Hamsters eat with their teeth, especially their two front teeth, which are as destructive as rabbits and can crush some nuts. Hamsters also have special crops that can store food and eat when necessary. If your hamster's crop stores food with a high sugar content, it may become inflamed.

If possible, it is recommended to feed hamsters rat food. Rat food itself has a scientifically balanced nutritional ratio, so there is no need to worry about malnutrition or overnutrition in hamsters. When choosing a staple food, you must choose one that is suitable for your hamster, because the staple foods of dwarf and bear hamsters are very different.

In addition to the staple food, you can feed your hamster an appropriate amount of its favorite snack fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, pumpkins, walnuts, pine nuts, apples, strawberries, cherries, bananas, grapes, etc., but the fruits must be removed. Fruits with seeds and too high water content should be fed sparingly, as hamsters are prone to diarrhea if they eat too much.

Notes on feeding snacks to hamsters

1. It is best to eat snacks after the hamster has eaten its main food. If you feed it before it has eaten its main meal, If you feed it snacks, it may not be able to eat its main food.

2. Feeding too much snacks will threaten the health of the hamster, so feed snacks in small amounts.

3. When some owners eat snacks, they will also give some to the mice at home. This is not acceptable. Human snacks contain too many additives. For the health of hamsters, Be sure to choose hamster-specific treats.