vegetable list

Vegetables are important for gerbils, so should be offered on a daily basis.

Don't feed too many cruciferous vegetables as this can cause digestive issues

Always introduce new vegetables slowly to ensure that your gerbils tolerate it well.

For gerbils new to vegetables, start with carrots & fennel as they are easily digested.

 

 

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RED = Cruciferous vegetables (feed in small amounts only)

PURPLE = High in oxalic acid (feed in small amounts only)

  • Lettuce​

  • Rocket

  • Endive

  • Chard

  • Spinach

  • Kale

  • Chinese Cabbage

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  • Carrot Green

  • Celery Green

  • Turnip Green

  • Radish Green

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  • Kitchen Herbs

  • Bell Pepper

  • Tomatoes

  • Cucumber

  • Celery

  • Zucchini

  • Broccoli

  • Cauliflower

  • Kohlrabi

  • Romanesco

  • Fennel

  • Pumpkin

  • Sweet Corn

  • Carrot

  • Parsnip

  • Celeriac

  • Turnip

  • Swede

  • Beetroot

vegetables: how often?

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4-5x WEEKLY

 

Zucchini

Carrot

Fennel

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3-4x WEEKLY

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Cherry Tomato

Vegetable Green

Celeriac

Cucumber

Swede

Broccoli

Turnip

Celery

 

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DAILY

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Kitchen Herbs

Pepper

Lettuce

Endive

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OCCASIONALLY

 

Jerusalem Artichokes

Sweet potato

Sugar beet

Sweet corn

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WEEKLY

 

Cauliflower

Beetroot

Kohlrabi

Parsnip

Spinach

Pak Choi

Rocket

Kale

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