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What food do they need added to their diet?
Insects are good, for example something like dried mealworms is an easy way to add protein that's pretty natural to them. These days good quality hamsterfoods usually have enough protein already, but you should always check the protein, fiber and fat percentages just to be sure (and the ingredients as well, the foods shouldn't have colorants at least). The good numbers are around 20% protein and 10% fiber, in fat there's bigger variance depending on the age and weight etc. but it shouldn't be over 15%. I haven't checked what the latest research says though, these numbers and recommendations for diets can change over time
Thanks! I don't actually have a hamster, I was just curious 😅 and hopefully, someone will find this thread at some point and it helps save some hamster babies
Yeah I like to post these small animal facts just so if someone reads these they also get answers!
My anecdotal evidence is that I raised a couple litters in a stressful environment few years back (we have active dogs so there's quite the commotion most of the time) and had zero babies eaten, so what I did with the diet likely worked
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