Dog biscuits are a good source of additional protein for pregnant or
nursing mothers. The current mother gerbil I have loves them as does her
mate and her now solid-food-eating children! I give them the milkbone small
size variety flavor biscuits.
Jill
>
> >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!
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