Fresh foods for hamsters...?

Question

I have a Russian dwarf and a robo hamster. What are some good fresh foods for these little guys?

BTW, they are in separate cages.

Answer 1

Baby carrots, green leaf lettuce [not iceberg], apples & orange wedges. I think you can also give them oats. But go easy on the fresh veggies ~ too much and they'll get the runs, which dehydrates them. Keep an eye out for wet-tail - a dirty vent can lead to death if not treated in time.

Answer 2

Okay, well in a book from the library it gave me a big list of safe foods:

apples

bananas

blueberries

carrots

cauliflower

chicken (cooked)

corn (cob to gnaw on)

cottage cheese

dandelion leaves

dog biscuits

eggs (cooked)

fish (cooked)

grapes

lettuce (iceberg)

meadow hay

meal worms

meat (cooked)

pasta (cooked)

potatoes (cooked or raw)

raspberries

rice (boiled)

sprouts

strawberries (very nice treat!)

sunflower seeds

tomatoes

white or whole grain bread

yogurt

and I'm almost positive they can also eat celery and cucumber

What NOT to feed him :

canned or frozen vegetables

uncooked beans

the green parts on tomatoes and potatoes

sprouting potatoes

fried foods

table scraps and leftovers from your own table

sweets of any kind

Hope I helped!

Answer 3

Here are some fruits and vegetables you can give your hamster:

Apples

Banana

Peach

Blueberries

Cantaloupe

Strawberries

Corn

Broccoli

Carrots

Cucumbers

Green beans

Peas

Zucchini

You can also give him some of these foods:

Mealworms

Whole grain bread

Plain dog biscuits

Cooked ground beef with no grease

Cooked turkey or chicken

Cooked egg

Low fat yogurt

Plain brown rice

Cooked pasta

Oatmeal

Plain popcorn

Cheerios

Unsaled pumpkin seeds or peanuts

Never give your hamster almonds.  Avoid junk food like chips or chocolate.  Avoid apple seeds, grape seeds, raw potatoes, avocado, pork, citrus fruits or tomatoes, and watermelon.  

Check the link for the complete list.  Just remember anything listed here or the list is meant to be given in moderation.  Too much can give your hamster diarrhea and too much fruit would be way too much sugar for them.  

BTW anything they don't eat should be taken out of the cage because if it starts to rot that could be harmful to your hamster.

Answer 4

The main things to stay away from are lettuce (far too much water content- can cause diarrhea and liver problems. Fine in small amounts, but I wouldn't bother), citrus fruits and tomatoes (poisonous). My hamster likes small pieces of banana and raisins. She also loves the scraps from carrots, particularly the peel as they're the right size and shape for her.

Here's the site most of the members who have answered have copied their information from. I find this site really useful for all sorts of things. http://www.hamsters.co.uk/hamster_fruit_... You can see that there is also another page dedicated to other treats you can give them which is here: http://www.hamsters.co.uk/hamster_treats... Full of stuff you wouldn't have thought they'd eat!

Answer 5

lets see, my suggestion would be like fruits.

such as

-Apple

(note: cut into to small pieces)

-pear

-etc...

dont feed them oranges though!

you can also feed them like seeds.

hope i helped.:/

Answer 6

Buy some Katee Hamster Food.  It is good for them.

Answer 7

I have 2 robos and i give them a little bit of fresh fruit every morning and i give them lots of different stuff like carrots, apple, pear, banana just fresh fruit. I don't give them it at the same time i give them different things each day

My robos love apple the best!

Answer 8

Apples, carrots, celery, lettuce. Cut them into little pieces.  Anything they don't eat, take it out of the cage before it spoils.

Answer 9

Vegetables, Fruits, and Greens

Apple

Banana - remove from cage when it starts to go soft

Broccoli leaves and stalks

Brussel Sprouts - small amounts occasionally; not all hamster like the strong taste

Cabbage

Carrots

Cauliflower leaves and stalks

Celery

Chicory

Clover

Corn on the Cob - a favourite, dried or not

Courgettes

Cress

Cucumber

Dandelion

Dock

Grapes

Green pepper

Groundsol

Kale

Lettuce - small amounts at any one time: in excess it can cause liver problems

Melon

Parsley - a good tonic

Pear - remove from cage when it starts to go soft

Peas

Plantain leaves

Prunes

Rasberry plant leaves - beneficial for diarrhoea

Spinach

Swede

Sweetcorn

Turnip

Watercress

Vegetables should be introduced slowly to a hamster's diet as too much can cause diarrhoea.

Other tidbits that hamsters enjoy

Acorns

Biscuits

Boiled Potatoes

Bread

Breakfast Cereal - (not the very sweet ones); they particularily seemto like "All Bran", "Cheerios" and "Corn Flakes"

Cake - no icing/frosting

Cheese

Crackers - non-salted

Crickets

Currants

Dog Bicuits

Egg - scrambled or boiled

Horse Chesnuts

Mealworms

Nuts

Pasta - uncooked

Raisins

Sultanas

Toast

Yoghurt

You should be careful not to feed too much sweetened food as these could cause the hamster to bcome fat.

NEVER feed a hamster any of the following:

Anything with sharp thorns

Buttercups

Candy

Chocolate

Garlic

Gum

Onions

Rabbit Mix (containing antibiotic ingredients)

Raw Kidney Beans

Sweets

Toffee/Caramel

Hope I Helped :D