What do hamsters like (and not like) to eat?
Their favourite foods are foods native to their dry habitat, like seeds/cereals (but make sure that it’s natural seeds – no roasting or salt, and that the cereal isn’t sugary). For protein and variety, they will eat some small insects. They like vegetables, but don’t feed them too many. You might want to give them a dog bone to chew on – it’s healthy for them and is great for their teeth. Try not to shock them too much. Give them a regular diet – like a commercial small animal mix – but supplement it with treats to give them some variety. Make sure as well that the food is still good to eat. Be sure that vegetables, bread, and other perishables aren’t moldy or rotten. DO NOT feed them: Canned or frozen veggies, anything poisonous to humans, raw beans, sprouting potato buds, fool’s parsley, poison hemlock, laburnum. Chocolate is a bad idea too, it is too sweet for a hamster, and because it is sticky, it can get stuck in the hamsters cheek pouches, which can cause problems. Go here for a
