Hamster's Basic Food

Hamster's Basic Food

The easiest way to make sure your hamster’s full provides everything he needs is to buy the best prepared food you can find. Then supplement its diet with pieces of fresh fruits and veggies, throwing in an occasional mealworm or cricket. A varied diet is as important to hamsters as it is to people.

Pellets
Pellets are a food where the ingredients are ground up, mixed, and formed into little pieces. The requirement to gnaw on pellets and the balanced nutrition of pellets make them a suitable part of your pet’s diet.

Mixed Seeds & Grain
Mixed seeds & grain are just like they sound, a food mixture of seeds and grains. Some mixed foods include a variety of dried fruits, nuts, and seeds. This type of food provides a variety of choices for your hamster to enjoy and is an excellent part of his diet.

Timothy Hay & Alfalfa
Timothy hay, alfalfa or a mix of the two are a nice addition to the diet. In the wild, hamsters are grass eaters and may enjoy nibbling on some hay. Not all will eat it, but it is worth a try

Foods that are considered safe for your hamster to eat

Remember when giving your hamster fresh food to only feed small amounts so it won’t go mouldy in the cage

If collecting food from outdoors then make sure it is not from an area where pesticides are used and always wash thoroughly before giving to the hamster

Foods with an asterisk * are a favourite of our hamsters

Vegetables:

 Carrots *

Cucumbers *

Lettuce *

 Cooked peas *

 And you can try these too :

- Broccoli

- Cabbage (small amounts)

- Cauliflower

- Celery

- Clover

- Courgette / zucchini

- Dandelion leaves

- Green beans

- Spinach

- Sweet corn / corn on the cob

- Turnip

- Water cress 

- Asparagus 

Foods that are considered safe (and not safe) for your hamster to eat

( FRUITS )

Remember when giving your hamster fresh food to only feed small amounts so it won’t go mouldy in the cage

If collecting food from outdoors then make sure it is not from an area where pesticides are used and always wash thoroughly before giving to the hamster

Foods with an asterisk * are a favourite of our hamsters :

Apple (seedless) *

Banana

Blackberries 

Cherries

Cranberries

Grapes (seedless) 

Lychees

Melon (not watermelon)

Peaches (no stone)

Strawberries