What Can Gerbils Eat

Question

I got a little baby gerbil. She is 4 months old. I want to know what she can eat. If you have an idea please let me know. THANK YOU!

Ps.- I also want to know if she can eat raspberries. THANK YOU! AGAIN!

Answer 1

I found this list and thought I'd post it for you guys. Most probably already know this but some may not.

Safe to feed:

- Apple (seedless)

- Broccoli

- Carrots

- Cauliflower leaves and stalks

- Cucumber

- Lettuce - small amounts occasionally - in excess it can cause liver problems

- Parsley - a good tonic

- Chickweek

- Clover

- Dandelion

- Yarrow

- 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

Not safe:

- Kidney Beans (raw)

- Onions - Destroys red blood cells

- Shallots - Destroys red blood cells

- Potato (raw)

- Potato tops

- Rhubarb (raw)

- Rhubarb leaves

- Tomato leaves

- Black nightshade

- Buttercups

- Clematis

- Daffodil

- Deadly nightshade

- Hemlock

- Hydrangea

- Ivy

- Laburnum

- Laurel

- Oleander

- Poinsettia

- Rhododendron

- Yew

- Yucca

- Chocolate

- Rabbit Mix (containing antibiotic ingredients)

- Sweets

- Toffee

- Avacado - Toxic to their hearts

- Garlic*

- Coltsfoot *edit* Actually Coltsfoot is very dangerous, DO NOT FEED as it can cause cancer and is hepatoxic (toxic to the kidneys of rodents)

*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

rasberries unsure