What are your gerbil's favourite foods???

[frootloops]

Hi, I had two gerbils (Winifred and Minerva) and recently Winifred died . Now Minerva seems a little down and I was wondering what gerbil's favourite foods are so I could cheer her up until we can find her a new friend. What do your gerbils really like to eat that makes them happy ?

[Crystal]

My gerbils love two types of food in the bags of food I buy them.
They're nuts over pumpkin seeds, next comes corn (dried). Sorry for your loss
I hope Minerva will brighten up! Thats the top two foods that make my gerbils real happy.

[RW]

All of my gerbils pretty much agree that dried bananas, pine nuts, and two cereals--Alf's Natural Nutrition Puffed Brown Rice and Kashi 7 Whole Grain Puffs--are tasty. Neither cereal has any salt, sugar, additives, or preservatives, so they're healthy as well.

RW

[aine]

I scatter and hide sunflower and pumpkin seeds for my gerbils - it keeps them busy looking for them and they love seeds. I sometimes wrap seeds or or nuts up in some tissue so they have fun digging them out.

Mine also love a piece of plain popcorn and it looks so cute when they're holding it! Also raisins, dried peas and lentils, sugar-free cereal and peanuts.One more thing is to put in a piece of apple or carrot - it will keep your gerbil busy for a lil and she'll get some vitamins!

But the most important thing is to keep her company by taking her out to play lots and providing a nice stimulating environment. Hope this helps!

[frootloops]

thanks!

[seamermate]

Mine just love to eat Bran Flakes, they go mad for them and Wetobix (Weetobix is an English Breakfast)

[GerbilGal]

How is Minerva doing?

[marcia]

Mine go nuts for sunflower seeds, dried mealworms and mini shredded wheat

[squeakytails]

My guys love whole grain bread that has gotten a litte hard. I don't give much, a little pulled piece for each one. They have never had any problems, and they enjoy chewing the hard crust.

[slashthegerbil]

Dec 10, 2009 17:53:35 GMT -8 @frootloops said:

Hi, I had two gerbils (Winifred and Minerva) and recently Winifred died . Now Minerva seems a little down and I was wondering what gerbil's favourite foods are so I could cheer her up until we can find her a new friend. What do your gerbils really like to eat that makes them happy ?

when one of my previos twin gerbils died, they were down too. Eventually the one with the dead brother's spirits lifted. Sunflower seeds did the trick for me, that and tried banana. sorry bout your loss.

[nutmeg162]

i just bought them a mix of of fruit and nuts and they love it so i will recommend raisins pine apple papaya banana pumpkin seeds peanuts corn kernels apricots mango carrots sunflower seeds almonds apple coconut kiwi strawberry

[gerbilmama]

peas are a big hit in my house as well as corn flakes, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, blue berries, spinach, and broccoli, popcorn, shelled peanuts (they like to chew their way through the casing), dried oats, cracked corn

[nikkiillilly]

hey my gerbils love a small piece of cheese or a little bit of toast they also love plain popcorn and when the weather is really hot they like a cold grapes or strawberry shoe laces the ones with no actifical colours sugers or preseatives but only a little bit
i had two gebils a couple of years ago and cappachino died and fudge got really depressed so i know what you mean

[theodore13]

dried bananas
sunflower seads
grapes
my gerbil loves to eat dried bananas the most! that always cheers him up on his days that hes a little lazy.... =D

[gcrazy]

My girls go crazy over little pieces of broccoli. Also, sometimes I put a whole cherry in their playpen and they have fun munching on it.
I also got these treat sticks, they have coconut on the outside with seeds and honey on the inside. It just hangs from the top of their cage, and Penny will sit there and munch on it until I take it out!