Can hamsters eat melon seeds?

Dec 15,2023
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Hamsters can eat melon seeds, which are one of their food. Melon seeds are rich in fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and trace elements, which can help hamsters replenish some nutrients needed in the body.

Precautions for hamsters eating melon seeds

1. When feeding melon seeds, breeders should pay attention to the melon seeds that can only be ordinary fried or raw, because there are some melon seeds commonly eaten by humans. Many condiments can be harmful to hamsters.

2. Observe that if the hamster cannot peel the melon seeds, help it peel the melon seeds before feeding them to prevent the melon seed skins from causing damage to the hamster's stomach.

3. Melon seeds cannot be used as staple food. Eating only melon seeds for a long time will cause malnutrition in hamsters, and may also cause hamsters to suffer from internal heat, obesity, etc.

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