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Post by squeaksister on May 22, 2005 6:44:54 GMT -8
Is it ok to add things to their bowl everyday? Such as cat food one day frozen peas the next oats another day , peanutbutter treats the next etc. etc. Is this ok or will they only eat the treats and not the gerbil food mix?
-Mary
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Post by doomgerbiluk on May 22, 2005 8:50:21 GMT -8
It will be fine as long as you dON'T overfeed them
if they are overfed they will eat only waht they prefer
around 10g per gerbil is right
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Post by RyanF on Jun 1, 2005 14:21:19 GMT -8
I always give them a couple sunflower seeds everyday and they love them.  |
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Post by AndreaS15 on Jun 1, 2005 19:35:18 GMT -8
Is it ok to add things to their bowl everyday? Such as cat food one day frozen peas the next oats another day , peanutbutter treats the next etc. etc. Is this ok or will they only eat the treats and not the gerbil food mix? -Mary Cat Food and oats are part of my mixture, so these things they get everyday. I also add peanuts and yogurt treats as a bit extra in their bowls (a topping  ). All those things you mentioned should be just fine to feed as treats or as part of there diet, they only thing I would make sure to feed less of is the peas, too many furits or veggies can give a gerbil Diareah which can be harmful to them. |
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Post by mice on Jun 1, 2005 23:50:45 GMT -8
I'm currently limiting the treats I give my boys, I only give them by hand as I'm trying to tame them. I noticed that they were less interested in taking treats from me if they knew they could just go to the food bowl but now they have to come to me (or rather my partner as they like him more than me  ) they seem a bit better. However, if you're not trying to tame your gerbils, I'm sure a treat every day is fine. |
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