Can You Feed Baby Rats Cow Milk As a Treat?
Baby rats should not drink cow’s milk. It can cause diarrhea and dehydration. Here is what to feed pups instead and when to call a vet.
Small Pets
What Can Gerbils Eat Besides Gerbil Food?
Gerbils can eat small amounts of vegetables, seeds, hay and the occasional insect besides their regular food. Here’s what’s safe and what to skip.
Wild Harvest Hamster and Gerbil Food: What to Know Before You Buy
Wild Harvest makes seed-mix and pellet foods for hamsters and gerbils. Here is how to judge any mix and feed it so your pet gets a balanced diet.
Best Hamster and Gerbil Food Brands: How to Pick a Good One
Forti-Diet, Vita Prima, Topcrop and more: how to compare hamster and gerbil food brands by the label, and what a balanced daily diet looks like.
What Should I Feed My Gerbil?
Feed gerbils a gerbil-specific seed mix or pellet as the base, add hay and small portions of fresh vegetables, and keep sugary and sticky foods out of the bowl.
A Healthy Sugar Glider Diet
A healthy sugar glider diet is built from a balanced staple, a nectar-style mix, a few insects and small amounts of fresh produce, with a calcium supplement your vet approves.
Calcium Rich Foods For Sugar Gliders
Sugar gliders need more calcium than phosphorus. Learn which foods help, which block calcium absorption, and why a vet-approved supplement is usually needed.
Safe Foods for Gerbils: What to Feed and What to Avoid
Gerbils thrive on a quality seed or pellet mix, with small amounts of safe vegetables and treats. Here is a short list of safe foods, treats to limit and foods to avoid.
What Can I Feed Gerbils? Safe Foods, Amounts, and Foods to Avoid
A plain guide to what gerbils eat: a staple seed-and-pellet mix, small treats of fresh vegetables, and the foods to keep out of the cage.
Homemade Gerbil Food: What to Mix and What to Skip
How to build a simple homemade gerbil mix from plain grains, seeds, and hay, and why a store-bought complete food should still be the base.