FInding a fat-tailed gerbil in the UK these days is still a tough challenge. There are tantilising pictures of them online (go see the duprasi/fat-tailed gerbil Facebook page for examples) and offers of pups fleetingly passing as they are snapped up fast. Many good breeders hold a wainting list or contact list so you know … Read more
Half of all gerbil colours come with red eyes – as there are only two different eye colors available in gerbils – either black or red – so it’s 50/50. Sometimes, if there are other dilution genes in the gerbil’s genetic make-up – these red eyes can look pink – so we will be including … Read more
Duprasi – or fat-tailed gerbils are super hard to find in the US right now – with only a handful of breeders advertising. What this post hopes to do is to bring them together in one place so that we can match up new owners and breeders to keep everyone happy. If you are already … Read more
So, you want to find yourself some Shaw’s Jird pups for sale in the UK – but you are having trouble? We are here to help. Shaw’s Jirds used to be quite popular pets back at the turn of the century – but then people lost interest in the bigger jirds and gerbils – favouring … Read more
Absolutely doops can live in pairs – however they are more commonly sold as singles. That was the way it was up until around 5 or so years ago when more and more people are finding that pairs of fat-tailed gerbils can live together with just the odd squabble here and there which is often … Read more
If you are in Kent, Sussex, Surrey or Essex – and want a new duprasi – you are in the right place! Even if you are in Hampshire or London and even Berkshire, Buckinghamshire or Herefordshire – and don’t mind a short drive – we can help out with duprasi breeders selling little doop pups … Read more
Great question – we have always wondered how many are out there (and I think it is over 50 if you count everything in the genetic class of Gerbillinae). We regularly hear of a new one in the pet trade (some interchangably called gerbils/jirds) and want to find out more. However, this one is just … Read more
Absolutely – I have a whole herd of them myself now and they are all very happy to be around humans – especialy when there is a treat involved! They aren’t so happy with being held in the same way as rats and hamsters – totally cupped in the hand with no feet on the … Read more
Having just got a whole load of Persian Jirds – we shall be exploring the different types of cages suitable for them. We have assumed from their characters and behaviours that they will be wanting a set up similar to chinchillas and degus – but we also have read that they still like digging. Not … Read more
We haven’t had Persians long ourselves, so we wanted to create a list of foods that were safe for Persian Jirds to eat based on what we and other keepers had already been feeding. So we plan to pull together a list of ingredients and pre-made products that we had already been feeding – detailing … Read more