Is savoy cabbage poisonous to hamsters?
Cabbage Avoid feeding all kinds of cabbage to hamsters, Although cabbage possesses valuable properties ( for humans ) of having sulphur, chlorine and iodine contents. The combination of sulphur and chlorine causes a cleaning of the mucus membranes of the stomach and the intestinal tract. Acting as a laxative, and causes flatulence. Cabbage also acts as a diuretic, (a substance that causes increased urination ) which tends to increase the secretion and flow of urine. Broccoli can have a similar effect. A small quantity of cabbage can be fed to a hamster if he is constipated. Feed it him raw, as the longer cabbage is cooked, the less digestible it becomes.
