Only the gouda stuff! Pet hamster will only eat extra mature Cheddar from WAITROSE – and turns his nose up at cheeses from Iceland or Co-Op

• Hamster Toffee has a taste for Waitrose’s Essential Extra Mature British Cheddar
• Spoiled pet has rejected cheese from Iceland and Co-op after refining his palate
• He also dines on broccoli and cereal – preferably from Waitrose too, of course

This spoiled hamster has acquired something of a refined palate – and will eat cheese only if it’s from Waitrose.

Toffee, who is fond of extra mature, rejects fromage from Iceland and Co-op.

Owner Jo Le Page, 40, from Guernsey, said he also dines on broccoli and cereal – preferably from Waitrose too, of course.   

He turns his hairy nose up at anything apart from Waitrose’s Essential Extra Mature British Cheddar, Strength Six.

Pet hamster Toffee has acquired something of a refined palate – and will eat cheese only if it’s from Waitrose

Toffee, who is fond of extra mature, also dines on broccoli and cereal – preferably from Waitrose too, of course

And although Le Page only gives Toffee cheese as a treat on rare occasions, she says he remains picky.

The mum-of-two said: ‘I know hamsters aren’t supposed to eat much dairy, but a little now and again is fine.

‘But after he had some from Waitrose, he turned up his nose at Iceland and Co-op cheese.

‘It was amusing – he clearly knew it wasn’t Waitrose and he walked away from it.’

Le Page added: ‘For his birthday this year we gave him a chunk with a candle in – not lit of course – and he grabbed the cheese straight away and started to eat it.

‘People find it hilarious when I tell them – he lives a pampered life so he’ll probably live a long time.’

Le Page added: ‘For his birthday this year we gave him a chunk with a candle in – not lit of course – and he grabbed the cheese straight away and started to eat it’

Le Page, a pre-school worker, bought Toffee two years ago and he lives alongside their four guinea pigs and kids Grace, nine, and Isaac, five.

He lives a pampered life, she said – sleeping all day and only surfacing at the promise of Waitrose snacks. 

‘When I tell people about his expensive taste, they find it hilarious. Even the ones who don’t like rodents think he’s cute,’ Le Page said.

‘Toffee’s story always seems to cheer people up. I get my guinea pigs salad from Waitrose too – we’re basically keeping the shop in business!’

And although Le Page only gives Toffee cheese as a treat on rare occasions, she says he remains picky

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