Hamster Diet Chart

The easiest way to make sure your hamster’s diet provides everything he needs is to buy the best prepared food you can find. Then supplement its diet with pieces of fresh fruits and veggies, throwing in an occasional mealworm or cricket. A varied diet is as important to hamsters as it is to people.

To ensure your hamster’s safety, you need to know what foods your hamster can eat, what foods they should not eat. Now HamsterPetCare.com has helped you create a hamster food list, and we call it:

Hamster Diet Chart

Fruits List

Source: PhotoBucket

Note: Feeding recommendation for all the fruits mentioned above should be only once or maybe twice a week and not more.

The serving sizes displayed are given assuming that it is the only fruit being given in the diet. If multiple fruits are to be added into the diet, then appropriate adjustments are to be made in the serving sizes. For example: If apple and grapes are to be fed then it should be so adjusted that the total quantity of apple and grapes being given to the hamster is 1/4 teaspoon.

Seeds List

Food	Syrian	Robo	Winter White	Campbell's	Chinese	Serving Size	Feeding recommendatio
Barley	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1/2 tablespoon	Daily
Buckwheat groats	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1/2 tablespoon	Daily
Canary grass seed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1/2 tablespoon	Daily
Millet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1/2 tablespoon	Daily
Milo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1/2 tablespoon	Daily
Oat groats	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1/2 tablespoon	Daily
Quinoa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1/2 tablespoon	Daily
Rye berries	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1/2 tablespoon	Daily
Spelt	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1/2 tablespoon	Daily
Wheat berries	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7-10 seeds	Daily
Flax seeds	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1-2 seeds	Daily
Safflower seeds	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7-10 seeds	Daily
Sesame seeds	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7-10 seeds	Daily
Sunflower seeds	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	2-5 seeds	Daily
Almonds	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 nut	Once a month
Cashew	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 nut	2-4 times a month
Brazil Nuts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 nut	2-4 times a month
Hazelnuts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 nut	2-4 times a month
Peanuts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 nut	2-4 times a month
Pecans	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 nut	2-4 times a month
Pistachios	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 nut	2-4 times a month
Pumpkin seeds	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 seed	2 times a week
Soynuts/Soybeans	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 seed	3 times a week
Squash seeds	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 seed	2-3 times a week
Walnuts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 nut	2-4 times a month

Source: Hamster Hideout

Note: The first 10 seeds of the list can be either fed dry or can be mixed into the daily diet of the hamster. It is always advisable to feed 2-3 types of seeds in a combination for holistic nutritional growth.  A total of 2-4 nuts can be fed per month and the servings are given after assuming that, that is the only seed being given in that particular month. And another important fact is that all seeds should be unflavoured and unsalted.

Fruits List 02

Fruits	Syrian	Robo	Winter White	Campbell's	Chinese
Asparagus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Basil	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bean Sprouts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bell Pepper	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bok Choy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Brocolli	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Brussels Sprouts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Carrots	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Cauliflower	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chickweed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chicory	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Clover	Yes
Corn	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Dandelion flower/leaves	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Endive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Green Beans	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kale	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Parsnips	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Peas	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Potatoes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Radicchio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spinach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Squash	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Sweet Potatoes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Swiss Chard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tomatoes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Turnip	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Water chestnut	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Watercress	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zucchini	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Source: Hamster Hideout

Note: One may serve any of the above vegetables every other day but the serving size should not exceed 2 nickel-sized pieces.

The serving sizes that have been provided are under the presumption that it is the only item that is being fed to the hamster. If multiple items are to be fed and added into the diet of the hamster then appropriate reductions and modifications in the serving sizes need to be made. For example, if broccoli and bell peppers are to be fed together, then, instead of 2 pieces of each 1 piece of bell pepper and 1 piece of broccoli is to be given.

Other Foods

Food	Syrian	Robo	Winter White	Campbell's	Chinese
Cheese	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Peanut Butter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sweet Almonds	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Breads	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Popcorn (without Salt)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Celery	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

In addition to what is listed in the “Hamster Diet Chart” list, you should refer to each hamster food item here.