What do hamsters eat to grow up? These four main differences from rats

Hamsters, also known as cheek pouch mice or hoarding mice, are a fairly common pet in daily life. Because they are easy to keep and have a cute, adorable appearance, they are deeply loved by people, and many people like to keep one at home. So what do hamsters eat to grow up? What is the difference from rats?

1. Introduction to hamsters:

1. How big can a hamster grow?

How big a hamster can grow depends specifically on the species, because different species of hamsters grow to different sizes. For example, most hamsters commonly seen in daily life are small types, not even as big as a palm. Of course, there are also large hamsters, such as golden bears or bear-type hamsters, whose individuals are relatively large, about the same as a rabbit.

2. Where do hamsters live?

Hamsters live in a wide range of places, mostly seen in farmland, grasslands, gardens and orchards, and occasionally they also enter houses.

2. What do hamsters eat to grow up?

Hamsters are omnivorous and eat peanuts, corn, wheat, oats or leafy vegetables, so they are very easy to raise. The specific foods they can eat are as follows:

1. Vegetables: carrots, various green vegetables, various pumpkins, etc. When feeding, it is best to feed green, yellow and similar vegetables as much as possible. However, vegetables such as onions, celery and Chinese chives should not be fed, so as not to damage the hamster's blood composition.

2. Seeds: peanuts, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts, safflower seeds, hemp seeds.

3. Fruits: apples, bananas, grapes, strawberries, cherries, etc. When feeding, the apple seeds must be removed, so as not to cause gastrointestinal discomfort and difficulty breathing in hamsters. In addition, fruits such as watermelon, plums, peaches, loquats, almonds and honey peaches should not be fed, so as to avoid physical discomfort in hamsters.

4. Grains: corn, wheat, oats, millet, etc. When feeding, try to feed them raw, so as to avoid causing internal heat.

5. Plants: dandelion, plantain, clover, kudzu, etc., but plants such as cyclamen, morning glory, tulips and narcissus should not be fed.

6. Meat: chicken, beef, dried small fish. Among them, dried small fish contains more calcium and animal protein, so it can be ground into powder and fed to older hamsters.

7. Other foods: cooked egg white, breadworms, nutritional paste, nutritional water, glucose water, etc. Among them, breadworms have high nutritional value, so do not feed too many. In addition, foods such as biscuits, human snacks and chocolate should not be fed, so as to avoid physical discomfort in hamsters.

3. What is the difference between hamsters and rats?

Difference 1, different family and genus: hamsters are the general term for animals in the rodent order, suborder Myomorpha, family Cricetidae, subfamily Cricetinae; rats are the general term for animals in the rodent order, suborder Myomorpha, family Muridae.

Difference 2, different appearance: hamsters are plump and round in shape, with upper and lower jaws like rabbits, each having a pair of sharp teeth, and are very likely to bite people, and their body color is mostly slightly yellow; rats are cone-shaped in appearance, with gaps between their teeth, and their incisors are the most developed and grow throughout their lives, and their body color is mostly gray or brown.

Difference 3, different foods eaten: hamsters eat everything, such as peanuts, corn, wheat, pumpkins, beans, tubers, fruits, wild vegetables, etc. Most importantly, they like to carry the collected seeds into their burrows and then store them; rats are also omnivorous, but the foods they can eat are many more than those of hamsters. Generally, as long as it is something humans can eat, they eat it, and they love melon seeds, peanuts, grains and various fried foods the most.

Difference 4, different places of origin: hamsters are mainly distributed in Israel, eastern Lake Baikal, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Hebei and other places; rats have the widest places of origin, and can be seen in sewers, kitchens, toilets and garbage piles, and they also spread plague, which is very terrifying, and almost everyone beats them on sight.

Overall, hamsters are omnivorous and eat fruits, vegetables, meat and grains, so they are very easy to raise. However, because they look similar to rats, many people cannot tell the two apart. If you really cannot tell them apart, you can identify them according to the four methods above.