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Lauren
post Dec 9 2004, 08:25 PM
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How cute are these! I have recently got these little beauties. They are South American short-tailed opossums (Monodelphis domesticus). They are a pair which hopefully next year I will be breeding!
What do you think?
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post Dec 9 2004, 08:27 PM
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post Dec 9 2004, 08:30 PM
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Last picy of these!
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post Dec 9 2004, 08:33 PM
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I have also just picked up two female spiny mice, both of which are pregnant! Can't wait! How cute are these wub.gif
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post Dec 9 2004, 08:36 PM
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post Dec 9 2004, 08:37 PM
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AWWW !!! They are SO gorgeous!!!

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post Dec 9 2004, 08:56 PM
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picking up spiny mice your brave!!!!!
I love them tho i want some


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post Dec 9 2004, 08:59 PM
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The opossum is well cute. I saw you posted on monkeybird and was meaning to ask you where you got the wee little darlings ph34r.gif wink.gif Pm me if you like wink.gif


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post Dec 9 2004, 10:02 PM
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super cool,are th opposums marsupials????they all look great anyway


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people talk about gecko's like i aint got non,what'd they think i sold em all dr.j
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post Dec 9 2004, 11:14 PM
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good to see that things are going well - Joel


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post Dec 10 2004, 12:08 AM
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I can't disclose on a public forum where these guys came from the breeder wants to remain anonymous. But to answer the other questions they are marsupials but do not have a pouch, the reason they are still marsupials is because they have a short gestation period of 12 days! The young are born 1/8 of an inch long and take 1 month to get hair! Bless them!
The spiny mice are really tame! We used to have them at college and they were extremely agressive, but these two are real sweeties!


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post Dec 10 2004, 09:22 AM
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The young are born 1/8 of an inch long and take 1 month to get hair!
omg ohmy.gif ,extreme caution at cleaning out times then


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people talk about gecko's like i aint got non,what'd they think i sold em all dr.j
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post Dec 10 2004, 02:37 PM
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Have you got them to breed so you can feed Snakes????
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They are definately not being bred for food! Otherwise they would be very expensive food!


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post Dec 10 2004, 09:29 PM
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Awwwwwww so cute wub.gif wub.gif wub.gif


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post Dec 12 2004, 12:15 AM
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QUOTE(Lauren @ Dec 9 2004, 11:08 PM)
I can't disclose on a public forum where these guys came from the breeder wants to remain anonymous. But to answer the other questions they are marsupials but do not have a pouch, the reason they are still marsupials is because they have a short gestation period of 12 days! The young are born 1/8 of an inch long and take 1 month to get hair! Bless them!
The spiny mice are really tame! We used to have them at college and they were extremely agressive, but these two are real sweeties!
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I have 7 Cairo Spiny Mice, different to your's, mine are slate gray colour, a bit more slender and are probably not hand tame, what species have you got?
I donated two to my old college, im sure its not the same college though laugh.gif
They are easilly bred in captivity, before long you should have loads more of them, I started with 2 and have had over 15 at some periods over the last few years.
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post Dec 12 2004, 02:03 PM
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where did you 2 go to college coz i had spinys at my college too!!!!!


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post Dec 12 2004, 02:26 PM
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I went to Pencoed College, nr Bridgend South Wales,
They had loads of different animals, but not many exotic mammals, so I donated two female Cairan Spiny Mice to them.
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post Dec 12 2004, 11:34 PM
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I went to Askham Bryan College in York and we had the Cairo spiny mice - little buggers! I think mine are known as Golden Spiny mice - hopefully I can find a male otherwise we won't be breeding them at all!


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post Dec 13 2004, 11:25 AM
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QUOTE(Lauren @ Dec 12 2004, 10:34 PM)
I went to Askham Bryan College in York and we had the Cairo spiny mice - little buggers! I think mine are known as Golden Spiny mice - hopefully I can find a male otherwise we won't be breeding them at all!
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Have you tried Simon's Rodents, have you heard of them?, I got my Spiny Mice and a few other's from them a few years ago. I would try to find their number if you would need it, they havent got a website (I think) but they did sell some exotic small-mammals, I found out about them in a old C&a birds, I might still have their number somewhere.

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