Is there any food thats bad for hamsters?

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I guess a chicken madras wouldnt go down too well

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KFC - they just get stuck in the bucket or box

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there is a lot of food that is bad for hamsters have a look in a hamster book from the pet shop for more details

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Concrete. Lol
Sorry, I couldn't help myelf.

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chocolate will kill them. I would avoid anything that isn't veg or proper hamster food.

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Vegetables and herbs that should not be fed to hamsters are:
Kidney Beans (raw)
Onion
Potato (raw)
Potato tops
Rhubarb (raw)
Rhubarb leaves
Tomato leaves
The following should not be fed as they are poisonous to hamsters:
Bindweed
Bluebells
Bulbs
Buttercups
Clematis
Crocus
Deadly Nightshade
Elder
Evergreen Plants
Hemlock
Henbane
Horse Chestnut
Laurel leaves
Oak leaves
Privet
Ragwort
Scarlet Pimpernel
Speedwell
Toadflax
Visit the website below for foods they can eat

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magnesium is bad for them... amusing to watch though...

SQUEEK -POP!

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I've heard they are partial to kebabs?

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Why do you want to know?

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A big mac with fries.

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my little son has a hamster, and when we bought it we were given a booklet that reckons that it's not a good idea to give hamsters dairy produce, as it can upset their stomachs. just stick to hamster pet food, and a small amount of crunchy fruit %26 vegetables. we give our hamster a small piece of carrot and apple once a week. too much fruit, especially soft fruit, can also upset their stomachs.

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rat poison

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Anything that melts (e.g. chocolate) or is sticky. It gets stuck in their pouches and rots giving them an infection.

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i'm not sure about that - see above - but I know they absolutely LOVE dandelion leaves. just a couple, give them a good wash and he will wolf them down!! lol

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Potatoes contain toxic compounds that are poisonous to hamsters, It is a less commonly known fact that potatoes produce compounds called glycoalkaloids. These have shown to be toxic to both man and animals. All parts of the plant contain solanine, the leaves, and stems, contain naturally high levels of glycoalkaloids. The tubers when exposed to light, will begin to turn green and increase Glycoalkaloids production. This green is produced from chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is harmless, but is an indication that solanine levels are greater than normal.
Only cooking at high temperatures will destroy most of these toxins, and render them harmless, this is the reason raw potatoes should not be fed to hamsters.
Glycoalkaloids are more concentrated in the green area of the potatoes and just under the skin. Greened potatoes, are often higher in solanine than those not green. The bitter taste associated with greened potatoes is caused by the solanine.
Once cooked, potatoes can be safely fed to hamsters.
Symptoms: of solanine toxicity in humans. Hypothermia, paralysis, shock, slowed breathing rate, dilated pupils, stomach or abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea.
Potatoes that contain more than 0.1% solanine (.01 oz / 10 oz potato) are considered unfit for human consumption.


Tomatoes

The foliage ( leaves ) and stems of the tomato plant also contains Glycoalkaloids
and must not be fed to hamsters. The fruit of the tomatoes plant can be fed to hamsters.


Rhubarb

Rhubarb leaves contains Oxalic acid and oxalates, theses are mild poisonous effects that some plants can have, Either the stem or leaves should not be fed to hamsters. Oxalic acid is a strong acid that can irritate the lining of the gut when digested, and can prove fatal if used to feed hamsters.
The leaves of the rhubarb plant contain very high concentrations of Oxalic acid and acid salts.


Celery

Although celery is not generally considered toxic, it is very high in Sodium. Sodium is a mineral found in most of the foods we eat. An electrolyte whose main function is to control the water balance in the body's tissues. Too much sodium tends to increase the retention of water. Although low in saturated fat, and cholesterol. It should not be fed to hamsters. A large portion of the calories in this food come from sugars.
In the case of sodium the risk lies in excessive intake.

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Kidney Beans
Kidney beans contain Phytohaemagglutinin a lectin found in plants. (Lectin's are proteins capable of damaging the intestinal mucosa.) Before they are eaten, the raw bean should be boiled for at least ten minutes to degrade the toxic compound, the lectin phytohaemagglutinin - found in the bean which would otherwise cause severe gastric upset in humans. This compound is present in many varieties (and in some other species of bean), but is especially concentrated in red kidney beans. A toxin that can cause poisoning in hamsters through feeding raw beans, as cooking will only reduce or destroy most of this poison but is still recommended not to feed them to hamsters, cooked or uncooked.




Cabbage

Avoid feeding all kinds of cabbage to hamsters, Although cabbage possesses valuable properties ( for humans ) of having sulphur, chlorine and iodine contents. The combination of sulphur and chlorine causes a cleaning of the mucus membranes of the stomach and the intestinal tract. Acting as a laxative, and causes flatulence. Cabbage also acts as a diuretic, (a substance that causes increased urination ) which tends to increase the secretion and flow of urine. Broccoli can have a similar effect.
A small quantity of cabbage can be fed to a hamster if he is constipated. Feed it him raw, as the longer cabbage is cooked, the less digestible it becomes.



Lettuce

Lettuce has no nutritional value at all for hamsters, and contains about 90% water, lettuce will give a hamster diarrhea. Or loose stools.
A Hamsters stomach is not designed to cope with large amounts of water, and feeding him lettuce will overload his system. Prolonged use may also cause liver damage.


Fruit

The feeding of fruit to hamsters, with the exception of citrus fruits oranges etc:, Fruit that can be fed are apples, pears, bananas, grapes, but do "not" feed them the pips that they contain. Pear pips, the kernels of plums, peaches and apricots, and apple core pips contain cyanogenic glycosides and can result in cyanide poisoning.


Onions

Onions and garlic contain the ingredient thiosulphate. Which is toxic to hamsters, though hamsters will not eat onions by themselves in the raw stage. No other foods containing onions should be fed which mask the onions, like cheese and onion, pizza that contains onions, dried onions, etc: even when cooked, feeding onions will cause severe haemolytic anemia. (the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells.) Symptoms are fatigue, eventually leading to heart failure.




Avocado


Avocado should not be fed. The leaves, branches and fruit contain a cardiac toxin called persin, which affects most animals. There is documented evidence that avocado is toxic to "animals". Many animal organizations recommend avoidance of all parts of the plant. The symptoms include gastrointestinal irritation, vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory distress, congestion, fluid accumulation around the tissues of the heart and even death. Birds seem to be particularly sensitive to this toxic compound.



Parsley

Parsley is toxic it is high in oxalic acid. Oxalic acid combines with metals such as calcium, iron, sodium, magnesium, and potassium in the body to form oxalate crystals which precipitate and irritate the gut and kidneys.

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Basically anything high in salt or sugar, anything really processed. Stick to fresh veggies and maybe some apple, celery.. most pet stores will sell a hamster mix which is kinda like chaff with a mix of dry grasses and seeds in it etc.

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I like hamsters but I couldn't eat a whole one !
I believe that raw potatoes are not a good idea.
Other vegetables I would not recommend would be any type of onion.
They do like alot of fruit but does give them the runs so just stick to balance daily amount but do very day to day and try and hid underthings so they can look for it

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celery. it gives them really bad gas and it smells 2!

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my friend used to feed hers pizza crusts and they didnt do it any harm.

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onions and salty stuff, they love cheerios, carrots apples, celery, strawberries, yogurt drops or real yogurt, but don't overdo the fresh stuff it can make them sick if its not as fresh as you thought. I meant to say avoid onions and salty stuff.

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fingers

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all the foods that aren't vegetables, except peels of potatoes (it's a poison for rodents) and weed.

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no meat, onions
tomato pips stick inside their pouches.
seedless fruit, veg is fine
no lettuce
hamster dry mix harry hamster is the best,
fresh water every day, with fresh food
remember to check their store for perishables.

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There are lots of food that's bad for hamsters.So I will tell you some good websites.
Here they are:
http://www.dhassa.co.uk/hamsters/food_an...
http://www.geocities.com/myhamster/naach...
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/park/...
I hope that these websites helped you.

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It's a myth that hamsters can only eat fruit and veg in addition to their basic hamster mix.
Hamsters are omnviores, like humans, and in the wild would eat a mix of carrion, seeds, nuts, and vegetation.
You can feed them small portions of plain, cooked meat, egg (egg is great for them and they love it), porridge, cooked rice and pasta, different unsweetened cereals, and others.
They are ok with milk as long as it is skimmed and/or you water it down a little, but it isn't something I'd suggest feeding unless you have a pregnant or nursing hamster or you are combining it with porridge oats, other cereals, bread etc.
The main thing to remember with hamsters is that they haven't been domesticated long enough to over eat, so they won't eat after they are full. The dry hamster mix you buy and feed them is nutritionally balanced for them, so any treats or extras you feed are taking away from the amount they would have eaten of the nutritionally balanced food, which should always be available, along with water.
As such, treats should be fed very irregularly and in small portions.
There are many foods which are not good to feed, you can find lists in a lot of places. The best advice I can give is stick to what you know is safe.

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choclate,junk food, and theres more at this web site http://www.hamsterific.com/hamsteruniver...

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Sure, never give em unidentified leaves. Some might be poisonous to them.

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Chocolate!