Feeding Rhubarb Hamster


Rhubarb contains Oxalic acid and oxalates, theses are mild poisonous effects that some plants can have, the stem, or stalk of the plant, or leaves should not be fed to hamsters. Oxalic acid is a strong acid that can irritate the lining of the gut when digested, and will prove fatal if fed to a hamster.
The leaves of the Rhubarb plant contain very high concentrations of Oxalic acid, and acid salts.

 

 

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