How to choose the pellet for the staple food.

● How to choose the pellet for the staple food.

Many pellets for hamsters are sold at the pet shop.
It seems that however, all pellets are not suitable for a hamster.
How to choose a pellet good for a hamster is introduced.

１. The pellet for laboratory animals

The hamster is used as laboratory animals as well as the guinea pig.
The pellet for laboratory animals is made so that the health condition of a hamster may always be kept good.
It is because it is disqualification as laboratory animals if not healthy.

That is, just the pellet for laboratory animals is most suitable for a hamster.

The pellet for pets has main things which rather meet the request of an owner, such as a lovely star type design, easiness to eat, and palatability.
Since it is pleasant to catch a sight in which the hamster is eating food joyfully.
Therefore, there is also a store which puts only the seed of the sunflower of the favorite food of a hamster into a bag, and sells it.
However, by the bait which is not considered in nutritional balance, nutrition inclines and it becomes a cause which worsens health.
However, the pellet for laboratory animals cannot be obtained easily.
It is not sold unless it is a big pet shop in a big city.

２. A pellet with moderate hardness

The pellet with moderate hardness is suitable as the staple food.

If there is moderate hardness, it can prevent that a front tooth is extended too much.
A thing like Cookie or a biscuit which breaks easily is not suitable.

３. Nutritional information

Protein is about 18%.
Fat is 5%.
12% of a dietary fiber is a standard.

It must not be confused by the prettiness of the illustration of a package, the design of a pellet, etc.
Please see and decide an ingredients label.
Moreover, let's check the date of manufacture and an expiration date and make it not use an old thing.
What is not written is out of the question.

４. The pellet made the subdivision

If a pellet touches air, quality will deteriorate.

The pellet which touched air six months or more is unsuitable as food.
It is better to choose the thing of the type sealed by the subdivision, if the number of the kept hamsters is one.

５. The mix type pellet should avoid

It seems that the thing of the mix type with which a seed, grain, etc. other than a pellet were mixed is not suitable in order that a hamster may begin to eat from favorite food.

Eating only a delicious thing, an important pellet has a case where it stops eating not much.

Please give only a pellet first to a hamster.
If it is eaten, it is good to give a side dish.

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　▼About the meal which a hamster eats.
　Ways of coping in case a hamster does not eat a pellet.
　What kind of thing does a hamster eat?
　The notes at the time of feeding a hamster.
　Danger! Don't give such food to a hamster.
　Time to give food and the number of times.
　Quantity of food.
　Sick prevention of porch of a cheek of a hamster.

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