Can hamsters eat potatoes?
Better not: hamsters shouldn’t eat potatoes. Woodgreen lists potato among foods to avoid, explicitly including raw and green potatoes. The German Animal Welfare Federation lists raw potatoes as unsuitable. We found no hamster-specific source recommending cooked potatoes.
Better choices, for example
Sources
- Woodgreen Pets Charity – Hamster food: what to feed your hamster
- Deutscher Tierschutzbund – Die Haltung von Goldhamstern (Broschüre)
Last checked: November 2026