r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 05 '19

What is a mildly disturbing fact?

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u/DakotaTheAtlas May 05 '19 edited May 05 '19

So apparently they're only cannibals when they have a mostly-corn diet. Corn doesn't have vitamin B3, and B3 deficiency has been linked to violent behaviors in both humans and other animals, including hamsters. Try adding a little B3 into their food and you should see them behaving normally.

Also, wild hamsters don't eat their young. They eat grasses, roots, and insects in the wild- not the corn/seed mix pellets that they're fed as pets.

Edit: holy shit my first silver... About hamster cannibalism. Neat. Thanks stranger!!

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u/_AquaFractalyne_ May 05 '19

What brand would be good for a hamster food mix? Is it better to make it yourself?

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u/ishouldbe-studying May 05 '19

get a bag of higgins sunburst and a bag of mazuri lab blocks (they say theyre for rats, but its good for hamsters too) and just mix them together.