Making homemade hamster treats: Hamsters are omnivorous, which means.blah blah....Their natural foods include grains, seeds, vegetables, and insects, and they will like corn, oats, or wheat mixed with dry dog food. Premixed hamster food from a pet store has complete nutrition, but some hamsters won't eat it.

Their favorite foods are foods native to their dry habitat, like seeds. For protein and variety they will eat some small insects. They like vegetables, but be moderate in how much you feed them. The key word...blah blah... HERE WE GO! FINALLY! Hamster Treats Recipe

Please note some hamster owners find that peanut butter can cause hamsters to choke. Never feed them buttercups, chocolate, garlic, onions, rabbit mix, raw  kidney beans, sweets, toffee

1/4 teaspoon of peanut butter

1 box of plain cheerios cereal. PLAIN

vegetables such as carrots, celery, box choy

a small dog biscuit or stale OR fresh bread.

bird seeds and/or sunflower seeds

tiny amount of cheese

Spread peanut butter onto  dog biscuit or bread. Stick cereal on top and press in some of your hamster's favorite small foods like bird seeds, or sunflower seeds. Next press in vegetables around the cherrios. Press cheese around the veggies to cover. Have fun hiding the treat where your hamster has to climb to get it.

Banana Hamster treat

1/4 of banana

1 teaspoon honey

1 tablespoon raisins

small squirt of lemon juice

Mash up banana and add a small squirt of lemon juice so the banana will stay fresh. Add honey and raisins then stir together. Serve in a small bowl sperate from the hamster food mix.

Hamster dream dinner

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup of oats

1/4 cup of sunflower seeds

mix them together and serve to your hamster

This is a  big one

1 cup powdered milk

1 cup wheat germ

1/2 rolled oat or porridge oats

1 jar berry baby food

1 white egg

water enough to moisten the milk

Directions

Avoid baby food that contains leeks, onions, chives, spices, garlics, or lemon juice.

Measure out dry ingrediants into a bowl and whisk together. Add the baby food and about half jar of water-if you're mixing by hand, rub and press down the mixture with back of your spoon while mixing.  This makes a very thick and solid dough mixture, but it will still be sticky. Roll the mixture into tiny little balls, about 1/2 inch or so wide and flatten them slightly.  Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees F (175 C).  These don't take long to bake because they are so small--only bake them until they turn light brown around the outer edges; about 8 minutes in my oven, to give you an idea of the lenght of time. Cool, then store in an airtight container or in the freezer. 

Feel free to post your comments or suggestions about these recipes.  My hamster's name is Chili! enjoy!

Valerie & the ham!