Quote Originally Posted by mdfreak2 View Post
Well thats what i was told to do by the local critter barn he said thats what they eat in the wild and it usally gets the blood a pumping when they smell them thats how he gets his to come back to eating after breeding season so i figured he knew what he is talking about since he says he has over like 30 years of experiance. but i got him back on to rats but he hasnt ate since like october.
Given gerbils are from Mongolia that would be a heck of a trip to get dinner

BP love gerbils however they are more aggressive than your regular rat or mouse, more expensive and very hard to switch back from once a BP imprint on them (therefore not something sustainable or advisable)

If a BP was eating a certain prey it will again but people lacking patience prefer offering another prey type even though it's not a good solution but rather something setting you up for complication in the future.

Again PATIENCE is the key.

I have NEVER had any issue getting an animal back on food they always do sooner or late maybe not as fast as YOU might want them too but they do.