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Post by birchmoon on Sept 12, 2004 14:50:22 GMT -8
Well, I tried it. I gave them one worm a piece. They sniffed them, then proceeded to jump on them and run across them so they could play in the dish I had them in. But no eating. 12 gerbils and not one of them was interested in eating a wiggly worm.
heather
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Sept 13, 2004 2:56:18 GMT -8
My Mongolian gerbils don't like it either. Maybe they like it and know what to do with it, when they get them when they are still pups.
But I know from other people that their Mongolian gerbils like them very much.
And I have to say, my fat-tailed gerbils (duprasi) like them very much too!
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Post by andrea on Sept 13, 2004 4:27:24 GMT -8
Hi, Ours don't really care for mealworms although the cheesmans love them .. but it makes them fart a lot waxworms are much more loved and are a great tool to use when trying to tame gerbs.. Andrea
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Post by queenofthenile on Sept 13, 2004 7:14:51 GMT -8
You can actually hear them pass gas, Andrea. That is hilarious ;D. The same thing happens when we feed our cats cheap food like Friskies or Ninelives.
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Post by sweetie on Sept 26, 2004 17:56:29 GMT -8
Wow.... Much needed laugh thanks !!!! Gerbils farting INDEED You should all come to my house after I give my 3 dogs rawhide bones!! Now that is a loud and smelly experience!! ;D
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Post by sweetie on Sept 26, 2004 18:01:14 GMT -8
Oh, I almost forgot to reply to the meal worms. My boys like them, my girls don't. The mealworms turned in to bettles since I had to buy 50 and I only had 2 gerbils that would eat them. Instead, I give my gerbils grasshoppers!! They love them and it gives them some thing to chase to amuse them before they eat them!
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Post by squeaky on Sept 27, 2004 3:19:31 GMT -8
Andrea, where do you get mealworms/waxworms in the uk? Neither of my local pet stores carry them (they won't order them in either).
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Post by darrenb on Sept 27, 2004 3:30:34 GMT -8
squeeky try these: www.globallivefood.com/store/catalog/we use em, 2.50 a tub with free next day delivery - u cant say fairer than that. if you buy 3 tubs you get them for £7 (saves 50p) we usually buy a 3 pack - one mealworm - one waxworm and one cricket - you get aout 50 creepy crawlies in each tub. we = me and andrea
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Post by squeaky on Sept 27, 2004 4:36:11 GMT -8
thanks Darren.
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