous when gnawed
   Potato (cooked)
   Raspberries
   Raspberry Plant leaves - beneficial for diarrhoea
   Rhubarb (cooked)
   Rocket Chard
   Sage
   Sorrel
   Squash
   Star Fruit
   Strawberries
   Sugar Cane - small amounts
   Sweet Potato
   Soybean Sprouts
   Swede
   Sweetcorn
   Sweet Peppers
   Ugli Fruit
   Turnip
   Water Chestnuts
   Watermelon
   Water Spinach
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