Providing a Balanced Diet. Give your gerbil food mix every day. The amount of food you feed your gerbil can vary widely, although most gerbils eat about a tablespoon every day. As you get used to feeding the gerbil you will get used to how much the animal will eat every day.

How often should gerbils eat?

Gerbils should be offered one teaspoon of fresh fruit and vegetables (apples or carrots) twice weekly. Don't overfeed these fresh foods, they contain a lot of moisture and too much can cause an upset stomach.

How much should you feed gerbils a day?

But feeding once a day is a good compromise. It is also possible to feed your gerbils more or less frequently than this. However often you feed them, you should give them the same amount of food. So, for example, gerbils require around 1tbsp of food each per day.