last time i saw this kind of animal at one petshop in petaling street..
their condition at that time too poor, skin..
and i made out the conclusion they are not cute at all compared to gerbil..
but, i like the picture attached by -Nos- above..

Yesterday went to petswonderland@Midvalley saw 1 jebora up for sale, about rm250-rm300. slpping the hole day.... cant get a clearer view of it..

Yes, agree with Crazymouse although Jerboas are quite cute but they are not really suitable as pets unless one can provide them with a big space.

I think the ones at Pet Safari are just newly arrived stocks as there's quite a number of them but being kept in a very pitiful condition, small tank with a few of them in it

Jerboas are nocturnal creature too, thus you will find them sleeping during the day.

KP

Cant play with Jerboa just like playing with hamsters? Can handle with hands? They r fragile?

Don't think can play with them like playing with hamster.

I've seen it being handled, look so awkward because of their long hind legs, looked very hard to stable or stand on your hand.

I think playtime with jerboas is just letting them free and hop around only.

KP

I like the big one tho.

Oh i see, so people who keeping them must got alot of money.



What to feed them btw?

visited so many pet shops... All the Jerboa are slpping..

They are sleeping coz they have nothing to do. Summore taken from the wild.... being locked up with nothing to do, they sleep loh.

Their diet is similar to gerbils, but they drink very little water as they much prefer to take grass and leafy veggies.

what they can do other thn slpping? Unlike hamsters, they can ply wheel.. how bout jerboa?

No wheels, they can't play with any normal hamster toy. They will chew plastic. All they can do is jump and dig. That is why they need BIG tanks to be happy. Also they love tunneling and hiding around rocks and branches.

should be very less ppl around the world rare Jerboa thn...

Coz they don't make good pets and are very hard to breed. That is why lah..... It is better that way anyway. It is best not to have them as pets.

Why those Pets Wonderland always bring in animals that they shouldn't bring
Not to mention bout other pet shops too, and the attitude of the workers.

Really animal abuse la

u meant the pet Jerboa @mv? i saw one there..

long time i didnt go to mv..
next week i hope can go there before balik kampung..

wah seems like the pet shops are torturing gerboa,better don take it as pet la ,make them suffer only

not torturing. if u were them; u also will do the same wert.. pet shop aim profit not other else.
But wondering, all Jerboas were slppping. Ppl will buy them? lolz

hahaha,errr i will try to find that animal suitable by human..not those wild animal kakaka

As mentioned, they're nocturnal, that's why most of the time you visit them at the shops you'll see them sleeping.



Yup, agree with Crazymouse, they can't take the wheel due to their extra long hind legs.

Yeah, they love burrowing, they can burrow down up to 2.5 meter deep! So not only you will need a big space, but a deep bedding or land for their burrowing



Yes, most big pet shop only think of profit and studies very little about the pets they sell, it's very sad...

Aiyer... Mentioned dy, they're nocturnal lah... So if people understand this, they will understand why they sleep most of the time they see it during the days...

KP

so its almost similar to Gerbils just that its bigger and have a supermodel's leg.

Interesting.

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Added on March 28, 2008, 12:20 pmOh ya, can i put they in cages and put the cage outside of my house with a large field and just let they play around? Will they gonna get hurt if its too hot?

This post has been edited by abang brother: Mar 28 2008, 12:20 PM