what are the best vegetables to feed a hamster?
Posted on Jun 27, 2009 under Best Vegetables | 9 Commentsi want to feed my hamsters vegetables,but wat is the best for them.
what sort of cheese is good.
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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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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June 28th, 2009 at 4:58 am
lettuce, dont give tomatos, potatos, or califlower it will most likly kill them
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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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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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Good look
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June 28th, 2009 at 6:08 am
fresh water, tomatoes, almonds, carrots, cellary and lettice.
NO CANDY!!!!!
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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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June 28th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Carrot, cabbage………………………………………………..
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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.
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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