Should I take away the sunflower seeds from my gerbils food and feed it to them as treats?

Question

I just got two new gerbils and I was just wondering if I should take out most of sunflower seeds out of their food and feed it to them later as treats. I don't want them to get fat and lazy.

Answer 1

sunflower seed have been known to give small animals diabetes, I would give them as treats only. I here corn isn't the best thing to give them either, so I give corn to mine as treats only to.  

Answer 2

If you've already fed it to them, et them finish that bunch. If it's in the food you buy, take your time to take them out.