What Do You Need to Look After a Gerbil

Pelleted food is the mainstay of a gerbil’s diet; refresh pellets daily and always keep the gerbil’s food dish three-quarters full. Feed gerbils dark leafy greens every other day; and apple, banana, melon, or other appropriate fruits once a week. Gerbils should have access to fresh, clean water at all times.

What do I need to care for a gerbil?

Remove soiled bedding, droppings, and stale food daily. Thoroughly clean the cage with warm, soapy water once a week. Gerbils love to play! Exercise wheels (solid, no rungs), cardboard tubes, PVC pipes, and plastic igloos provide them with opportunities to run, climb, hide, and tunnel.

Do gerbils need a wheel?

But despite seeming so pointless, gerbils do need running wheels. Or, gerbils need exercise, and wheels are perhaps the best way to ensure they get it. Being stuck in a small enclosure, gerbils can’t run around like they would in the wild. However, if your gerbil gets its exercise other ways, it may not need a wheel.