Fat-tailed Gerbil or Duprasi

Scientific name: Pachyuromys duprasi
Size: 12-18cm long including tail
Lifespan: 3-5 years
Natural range: Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia

Housing

• aquarium with wire mesh lid is best
• allow at least 20gal per pair
• can be kept in same sex pairs if introduced at a young age
• Bedding: aspen
• Accessories: wheel, tubes, wood chew, hideaways, small dish of chinchilla dust

Food

• mixture of high quality commercial rodent seed mix, rodent blocks and kitten kibble
• fresh fruits or veggies weekly

Breeding

• Maturity: 2 months old
• Gestation: 19 days
• Litter size: 3-6
• females become aggressive towards the male when pregnant and should be separated
• eyes open at 14 days old
• should be fully weaned by 4 weeks old