QUOTE(sharkie28 @ Mar 27 2009, 09:10 PM)
sunflower seeds may be fattening....but i think eating those and mealworms don't cut thier lifespan shorter...if you don't mind me asking, can you please let us know where you came across the article of how did you know that feeding sunflower seeds and mealworms can shorten their lifespan?
thanks for sharing.
Sunflower seed diet is create by local ppl who simple mix up some business ideal to give food for hamster owner to buy for their hamster. Sunflower seed not only fattening, hamster dont have the ability to digest the fat that have in sunflower seed, in resulf, all kumpul in kidney, make is become kidnet falier and diet. 1 sunflower seed have 45% of fat, hasmter no need even 1% of fat per day. See how many sunflower seed your feed a day.
Secondly, CORN, corn will create bloat for hamster, and corn is very hard to digest and is bad thing, but is too cheap, that's why all thing your buy for hamster have the corn thing inside because is cheap and it sell to your with high price. After eating corn, hamster dont hv the ability like us, can fatt, they dont fatt. They suffer, we wont know.
NUTs is lagi high in fat.
Mealworm is high in protein source, it meant for bird, and other worm eating creature like sugar glider and hedgehog. Who teach your to feed mealworm? HAMSTER IS SUPER SUPER VEGETARIAN.
This post has been edited by Chinchillas: Mar 27 2009, 09:34 PM