Hamster

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Hamster food

Hamsters have different tastes and not all hamsters like the same things to eat. So it's important to know what hamsters can be fed and what food will do harm to them.

Hamster mixes

Most pet shops offer a wide assortment of dried food mixes specifically designed for hamsters. These mixes usually consist of crushed oats, barley, rodent pellets, peanuts, sunflower seeds, maize, dog biscuit and a variety of ingredients such as dried fruit and vegetables.

Fruits & Vegetables for hamsters

Hamster mixes are designed to provide the hamster with a basic diet. But like humans, hamsters enjoy a little diversified food. They like a lot of fruits and vegetables. The following list is an overview of fruits that are safe to be fed to a hamster:


  • Apple (seedless)

  • Asparagus

  • Avocado (skinned and seedless)

  • Banana

  • Basil

  • Blackberries

  • Blueberries

  • Broccoli

  • Calabrese

  • Carrots

  • Cauliflower leaves and stalks

  • Celery

  • Cherries (remove stones!)

  • Chestnuts

  • Chicory

  • Chinese Leaves

  • Coriander

  • Corn-on-the-Cob

  • Corn Salad

  • Courgettes

  • Cranberries

  • Cress

  • Cucumber

  • Curly Kale

  • Dates

  • Endive

  • Fenugreek

  • Feijoa

  • Figs

  • Grapes

  • Green beans

  • Kidney Beans (cooked only!)

  • Kiwi Fruit

  • Kumquat

  • Logan Berries

  • Lychee

  • Mange Tout

  • Mango

  • Marrow

  • Melon

  • Mint

  • Mung

  • Okra

  • Pak Choy

  • Papaya

  • Parsley

  • Peach

  • Pear

  • Peas

  • Plums (remove stones!)

  • Potato (cooked only!)

  • Raspberries

  • Raspberry Plant leaves

  • Rhubarb (cooked only!)

  • Rocket Chard

  • Sage

  • Sorrel

  • Squash

  • Star Fruit

  • Strawberries

  • Sweet Potato

  • Soybean Sprouts

  • Swede

  • Sweetcorn

  • Sweet Peppers

  • Ugli Fruit

  • Turnip

  • Water Chestnuts

  • Watermelon

  • Water Spinach