Not exact matches
However, pellets do
not give the
hamster any variety and should be
mixed with
hamster mixes and fresh food daily.
They may have cereals
mixed in but
not enough to make them a good stand - alone
hamster food.
Just remember that carrots are
not a substitute for
hamster mix — your
hamster can't live on the Bugs Bunny Diet!
They should meet all of their nutrient needs by eating a high quality
hamster mix from the pet store — you should
not use fresh fruits and vegetables to try to compensate for any nutritional deficiencies.
There's a side note here: Your
hamster's diet is a separate subject altogether, but in short, it's
not a good idea to limit it to a store - bought
mix, and to simply refill the supply when it gets low.
Therefore, when feeding a loose seed
mix, make sure your
hamster empties the food bowl before adding more to it to make sure your
hamster does
not just eat his or her favorite things (but don't allow your
hamster to starve if they refuse to eat what they are supposed to).
With a loose
mix (seeds and other items), your
hamster might pick out what they like and leave what they don't, which could result in a dietary imbalance (or an overweight
hamster).
sorry in advance for my
not good english.i want to ask about i have been
mixing my
hamster diet with catfood, so will it be best for my dwarf
hamster?
However, it is important that such foods are
not used to replace
hamster mix or pellets, as these are needed to give your
hamster basic nutrition.
If you can
not get your
hamster to eat pellets or eat all parts of its
mix, then you may need to add vitamin and mineral supplements to its diet in the form of treats, chews or liquids.
Provide some safe, fresh food morsels as well (to raise the excitement level, and also because a diet of only
hamster mix isn't really optimal).
However, this is
not ideal as their requirements are different and
hamster mixes contain too much fat for a gerbil.
Hmm... dwarf
hamsters need only about a tablespoon of pellet or seed
mix daily so I guess he's
not really sick but just can't finish that much food.
The food listed in the post above can all be given to your Chinese dwarf
hamsters but remember that whatever you give them should be in small amount and on top of their
hamster mix,
not as a replacement for it.
Hamster mix isn't the only thing your hamster needs in hi
Hamster mix isn't the only thing your
hamster needs in hi
hamster needs in his diet.