Not exact matches
Colorful
foods and treats for smaller rodents such as
hamsters, gerbils and mice might be best displayed just a couple feet off the floor, at eye - level for the children who
often own these pets.
When we search for ways to treat our furry friends, we
often go for their favorite
foods — dogs love peanut butter, apples, and carrots,
hamsters and rabbits love any sweet, juicy fruits we can offer them, and rats love anything even slightly edible.
So consider your
hamster's circumstances: You didn't say how old she was when you adopted her (
often the shops won't know precisely), but if she was older than about a month, she was quite ready to be alone in a burrow, collecting her
food and dried leaves and grasses for warmth and comfort.
It is normal for
hamsters to carry their
food around or back to their beds via their cheeks and
often continue to eat even after filling their cheek pouches.
Though the skinny, gluten - avoidant (yet not actually gluten intolerant) pet parent who frequents your local health
food store
often uses the word «corn» with the utmost disdain, the reality is that corn is not at all toxic to
hamsters, and it is a perfectly suitable
food to use as a treat.
The only time I give fresh
foods more
often is in cases where a nursing mother
hamster may benefit from the additional moisture or
hamster babies may need it because they can't drink from a bottle.
The cage temperature should be constant, and
food should be readily available, since
hamsters like to snack and
often.
Don't forget that the
hamsters food should be replaced every day and their water refilled as
often as is needed.
Pet
hamsters will
often store
food under their cage bedding.
Individual
hamsters may be allergic to certain items,
often types of bedding or
food, though some
hamsters can be allergic to dust or cage cleaner.
Although
hamsters are pet rodents, they
often can't eat the same
food as other pet rodents.