List of foods for my new ham ham??

Question

I want to keep my new ham ham alive and healthy for as long as I can. This being said can any one give me a list foods or fruits and veggies that are GOOD for hamsters? Do vitamins really help or do they, can they make them sick?

Also I havnt had a hamster in years so , how many times a wk/mnth do I have do change the litter and how many times do I actually have too scrub down the cage

note: I clean her wheel every day because of waste being produced. ALso I want to keep my room as clean and hamster free smelling as possable!

Thanks all

Answer 1

FRUITS

Apple (seedless)

Banana

Blackberries

Blueberries

Cantaloupe.

Cherries

Cranberries

Grapes(seedless)

Lychee

Mango

Melon

Peaches (no stone)

Plums (no pits)

Raspberries

Raspberry Leaves (helpful for diarrhea)

Strawberries

VEGGIES

Asparagus

Bean Sprouts

Bok Choy

Broccoli

Cabbage (Limited amounts)

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Chard

Chestnuts

Chickweed

Chicory

Clover

Corn on the Cob

Cucumbers

Dandelion Leaves

Endive

Green Beans

Kale

Parsnips

Peas

Radicchio

Romaine Lettuce

Spinach

Squash

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet bell Peppers

Swiss Chard

Turnip

Water Chestnuts

Water Cress

Zucchini

MEATS AND PROTEINS FOODS

Cooked Ground Beef (Rinse well in hot water to remove any grease)

Cooked Chicken or Turkey (Steamed or baked)

Low Fat Cottage Cheese

Fish Cod (Cooked removing bones and skin)

Grasshoppers (Pet Shop)

Mealworms (Pet Shop)

Crickets (Pet Shop)

Bread(whole grain no white bread) soaked in milk ( Low Fat, Skim, Soy)

Eggs ( boiled or scrambled)

Plain Tofu

Plain Low Fat Yogurt

Dog Biscuits (No Garlic, onion, or onion powder)

Monkey Chow

Lab Blocks

OTHER FOODS

Buckwheat

Baby Food(low sugar and no onion or garlic)

Cheese (mild cheeses in moderation)

Cooked Plain Brown Rice

Cooked Pasta(Wheat or Spinach would be better)

Dry toast(Also helpful for diarrhea

Flax seed

Low or Sugarless Cereals

Pumpkin Seeds (unsalted

)

Nuts (No almonds)

Sesame Seeds

Soybeans(Roasted no salt)

Squash seeds

Lentils

Oatmeal(dry or soaked in skim, soy or lowfat milk)

Nutritional Yeast

Bran and Wheat Germ (Refrigerated goes bad fast)

Peanuts (unsalted)

Alfafa

Unsalted Popcorn (no butter)

FOODS TO AVOID

Almonds (Contains Cyanic Acid)

Apple Seeds

Canned food

Chocolate

Candies

Chips and Junk food

Pork Products

Potatoes (Raw)

Raw Kidney Beans

Eggplant

Fool's Parsley

Grape Seeds

Avocado (Contains Cardiac Glycosides)

Raw Rhubarb

Tomato leaves

Oranges or Tangerines(no citrus fruits)

No watermelon (the water content is high causes diarrhea)

Cherry Stone

Peach Stone & Leaves

Apricot Stone

Lemon or Lime

Jams and jellies

Spices

Garlic

Onions

Leeks

Scallions

Chives

Pickles

Answer 2

at petsmart you can get forti diet 2 lb.put 75 percent of thatin.then put in 25 percent nutri fase.they will pick out sunseeds and get fat so doin'y put in too much of that.put it at the bottom so they need tolook for it.it costed me 3.99 and 4.59 for thise two.they love it.plz pick as best answer.

Answer 3

Well when I was in 3rd grade I had a hamster ( I am in 6th now ) but I read a book that you can feed them :

Grass

Apples

Dandelions

Yogurt

Any kind of plant ( except for the stem ) like a flower

watermelon

banana

strawberries

carrots

celery

broccoli

peppers like green or red peppers

and cauliflower

You have to scrub the cage about 1 time a week hamsters can get VERY messy! Hope this helps ya ;) ( Also : My hamster died :( When I was in 4th grade )

Answer 4

Only feed your ham approved food from the pet store, they will also give you a list of other TREATS you can give it.  Clean the cage once a week, and scrub it down each time you clean it and your room will not smell.

Answer 5

apples I love feeding my hamster apples!

regular hamster food

I think that chowder deserves best answer ( I dont know about feeding your hamster chowder though!)

popcorn with no butter and is unsalted

Answer 6

The best food for hamsters is only the commercial hamster feed mix available in the pet shops. Hamsters need variety in their diet and the best way to do it is to get the commercial hamster feed that contains all the vitamins and minerals that your hamster requires. Give him the commercial feed and you are sure to have a healthy hamster for a long time.

You can feed him treats occassionally.However, the commercial hamster mix should account for 80% of the hamster daily diet and only 20% should come from treats.

Also remember any treat you give him should be unsalted, without sugar and without flavour. Visit the following link for a list of foods you can and not give a hamster. Take a printout and put in on a board for easy reference.

http://www.hamsterific.com/HamsterUniver...

Some healthy treats for hamsters are -

Bread

Skimmed Milk

Bits of cheese

Bits of hard boiled egg

Bran flakes

Carrots

Vitamin drops are not actually required until your hamster is a picky eater or is sick or pregnant. The hamster commercial mix mostly has added vitamins so eating that should be fine for your hamster's requirements of vitamins.

Cage Cleaning –

Normally once a week is fine if you are using good bedding like carefresh since it absorbs the smell of urine and is very comfortable for the hamsters. This cleaning must be an elaborate cleaning including washing the whole cage and all components like tunnels, food dishes, water bottles, wheels etc with soapy water and a mild disinfectant and drying them thoroughly before laying out fresh bedding and putting the hamster back in.

If you feel that the bedding is getting dirty faster, change the bedding twice a week and the major cage cleaning once a week. Also the food dish and water bottle should be cleaned every second day before refilling with fresh food and water.

Answer 7

what a good treat for a hamster is take little but of bread and melt cheese over it i do that with my hamster all the time and he loves it.

Answer 8

I use this brand called Kaytee it's pretty good they have the food and little nibble treats and the hamster looks nice and healthy

Answer 9

The general food should be kept in the cage at all times. It should be a mix of different seeds and pellets, you can get a good quality mix of food at any reconized pet sore. They should also have gnawing logs.You can give you hammy just about any fruit or veggie, but NO citrus like grapefruit. My hamster LOVE bannana's,apple and carrots. Don not give them iceburg letuce.

You should change the bedding once a week, and while i'm at it, i just scrub the cage. If it is really smelly before the is over(like 5 days), you can change it, but if you change it too often, your hamster can get stressed out.

As long as your hamster has a good mix of food, you should NOT give your hamster vitimans. They can actually kill you hamster.

Change the water every day.

Here is a good site to get general info, i just put in nutrtion, but on the left it has other things too.http://www.hamsterific.com/Nutrition.cfm

Here is a list...http://www.hamsterific.com/HamsterUniver...

This is what i feed my hamster...Sorry if it doen's work.http://www.flickr.com/photos/28516892@N0...