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Post by reallybes on Mar 7, 2006 6:25:09 GMT -8
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Post by reallybes on Mar 9, 2006 9:56:28 GMT -8
Anyone?
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Post by whitmoregirl on Mar 9, 2006 12:16:50 GMT -8
Hmm... I would be reluctant to give this to gerbils. For one, I think flying squirrels are a little bigger and will need different amounts of protein etc compared to gerbils. Then again I don't mix my own food - maybe someone else who does can shed some light on this? Who knows, it might be ok in small quantities *shrug*
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Post by RitzieAnn on Mar 9, 2006 19:49:07 GMT -8
Just compare the % to a few types of gerbil food. I honestly don't see why it would be a problem. They're all rhodents of a sort.... I've personally thought of getting a small bag of squirrel food to mix in with my gerbil food.
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Post by christine on Mar 11, 2006 6:02:19 GMT -8
I would stay away from it just to be on the safe side, but that's just me. The percentages may be close together so you can try it and see how they like it, but I would mix in gerbil food just in case they don't eat it and so they can get all the nutrients from the gerbil food too.
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Post by RitzieAnn on Mar 11, 2006 8:29:17 GMT -8
I do see your point christine, and as I've said in another thread some where in here.... I start out with a high quality gerbil food, and mix things in along the way. That, I think, is important. They are gerbils.... but they're rodents also, so adding other rodent foods, I see no problems with. Even adding somepeople food. i've been keeping gerbils for 1 1/2 years, but I've never had a problem with my food, or with fat or underweight gerbils
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Post by ashgerbil on Mar 11, 2006 8:58:52 GMT -8
comparing it to the gerri gerbil, the squirrel food has a higher protein % (gerri gerbil 17% and squirrel food 23%) and the squirrel food has over double the amount of soya found in gerri and it also has contains some extract of yucca, which is poisonous for gerbils i would personally avoid giving this food to your gerbils, but if you really feel the need to, mix it into your regular gerbil food in very small amounts
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Post by reallybes on Mar 15, 2006 13:56:13 GMT -8
Thanks guys! I turned down the offer after reading about the poisonous stuff. Thanks for letting me know Ash before I accepted something and ended up with a busload of flying squirrel food and no flying squirrels to give it to!! ;D
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