Here is a link with some gerbil info that may help you
http://www.petsmart.com/articles/article%5F4076.shtml
I used to have gerbils, they don't drink much but you can give it something like a small piece of apple or carrot or lettuce and it can get water from that. Do you have it in an aquarium? You could try to dribble some of the water from the water bottle down the inside of the glass wall and see if it wants to drink it that way. It probably just needs time to get used to the new water bottle and cage etc.
They love to chew, give them plenty of toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes even an oatmeal box (it will last longer),
they will chew and chew and chew! They are great for recycling cardboard!
They do need things to chew on, in the link I posted it explains that they need to chew to keep their teeth from getting too long.
I will look for some more gerbil links that may help you.
Congrats on the new pet! Is it an albino? Does it have pink eyes?
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