i was sitting here, hamster making wierd noises again, like a guinea pig, and the rats playing in thier cage, and i thought, can i give them yoplat yogurt, the one with the crushed fruit in it to them without any bad things like sickness happening to them, they its the kind you take to school or work, the aluminum lid, and the fruit mized in, in really small crunchy bits, and fat free. also, would it hurt to give it to my hamsters? i ask because i dont want to be stupid and get my little friends all sick.
so, is it safe to give that kind of yogurt to hamsters and rats, fancy rats or dwarf hamsters?
2006-09-07 06:24:10 · 7 answers · asked by Bob7k 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
i would give them the petsmart stuff, but i havent restocked yet, plan to do that today, after my little brothers interview with his new school.
the yogurt i want to give them is 'people food' so i want to know if its safe for rats and dwarf hamsters
2006-09-07 06:26:15 · update #1
since you never brush your hamster's teeth (not that you can), you'd better steer away from things like yogurt since the sugar can stay in the hamsters' cheek pouches and create an abcess in their mouth! if you want to feed it to them for the calcium, give them a little milk instead.
2006-09-07 07:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know yogurt is safe for rats, but not sure about the hammies. Hope this helps!
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Oh yeah, if you're looking for feed replacement to hold you over, I know low sugar cereal like cheerios are good for rats and hamsters. Rats can eat just about anything you do, so finding food for them is no problem. Hamsters are a little more tricky, but cereal would be good for them if you have it.
2006-09-07 06:34:11 · answer #2 · answered by Carpet Shark Luver 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
established yogurt is extra appropriate than fats loose because they replace fats with sugar, apart from Greek kind fats loose yogurt with has no fats and no sugar further and is tremendous creamy and filling. 100g is purely 50 energy! also, its no longer the actually sweetness that are undesirable for you in 0calorie beverages, although the truth that they are sweet yet furnish you with no means, yet your body senses the beauty and expects means, so it makes you hungry as your body senses the beauty and demands energy and means.
2016-11-06 20:07:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regular yoghurt is fine for rats. Do be aware the Yoplait stuff is usually full of sugar-- so don't give them much.
2006-09-07 06:29:33 · answer #4 · answered by Funchy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but I would assume that they don't have the stomachs to break down the lactic acid in the dairy product. It won't kill them but it might make they vomit.
2006-09-07 06:27:09 · answer #5 · answered by apostate03 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't the aspartame or sugar would give them diharrea.
2006-09-07 06:27:25 · answer #6 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yogurt
2006-09-07 06:26:08 · answer #7 · answered by strawdaddy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋