Recommended Food

 

 

Hamsters aren't herbivores, they are actually omnivores. In the wild hamsters eat seeds, nuts, grains, insects, fruits, and vegetables. For a healthy diet, the food should have at least 18-22% protein, 8-10% fiber, and 4-6% fat. Anyhting less than that is not suitable. Also, be sure to look at the ingredients because hamsters can be allergic to certain ingredients. Take a look at my top foods: 

 

 

 

Vitakraft Vitasmart Complete Nutrition food:

My second favorite food is the Vitakraft Vitasmart hamster food. I always mix this food with Hazel hamster to have more of a balanced diet. If you want your hamster to get all the nurtition needed, mixing multiple foods is the way to go. Ingredients: soybean hulls, wheat, flaked corn, oats, dehulled soybean meal, carob pods, puffed wheat, flaked soybeans, flaked peas, wheat middlings, dehydrated alfalfa meal, ground wheat, ground corn, timothy grass hay, peanuts, chopped timothy grass hay, corn gluten meal, dried plain beet pulp, calcium carbonate, ground flaxseed, corn distillers dried grains with solubles, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, salt, cane molasses, L-lysine, vegetable oil, wheat germ meal, apple juice concentrate, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, vitamin A supplement, choline chloride, ground steam-rolled oats, DL-methionine, dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried bifidobacterium bifidum fermentation product, dried aspergillus oryzae fermentation product, torula dried yeast, yucca schidigera extract, fructooligosaccharide, algae meal, yeast culture, dehydrated parsley, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, biotin, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, manganese methionine complex, copper lysine complex, zinc methionine complex, cobalt glucoheptonate, cobalt sulfate, sodium selenite, color added (Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1 titanium dioxide) and aloe vera gel concentrate. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min) 16.0%, Crude Fat (min) 3.0%, Crude Fiber (max) 10.0%, Moisture (max) 12.0%

 

Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls food:

I have recently been looking into purchasing this food to mix in with my hamster's diet. This food has great reviews and is very wholesome. Ingredients: Timothy Meal, Pearled Barley (Rolled), Oat Groats, Linseed (Flax) Meal, Canola Meal, Wheat Gluten, Millet, Ground Flax Seed, Canola Oil, Limestone, Salt, Dried Yeast Culture (Saccharomyces cerevisiae),Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Selenium Yeast, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganese Proteinate, Biotin, Manganous Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Magnesium Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement,Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Carbonate, VitaminD3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Mixed Tocopherols, Rosemary Extract. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min) 15.00%, Crude Fat (min) 4.50%, Crude Fiber (min) 10.00%, Crude Fiber (max) 15.00%, Moisture (max) 10.00%, Calcium (min) 0.60%, Calcium (max) 1.00%, Phosphorus (min) 0.40%, Copper (min) 20 mg/kg, Vitamin A (min) 19,000, IU/kg, Vitamin D (min) 900 IU/kg, Vitamin E (min) 190 IU/kg

 

KAYTEE Complete Hamster and Gerbil food:

I have never purchased this food, but it is one of the better foods on the market. Ingredients:

Sun-Cured Timothy Grass Hay, Corn, Sunflower, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Sun-Cured Alfalfa Meal, Wheat, Ground Corn, Ground Wheat, Wheat Middlings, Rolled Oats, Oat Hulls, Dried Bananas, Ground Oats, Spray Millet Pieces, Popped Milo, Green Split Peas, Dried Cane Molasses, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Soy Oil, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, L-Lysine, Ferrous Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Vitamin B12Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Zinc Oxide, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Copper Sulfate, Niacin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid, Cholecalciferol (Source of Vitamin D3), Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract (Source of Protease), Dried Bacillus Licheniformis Fermentation Product and Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min) 12.0%,Crude Fat (min) 4.0%, Crude Fiber (max) 18.0%, Moisture (max) 12.0%, Calcium (min) 0.4%, Calcium,(max)0.9%, Phosphorus (min) 0.4%, Salt (min) 0.25%, Salt (max) 0.75%, Iron (min) 150ppm, Copper (min) 20ppm, Manganese (min) 100ppm, Zinc (min) 80ppm, Vitamin A (min) 4,000 IU/lb., Vitamin D (min)500 IU/lb., Vitamin E (min) 20 IU/lb., Riboflavin (min) 3mg/lb., D-Pantothenic Acid (min) 7mg/lb., Niacin (min), 20mg/lb, Ascorbic Acid (min) 25mg/lb.

 

Obviously you can feed your hamster whatever you would like, but this is just a guideline of what you should feed, all of these foods can be found at your local pet store such as Petco and Petsmart.