Thursday, November 18, 2010

Hamster care for bigginer

This is a new website for hamster care for begginers.
1st: Hamster Food

FRUITS

  • Apple (seedless)
  • Banana
  • Blackberries
  • Blueberries
  • Cantaloupe.
  • Cherries
  • Cranberries
  • Grapes(seedless)
  • Lychee
  • Mango
  • Melon
  • Peaches (no stone)
  • Plums (no pits)
  • Raspberries
  • Raspberry Leaves (helpful for diarrhea)
  • Strawberries

VEGGIES

  • Asparagus
  • Bean Sprouts
  • Bok Choy
  • Broccoli
  • Cabbage (Limited amounts)
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Chard
  • Chestnuts
  • Chickweed
  • Chicory
  • Clover
  • Corn on the Cob
  • Cucumbers
  • Dandelion Leaves
  • Endive
  • Green Beans
  • Kale
  • Parsnips
  • Peas
  • Radicchio
  • Romaine Lettuce
  • Spinach
  • Squash
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Sweet bell Peppers
  • Swiss Chard
  • Turnip
  • Water Chestnuts
  • Water Cress
  • Zucchini

MEATS AND PROTEINS FOODS

  • Cooked Ground Beef (Rinse well in hot water to remove any grease)
  • Cooked Chicken or Turkey (Steamed or baked)
  • Low Fat Cottage Cheese
  • Fish Cod (Cooked removing bones and skin)
  • Grasshoppers (Pet Shop)
  • Mealworms (Pet Shop)
  • Crickets (Pet Shop)
  • Bread(whole grain no white bread) soaked in milk ( Low Fat, Skim, Soy)
  • Eggs ( boiled or scrambled)
  • Plain Tofu
  • Plain Low Fat Yogurt
  • Dog Biscuits (No Garlic, onion, or onion powder)
  • Monkey Chow
  • Lab Blocks

OTHER FOODS

  • Buckwheat
  • Baby Food(low sugar and no onion or garlic)
  • Cheese (mild cheeses in moderation)
  • Cooked Plain Brown Rice
  • Cooked Pasta(Wheat or Spinach would be better)
  • Dry toast(Also helpful for diarrhea
  • Flax seed
  • Low or Sugarless Cereals
  • Pumpkin Seeds (unsalted
  • Nuts (No almonds)
  • Sesame Seeds
  • Soybeans(Roasted no salt)
  • Squash seeds
  • Lentils
  • Oatmeal(dry or soaked in skim or lowfat milk)
  • Nutritional Yeast
  • Bran and Wheat Germ (Refrigerated goes bad fast)
  • Peanuts (unsalted)

  • Unsalted Popcorn (no butter)

FOODS TO AVOID

  • Almonds (Contains Cyanic Acid)
  • Apple Seeds
  • Canned food
  • Chocolate
  • Candies
  • Chips and Junk food
  • Pork Products
  • Potatoes (Raw)
  • Raw Kidney Beans
  • Eggplant
  • Fool's Parsley
  • Grape Seeds
  • Avocado (Contains Cardiac Glycosides)
  • Raw Rhubarb
  • Tomato leaves
  • Oranges or Tangerines(no citrus fruits)
  • No watermelon (the water content is high causes diarrhea)
  • Cherry Stone
  • Peach Stone & Leaves
  • Apricot Stone
  • Lemon or Lime
  • Jams and jellies
  • Spices
  • Garlic
  • Onions
  • Leeks
  • Scallions
  • Chives
  • Pickles  
 2nd: Buying a hamster
Buy the hamster the healthy one and pick the teddy bear hamster if you want a baby buy female and male hamster

3rd:Buy a Big Cage