Coruro

Scientific name: Spalacopus cyanus
Size: 16-24cm long
Lifespan: 5-6 years
Natural range: central Chile

Housing

• aquarium with mesh screen lid is best
• allow at least 20gal per pair
• social and should be kept in small groups or pairs
• Bedding: organic soil or aspen, deep enough to burrow in
• Accessories: chews, tunnels, hideaways

Food

• feed a mixture of high quality rodent seed mix, cavy pellets and rodent blocks
• fresh fruits and veggies daily

Breeding

• Maturity: males 3-4 months, females 5 months
• Gestation: 75-85 days
• Litter size: 1-3
• females in captivity tend to breed for only 1-2 years
• young are born fully developed
• should be weaned by 6-8 weeks old