Given the right foods your hamster will generally remain healthy and happy. Given the wrong foods the hamster will get sick. Since you hamster will eat almost anything you are in charge of his diet.
A hamster can survive well on a good bulk hamster food mix that is about 16 to 18% protein with a combination of nuts, seed, grains and pellets. This mixture mimics the kinds of things your hamster would nibble on in the natural environment, and your hamster should have this available at all times. The hamster food mixes generally contain corn, sunflower seeds, peanuts, barley, dried peas and millet. The pellets are often made from alfalfa. In the beginning you might want to start with smaller packages from several different manufacturers to see which ones you and your hamster prefer. Click on an item to get more information and return here by closing that view box.
Some of the more premium mixes will contain dried fruits and vegetables.
Later you can buy larger sizes when you know what works best, or you can rotate between several kinds to give your hamster variety.
Treats for hamsters come in a wide range of colorful and enticing designs, but these should never become the steady diet for your hamster.
DO NOT feed your hamster lettuce, raw beans, onion, garlic, raw potato or chocolate as this will tend to make your hamster sick.
Fresh foods can be offered to your hamster once or twice a week in very small quantities only. Things that would be good are a small slice of banana, strawberry, apple or carrot. For protein a small piece of cheese or cooked chicken. Remove any of this if it has not been eaten in a couple of hours to avoid spoilage.
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