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 November 2022) Due to the most recent Coronavirus peak, this breeder is doing outdoor collections and courier transfers only. They do however, have 2 new litters due in their clan … 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