What food is the best for a dwarf hamster?

Question

Some books say just the huge bag with nuts in it but my old one died eating that and he's only 3 months old.

Answer 1

I think that dwarf hamsters just have problems, probably from breeding and such. I had a few of them, which all mostly died for unknown reasons at all different ages. There should be all sorts of healthy mixes of seeds and grains available for them. I believe Nutriphase and Vitakraft make extensive lines of food/treats for them. For treats from around the house, sometimes we would give ours lettuce or apples.

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Answer 2

Buy regular hamster food at a pet store...you can get some that say they're better than others (will cost about $10 per 2-4lb bag opposed to the cheaper stuff which is about $3 for the same size bag).... Some will have stuff in it that others do not, like that gourmet stuff I said about that's like $10/bag.
On top of that, give your hamster some veggies, fruit, and other snacks...but remember, with anything, only give in moderation or you could risk overloading your hamster and causing them diarrhea.

Answer 3

I have had 3 hamsters die in under a year! At first i thought it was the food(it was the location, to cold) so i read a lot of books and did a lot of research. They say that you should feed them seeds, also the big, hard grain ones called extrusion are really good source of grains and vitamins and they are hard, this helps with your hamsters sharp teeth. It also says that lettuce, apples carrot, those sorts of things are good for them to, this way it gives them a well balanced diet. What-ever you do, do not feed him anything acidic such as tomato, or oranges! Good luck!!:)

Answer 4

you cant JUST feed them nuts thats like snacks to them buy some real hamster food, and along with unsalted sunflower seeds, nuts, and veggies and just put the hamster food in a little cup or something and then once in a while for a snakc put in about 10 sunflower seeds for them to snack on, along with some veggies like pieces of carrots and a small lettuce leaf..