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Can gerbils eat apples?

Safe for gerbils

Yes, in small amounts alongside their pellets. The RSPCA lists apple among foods that can supplement a gerbil's pellet food. Source: RSPCA

Conditions

  • Small amounts. Source: PDSA
  • Extra to their pellets, not instead of them. Source: RSPCA

Sources

  1. RSPCA: What to feed your gerbils (opens in a new tab)

    “fruit (such as pear, melon, apple, oranges) and vegetables (such as cucumber, carrot, pumpkin and fennel) can be used to supplement your gerbils' food pellets”

    Read on 10 October 2026

  2. PDSA: Your gerbil's diet (opens in a new tab)

    “Small amounts of fresh fruit and vegetables.”

    Read on 10 October 2026

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