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[HamsterLover246]

Hi!
I'm getting a female syrian, and I've had a dwarf in the past.
I was just wondering, how much do I need to feed her each time, if I scatterfeed every 2 days?
I've seen many different things and I am now pretty confused I don't want her to become picky but I definitely don't want her to not have enough food!
Thanks !

[Kikya]

I would say start with a tablespoon every couple of days and weigh her once a week. You can make adjustments as needed, if she has a big hoard, you can cut back.

If she's young, she'll need to gain weight for a while before she stabilizes.

[HamsterLover246]

I would say start with a tablespoon every couple of days and weigh her once a week. You can make adjustments as needed, if she has a big hoard, you can cut back.

If she's young, she'll need to gain weight for a while before she stabilizes.

Thanks !I will try that

[Happyhammies26]

Hi!
I would start with 1 tbsp every other day. If your hamster is eating it all up quickly then you can slowly increase the amount.
I give my Male syrian 1 tbsp every other day, and he doesn't eat all of it, he's a smaller syrian though.

Hope this helps,
Happyhammies26

[CallaTheHam]

I feed mine about a tablespoon or two once every other day, sometimes skipping a day if I still see a fair amount of food in the cage. I agree with Happyhammies26, start with a tablespoon and increase from there

[HamsterLover246]

Ok, thanks ! She will be 4 months old