Hammy's Favourite Time of the Day!

FOOD TIME! 

C'mon, you should have guessed that right, all hamsters love to eat and hoard food. These critters love to hide food all over the place! But these critters are quite the picky as well. Sure, a hamster would not be that picky when it comes to fatty and sugary foods, but these foods are quite unhealthy, you wouldn't want your dwarf to get diabetes or your syrian get overweight? See how similar hamsters are, to a cat or dog? All pets need a healthy diet.  This post will be all about the healthy food mixes on the market and which are the right ones for your hamster.

It's not the colourful package or fun coloured bits in a hamster's food that makes a good diet, it's the nutrition levels. These are the guild lines and the best ones out so far:

Protein: 17-22%
Fiber: 8-10%
Fat: 4-6%

The food mix you buy should not go above or below these levels as that would cause an unbalanced staple diet. 
Now to look into the ingredients. Look for ingredients that would not be beneficial diabetes prone species* or diabetics (sugary ingredients such as molasses, apple juice, etc) as well as  if there is a good variety, there are not too many treats and the food is not missing any crucial ingredients (but simple things like sunflower seeds missing, you can just add them yourself).
**Species prone to diabetes are: Russian Campbell Dwarfs, Chinese hamsters, Hybrids, and some lines of Winter White Dwarfs.
**Just a note that companies do change ingredients in the food mixes so make sure to double check the mix's labels. 

Good for any species-Supreme Pets Food Hazel Hamster
-Supreme Pets Food Harry Hamster
-Supreme Science Selective Hamster

Good for Syrians and/ or Roborovski Dwarfs-Burgess Supahamster Hamster Harvest* [Thank you Ely Vihavainen]
-Burgess Supahamster Dwarf Hamster Harvest* [Thank you Ely Vihavainen]
-CareFRESH Complete Menu Hamster and Gerbil*
-Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Mouse, Rat and Hamster Food*
-Mazuri Hamster and Gerbil
-ratRations Syrian mix - no fruits added (Europe Only)
-ratRations Syrian mix - with Apple (Europe Only)
-ratRations Syrian mix - with Banana (Europe Only)

Only suitable if foods from the above lists are unavailable. Not recommended for hamsters with diabetes, or those prone to it.-8 in 1 Ecotrition Organic Blend Hamster and Gerbil Food
-Hamster Muesli by Pets at Home
-Premium Hamster Muesli by Pets at Home [Thank you SyrianPumpkin]
-Purina Little Wonders
-Purina Garden Recipe Hamster and Gerbil Diet
-Tesco Hamster Food Peanut and Sunflower Seed
-Versele-Laga Hamster Nature Complete [Thank you Ingrid Haugland, Ely Vihavainen]
-Vitakraft Vitasmart Hamster

Only suitable if foods from the above lists are unavailable. Not recommended for hamsters with diabetes, or those prone to it.
-8 in 1 Ecotrition Organic Blend Hamster and Gerbil Food
-Hamster Muesli by Pets at Home
-Premium Hamster Muesli by Pets at Home
-Purina Little Wonders
-Purina Garden Recipe Hamster and Gerbil Diet
-Tesco Hamster Food Peanut and Sunflower Seed
-Versele-Laga Hamster Nature Complete 
-Vitakraft Vitasmart Hamster

***Safe Hamster Mix List Taken from Hamster Hideout Forum. A big thanks to Christmas_ Hamster, please visit her blog Here: DashingHamsters

Have a wonderful week everyone, bye! :D