{"topic_id":"exotic_nutrition_hamster_feeding","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_nutrition_hamster_feeding\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Hamster diet — balanced mix, safe foods and foods to avoid\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"RSPCA pet care advice (https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet) — non-Open-Access; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3.\"\nsource_file: https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-04\ntokens_estimated: 189\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 5\n  passed: 5\n  date: 2026-08-04\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_nutrition_hamster_feeding/01_exotic_nutrition_hamster_feeding.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA\"\n  title: \"Hamster diet — balanced mix, safe foods and foods to avoid\"\nretrieved: \"2026-08-04\"\nref: \"RSPCA pet care advice (https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet)\"\ndoc_type: \"animal-welfare-org consumer version\"\nneeds_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) is © RSPCA and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\nauthority_tier: T4\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T4:welfare-org\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Hamster diet — balanced mix, safe foods and foods to avoid\n\nSource: RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk), a copyrighted animal-welfare organisation. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Hamsters need a good-quality, balanced diet: a compound pellet ration or a mixture of different seeds formulated to meet their needs, plus small quantities of greens, cleaned root vegetables and pieces of fruit such as apples.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* In the wild hamsters eat seeds, cereals, insect larvae and larger insects; as pets they need variety containing all essential nutrients and minerals.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Food can be scattered or hidden around the cage to encourage natural foraging behaviour and prevent boredom.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Constant fresh, clean drinking water is needed, preferably from a bottle with a valveless sipper tube, checked every day for leaks or blockages.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Wet or powdered food should only be given if advised by a vet (e.g. dental problems), as it can grow mould and harmful bacteria.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Hamster diet — balanced mix, safe foods and foods to avoid (retrieved 2026-08-04)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Hamster diet — balanced mix, safe foods and foods to avoid","url":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet","retrieved":"2026-08-04","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet","verification_file":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet"},"source_document":"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet","source_file":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet","trust":{"authority_tier":"T4","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":71,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}