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ABC Hamster Care
Hamster Care Advice Site
Unsafe Foods
- Cayanne
- Almonds
- Chilli
- Citrus Fruits (Oranges, Lemon e.c.t)
- Garlic
- Grapes (Risky)
- Kidney Beans
- Leek
- Onion
- Potato Leaves
- Ramson
- Rhubarb Leaves
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Spring Onion
- Tomato
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TREATS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR RABBITS CAN MAKE HAMSTERS HIGHLY UNWELL
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Popular Safe Treats
- Beech Nuts
- Baby Food
- Boiled Potato
- Brazil Nuts
- Bread (Wholemeal)
- Cereals (Non sugary, shreddies, shredded wheat, weetabix etc)
- Cashew Nuts
- Chicken (plain & cooked)
- Cheese
- Coconut
- Crickets
- Currants
- Dog Biscuits
- Egg (boiled)
- Fish (cooked)
- Hazel Nuts
- Meal Worms (dried or freshly killed as they have powerful jaws and can injure hamsters)
- Millet​
- Meat - Cooked (pork, beef, gammon, ham etc)
- Monkey Nuts
- Nuts
- Plain popcorn
- Pecan Nuts
- Peanuts (monkey nuts)
- Pistachio Nuts
- Prunes
- Raisins
- Sweet Chestnuts
- Sultanas
- Toast
- Walnuts
Safe and Unsafe Foods
It's always difficult to know what your hamster can and cannot eat, so here are a few lists to help you out!
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​Warning: Too much fresh food can cause an upset stomach. This is rarely serious, but you should always bear it in mind.
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​Safe Fruit and Vegetables-
- Alfalfa
- Apple (not the seeds)
- Apricot
- Asparagus
- Aubergine (Eggplant)
- Avocado
- Banana
- Basil
- Bean Sprouts
- Blackberry
- Blueberry
- Brocolli
- Brussel Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrot
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chard
- Cherries (not the stones)
- Chestnuts
- Chicory
- Coconut
- Coriander
- Corn-On-The-Cob
- Courgettes (Zucchini)
- Cranberry
- Cress
- Cucumber
- Dates
- Dill
- Endive
- Fennel (the 'leaves' not bulb)
- Fig
- Green Beans
- Hemp (seeds)
- Kale
- Kiwi
- Loganberry
- Lychee
- Mange Tout
- Mango
- Marrow
- Melon
- Mint (the plant)
- Okra
- Papaya
- Parsley
- Peach (not the stone)
- Pear (not the seeds)
- Peas
- Peppers (red, yellow, green etc)
- Plum (not the stone)
- Potato (cooked)
- Prune
- Raddish
- Raspberry
- Rocket (the plant)
- Runner Beans
- Sage
- Spinach
- Squash (e.g. butternut)
- Star Fruit
- Strawberry
- Sweet Potato (cooked)
- Swede
- Sweetcorn
- Turnip
- Water Cress
- Water Melon
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