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Is Kaytee Gourmet rat and mouse food okay for my hamster's diet?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Unknown - Small Animal | Male | 0 lbs

Hey, I got the Kaytee Gourmet variety diet fiesta mix for rats and mice, is this food okay for my hamster? Hope to hear back soon and thanks

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Emi Knafo, DVM, DACZM

Answered By Emi Knafo, DVM, DACZM

Veterinarian, Board-Certified Zoological Medicine Specialist

Published on December 10th, 2017

Hello, This is a great question. This food should be fine for your hamster since they have similar teeth to rats and mice. However, seeds are very high in fat and have little vitamin content. Therefore, they’re considered “junk food” and really should be a minority of the diet. A rodent block type food (the ones that are very boring looking, tan, and all look the same) would be idea as he majorly of the diet. These rodent blocks come in different sizes for rats vs hamsters but they’re likely the same formulation.
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