Persian Jirds are one of the most wonderfully acrobatic and beautiful of the jirds currently kept as pets in Europe and the UK. They are rock-hopping, tree-climbing and fleece-snuggling members of the gerbil family – totally different to the majority of ground-dwelling burrow-digging destroyers-of-cardboard that we already know and love. Persian Jirds are very similar … Read more
This post is not only for all those people out there looking for a new doop to welcome to your home – but also for the people who are interested in becoming duprasi breeders themselves. Duprasi Breeders Are Awesome: I hope that between all of us duprasi breeders in the UK we can share ideas … Read more
Bushy-Tailed Jird Facts – Definitions and Glossary Bushy-Tailed Jirds are quite new as pets, but there is still plenty to know about them – so we have started a glossary to get things started for us all – and we will add more as we learn more. They are in alphabetical order as best we … Read more
How exciting!!!!!!!!!!!! We have been waiting for some jirds to become available in the UK for some time – and finally – our chance is here. Two Persian Jirds have got my name on them! So, What Are Persian Jirds? In a nutshell – Persian jirds are giant agouti-coloured Mongolian gerbils. They have large dark … Read more
Are you looking for a duprasi breeder in Lincolnshire or the East Midlands – as we have our very own popular breeder right here. (updated January 2025) Getting yourself on their waiting list is advised. Based on the border of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire; breeding duprasi here allows them to have doops for sale in both … Read more
Are you looking for a duprasi in the UK and can’t find a breeder? To be honest, there aren’t many around and people often ask us where we got ours when we speak to them. It took us quite a while to get started ourselves, so we have been where you are right now ourselves. … Read more
Persian Jird Facts – Definitions and Glossary Persian Jirds are quite new as pets, but there is still plenty to know about them – so we have started a glossary to get things started for us all – and we will add more as we learn more ourselves – or something new develops. They are … Read more
Well, now this is a much talked about question – the topic of duprasi dinner. There are many thoughts on what suits best – based on their natural habitat and what they would feed when they were first captive bred many moons ago – but we thought we would start our research with people who … Read more
Duprasi Facts – Definitions and Glossary Duprasi are quite new as pets, but there is still plenty to know about them – so we have started a glossary to get things started for us all – and we will add more as we learn more ourself. They are in alphabetical order as best we can, … Read more
After we put our order in for some new doops, we wanted to find out a bit more about them. Where do they come from originally? What do they like to do? Can they live in a naturalistic environment – and if so what would that look like? What foods do they eat and do … Read more