Hamsters as feeders?

[GoingPostal]

I'd probably go for something like quail over hamsters personally if your goal is switching it up for variety.

[Armiyana]

I will also add that if you are planning on breeding hamsters for them that even that is a mess because hamsters are more solitary by nature and have a high chance to cannibalize if the male is left with the babies. They will still sometimes cannibalize in the case of more than one female as well.

[Bogertophis]

One more caution about hamsters- I've raised a countless number of hamsters in the past that I sold as pets, & unlike rats or mice, whose babies will not defend themselves as long as their eyes are still closed, baby hamsters will growl & bite. They have real teeth that can hurt a snake, even when their eyes are still closed. Never feed them live to a snake.