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
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
Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) are by far a more readily available and the more well-known of these two gerbil species – whereas the fat-tailed gerbils (Pachyuromys duprasi) are quite new to the fancy. You can buy both in decent exotic pet stores these days – but you are much more likely to see a Mongolian … Read more