These are necessary for a hamster's cage:1. A wheel - a hamster needs exercise and a wheel is a great way to let them do it on there own
2. Bedding - Hamsters burrow, so they need a couple inches of fluff or wood chips. Don't get cedar or pine chips, only aspen because they aren't healthy for your hamster. Shredded newspaper or paper can be used but it is not recommended. 3. Food- Always have food for your hamster, change out unused food each day. Fresh food can also be fed to your hamster but make sure it is safe! 4. Water- fresh, clean, water should always be available for your hamster. Bottles are recommended but bowls can be used too. 5. Toys - Hamster's teeth continue to grow, so chew toys are needed to make sure they can keep their teeth healthy. Also, hamsters can get bored so toys give them something to do. 6. Nesting Material- Shredded white paper will do fine, but hamsters build nests. You can buy Timothy Hay and they use it for nesting. You can make recipes with these:Asparagus
Basil Bean Sprouts Bok Choy Broccoli Brussel Sprouts Cabbage (in small amounts) Cauliflower Celery Chard Chestnuts Chickweed Chicory Clover Cucumbers Dandelion flowers and leaves Endive Green Beans Green Pepper Kale Orange Pepper Parsnips Potatoes (cooked) Radicchio Red Pepper Romaine Lettuce Spinach Swiss chard Turnip Water Chestnuts Water Cress Yellow Pepper Zucchini Cooked, unseasoned ground beef (lean preferred) Baked/Steamed, unseasoned Turkey/Chicken Low Fat Cottage Cheese Grasshoppers (pet shop only!) Mealworms (pet shop only!) Crickets (pet shop only!) Eggs (boiled/scrambled, plain!) Plain Tofu Plain Yogurt (no sugar added) Dog Biscuits (make sure there is no garlic/onion in these!) Acorns Alfalfa Baby Food (no onion, garlic, low sugar, and containing NO preservatives) Buckwheat Bran or Wheat Germ Brown rice (cooked, plain) Cereals (low/no sugar) Cheese (mild, lower fat, small quantities) Dry Toast (whole wheat, NO white) Flax seeds Lentils Nuts (except bitter almonds) Oatmeal (plain, dry, or soak in skim/soy/low fat milk) Pasta (cooked, plain, wheat or spinach) Peanuts (plain, unsalted) Popcorn (plain, unsalted) Pumpkin seeds Sesame seeds Soybeans (roasted, salt-free) Squash Seeds Sunflower Seeds Almonds (only sweet almonds, or almonds sold for human consumption. Bitter almonds contain cyanide in the peel) |