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| Greater Egytian Jerboa; Jaculus Orientalis | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 1 2008, 12:25 AM (51 Views) | |
| linz2882 | Dec 1 2008, 12:25 AM Post #1 |
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Hi everyone! It's been ages but I finally have my pair of jerboas. They are def a pair as I have sexed them myself to make sure ( the males have CRAZY hemipenes! ). They live in a 6'x2'x2' viv with timed heat lamp and UV light. Substrate is chinchilla sand and shavings. The first pair I had only lasted 24hrs and on PM had blocked bladders. I'm thinking lack of proper diet/UV led to calcium problems. No research done on this but being a desert animal it can't do them any harm to have the light. They have an eggcup of water but I have only seen them drink when they first arrived after prob hours of travelling. I was told they are this springs babies but they haven't grown since I've had them, so who knows. They're eating Gerri Gerbil, a wild bird mix of small seed/dried mealworms, millet, carrot, apple etc. Not interested in live food it seems. Would love them to breed but not holding my breath. I'm told the females aren't sexually mature until they are a year old. Sadly mine aren't as friendly as some others sound, the female is mental but the male will let me stroke his back sometimes. I would dearly love to hear from anyone who has ever kept these as info is very scarce and often conflicting. Any advice? Dos/ don'ts? I feel slightly lost! Will get some pics on here at some point. PS If you're looking for a good small animal vet, I work at Nine Lives on the herts/beds border and we see loads of exotic small mammals as well as reptiles and birds. We're cheap too, £12.50 - £16.50 for an exotic cons! |
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| m4r14j | Dec 24 2008, 01:07 AM Post #2 |
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welcome to the forum. never kept these myself, your best bet would be kat (TVR) but she doesnt have internet anymore so hardly ever comes online have a look at her website it might have a care sheet |
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