I need to put my hamster on a diet (10 POINTS!!!)?

Question

She is getting fat! i am not trying to be mean but shes getting to big for her currant cage and i am looking at cages on petsmart.com And everything is too small! My bujjet is 40$ everything is under 40 exept one cage and my hammie too big for all of them what can i do to get my hammie to loose wieght, i feed her a mix (storebought mix) and a honey drop and sometimes fruits and veggies but i alwayz fill the food dish to the top and when theres no more food left i re-fill it do i need to give her only a certain ammount per day and if-so how much (her food dish is big) PLEASE HELLP ME

Answer 1

A diet is a smart idea. If you don't do it, your hamster could get sick. Give him less food and less treats.

Answer 2

maby make to food dish smaller and let her role around in a ball for like a hour! thanks what i did for my hamster i hope i helped:d

Answer 3

try giving her just a little bit a day ( not to little u dont want to starve her) but DO NOT  keep refilling her bowl  thats not good  and if you do not already have one buy a wheel so she can get some exercize  

Answer 4

I would definitely limit her food intake. I would only feed her twice a day, smaller portions (maybe half or 3/4 of what you normally feed her) and more fruits and veggies. Maybe skip the honey drop to cut back her sugar. And make hammie exercise!  Put her in the ball and let her work off some of the calories. She'll loose weight, don't worry!

Answer 5

um, try putting some carrots in the cage. and basically just feed it really healthy. and make him get on his whhel more.

Answer 6

I don't know how you can put a rodent on a diet. Just feed it a normal amount of food. Don't starve the poor thing.

Answer 7

get her a running wheel. or an running ball.

Answer 8

Veggies and dont overfeed!!! sorry i had a rat that would eat anything and it was hard to stop just feeding anytime so just have some type of schedule ok itll work i promise good luck

Answer 9

just reduce her food portions and let her run around more often, it should make her lose a little bit of weight

Answer 10

There has got to be some sort of diet food for hamsters out there, you should try that and if that doesn't work take a trip to the vet and figure something out. I wish you and your hammie the best! :D

Answer 11

Hamsters only need about a tablespoon of food per night. That's it.. and also the occasional treat if you want. [meaning once a week or less]

And for a cage, try a ten gallon tank with a lid. Hamsters seem to like tanks better anyway.

And you do have an exercise wheel for the hammy, right? If not, then that is a must.

Answer 12

if you have one of those bballs that they roll around in, then put in in that more often. Idk like 2x a day?

Answer 13

2 words for Hammie, JENNY CRAIG

Answer 14

Feed your hamster in the morning and at night, 1-2 tablespoons per hamster.

And perhaps buy her a running wheel if he does not have one.

Answer 15

LISTEN TO ME AND NO ONE ELSE!!! DONT CHANGE YOUR HAMMYS FOOD CHANGES SHES PROBABLY PERGNATE IF THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY THEN FEED HER THIS COMBINATION OF FOOD  

YOU NEED...

lARGE ZIPLOCK BAG

1 CUP SUNFLOWER SEEDS( NO SALT PLAIN)

1/2 A CUP OF CARROTS

BOTTLE OF HONEY

1 APPLE (SLICED)

OPTIONAL- 1 CUP DRY FOOD (HAMPESTE

DIRECTIONS....

ADD THE SUNFLOWER SEEDS, HAMPSTER FOOD APPLES AND CARROTS IN THE ZIPLOCK BAG.

GIVE YOUR HAMPSTER 1/4 A CUP OF THIS FOOD 1 OR 2 TIMES A TIME WHEN YOU PUT THE FOOD IN ADD A TEASPOON OF HONEY.

Answer 16

I'm guessing you have a syrian hamster or something of the sort if it is big. I wouldn't suggest using any of the cages they sell in pet stores for those hamsters. I would suggest a 20 gallon long aquarium.  

Answer 17

mine was too start to give ie more water and less food ant try to make it exercize on a wheel

Answer 18

This site has good info.. it says that sweets like honey can make hamsters obese.

Answer 19

ok first go to a pet store buy pellets then give her two pellets a day ok after a week  give her three pellets then four then stop and keep her on four pellets no more no less

Answer 20

LOL! you have helped make my day just by typing that title!!!

Perhaps get it to run on one of those hamster wheels, and feed it healthier foods :-)

Hope I helped!!

Answer 21

he he.

a LOT LOT of water (good for size. but don't know why), don't fill up the food dish all the way, and feed him a LOT of cheese carrots and lettuce!

i fed my hamster like this (store bought mix, cheese, lettuce, carrots, and a ton of water) and he stayed tiny tiny. except his hair was really really long so he looked fat.

Answer 22

well first of all give it a cup of a mix of fruits and veggies each day. Dont give ur hampster food tht is high in fat and carbs. make sure the food has atleast 10% of fiber in it. give it water as an essential and if you HAVE to give it a treat give it a veggie. She should only get a cup of her food each day.

Answer 23

don't starve it just feed it raw vegetables  

Answer 24

if you're trying to lose weight you should really give Acai Berry a shot! i saw it on oprah and i'm trying it myself right now.. got a 14-day FREE trial from this site!

Answer 25

Starve it.

Answer 26

Is your hamster really getting fat or are is she just growing up?  How long have you had her?  Like the other person suggested could she be pregnant?

Are you over feeding the hamster?  Read the instructions on your mix because it should tell you how much to feed.  Drop the honey and pick out the sunflower seed, use these only as treats once or twice a week.  

Just because the food dish is big doesn't mean you have to fill it up all the way!!  Give her half in the morning and half later.  

If you do need a bigger cage save your money!!!  Animals and people grow!!  Try looking in used stores or in your local classifieds for a used cage.

*ADDED*

That sounds pretty good.  Give it a week on her new diet and if you don't see results take away one veg.  Play with it--if it doesn't work though you should call a vet.  She could have something wrong.

And please be careful, you don't want to underfeed her!

And no sunflower seeds!  (treats only!)

Answer 27

Maybe your hamster is pregnant.

Answer 28

I use this sight for my hamster

Answer 29

She is either a syrian or a dwarf

Syrian-http://z.about.com/d/exoticpets/1/0/o/5/...

Dwarf-http://www.freewebs.com/dwarfhammies101/...

And second do you feed her sunflower seeds? if so dont anymore because they are high in fat.

Does she have a wheel? Or a ball? if not get her both

Answer 30

You can try to have her get some more exercise. Get one of those hamster balls where you put her in it and put her on the floor and she has to run in order for it to move. It will help with exercising. As far as the food, you shouldn't be feeding her too too much, when I fed my bf's hamster the two of them never went through an entire small bowl of food.

Does she have a wheel too? That is good for exercise!  

Answer 31

veggies may tend to make animals fatter and can sometimes cause diareah  ask a vet they sometimes sell hampster diet pet foods. if hammie is a girl she could be pregnant, and if that is a possibilty you may need help hampsters can have up to 15 babys and take them away from there mom at first or she will eat them, when they need to eat, give them back to mommy!