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Lettuce
Lettuce has no nutritional value at all for hamsters, and contains about 90% water, lettuce will give a hamster diarrhea, or loose stools, depending how much is eaten.
A Hamsters stomach cannot cope with large amounts of water, and feeding him lettuce will overload his system. Prolonged use may also cause liver damage.
Parsley
Parsley is toxic, it is high in oxalic acid. Oxalic acid combines with metals such as calcium, iron, sodium, magnesium, and potassium in the body to form oxalate crystals which precipitate and irritate the gut and kidneys.
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