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Siberian Hamster

Tzuki

Tzuki

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Hey all,

My cousin brought home a cage with a couple of Siberian Hamsters. well, as you can probably imagine, after two months, he is overwhelmed by hamsters.

Well I offered a quick solution to his over population problem (hope his kids won't find out...) but I was wondering if it's ok to feed them to my corns.

thx for all and any replies :)
 
Yes, but if your Corn develops a taste for them and refuses anything else from then on (it has been known), you could have yourself an expensive supply problem.
 
I agree. If you do it, I would just offer one very infrequently until you get a feel for how easily they switch back to mice. Or get a Florida king who will eat anything and everything and not develop a preference!
 
This made me laugh because my girlfriend got 2 chinese dwarf hamsters last year and after a month everybody was bored of them. Feeding them off would of been a perfect way to get rid but unfortunatley I didnt have a snake then, so I had to wait for nature to do the dirty deeds lol
 
Nanci said:
I agree. If you do it, I would just offer one very infrequently until you get a feel for how easily they switch back to mice. Or get a Florida king who will eat anything and everything and not develop a preference!
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I heard about it with chicks, but is it really so different?
what exactly is infrequently Nanci? :)
once a month?
 
well thinking about it, I guess I will have to mix it every now and then, since I will never be able to guarantee there will always be available hamsters (thinking years ahead)...

so I guess I'm back to infrequently only, and that would benefit all. if it works. I'm no even sure it's worth the try anymore, for the health of the snake....
 
never mind, I read they are more rich in fat, and not as nutritious as mice, too much fur na na na....

thx again :)
 
I feed my snakes mice that have long fur. In fact, I originally got the male because he reminded me of a dwarf hamster. I have never noticed any issues with them digesting them. I don't see why feeding a hamster here and there would hurt. I like Nanci's suggestion- get a king that eats everything :)
 
If the population is truly a problem, then separate the parent hamsters. Dispose of the excess by euthanizing them or taking them to a pet shop(maybe able to get store credit). Problem solved. Mice are generally the food of choice for corns. Or as Nanci stated get a garbage disposal (aka Kingsnake)
 
Although I have never tried hamster (yet) none of my 6 corns have any problems with varying thier food source. They switch back and forth easily from mice to rats to rabbit pinkies!! I have beeen thinking of adding a small hamster breeding colony sometime in the future, although I will be using Cmapbells hamsters!
 
Farmgirl said:
Although I have never tried hamster (yet) none of my 6 corns have any problems with varying thier food source. They switch back and forth easily from mice to rats to rabbit pinkies!! I have beeen thinking of adding a small hamster breeding colony sometime in the future, although I will be using Cmapbells hamsters!
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well I'm a little afraid to try now :)

anyway, we're giving them to a friend with a royal python, and I started breeding white mice. it's going well, thx to previous posts here.

thx you all for your input.
 
I have a milk that was raised on hamster by the former owner, he takes mice and rats no problem. I also had a boa that ate a couple hamsters as well as chicks and never had a problem with switching back to rats.Personally I think variations are good for the health of any animal.
 
joann42 said:
I have a milk that was raised on hamster by the former owner, he takes mice and rats no problem. I also had a boa that ate a couple hamsters as well as chicks and never had a problem with switching back to rats.Personally I think variations are good for the health of any animal.
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Yep, my boa eats any thing and everything that I hand to him. He's one of those nice, easy feeders who ate mice until he was a year old and switched to rats without issue.
 
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