People’s mouth often gets watered when they hear the name of turkey. It is very delicious to eat turkey. You know that humans eat turkey, but do you know that can hamster eat turkey? To know this, you will have to read the whole article, only then you will know how much turkey you have to feed to your hamster and how much not because eating too much has its disadvantages as well.

Can hamster eat turkey?

Yes, hamsters can eat turkey, but in very small amounts. Try not to include turkey in the hamster’s regular diet otherwise, its health may deteriorate and it will lack nutrients. Turkey is high in calories which can make hamster fat.

 

 

Benefits of turkey.

 

1- Source of protein.

 

Protein is a very important source for the body and the amount of protein in turkey is very high. By consuming protein, it helps to strengthen bones, muscles and increases the effect of blood. If there is a lack of protein in your body, then of course you can eat turkey.

 

2- Diabetes control

 

If you or your hamster is suffering from diabetes, then you can use turkey in your diet, it helps in controlling your blood sugar. Turkey has a low glycemic index (GI) so that blood sugar does not rise suddenly.

 

3- Reduces the risk of cancer

 

Turkey is full of nutrients. It helps in preventing cancer whether it is human or animal.

 

4- Weight gain

 

If your hamster is thin or weak, then of course you feed him turkey so that he will gain weight very quickly, but don’t feed him in large quantities because it contains a lot of calories.

 

5- Rich of nutrients

 

Turkey is Rich in Nutrients and Vitamins some examples are

• Protein
• Vitamin B 6
• Vitamin B12
• Potassium
• Zinc
• Magnesium

 

 

The disadvantage of eating turkey.

 

 

* Salmonella bacteria

 

Salmonella is a type of bacteria that is often found in poultry farms. These bacteria can weaken your resistance to infections in general. This bacteria enters the body of the turkey or its legs, which also goes into the body of the one who eats it.

 

* Heart disease

 

It is often seen that those who eat meat have more problems with heart disease. Eating more meat and saturated fat increases the chances of coronary artery disease, which can lead to heart problems.

 

* Weight gain

 

A lot of fat is found in turkey. If you have 100 grams of turkey, then 7 grams of fat is found in it and 169 calories, due to which there is a problem of weight gain.

 

* E-coli bacteria

 

E. coli bacteria are often found in the intestines of animals. There are two types of bacteria, one does not cause any harm and there are chances of getting sick from the other. This bacteria is spread by eating raw meat, turkey and drinking contaminated water.

 

* Drowsiness

 

Tryptophan is an amino acid found in turkey. Tryptophan helps in the production of serotonin and melatonin, due to which there is a lot of sleepiness, it is also called drowsiness.

 

* Avoid turkey

When you feed turkey to your hamster, make sure that there is no side effect of eating turkey. If symptoms like vomiting, upset stomach are seen then do not feed him turkey.

 

How much turkey can hamsters eat?

 

 

Of course, hamsters can eat turkey. But you have to be sure first whether he will like it or not. Often due to different species, there can be a lot of changes in them, it is not necessary that all hamsters will like this. Initially, you give him a little taste so that you know whether your hamster likes it or not, and don’t give turkey in large quantities to the hamster, he may fall ill. You feed turkey to your hamster only on any occasion so that he does not get addicted to it.

 

Syrian and Dwarf hamsters are such breeds that like to eat small insects, if you are very brave then you can feed them by catching crickets and worms. And also feed turkey meat fully cooked, feeding raw meat can make a cute hamster sick.

 

Conclusion

As you must have now come to know you can feed turkey to the hamster. But you should feed turkey to him according to the instructions given above. You should make sure that you do not feed your hamster turkey in large quantities, because he may not like the turkey for the first time. Now eat turkey with your hamster and make good relations with each other. If you have any problem then you can write it in the comment section and share your thoughts.

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