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Post by frootloops on Dec 10, 2009 17:53:35 GMT -8
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 ?
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Crystal
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Post by Crystal on Dec 10, 2009 23:43:14 GMT -8
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.
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Post by RW on Dec 11, 2009 6:11:09 GMT -8
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.
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Post by aine on Dec 13, 2009 8:39:53 GMT -8
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!
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Post by frootloops on Dec 15, 2009 6:26:13 GMT -8
thanks!
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Post by seamermate on Dec 19, 2009 5:05:46 GMT -8
Mine just love to eat Bran Flakes, they go mad for them and Wetobix (Weetobix is an English Breakfast)
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Post by GerbilGal on Jan 3, 2010 15:23:22 GMT -8
How is Minerva doing?
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Post by marcia on Jan 7, 2010 12:50:29 GMT -8
Mine go nuts for sunflower seeds, dried mealworms and mini shredded wheat
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Post by squeakytails on May 30, 2010 7:24:29 GMT -8
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.
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Post by slashthegerbil on Jun 6, 2010 15:31:00 GMT -8
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.
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Post by nutmeg162 on Jul 29, 2010 6:15:22 GMT -8
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
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Post by gerbilmama on Jul 29, 2010 8:15:46 GMT -8
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
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Post by nikkiillilly on Jul 31, 2010 14:09:03 GMT -8
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
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Post by theodore13 on Aug 3, 2010 20:38:29 GMT -8
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
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Post by gcrazy on Aug 21, 2010 8:57:44 GMT -8
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!
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