>I read on a website a couple days ago that you can give dog biscuts to
>mice and rats to help them have something to chew on and wear their teeth
>down. Does anyone know if this is also for gerbils? I am wondering this
>because I am running out of things to give my gerbs to chew on. Any
>comment would be great, along with other suggestions of what to give
>gerbils for their active little teeth :). Bob
Gerbils tend to ignore dog biscuits.
I give them to my hamsters (syrian, dwarf campbell and chinese dwarf)
and they relish them. The biscuits provide added nutrients and help
keep the teeth worn down.
Gerbils do not chew on them. Period. I threw out the biscuits at
cleaning time with nary a toothmark on them.
Give your gerbils chunks of apple or pear tree wood (peeled
branch chunks at least an inch in diameter and four long) or
white pine (I give dimensional lumber leftovers, 2x4 chunks
about 3-4 inches long...with no paint or pressure treating,
plain common lumber pieces with the splinters removed)
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
P.S., rats and mice do like the biscuits and will chew them.
Gerbils won't!
