Is this hamster food okay?

Question

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754961#RatingsDetail

It's called Vitakraft Hamster Food.

I have tried Nutriphase Gold, but it is very smelly. I want the best for my hammy, but I also don't want something that smells terrible. The reviews for Vitakraft say that it smells pretty good. Does anyone use this product? Is it good for the hamsters? Thanks!

Answer 1

Buy seeds!  you can get seeds that don't smell, and hammies love them!

Answer 2

Vitakraft is actually a very good quality food.   You may also try Kaytee brand.   They are also a good choice for small animals such as hamsters, gerbils, chinchillas, and ferrets.

Answer 3

You can also get find food that is not so stinky.

The hamster probably won't care much one way or the other.

It's like for me, I might think that fine caviar is the best tasting food in the world.  But I've never had fine caviar, so I don't really know the difference.  So I'm perfectly happy with a grilled cheese sandwich.  But once you give me the fine caviar, I will no longer be satisfied by a simple grilled cheese.  You see where I'm going with this?

Answer 4

Contrary to what some people are saying, none of these diets are particularly good. Especially Kaytee as someone suggested. Kaytee's foods all have an unhealthy preservative called ethoxyquin in them. A lot of these diets have far too many fattening seeds in them.

My recommendation would be Oxbow's Healthy Handfuls: http://www.oxbowhay.com/link.sp?page=Hea...

Answer 5

what smells yuk to you smells great for your hamster and tastes even better