Domestic hamsters are charming and very affectionate. That they always felt well, small animals need to be fed correctly. These small animals differ in high metabolism and need the balanced forage combining cereals, vegetables and fruit.
Ready forages
It is the simplest to feed hamsters with the ready balanced fodder mixes. They can form the diet basis which is simple for diversifying, offering pets tasty and useful delicacies. Ready forages are import and domestic, and noteworthy brands are both in that, and in other category.Plus domestic fodder mixes - low price. Minus - quite monotonous structure which is generally consisting of cereals. But a lot of things depend also on the concrete brand. Before purchase attentively study the label. Than the forage, high probability subjects is more various that the pet will eat it up to the end. You should not buy the mixes containing oats in a large number - hamsters reluctantly eat it, and badly purified grains can injure zashchechny bags. Give preference to mix on the basis of popcorn, barley and wheat, with addition of swaged grains of different cereals, nuts and seeds. Import mixes are usually more various on structure - except cereals they contain grass granules, the crushed leaves and stalks improving digestion, unsweetened berries, sublimated vegetables. You can make own mixes, adding nutritious and vitamin granules to a grain basis. It is impossible to feed hamsters with the sterns intended for birds or other rodents. Requirements at all animals different, fodder mixes are formed taking into account features of each look. If there is no necessary forage on sale, it is better to transfer temporarily the pet to usual products, having chosen that will bring to a small animal only benefit. Do not forget about clear water - the rodents eating dry feeds have to drink much. If the hamster refuses liquid, increase quantity of juicy forages - for example, having added fresh vegetables and germinated barley or oats to a diet of pets.
Tasty and useful additions
Daily hamsters have to receive vegetables and fruit in a dried or fresh look. Rodents love pumpkin, squash, ripe tomatoes, turnip, carrots, young peas in pods, green beans, sweet pepper. Also fruit - apricots, peaches, melons, apples, a dogrose, bananas and grapes are useful. Dried fruits are considered as very useful delicacy. Branches of fruit plants are useful to rodents, and here coniferous it is impossible to give. Also cabbage, potatoes, early greenhouse vegetables are contraindicated. Hamsters very much love various seeds and nuts. Having decided to treat small animals, you remember that almonds and a Brazil nut are contraindicated to them. Experts recommend time or two in a week to give to hamsters proteinaceous food - the chicken cooked without salt, boiled chicken or quail egg. If the hamster does not love dry ready-made feeds, offer it porridge from cereals or cereal flakes. Do not add to it salt, oil or milk. Dairy products and sweets are strictly forbidden - they can do to an organism of small animals irreparable harm.