Posted by What is the best food for hamsters? This is a frequently asked question by many owners of hamster pets. Unfortunately there is not one definite answer to this question. The only true way to find out is to observe your hamster and its behavior.
As for the Syrian hamster, you can slowly feed it a piece of cut watermelon, just about the size of its paw, once in a week to start. When preparing to feed it, be sure to completely remove both the rind and all the seeds as well! Campbells Dwarf hamsters are generally a much smaller breed of hamster. They tend to be less active than the Syrian hamster and they can usually be found in the wild around the Middle East.
Syrian hamsters tend to be less picky with their diet compared to Campbells Dwarf hamster. Just like Campbells, they can handle a small piece of fruit in the morning but they tend to only accept a very tiny piece of that same fruit in the evening. If you want to introduce high sugar content food into your hamster’s diet, then you should do so after about two weeks of feeding the hamster a small piece of either watermelon or a slice of lemon. That small slice of lemon will increase the amount of sugar that your hamster can consume in one day.
A tip on feeding your hamster on a daily basis: feeding it a single slice of fruit has been proven to be more nutritious than feeding it a piece of watermelon once every two weeks. In addition, the amount of vitamins and minerals contained in the watermelon is also greater compared to a single slice of fruit. As a result, feeding your hamster a slice of watermelon once per week can prove to be very unhealthy for them.
However, this does not mean that dried watermelon is totally useless for your hamster. You can actually feed it to your hamster without fear of it being harmful to your hamster. The best way to do this is to add some raisins to its diet. Raisins are filled with lots of antioxidants, which are very good for your hamster’s health.
Watermelon and other fruits are very important for your pets because they contain lots of nutrients and vitamins that your hamster needs in order to grow and develop healthily. So, make sure that you provide your pets with a little bit of watermelon once a week. But do not give them too much of that tiny slice because that could cause them to have some problem eating it.