{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_nutrition_hamster_safe_greens","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_nutrition_hamster_safe_greens\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Hamster safe greens & vegetables — omnivorous rodent; commercial mix staple, only incidental fresh veg/fruit\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet)\"\nsource_file: [\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/hamster_rspca.txt\"]\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-05\ntokens_estimated: 200\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 4\n  passed: 4\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA\"\n  title: \"Hamster safe greens & vegetables (RSPCA)\"\n  url: \"https://www.rspca.org.uk/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-04\"\n  needs_review: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_pet_nutrition_hamster_safe_greens/01_exotic_pet_nutrition_hamster_safe_greens.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA\"\n  title: \"Hamster safe greens & vegetables — omnivorous rodent; commercial mix staple, only incidental fresh veg/fruit\"\nretrieved: \"2026-08-05\"\nref: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet)\"\ndoc_type: \"animal-welfare-org consumer version\"\nneeds_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source (RSPCA rspca.org.uk) is not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T4\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T4:welfare-org / professional-reference\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Hamster safe greens & vegetables — omnivorous rodent; commercial mix staple, only incidental fresh veg/fruit\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Hamsters are omnivorous; in the wild they naturally eat a mixture of seeds, cereals, insect larvae and larger insects such as crickets.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* As pets they need a good-quality, balanced and varied diet containing all essential nutrients and minerals; this is best supplied by a commercial hamster mix or pellets rather than fresh plant matter.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Safe greens include only incidental portions for hamsters: because they are omnivorous, the staple is a balanced commercial mix of seeds and cereals, and any fresh vegetables or fruits should be limited to small treat amounts rather than forming a dietary base.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Avoid sudden dietary changes and stale food, which can upset their stomach; wet or powdered food should be given only on veterinary advice (for example, dental problems), and fresh drinking water must be constantly available.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Hamster safe greens & vegetables — omnivorous rodent; commercial mix staple, only incidental fresh veg/fruit (retrieved 2026-08-05)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Hamster safe greens & vegetables — omnivorous rodent; commercial mix staple, only incidental fresh veg/fruit","url":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/","retrieved":"2026-08-05","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet)","verification_file":"[\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/hamster_rspca.txt\"]"},"source_document":"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/hamsters/diet)","source_file":"[\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/hamster_rspca.txt\"]","trust":{"authority_tier":"T4","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":200,"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."}