Adie Thorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Just about any green veggie is good for a gerbil.... Mine will eat anything
>from: Grass clippings (precautions must be taken when collecting this item
>however)- you can give them a pile to crawl through and play in
>Broccoli...
>LOVES lettuce (in small quantities, though - if a guinea pigs eats too much
>lettus he can get "tummy toubles" - I don't know if gerbils have the same
>problem)....
>Peas, corn and carrots are also pretty tasty...usually 1-2 cernels a day is
>good..
>..so pretty much any "natual food" that they will eat.
>Mine also enjoys a li'l olive and raisins...and dried fruit is a very tasty
>treat, too....Olives have a lot of natural oils that help make her coat
>shiny, but like sunflower seeds, should be given only as a treat.
>-Adie
There are a lot of dangers with using fresh vegetables. I have known of
cases of diarrhoea and even serious illness from feeding these
regularly. They do not form part of the gerbils natural diet which is
mainly dry grasses, seeds, roots and insects.
Almost anything can be given to gerbils as treat but it is important
that it has been washed, it is clean and fresh and that any remains are
removed immediately after the gerbil loses interest in it.
--
Julian
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