Bushy-Tailed Jird

Scientific name: Sekeetamys calurus
Size: 22-27cm long including tail
Lifespan: 4-5 years
Natural range: eastern Egypt, Sinai, southeast Isreal, Jordon and central Saudi Arabia

Housing

• aquarium with wire mesh lid is best or deep metal tray cage
• allow at least a 20gal long per pair
• very social and should be housed in same sex pairs or groups
• Bedding: aspen
• Accessories: wheel, branches, tubes, nestbox, wood chew, small dish of chinchilla dust

Food

• mixture of high quality commercial rodent seed mix, rodent blocks and kitten kibble
• should have free access to timothy hay
• provide a cuttlebone for extra calcium and minerals
• fresh fruit or veggies weekly
• mealworm or cricket weekly

Breeding

• Maturity: 3 months
• Gestation: 21 days
• Litter size: 2-9
• eyes open at about 14 days old
• should be weaned by 5-6 weeks old