Brand of gerbil food?

[jaecamp]

I currently have this brand of gerbil that I was using for my late hamster. I'm wanting to know if this would be a good brand to use? Also with gerbils, would they need to eat veggies and such like hamsters do? Just want to be able to know ahead time before I take some in. And if you have any other Information, please fill me in! Much thanks 😁

[katrinalucy]

Any gerbil specific food will be similar, but you might find your gerbils selectively eat. I've settled with Gerry Gerbil food because theres only one thing in there they dont touch so thats as good I'm going to get I think! Gerbils aren't vegetarian so the main difference with gerbil specific food is that it'll often have some meat content, hence avoid hamster only food as it probably won't. I then compliment this with a treat or two a day. This often includes some fresh foods, I typically go with carrot and courgette and just cut a little triangle wedge that they can hold and eat in one go. I believe courgette is healthier than cucumber but they can have that too. I've read that gerbils shouldnt eat foods with high water content so I tend to cut the wedges avoiding the really watery bit in the very middle - I may be overthinking it by doing this tho! Pumpkin seeds are one of the healthier seeds so I give them as treats too - I just buy the bags they sell in the supermarket. The brand Beaphar do bags of dried apple, banana etc, which are great additions. There are some good lists online of gerbil safe foods, usually stating what to avoid as well, so that is always helpful. Hope this helps!

[pigsfuns35]

Jan 1, 2020 4:10:05 GMT -8 katrinalucy said:

Any gerbil specific food will be similar, but you might find your gerbils selectively eat. I've settled with Gerry Gerbil food because theres only one thing in there they dont touch so thats as good I'm going to get I think! Gerbils aren't vegetarian so the main difference with gerbil specific food is that it'll often have some meat content, hence avoid hamster only food as it probably won't. I then compliment this with a treat or two a day. This often includes some fresh foods, I typically go with carrot and courgette and just cut a little triangle wedge that they can hold and eat in one go. I believe courgette is healthier than cucumber but they can have that too. I've read that gerbils shouldnt eat foods with high water content so I tend to cut the wedges avoiding the really watery bit in the very middle - I may be overthinking it by doing this tho! Pumpkin seeds are one of the healthier seeds so I give them as treats too - I just buy the bags they sell in the supermarket. The brand Beaphar do bags of dried apple, banana etc, which are great additions. There are some good lists online of gerbil safe foods, usually stating what to avoid as well, so that is always helpful. Hope this helps!

Hi! I’m just wondering where you buy this gerbil food. It seems to be the gerbil food everyone uses on here and I want to know where to get it. Thanks in advance!

[LilyandDaisy]

I tried this food recently having previously used Gerri Gerbil. I was disappointed that it was very heavy in pellets - the image on the bag seemed to suggest it would have more variety. The nutritional analysis is ok though. I would probably recommend Gerri Gerbil over this one. I'll use up what I have, but I won't be buying Versele-Laga again.

A good commercial mix should contain all the vitamins gerbils need, so they don't technically need fresh food. It's a good idea to offer it though, for enrichment and variety, and because vitamins are more available in fresh food. Some of my gerbils' favourites are cucumber, coriander (cilantro) and grapes. A portion size for one gerbil is the size of their eye, and it's important not to overdo fresh food, especially when they aren't used to it, as too much can cause diarrhoea.