Gerbils should never be fed uncooked rice- it can begin to absorb water
once ingested and expand, causing an obstruction.
Jill
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From: Michael & Sharon Fazi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Gerbil granola & treats
Date: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:32 AM
I appreciate all the help with explanations and examples of clan and other
names. I will ponder on it for a few weeks and see what kind of names I
come up with.
I hope my next inquiry generates as much correspondence.
After a few trips to the petshop to purchase hamster/gerbil food, I decided
to make my own gerbil granola. I did not like the way some of the
prepackaged foods looked and I was bored with buying the same "pricey"
gerbil food. These are the ingrediants I have used in my gerbil granola:
hay pellets
rolled oats (all my gerbils love these)
wheat grains
millet
cracked corn
dehydrated carrots
sunflower seeds (I grew these myself)
I am getting low and want to make some more gerbil granola. I was thinking
about using some Kashi this time. It is a seven whole grains and sesame
pilaf. This is what it has in it:
whole oats
long grain brown rice
whole rye
whole hard red winter wheat
whole triticale
whole buckwheat
whole barley
sesame seeds
Is there anything in this Kashi pilaf that the gerbils should not have?
I would like to provide variety in their diet and still be able to meet
their basic nutritional needs. What are some other ingrediants I can put
in their granola? What are the things they should not have? Are legume
seeds such as dried peas and beans safe? I heard uncooked legumes are
poisonous. Is that just for people or does it also apply to rodents also?
Isn't alfalfa a legume hay? I don't think it is a grass hay like timothy.
For treats I give them a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables and nuts
and seeds. I use raw nuts and seeds, not roasted or salted. My pregnant
and nursing moms get nuts and seeds daily. The pups being weaned like the
rolled oats and millet.
Thank you for helping me with this. I hope others benefit with the
correspondence on this subject also.
Sharon
(Pleasant Knoll Gerbils)?
