What Do Golden Hamsters Eat to Grow Up? Detailed Breeding Techniques Included

The golden hamster, also known as the Syrian hamster, is a gentle-tempered, cute-looking hamster often kept as a pet, but to raise golden hamsters well, you must master the techniques. So what do golden hamsters eat to grow up? How do you raise them?

1. Introduction to the golden hamster:

1. Is the golden hamster a hamster?

The golden hamster belongs to the hamster family. It is slightly larger than an ordinary hamster and has a gentler temperament, but because it is highly territorial, it will lose its temper when it senses danger, so be careful of being bitten when raising one.

2. How long is the golden hamster's lifespan?

The golden hamster's lifespan is not very long, generally about 2 to 3 years; in captivity it is generally about 2 years. However, its reproductive rate is high: it can produce 8 to 12 litters a year, with 8 to 16 pups per litter, and after being raised for one and a half months it can grow to 100g.

2. What do golden hamsters eat to grow up?

The golden hamster is an omnivorous animal. It eats vegetables, fruits, herbaceous plants and coarse grains, but its diet is mainly coarse grains such as millet, wheat and corn.

1. What vegetables can golden hamsters eat?

Green vegetables such as carrots, bok choy and Chinese cabbage, but do not feed them pungent allium vegetables such as onions and garlic.

2. What fruits can golden hamsters eat?

Strawberries, apples, cherries and the like, but do not feed them plums, almonds, peaches, loquats and similar fruits.

3. What herbaceous plants can golden hamsters eat?

Clover, dandelion, plantain and the like, but do not feed them orchids, tulips and similar plants.

4. What coarse grains can golden hamsters eat?

Corn, wheat, millet, peanuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts and the like.

5. What animal protein feeds can golden hamsters eat?

Beef, milk, dried small fish and the like, but do not feed them chocolate, coffee, biscuits and similar foods.

During feeding, try to combine foods reasonably to ensure adequate nutrition. Generally, you can feed more coarse grains such as wheat, corn, peanuts and sunflower seeds, and occasionally mix in some green vegetables, milk, beef and other foods.

3. How do you raise golden hamsters?

1. Preparation before breeding: what equipment should be prepared?

Before raising golden hamsters, first buy the cages and set up water troughs, food troughs and so on. If you have an empty house, that is best, and it also saves the cost of building a site, but it must be disinfected in advance to reduce the occurrence of disease.

2. Selecting breeding stock: what kind of breeding stock is good to choose?

When buying breeding stock, it is best to go to a regular specialty store, and when selecting, try to choose stock that looks spirited, lively and active, and has a strong, healthy body. If you do not know how to choose, you can compare them one by one and the choice will naturally emerge.

3. Breeding techniques: what are the requirements for food and water?

(1) Feeding requirements: feed mostly wheat, corn, sunflower seeds and so on, and occasionally add some fruit, milk, vegetables, dried small fish and other foods. But if the hamster has just been bought, it is best to buy special feed from a specialty store to feed it, so that it quickly adapts to the environment. When feeding, try to feed at fixed times and in fixed amounts, to avoid feeding too much at once and causing diarrhea.

(2) Water quality requirements: if conditions permit, try to change the drinking water once a day; if conditions are limited, change the water once every two or three days, but the water used is best purified water or cooled boiled water.

(3) Temperature requirements: when raising golden hamsters, do not expose them directly to the sun, and the temperature should not be too high, to avoid heatstroke or catching a cold.

(4) Separate the cages in good time: male and female hamsters must be raised separately, to avoid the female hamster becoming pregnant and then being irritable and harming the male hamster.

The above is a detailed introduction to what golden hamsters eat and to breeding techniques. We hope it is helpful to everyone.