Out of Hamster Food!!!!?

Question

I just ran out of hamster food and we can't go buy more food until Saturday. Are there any other foods I can feed my hamster until then? I know that changing a hamsters diet is very dangerous to a hamster, but I'd take that chance than to let him die of starvation. Please, I need help!! Please give me details on how much of these foods I can give to my hammie per day, so that it will very precise to not make him sick. Can I feed him rice or cheerios? What fruits/veggies can I give him? What can I give him for protein? Please help me!! My hamsters life depends on your answers!!! Please, I'm desperate!! :( :( :( :( :(

Answer 1

I heard they like alfalfa sprouts and sunflower seeds

Answer 2

Unless the cage absolutely needs cleaned, don't clean it until you get more food as your hamster has food stashed in it somewhere. It's not ideal for your hamster to go three days without proper fresh food - anychance someeone else can run to the store for you?

Answer 3

SHOULD'VE GOT EDUCATED ABOUT THEM FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Answer 4

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 5

fruits and veggies might do the job

Answer 6

The only thing you can feed him is carrots cabbage or sucumber nothing else or your changing his diet and you could put some on the side to make them dry because hamsters eat dry cabbage

Answer 7

u can give hamsters basically any fruit or veggies. give him small amounts so it isnt like a big explosion of new food. also give him boiled rice or chicken. my hamster loved that!! as far as the amount give him like a 1/3 or 1/4 of his food bowl, about every few hours. also check his cage and see if u can find any food that he hid. like hamsters usually do. so dont clean his cage until his new food is bought. cuz he might be able to just live off of his saved food. but just in case give him the fruits and veggies.

Answer 8

umm non-suared cereal such as cheerios (NOT the honey nut ones) shreddies, they like pasta uncooked, a FEW nuts such as peanuts and almonds w/o skin, if you have any bir seed (either wild or pet  they can have that too... is there a local rocery store nearby you can go to? maybe get a small packet of bird seed or hammy food? i kn ow i live near a Valu*mart and they have these little  2 or 3 cup boxes for around 2$ that i can buy in a inh.. good luck =]\

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Answer 9

Well it is very important that your hamster has plenty of fresh fruit in his diet. I dont know what kind of hamser you hav but you can look it up on the internet. Try oatmeal (about 2 tablespoons) ar a little youguhrt  on an apple slice. SOme raw walnuts aor peanuts. unsalted sunflower seeds. a bannana coin. You need to be giving him more fruit. Read up on him. Get to know him better

Answer 10

if you have oats and carrots. or seeds of any kind unsalted

Answer 11

CALM DOWN!!

Okay how long has its been since you've cleaned the cage. If you didn't clean it yesterday then your hamster probally has a lot of the food that you've been giving him hidden somewhere. That should help with the change in diet. Since he still will be eating his usual food along with the other foods you give him.

Start out tonight by giving him any of the following fruits and veggies that he has had before if possible:

Kiwi

Peaches

Cherry Tomatoes

Watermelon

Apple

Plum

Pear

Melon

Raspberry

Papaya

Blueberry

Blackberry

Strawberry

Pineapple

Bananas

Grapes

Carrots

Broccoli

Peas

Spinach

Squash

Peppers

Corn

Greenbeans

If you have no fruits and veggies avalible then here are some things you can also give him and has less of giving him dierrea if you give him to much by accident.

Hay

Dog biscutes

seed sticks

UNsweetened cereals

Pretzels

Crackers

Uncooked Noodles

Stale Bread

Uncooked Rice

Uncoocked hot cereals

Also you can try to catch a moth or cricket to give him, but only one. I don't know where youlvie so this may not be possible.

Also if your hamster has any treats read the box and see how much it is reccommended to give a hamster in what amount of time. Some treats are really actually healthy and you can give him some of that.



Try and get food ASAP! If a friend has a hamster you can ask to borrow some food from him/her. Also if you can get to a Walmart or Shoprite they sometimes have something small that you can buy just until you cna get to a Pet store.

~Good Luck~

Answer 12

chereos,carrots ,grass stay clam

Answer 13

Not to worry. Hamsters are very hardy animals and two days on a different diet would not harm them in anyway provided the diet does not contain food that is harmful to them.

Normally they would have enough food stashed in their nest and bedding to suffice for the next 3 days, but if you are not sure, you can do the following -

Mix some barley or millet seeds, oats, corn flakes and wheat germ in a bowl and substitute for commercial hamster food (all of them should be natural, unsalted and unflavoured). In another tray, keep some finely chopped fresh veggies like carrots, broccoli etc. for their vitamins. And they should be fine for a day or two until you can get hold of their commercial feed.

Visit the following site for more ideas on what you can feed your hamster -

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