At 06:26 PM 8/11/00 -0400, ANDREA SPIEGLE wrote:
>I have a new pair of young gerbs that I want to get off to the right
>start. I pick the sunflower seeds out of their food and use them only as
>after-handling treats. I want them to be healthy and I'm not sure
>they're getting enough nutrition from their pre-packaged food (they love
>corn, but I haven't seen them eat anything else out of there). My last
>pair of gerbils loved all kinds of fresh veggies, but these two seem not
>to, at least so far. What kinds of veggies does everyone's gerbils like
>that I should try? Which vitamins are better, the powder that you mix in
>the food or the liquid you mix in the water? So far I've only tried
>carrots and grapes, and they don't seem to like either. Maybe I should
>try something leafier and greener?
Be aware that often seeds will have only the hearts eaten out of
them. Your gerbils may be eating more of the food than you think, what you
may be seeing is the discarded "leftovers!" I wouldn't worry about
vitamins but if you absolutely want to, I'd get the powder you mix in the
food. I've had bad experiences with vitamins causing mold in the water
bottles.
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