Well, finally, we are in a position to get ourselves some doops. We have looked after one for someone before and fell in love – she was called Christie (born at Christmas if you didn’t guess how she got her name) and she was adorable. Totally. And her wheel (below) was her most favourite thing. … Read more
Harvest mice are rodents like ordinary mice – but they are SO much more specialised. And European Harvest Mice even have an adorably descriptive Latin name of Micromys minutus!* Yes, they are rodents and have their wonderfully sharp incisors for chewing grain and seed cases off of things – but they have nowhere near the … 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