If you recently got a new hampster, you may wonder what type of food you can, or cannot feed it. The truth is although there are many foods that are likely around our house that you could feed your hamster, it is best to feed it store bought pellets. Although some people may disagree with this, the simple fact is that store bought pellets are made to have the correct levels of nutrients that hamsters need on a daily basis. Although it is possible for you to create a balanced diet for your hamster using fresh ingredients at home, it is very time consuming.
The above being said, you should give your hamster fresh treats along with the store bought pellets. Below is a table containing the foods that you can give to your hamster (in moderation) as a treat.
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FRUITS |
VEGETABLES |
MEATS AND OTHER FOODS |
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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 |
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 |
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 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 or lowfat milk) Nutritional Yeast Bran and Wheat Germ (Refrigerated goes bad fast) Peanuts (unsalted) Alfafa Unsalted Popcorn (no butter) |
Great, I was looking for a list of foods I could give to my hamster. This is a great resource for sure.