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Post by melty on Nov 3, 2021 12:53:55 GMT -8
Hi! Melty here, a relatively new gerbil mom (had them for about 4 months now). My gerbils Momo and Nene have suddenly stopped eating as much as usual for a few days now. I give them a bit of new food every day still, and I see that they really dig and look for particular pieces, but leave a lot of food that they normally eat behind. They might be a little bit stressed right now, because I moved them to my parents house since I'm staying here for a couple of days, and it's since then that they eat much less than usual. I really don't know why they suddenly got picky like that and I'm worried they will stay like this. They eat only about 5% of the mix that I give them right now.
Did anyone else had this happen to their gerbils? How do I teach them to be less picky?
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Post by g on Nov 6, 2021 6:47:24 GMT -8
Hi! Melty here, a relatively new gerbil mom (had them for about 4 months now). My gerbils Momo and Nene have suddenly stopped eating as much as usual for a few days now. I give them a bit of new food every day still, and I see that they really dig and look for particular pieces, but leave a lot of food that they normally eat behind. They might be a little bit stressed right now, because I moved them to my parents house since I'm staying here for a couple of days, and it's since then that they eat much less than usual. I really don't know why they suddenly got picky like that and I'm worried they will stay like this. They eat only about 5% of the mix that I give them right now.
Did anyone else had this happen to their gerbils? How do I teach them to be less picky?
Mine are the same. Sorry; I don’t have an answer for you. I scattered fed mine but then one day decided to put a few days’ worth of food in a dish to see what they ate, and I was surprised to see they ignored most of it! I’m feeding vita-something and Power of 5 pellets. They don’t even seem to touch the pellets. I’ve seen them eat certain bits but am not sure what those are. I don’t know if I need to switch brands or what. I feel like I’m throwing away a lot of their food. Anyone here have suggestions? |
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Post by catnut on Nov 6, 2021 14:32:55 GMT -8
what brand of food do you give them? My two boys, Kirby and Tristan are really good eaters, as was my Theo before he passed away- he would be waiting by his dish every morning waiting for me to fill it as it was almost empty(i prefer to give just enough and give fresh than fill a dish up, i give them Hagen original hamster & gerbil food but take out most of the corn and some sunnies(which i give to the squirrels), i know seed mix may not be best but that is what most of my gerbils' have enjoyed, one lived to 4 1/2 years with no health issues. I don't think you can make gerbils less picky but may need to buy different foods to try them with, depending what you can buy near you.
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Post by Mygerbiliscute on Nov 6, 2021 18:32:12 GMT -8
My gerbils are the same way! Picky eaters, don't seem to eat a lot at all.
I feed them VitaSmart food. They don't seem to like it, but it's the only type that's sold in the local pet shop that contains an adequate amount of protein.
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