Are these foods okay to be a daily diet?

[atiriya17]

Hello!! I am about to own gerbils for the first time soon. I have been going back and forth on 2 brands of food, so if anyone has experience, please offer some advice!

I currently have both the Higgins Sunburst Hamster and Gerbil food and the Tropical Carnival Gerbil Diet. Are these foods okay, is one of them better than the other, or should I perhaps use something else altogether? 

Please let me know!

[Mygerbiliscute]

I also use the Higgins food sometimes, but I've noticed that the gerbils don't seem to like it that much. I tend to alternate between Higgins and Vitakraft...they seem to prefer Vitakraft.

[atiriya17]

Okay!! Will look into the Vitakraft food as well!

[Markpd]

If you want to go into a deep dive into the foods, you could use this Nutrition calculator to work out which is best.
Or this thread if you just want more of an overview (from the FAQ section btw).
(Afraid I don't know either of those foods mentioned here).

[atiriya17]

this is incredibly helpful!! thank you!