Best Hamster Foods 2026: According to Reviews | Chewy

Hamsters thrive on variety when it comes to food. A balanced nutrition plan should provide consistent nourishment while encouraging natural foraging behaviors. The best hamster food options combine diverse textures with thoughtfully selected ingredients to support digestion and energy levels. Below, you'll find today's best-selling and top-rated hamster foods that Chewy pet parents, like you, love. We update this list every week, so you can be sure you're getting the timeliest product recommendations available.

Our Top Picks

How we created this hamster food list

We leveraged input from our veterinarians and artificial intelligence to identify key considerations to help you find the best hamster food.
We scanned thousands of customer reviews and ratings and scored each product based on its performance against each of the key considerations. We then considered how popular a product is with Chewy customers and combined that with its key consideration scores to create the list of the best hamster foods.

Key hamster food considerations

Digestibility

Ingredients

Nutritional Content

Texture and Variety

1
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag

Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
282
$5.99 Chewy Price
($5.99/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Texture and Variety

4.5/5
Great

Is this hamster food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Timothy Meal, Pearled Barley (Rolled), Oat Groats, Flax Seed Meal, Canola Meal

Special Diet

High Fiber

Food Form

Pellets

Health Feature

Digestive Health, Vitamins & Minerals
2
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box

Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
162
$17.93 Chewy Price
($3.59/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.2/5
Great

Ingredients

4.1/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.2/5
Great

Texture and Variety

4.4/5
Great

Is this hamster food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

99% Orchard Grass, Other Grasses

Special Diet

High Fiber

Food Flavor

Hay

Hay Type

Orchard Grass
3
Science Selective Complete Hamster Food, 12-oz bag
Science Selective Complete Hamster Food, 12-oz bag
Science Selective Complete Hamster Food, 12-oz bag
Science Selective Complete Hamster Food, 12-oz bag
Science Selective Complete Hamster Food, 12-oz bag
Science Selective Complete Hamster Food, 12-oz bag

Science Selective Complete Hamster Food, 12-oz bag

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
57
$8.79 Chewy Price
($0.74/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Texture and Variety

4.7/5
Excellent

Is this hamster food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Soybean Meal, Barley, Oats, Linseed

Special Diet

Molasses-Free, Natural

Food Form

Pellets

Health Feature

Skin & Coat Health
4
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag

Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
354
$9.45 Chewy Price
($3.78/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.1/5
Great

Ingredients

4.2/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.2/5
Great

Texture and Variety

4.1/5
Great

Is this hamster food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

White Millet, Oats, Wheat, Sun-Cured Alfalfa Hay, Soybean Hulls

Special Diet

Natural

Food Form

Mix, Dried Fruits, Dried Veggies

Health Feature

Digestive Health, Vitamins & Minerals
5
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag

Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
193
$6.59 Chewy Price
($0.28/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.0/5
Great

Ingredients

4.2/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.3/5
Great

Texture and Variety

4.2/5
Great

Is this hamster food right for my pet?

Top Ingredient

Alfalfa Hay

Special Diet

High-Protein

Food Flavor

Hay

Hay Type

Alfalfa
6
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Nourish+Protect Hamster & Gerbil Food, 3-lb bag
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Nourish+Protect Hamster & Gerbil Food, 3-lb bag
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Nourish+Protect Hamster & Gerbil Food, 3-lb bag
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Nourish+Protect Hamster & Gerbil Food, 3-lb bag

Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Nourish+Protect Hamster & Gerbil Food, 3-lb bag

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
227
$5.99 Chewy Price
($2.00/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Texture and Variety

4.4/5
Great

Is this hamster food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Corn, Wheat, Milo, Millet, Sunflower Seed

Food Form

Mix, Grains, Seeds

Health Feature

Digestive Health, Dental & Breath Care

Small Pet Type

Gerbil, Hamster
7
White Mill PURE Hamster Food, 1.7-lb bag
White Mill PURE Hamster Food, 1.7-lb bag
White Mill PURE Hamster Food, 1.7-lb bag
White Mill PURE Hamster Food, 1.7-lb bag
White Mill PURE Hamster Food, 1.7-lb bag
White Mill PURE Hamster Food, 1.7-lb bag
White Mill PURE Hamster Food, 1.7-lb bag
White Mill PURE Hamster Food, 1.7-lb bag

White Mill PURE Hamster Food, 1.7-lb bag

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
67
$9.99 Chewy Price
($5.88/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.2/5
Great

Ingredients

4.7/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Texture and Variety

4.8/5
Excellent

Is this hamster food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Corn Meal, Oats, Wheat, Pea Flakes, Buckwheat

Food Form

Pellets

Health Feature

Digestive Health

Small Pet Type

Hamster
8
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag

Brown's Tropical Carnival Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
111
$8.99 Chewy Price
($4.50/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.8/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Texture and Variety

4.8/5
Excellent

Is this hamster food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Oat Groats, White Proso Millet, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat, Grain Sorghum

Food Form

Mix, Dried Fruits, Dried Veggies, Seeds

Health Feature

Digestive Health, Vitamins & Minerals

Small Pet Type

Gerbil, Hamster
9
Bunny Nature DwarfHamsterDream Expert Flower Dwarf Hamster Food, 1.1-lb bag
Bunny Nature DwarfHamsterDream Expert Flower Dwarf Hamster Food, 1.1-lb bag
Bunny Nature DwarfHamsterDream Expert Flower Dwarf Hamster Food, 1.1-lb bag
Bunny Nature DwarfHamsterDream Expert Flower Dwarf Hamster Food, 1.1-lb bag
Bunny Nature DwarfHamsterDream Expert Flower Dwarf Hamster Food, 1.1-lb bag

Bunny Nature DwarfHamsterDream Expert Flower Dwarf Hamster Food, 1.1-lb bag

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
42
$14.99 Chewy Price
($13.63/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.8/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.9/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Texture and Variety

4.7/5
Excellent

Is this hamster food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Plata Millet, Pea Flakes, Mung Beans, Quinoa Seeds (6%), White Millet

Food Flavor

Grain

Food Form

Mix, Seeds

Health Feature

Digestive Health, Weight Management, Appetite Stimulation, Dental & Breath Care
10
Blue Mountain Hay Small Animal Food High Altitude Timothy Hay Small Animal Food, 24-oz
Blue Mountain Hay Small Animal Food High Altitude Timothy Hay Small Animal Food, 24-oz
Blue Mountain Hay Small Animal Food High Altitude Timothy Hay Small Animal Food, 24-oz
Blue Mountain Hay Small Animal Food High Altitude Timothy Hay Small Animal Food, 24-oz
Blue Mountain Hay Small Animal Food High Altitude Timothy Hay Small Animal Food, 24-oz

Blue Mountain Hay Small Animal Food High Altitude Timothy Hay Small Animal Food, 24-oz

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
37
$9.99 Chewy Price
($0.42/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.4/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Texture and Variety

4.4/5
Great

Is this hamster food right for my pet?

Top Ingredient

Timothy Hay

Food Flavor

Hay

Hay Type

Timothy First Cut, Timothy

Food Form

Hay