I. How to raise hamsters?
When the hamster is just born, it is like a small meat ball, with red body and no ears. At this time, they can’t hear the outside world and can’t see it. thing.
Usually in about a week, the hamster will slowly grow lanugo, and the eyes will slowly open in about two weeks. When the hamster’s eyes are open, in addition to breast milk, the hamster can also eat A little other food, but it is recommended to give the hamster some well-digested rat food.
When the hamster is about three weeks old, its appearance is basically stable. At this time, the baby hamster’s teeth are also long. If it continues to breastfeed, it will bite the hamster mother, so the hamster mother is not We will continue to feed the hamsters with breast milk. We can directly wean the hamsters completely and then eat mouse food.
The four-week-old hamster has grown up and can be self-reliant. It is recommended that the hamster in this age group be fed in separate cages with the hamster mother, otherwise staying in the same cage for a long time will easily cause the hamster mother’s disgust, or even may be attacked.
2. What do hamsters like to eat?
Hamsters generally like to eat mealworms, corn and other rat food, and also like to eat some fruits, vegetables and seeds, which can be summarized as follows:
1 , Animal proteins: milk, mealworms, barley worms, chicken, boiled egg protein, etc.;
2, Cereals: millet, wheat, corn, oats, chicken feed, etc., corn particles are relatively large, It needs to be broken before feeding the hamster.
3. Vegetables: sweet potatoes, radishes, cabbage, Bizet, cucumbers, etc., can add water and cellulose;
4. Fruits: bananas, apples, cantaloupe, etc. Can add water and vitamins;
5. Seeds: peanuts, melon seeds, walnuts, pine nuts, etc., also contain a lot of protein;
6. Plants: dandelion, plantain Plants will also eat a little bit.
It should be noted that because hamsters are omnivores, they may be willing to eat a little of whatever they are often given, but hamsters cannot eat spicy food, such as peppers, onions, ginger, garlic, leeks, etc. . In addition, when giving fruit to hamsters, remember to remove the pits, because hamsters eat these pits by mistake and are prone to symptoms of poisoning such as rapid heartbeat and shock.
