Safe Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs

 

• Alfalfa (although many hamsters will not eat it, it is still safe)

• Apple (not the seeds, red or yellow apples are best)

• Apricot (not the stone)

• Asparagus

• Aubergine (Also called eggplant)

• Avocado (not the stone)

• Banana (not the skin)

• Basil

• Bean Sprouts

• Blackberry

• Blueberry

• Broccoli

• Brussel Sprouts

• Cabbage

• Carrot (high in sugar)

• Cauliflower

• Celery

• Chard

• Cherries (not the stones)

• Chicory

• Coconut

• Coriander (Also called cilantro)

• Corn-On-The-Cob

• Courgettes (Also called zucchini)

• Cranberry

• Cress (perfect for growing in the cage)

• Cucumber (large amounts can cause diarrhoea due to high water content)

• Dates

• Dill

• Endive

• Fennel (the 'leaves' not bulb)

• Fig

• Green Beans

• Hemp Seeds

• Kale

• Loganberry

• Lychee

• Mange Tout

• Mango

• Marrow

• Melon

• Mint Plant

• Okra

• Papaya

• Parsley

• Peach (not the stone)

• Pear (not the seeds)

• Peas (high in sugar)

• Peppers (bell/sweet not chili)

• Plum (not the stone)

• Potato (regular and sweet, cooked)

• Prune

• Raspberry 

• Rocket Plant

• Rhubarb (cooked)

• Runner Beans

• Sage

• Spinach

• Squash

• Star Fruit

• Strawberry

• Swede

• Sweetcorn

• Turnip

• Water Cress

• Water Melon (large amounts can cause diarrhoea due to high water content)

 

 

Unsafe/Risky Fruit, Vegetables, Salad & Herbs

 

• Cayenne

• Citrus Fruits (orange, lemon, pineapple, kiwi etc)

• Chili (hot peppers)

• Garlic

• Kidney Beans

• Leek

• Onion

• Potato Leaves

• Ramson

• Rhubarb Leaves

• Spring Onion

• Tomato & Tomato Leaves

 

 

Safe Plants & Flowers

 

• Bramble Leaves (blackberry leaves)

• Chickweed

• Clover (red, white and the grass kind)

• Cornflower

• Cow Parsley

• Cress

• Dandelion Flower

• Dandelion Leaves

• Dock Leaves

• Grass

• Hawthorn Leaves

• Plantain

• Rose (petals)

• Sweetpeas

• Trefoil

• Water Cress

 

 

Unsafe Plants & Flowers

 

• Acorns

• Bindweed

• Bluebells

• Bulbs (of any sort)

• Buttercups

• Clematis

• Crocus

• Deadly Nightshade

• Elder

• Evergreen Plants (e.g. fir, yew, holly etc)

• Horse Chestnut (Conkers)

• Laurel

• Oak

• Privet

• Ragwort

• Speedwell

 

 

 

Other Popular Safe Foods & Treats

 

• Almonds (not in the shell)

• Baby Food (no onion, garlic, leek, spices or pork)

• Beech Nuts

• Boiled Potato

• Brazil Nuts

• Cat Biscuits

• Cat Meat - Commercially Bought (chicken or fish) 

• Cereals (non sugary. eg shreddies, shredded wheat, weetabix etc)

• Cashew Nuts

• Chicken (cooked, no seasoning or oil)

• Cheese (low fat. Small amounts)

• Crickets (dried is often preferred)

• Dog Biscuits (Bonio, Pedigree Denta Rask, Pedigree Milk Bones)

• Egg (boiled or scrambled. No seasoning)

• Fish (cooked)

• Hazel Nuts

• Meal Worms (dried or freshly killed as they have powerful jaws and can injure hamsters)

• Millet Seed/Millet Spray

• Nuts

• Pasta (Cooked or Dry)

• Pecan Nuts

• Peanuts (monkey nuts)

• Pistachio Nuts

• Prunes

• Sultanas

• Turkey (cooked, no seasoning, no oil)

• Walnuts

• Wholemeal Bread (uncooked or toasted, no butter)

 

 

Unsafe Treats

 

• Sweets (candy, toffee etc)

• Chocolate

• Mints

• Processed cheeses (canned, burger cheese slices, spray, cheese string, etc)

• Processed meats such as packeted ham/turkey/chicken slices

• Pork