I have a question, when I feed the hamsters, I feed them Hazel Hamster food, with a few oxbow pellets and 2-3 mealworms, with a little veggie. Does this seem like a good diet??
[HAMSTER NUTRITION I] Nutrition, Variety, and Quality
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Posted 18 February 2015 - 11:46 AM
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Posted 19 February 2015 - 07:08 AM
I have a question, when I feed the hamsters, I feed them Hazel Hamster food, with a few oxbow pellets and 2-3 mealworms, with a little veggie. Does this seem like a good diet??
I would take out the Oxbow pellets 
All it's doing is lowering protein. Otherwise, it seems pretty good!
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Posted 20 February 2015 - 11:05 AM
Okay! Thanks so much:)
I would take out the Oxbow pellets
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Posted 20 February 2015 - 02:07 PM
THANK YOU!
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Posted 23 February 2015 - 09:07 AM
May I get a constructive criticism of my diet? It’s listed in my signature below. Thanks in advance!
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Posted 23 February 2015 - 10:16 AM
May I get a constructive criticism of my diet? It’s listed in my signature below. Thanks in advance!
You'll probably get the best feedback if you make this it's own individual post.
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Posted 23 February 2015 - 11:15 AM
You'll probably get the best feedback if you make this it's own individual post.
How do I do that?
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Posted 23 February 2015 - 11:17 AM
Go to the main page of the Food & Nutrition forum- at the top of the page, just above the topics and posts, on the right hand side is a black button that says "Start New Topic".
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Posted 28 February 2015 - 11:39 PM
Wow this is alot of reaserch I learned a ton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice job 
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Posted 12 March 2015 - 12:56 AM
Awesome tips! Will defo keep this is mind for the future!
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Posted 15 August 2015 - 08:13 PM
I'm still really confused :(
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Posted 15 August 2015 - 09:06 PM
I'm still really confused :(
About what, if I may ask? 
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Posted 16 August 2015 - 04:52 PM
About what, if I may ask?
just about what I should feed my hamster!
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 09:11 AM
This helped me so much! I've only been feeding my hamster the OxBow Essientials pellets and I switched to a seed mix with 3-5 pellets a day and he has been so much more active! Thanks!
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Posted 24 October 2015 - 11:01 AM
I wouldn't say pro biotics in the food would determine quality. You would have to call the company and ask when they add them, after the food has been processed or before. Pro biotics are very sensitive to temperature.
Oxbow only uses prebiotics for this reason and due to the fact there isn't a whole lot of research out there in terms of probiotics and hamsters and what digestive enzymes actually benefit them. if someone can send me a link to a study on this it would be greatly appreciated.
