Often parents in search of a little canine friend to the child choose a hamster. With it it is not necessary to walk, pets are not choosy in food and in leaving. Selectors removed several species of hamsters. The Syrian hamster is most unpretentious.
The Syrian hamster is the very first species of these rodents removed by manufacturers. There is a mass of opinions, than it is better to feed a rodent. There are only 3 types of feeding. Feeding by specialized commercial grain mixes, natural food and the mixed feeding type.
Grain forages
This type of feeding is considered optimum, according to producers, ready-made feeds contain all the most necessary for hamster food. At such feeding it is necessary to watch a hamster. If he eats only one or several ingredients of a forage, for example sunflower seeds or oats, then it will soon affect his health.
Hamsters like to choose tidbits from forage lump, you should not add at once a new portion, let he will eat up also less tasty grains. Only polnoratsionny feeding will allow a hamster to be in good shape. If nevertheless your rodent began to get fat, then put a running wheel in a cage, they with pleasure play with it. For walks on the house it is possible to get a special walking sphere. It is absolutely safe for an animal, protecting it during walks. It is not necessary to give separately to it sunflower seeds, they lead to a disease of a liver and obesity. Producers of grain mixes added necessary amount of grains and sunflower seeds to structure. As the Syrian hamsters were brought from group of wild animals, they differ in excellent health. There live such hamsters longer, than other types.
The natural or mixed food
It seems to many owners of hamsters that their pet constantly is malnourished, and try to give him additional food. It can be apples, carrots, pumpkin. It is desirable to give vegetables in the evening. At the same time it is necessary to remove all perishable remains of food in the morning. It is possible to feed up a hamster proteinaceous food. They eat skim cheese or chicken meat with pleasure. It is necessary to give them to 2 times a week. Well boiled thoroughly fish without bones will also improve a diet of your rodent. In the spring and during the summer period it is possible to offer fresh dandelions, a clover. In winter time it is recommended to couch greens on a windowsill. Vitamins and minerals can be offered in the form of a special mineral stone. Rodents willingly grind off about it teeth. Water at the same time has to be in a cage constantly. As the Syrian hamster is brought most closer to wild rodents, it is necessary to monitor growth of his teeth. If they very long, then it is possible to put a small stick in a cage. The animal with pleasure will begin to gnaw it. Various delicacies for rodents can be given, but with care. The honey which is a part often causes allergies in hamsters. They begin to comb to themselves area of the head. Is strictly forbidden to give to the Syrian hamsters cabbage and bread. These products ferment in a stomach and can become a cause of death of a hamster. Various smoked products and fat types of meat are forbidden in food. The diet of the Syrian hamster has to be as close as possible to the native habitat of a rodent. Only this way you will be able to keep health and active lifestyle to an animal.