Hi, someone mentioned that it was okay to seek advice here in English, so I hope this is okay. I’m about to get a dwarf hamster from an accidental litter next Sunday. I’ve done some research by google translating German information to create a food mix. In Japan we can’t get good quality mixes like rodipet so I had to create my own. Seeds here are very expensive so I’ve used larger quantities of cheaper seeds (though maybe made the mix too high in fat). I’ve used what I had in my house mostly, I had some organic herb seeds from my garden but only really small quantities. Could someone have a look?

Oily seeds:-
27% 135g
Milk thistle 5g
Fennel 5g
Perilla 0.5g
Alfalfa 6g
Carrot 1 g
Dill seed 1g
Raddish 5g
Broccoli 10g
Caraway 5g
Flax 20g
Hemp 22.5g
Chia 20g
White sesame 15g
Black sesame 10g
Sunflower seeds 9g


Grass and starch seeds/grains:-
63% 315g
Amaranth 35g
Quinoa 35g
barley 35g
yellow millet 30g
Red millet 30g
buckwheat 30g
Sorgum seed 30g
Orchard grass seed 30g
Timothy grass seed 30g
Rye grass seed 30g


Herb mix:-
5% 25g
plantain, chamomile, lemon balm, peppermint, clover, dandelion, cornflower, basil, perilla leaves, Jerusalem artichoke.

Protein:-
5% 25g
Dried crickets and meal worm mix


I intend to feed around a heaped teaspoon a day plus daily forage Of meadow herbs from a nearby park (not near a busy road or sprayed with pesticides).

Yes! I got some persimmon branches to nibble on.

edit smurf79: separated here Bedding/Home ok?