Greater Desert Jerboa

Scientific name: Jaculus orientalis
Size: 30-37cm long including tail
Lifespan: 4-5 years
Natural range: Morocco through Isreal

Housing

• aquarium with wire mesh lid is best
• allow at least 100gal per trio
• they are social and best kept in pairs or groups
• Bedding: aspen or reptile sand
• Accessories: nest box or cave-like hideaway, tubes, small dish with chinchilla dust, external heat source directed onto nest

Food

• mixture of a high quality rodent seed mix and finch seed
• offer a slice of fresh carrot, sweet potato or other veggie once to twice weekly
• small or large millet weekly
• do not offer a standing water source as they retain all the moisture they need from fresh veggies

Breeding

• Maturity: 8 moths old
• Gestation: 40 days
• Litter size: 2-3
• both parents help raise the young
• eyes open at 30 days old
• should be fully weaned by 7 weeks old