VitaKraft Hamster Food Mistake- OK for gerbils?

[erin]

Hi, so I mistakenly bought this food- www.petsmart.com/small-pet/food/vitakraft-vitasmart-complete-nutrition-hamster-food-zid36-1920/cat-36-catid-600005?var_id=36-1920&_t=pfm%3Dcategory%26pfmvalue%3Dfaceted

Instead of the one for gerbils. I already opened it, (haven't given the gerbils any yet) and right as I was opening it realized that it says it's for hamsters.

Since it's already opened I cannot return it, so I was wondering if it's ok to feed my gerbils, or if I should throw it out and go buy a different one.

Thanks!

[betty]

Yeah - it should be fine short term anyway. Some people aren't so fussed about all the exact nutrients levels needed, and adding treats to food changes all that anyway.

I would feed it, and just buy your normal food a bit sooner than usual and start mixing it back in to the hamster one so they get their gerbil goodness back as soon as possible if you are concerned...