There is a pink and fat short tail, which functions like the hump of a camel, storing nutrients and water. It has thick and dense fur, a pointed nose, and a fat and almost bat-like tail.
Chinese scientific name: Pachyuromysduprasi
Other names: Fat-tailed gerbil, Duprasi gerbil
Kingdom: Animal
English name: Fat-tailed gerbil or Duprasi gerbil, Fat-tailed jird, Fat-tailed rat, Beer mat gerbil
Geographical distribution: Northern Sahara
Diet: Insects, vegetables
①. Pasta mouse needs high-calorie food, and they also like to eat vegetables and chew on forage grass.
②. Regular rodent feed is not suitable for pasta mouse. However, if you use regular small rodent feed, you need to add some sunflower seeds. If possible, give them some vegetables every day, they will love to eat it.
③. There is also something called "sweet potato" - pasta mouse needs to absorb something special from tuberous food, so be sure to provide sweet potatoes! It is best to pick a few small ones, do not peel the skin, wash them and give them to it. Sweet potatoes can be well preserved and can be left until it finishes eating (for one mouse, it is better to give a small piece every day).
④. Mealworms are also a good choice: if you dare to feed them, you can give them five or six a day.
⑤. About forage grass, pasta mouse has a special skill - they will chew the coarse grass finely and weave it into a nest, sometimes bowl-shaped, sometimes bird's nest-shaped, and they will sleep in it, very cute.
⑥. Because they like to dig holes, it is best for the owner to lay thick sawdust in the cage.
⑦. The price of pasta mouse ranges from 300 to 550 yuan.
⑧. The tail usually becomes a health indicator of pasta mouse. A healthy pasta mouse should have a plump tail, which will shrink after giving birth or getting sick. Pasta mouse is quite docile and does not have too much guard against humans, so it is very suitable as a pet.
⑨. In general, female mice have a high standard for choosing mates. If the male mouse they find unpleasing pursues them, they will not hesitate to fight back with punches and kicks; even if a lucky pairing is successful, it is best to isolate the male mouse from the female mouse when the female mouse is pregnant to avoid her attacking the male mouse due to stress.
⑩. Because they love cleanliness, they often need sand baths. The owner should not forget to replace their bathing sand frequently. In addition, pasta mice rarely urinate, and their urine does not have a pungent smell, so overall, they are quite suitable as pet mice to be raised at home.
⑾. Put some toys like toilet paper rolls in the cage. They are interested in running wheels, and they run on them so fast that they may accidentally fall out. They don't like being woken up, so if you suddenly poke them awake, they will bite you like a hamster. However, when pasta mice are fully awake, they almost never bite people.
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