10 Best Gerbil Foods 2025: According to Reviews | Chewy

The 10 Best Gerbil Foods

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How we created this gerbil food list

We leveraged input from our veterinarians and artificial intelligence to identify key considerations to help you find the best gerbil food.
We scanned thousands of customer reviews and ratings and scored each product based on its performance against each of the key considerations. We then considered how popular a product is with Chewy customers and combined that with its key consideration scores to create the list of the best gerbil foods.

Key gerbil food considerations

Digestibility

Ingredients

Nutritional Content

Palatability

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Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag
Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag

Oxbow Essentials Healthy Handfuls Gerbil & Hamster Food, 1-lb bag

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
229
$5.99Chewy Price
($5.99/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.7/5
Excellent

Is this gerbil food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Timothy Meal, Pearled Barley (Rolled), Oat Groats, Flax Seed Meal, Canola Meal

Special Diet

High Fiber

Food Form

Pellets

Health Feature

Vitamins & Minerals, Digestive Health
2
Mazuri Hamster & Gerbil Food, 1.25-lb bag
Mazuri Hamster & Gerbil Food, 1.25-lb bag
Mazuri Hamster & Gerbil Food, 1.25-lb bag
Mazuri Hamster & Gerbil Food, 1.25-lb bag
Mazuri Hamster & Gerbil Food, 1.25-lb bag
Mazuri Hamster & Gerbil Food, 1.25-lb bag

Mazuri Hamster & Gerbil Food, 1.25-lb bag

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
41
$6.98Chewy Price
($5.59/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.8/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.2/5
Great

Is this gerbil food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Wheat Middlings, Ground Timothy Hay, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Soybean Hulls, Ground Corn

Hay Type

Timothy

Food Form

Pellets

Small Pet Type

Hamster, Gerbil
3
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box
Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box

Hall's Hay Orchard Grass Hay Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 5-lb box

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
109
$16.31Chewy Price
($3.27/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.3/5
Great

Ingredients

4.4/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.3/5
Great

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this gerbil food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

99% Orchard Grass, Other Grasses

Special Diet

High Fiber

Food Flavor

Hay

Hay Type

Timothy First Cut, Orchard Grass
4
Vitakraft Vita Smart Complete Nutrition Premium Fortified Blend with Ancient Grains Gerbil, Rat & Mouse Food, 2-lb bag
Vitakraft Vita Smart Complete Nutrition Premium Fortified Blend with Ancient Grains Gerbil, Rat & Mouse Food, 2-lb bag
Vitakraft Vita Smart Complete Nutrition Premium Fortified Blend with Ancient Grains Gerbil, Rat & Mouse Food, 2-lb bag
Vitakraft Vita Smart Complete Nutrition Premium Fortified Blend with Ancient Grains Gerbil, Rat & Mouse Food, 2-lb bag
Vitakraft Vita Smart Complete Nutrition Premium Fortified Blend with Ancient Grains Gerbil, Rat & Mouse Food, 2-lb bag
Vitakraft Vita Smart Complete Nutrition Premium Fortified Blend with Ancient Grains Gerbil, Rat & Mouse Food, 2-lb bag
Vitakraft Vita Smart Complete Nutrition Premium Fortified Blend with Ancient Grains Gerbil, Rat & Mouse Food, 2-lb bag
Vitakraft Vita Smart Complete Nutrition Premium Fortified Blend with Ancient Grains Gerbil, Rat & Mouse Food, 2-lb bag

Vitakraft Vita Smart Complete Nutrition Premium Fortified Blend with Ancient Grains Gerbil, Rat & Mouse Food, 2-lb bag

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
171
$9.98Chewy Price
($4.99/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.4/5
Great

Ingredients

4.7/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.4/5
Great

Palatability

4.3/5
Great

Is this gerbil food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Wheat, Oat Groats, Puffed Wheat, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Flaked Corn

Special Diet

High-Protein

Food Form

Grains, Dried Veggies, Seeds, Nuts...

Health Feature

Immune Support, Vitamins & Minerals, Skin & Coat Health
5
Sweet Meadow Farm Sweet Meadow Hay Small Pet Food, 20-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Sweet Meadow Hay Small Pet Food, 20-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Sweet Meadow Hay Small Pet Food, 20-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Sweet Meadow Hay Small Pet Food, 20-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Sweet Meadow Hay Small Pet Food, 20-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Sweet Meadow Hay Small Pet Food, 20-oz bag

Sweet Meadow Farm Sweet Meadow Hay Small Pet Food, 20-oz bag

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
77
$6.29Chewy Price
($0.32/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.7/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.7/5
Excellent

Is this gerbil food right for my pet?

Top Ingredient

Meadow Hay

Hay Type

Timothy First Cut, Meadow

Food Form

Hay

Small Pet Type

Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Gerbil...
6
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag

Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2.5-lb bag

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
322
$8.99Chewy Price
($3.60/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.0/5
Great

Ingredients

4.1/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.2/5
Great

Palatability

3.7/5
Good

Is this gerbil food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

White Millet, Oats, Wheat, Sun-Cured Alfalfa Hay, Soybean Hulls

Food Form

Dried Fruits, Dried Veggies, Mix

Health Feature

Vitamins & Minerals, Digestive Health

Small Pet Type

Hamster, Gerbil
7
Hall's Hay Alfalfa Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 6-lb box
Hall's Hay Alfalfa Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 6-lb box
Hall's Hay Alfalfa Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 6-lb box
Hall's Hay Alfalfa Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 6-lb box
Hall's Hay Alfalfa Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 6-lb box
Hall's Hay Alfalfa Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 6-lb box
Hall's Hay Alfalfa Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 6-lb box
Hall's Hay Alfalfa Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 6-lb box
Hall's Hay Alfalfa Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 6-lb box

Hall's Hay Alfalfa Mini-Bale Small Pet Food, 6-lb box

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
74
$15.85Chewy Price
($2.65/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.7/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this gerbil food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

99% Alfalfa Hay, Other Grasses

Special Diet

High Fiber

Food Flavor

Hay

Hay Type

Timothy First Cut, Alfalfa
8
Rabbit Hole Hay Ultra Premium Hand-Packed Oat Hay for Small Pets, 24-oz bag
Rabbit Hole Hay Ultra Premium Hand-Packed Oat Hay for Small Pets, 24-oz bag

Rabbit Hole Hay Ultra Premium Hand-Packed Oat Hay for Small Pets, 24-oz bag

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
14
$21.95Chewy Price
($0.92/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.9/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.9/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.9/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.8/5
Excellent

Is this gerbil food right for my pet?

Top Ingredient

100% Oat Hay

Hay Type

Timothy First Cut, Oat

Food Form

Hay

Health Feature

Digestive Health
9
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gourmet Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gourmet Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gourmet Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gourmet Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gourmet Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gourmet Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gourmet Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag
Brown's Tropical Carnival Gourmet Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag

Brown's Tropical Carnival Gourmet Gerbil & Hamster Food, 2-lb bag

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
51
$8.99Chewy Price
($4.50/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.4/5
Great

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this gerbil food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Oat Groats, Striped Sunflower Seeds, Wheat, Peanuts, Flaked Peas

Food Form

Nuts, Dried Fruits, Seeds, Grains...

Health Feature

Vitamins & Minerals

Small Pet Type

Gerbil, Hamster
10
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag
Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag

Sweet Meadow Farm Alfalfa Hay Small Pet Food, 24-oz bag

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
162
$6.89Chewy Price
($0.29/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.0/5
Great

Ingredients

4.2/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.2/5
Great

Palatability

4.2/5
Great

Is this gerbil food right for my pet?

Top Ingredient

Alfalfa Hay

Hay Type

Timothy First Cut, Alfalfa

Food Form

Hay

Small Pet Type

Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Gerbil...