FOODS TO AVOID FOR YOUR GERBIL…

When it comes to feeding a gerbil it ought really to be common sense… if you emulate what they would eat naturally in the wild.

However it is easy to sometimes think you are going to give a little treat because it is something that you think is nice.

One of these foods is chocolate, when in fact chocolate contains Theobromine which is fine for us but is actually toxic to gerbils and many other small animals.

There are quite a few more foods that you should avoid giving.

FOOD TO AVOID:

• Chocolate

It Contains a chemical substance called: theobromine. 
This substance is very toxic to gerbils and ever for all other pets such has cats, dogs, horses, etc.
Animal cannot digest this substance as we do and get intoxicated by it.
It has the same effect then caffeine but a little less pronounced.
Heart attacks can occur in some serious cases. 
If your going to have some chocolate make sure you gerbils not watching you!

• Citrus Fruits Of Any Kind

It might be because of the acidity of that kind of fruit. I Don't know the exact causes. Did You know that we are one of the only animals that can't produce our own vitamin C? Guinea pig and some primates need to eat something that contains vitamin C if they don't want to die from scurvy, just like us!

• Unbaked Eggs

The Bacteria, salmonella, it sometimes present in eggs, to get rid of it, just bake the eggs to kill all bacteria.

Be aware that if salmonella infects your gerbil, touching the faeces of the gerbil can also infect you. 


Diarrhoea is the main symptom and can be deadly to you Gerbil.

• Alcohol

One drop of alcohol won't cure a gerbil cold, avoid ANY KIND OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE!
You need to avoid this too, set a good example for you gerbil.

• Coffee And Tea

Those Beverages contain caffeine that is very dangerous for small animals. Gerbil are already nervous enough!

Don't give them coffee! Lol, mind the funny hamster/gerbil picture on the left of my site! 

• Fruit Seeds

Seeds from fruits contain something close to cyanide, this can kill you animal.

Hope You Had Fun Reading That, You Probably Need A Dictionary.

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Here you go! 

http://dictionary.reference.com/

Now read it again with the dictionary!


Please Let me know if there are any mistakes in this topic! leave a comment or email me!
Thanks! 


My Next Update...
Im not sure on Fruit Seeds because i was wondering what about cucumbers, they have seeds... but gerbils love cucumbers,
i will have to do some research!
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