How to feed a hamster

Hamsters are very popular pets that we can find in many homes. These are rodents of the cricetidae family, originating in Syria, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. Many parents choose to choose these small mammals as the first pet for their children because they are easier to breed than the classic cats and dogs. In this .com article we will see how to feed a hamster .

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Feeding a hamster is really simple. The first thing we have to take into account is that they are omnivorous animals and therefore their diet is very varied. In stores we can find specific food for them known as balanced food . This contains pipes, seeds, corn and other series of dry components.

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But we ourselves can prepare their food. For this we will take into account that the base is seeds, cereals and nuts . In this group we can cite oats, barley, wheat, sunflower, corn, peanuts, hazelnuts, raisins, walnuts, sesame, flaxseed, sorghum, rice, lentils, dried watermelon and melon seeds, etc.

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To a lesser extent we must include in your diet fruits (apple, banana, pear, peach) and vegetables (zucchini, celery, lettuce, tomato, cucumber) that will provide them with vitamins. Of course, you have to wash them well to remove traces of pesticides.

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For the proteins they need, we can resort to the dry food that is given to dogs, which are known as croquettes. We can also give you pieces of sausage, a flour worm, pieces of chicken meat, etc.

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In rodents the growth of their incisors is constant. It can happen that if your diet is too soft, the hamster will desperately bite the bars of its cage or any plastic elements. The best remedy to avoid it is to introduce a piece of bone into it . If it can be that the bone has adhered a little meat and thus we will complement its feeding.

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If you are going to give a new food, you have to do it little by little, so that you get used to it and do not harm your pet's digestion. Among the foods that we can avoid are citrus fruits, garlic, onions, those with sugar, salt or excess fat and those that carry spices.

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Regarding the amount, we must bear in mind that hamsters have a double crop and that they can eat until they are full and when they do not fit anymore, they can hide food buried in the floor of their cage, so it is convenient not to put at your reach an excess of food.