And please don't tell me to go to the pet store to buy more, a tree fell on my car and I cannot run out tonight. I have carrots and cheerios and might have other stuff that might be okay but i just wasn't sure. Thanks!
2007-10-29 10:46:31 · 8 answers · asked by NicoNico 2 in Pets ➔ Rodents
bread/toast
cearel as long as not sweet
veg
fruit
nuts
Other treats that can be fed to your gerbil include:
Biscuits
Boiled Potatoes
Bread (fresh or stale)
Breakfast Cereals (low fat)
Cheese (small amounts occasionally as fattening)
Currents
Dog Biscuits
Egg (scrambled or boiled)
Mealworms
Raisins
Sultanas
Toast
Never feed a gerbil any of the following:
Chocolate
Garlic*
Onions
Rabbit Mix (containing antibiotic ingredients)
Raw Kidney Beans
Sweets
Toffee
*There is much evidence to suggest that garlic can be beneficial to health but there is also some evidence to suggest that an overdose of garlic could be harmful. Therefore although it may not be strictly dangerous to feed to gerbil its effects on gerbils is not completely known.
Fruit and vegetables that are safe to feed a gerbil are:
Apple (seedless)
Broccoli
Carrots
Cauliflower leaves and stalks
Cucumber
Lettuce - small amounts occasionally - in excess it can cause liver problems
Parsley - a good tonic
2007-10-29 10:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by vic 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
mixed wild bird seed dog or cat food is good two i had my gerbils on this mix and they did well. but I do not do that now i have them on the gerbil food from the pet store but in a pinch this works. carrots and cheerios are great to other veggies are also suitable but not onion cabbage lemons limes. I'm a small animal breeder since 1995 hope this helps.
2007-10-29 12:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by Denise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right on! Cheerios is the best thing you can feed them if out of the gerbil food! Veggies too! But nothing sweet, they are VERY sensitive to sugar.
2007-10-29 11:55:39 · answer #3 · answered by Home Schooled Rat And Dog Freak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most birdfood is safe. I give my gerbils some when I need more food. There is always fresh fruits and veggies (apples, lettuce, carrots, etc.). I will sometimes give them peanut butter. They love it.
2007-11-01 10:49:23 · answer #4 · answered by blue-eyed babe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I am out of gerbil food, what can I give them to eat?
And please don't tell me to go to the pet store to buy more, a tree fell on my car and I cannot run out tonight. I have carrots and cheerios and might have other stuff that might be okay but i just wasn't sure. Thanks!
2015-08-18 17:33:31 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They eat seeds and grains. They can eat cheerios and bread and crackers and any kind of grain product in a pinch. Carrots are fine, but they are not its main food source. If you throw in some nuts or even birdseed, that's fine too. Dry oatmeal is good. They can also eat dry dog food and dry cat food temporarily.
2007-10-29 11:51:16 · answer #6 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your gerbils are probably dead by now , But you can go to the pet store now , I think you would of got a new car ages ago
2013-10-23 07:39:26 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hi ur gerbil can eat all veg and fruit but for onions. u can also feed them most cerals as long as no sugar or u will rot their teeth they will eat scraps off cooked egg, bacon, and other thing like that if u have other pets like a dog or cat sum off their biscuits or meal if dried . just remember their r rodents most rodent eat most things.
2007-10-29 11:43:01 · answer #8 · answered by cryin_sad_clown 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apples
carrots
bread
lil but of banana
ur covered if the tree is a ficus....lol jkjk
2007-10-29 12:03:00 · answer #9 · answered by eileen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fruits,cherrios,vegtables.I have a hamster.
2007-10-29 12:54:47 · answer #10 · answered by halo7196 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋