Chubby Cheeks - Species Appropriate Hamster Care for Beginners

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Maybe it’s the right time to buy a new cage for your hamster. Try going for a bigger cage with some tubes so that your hamster can burn some calories racing in them. Also, add some toys and other accessories in the cage to keep your hamster busy. When we confine them in a small cage without much space or any accessory for physical exercise, they gain weight. Just like us, if all a hamster has to do all day is eat, fat will start accumulating instantly. Your hamster in overweight and if they continue in this trajectory, they will be considered fat and can even become obese. Each hamster has a certain daily caloric requirement, depending on his size. You can help keep your hamster at a healthy weight by providing opportunities for exercise. This includes providing a hamster wheel and ensuring that his cage has some vertical structures to give your little one a chance to climb and get moving. There could be multiple factors that can contribute to increasing the weight of your hamster. Almost all of these factors are related to the new hamster owner’s habit of spoiling their hamsters.

There are multiple reasons why your hamster may be fat. Here are the most common reasons why you may have an overweight or obese hamster in your home. High Caloric Diet: With this Higgins sunburst gourmet blend, your hamster will be provided with the vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that support whole body health. This formula is crafted with dried mixed fruits that are appropriate for hamster digestion, sun-cured hay, pre-cooked legumes, yummy veggies, and more! It will not only be a food your furry buddy craves; it will also help to stimulate his inherent foraging instinct. Additional DHA and Omega-3 fatty acids will support a healthy coat and good skin and flaked vegetables are easy to consume and provide digestive support. This product provides a ton of nutrients and yummy additives for a happy mealtime without the unnecessary addition of artificial ingredients. Tiny Friends Farm Hazel Hamster Food The average syrian hamster, those hamsters you typically see in pet stores, weighs approximately 5 – 7 ounces, while a small or dwarf breed of hamster weighs around 0.5 – 1.5 ounces. I always recommend that you speak with your veterinarian before you change up your pet’s diet to make sure that nothing else is going on medically, and that the specific change in diet is healthy for your hamster. Diet Change:

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However, if you suspect that your hamster is overweight after weighing them, looking at the diet that you are feeding them, as well as the amount of exercise that your hamster gets on a daily basis, will help guide you and your veterinarian as to how to help your pet lose the necessary weight they need to be healthy and happy again. If you keep to this type of diet, in the correct daily amounts, your pet will be more likely to stay in a healthy weight range. Exercise Regimen: The following are the main reasons for increased weight in the hamsters: Overfeeding And Overeating Small-sized hamster wheels can result in serious injuries and health complications for your hamster. Shift To a Balanced Diet

This seed mix is a nutritionally complete, balanced mix of grains, vegetables, legumes, seeds, insects, and herbs. It contains absolutely no pellets, added sugars, fruit, preservatives, colors, or fillers. All of our seed mixes follow the highest standard of hamster care in the world seen in Germany and Switzerland and can be fed alone without pellets / added synthetic nutrients. They are all carefully and precisely formulated based on scientific research and modeled after what a hamster would eat in the wild.

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Have you ever wondered if the cage you have bought for your hamster is fulfilling his physical needs? Your hamster is gaining weight probably because he doesn’t have enough space to burn the extra energy.