Rebecca Allbritton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>At 10:24 PM 3/8/00 -0500, David Davis wrote:
>>i was wondering if it was ok to feed gerbils black olives. im not sure and i
>>dont see why not but i was just making sure.
>
>Hi, David,
>
>What all is in black olives besides olives? I know they're high in sodium,
>but maybe that's there naturally.
>
>How tiny gerbils are was really brought to my attention when Julian
>mentioned giving 2-3 sunflower seeds at a time to a gerbil as treats (I
>think that's what he said.) I had been giving them about a tablespoon full.
>That would still be a lot for even a small rabbit, but even netherland
>dwarf rabbits are ~2 lbs. Gerbils are like 5 ounces.
>
>So half an olive slice would be about the size of a piece of watermelon to
>them. Half a peanut is a good sized baked potato to a little gerb. It seems
>to me, just in my opinion, that IF you're going to feed them olives, just
>feed a tiny little piece, because a tiny piece is a big piece to them.
>
>Rebecca...
>in Bryan, Texas
I agree that any strange food should be given in small quantities. I
would worry that olives are usually kept in brine so will be salty.
--
Julian
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