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Small Mammals

41 detailed guides covering history, temperament, care, health, and training for every small mammal.

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Small Mammals
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Rabbit (Domestic)

Rabbit (Domestic)

The domestic rabbit is one of the most popular small mammal pets in the world…
Guinea Pig

Guinea Pig

The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) is one of the most beloved small mammal pets…
Syrian Hamster

Syrian Hamster

The Syrian hamster (also called golden hamster or teddy bear hamster) is the…
Dwarf Hamster

Dwarf Hamster

"Dwarf hamster" refers to three small hamster species commonly kept as pets…
Gerbil

Gerbil

The gerbil - typically the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) - is an…
Fancy Rat

Fancy Rat

The fancy rat - domestic Rattus norvegicus - is widely considered the most…
Fancy Mouse

Fancy Mouse

The fancy mouse (domestic Mus musculus) is the smallest commonly kept small…
Ferret

Ferret

The ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is a domesticated form of the European…
Chinchilla

Chinchilla

The chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) is a small, dense-coated rodent native to…
Degu

Degu

The degu (Octodon degus) is a diurnal social rodent native to Chile - an…
African Pygmy Hedgehog

African Pygmy Hedgehog

The African Pygmy Hedgehog is a small spiny mammal native to central Africa…
Sugar Glider

Sugar Glider

The Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small Australian marsupial that…
Prairie Dog

Prairie Dog

The Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), specifically the black-tailed prairie…
African Pygmy Dormouse

African Pygmy Dormouse

The African Pygmy Dormouse (Graphiurus murinus) is a tiny arboreal rodent…
Brazilian Short-Tailed Opossum

Brazilian Short-Tailed Opossum

The Brazilian Short-Tailed Opossum (Monodelphis domestica) is a tiny pouchless…
Roborovski Hamster

Roborovski Hamster

The Roborovski hamster is the smallest and fastest of all pet hamsters - a…
Chinese Hamster

Chinese Hamster

The Chinese hamster is a small, mouse-like hamster that stands apart from the…
Spiny Mouse

Spiny Mouse

The spiny mouse is an unusual and sociable small rodent named for the coarse…
Duprasi (Fat-tailed Gerbil)

Duprasi (Fat-tailed Gerbil)

The Duprasi, or fat-tailed gerbil, is a small, placid desert rodent instantly…
Campbell's Dwarf Hamster

Campbell's Dwarf Hamster

The Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli) is a tiny, fast, endlessly…
Winter White Dwarf Hamster

Winter White Dwarf Hamster

The winter white dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus), also called the Djungarian…
Multimammate Mouse (African Soft-fur Rat)

Multimammate Mouse (African Soft-fur Rat)

The multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis), also known as the African…
Striped Grass Mouse (Zebra Mouse)

Striped Grass Mouse (Zebra Mouse)

The striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys species), often called the zebra mouse, is…
Southern Flying Squirrel

Southern Flying Squirrel

The Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is a tiny, wide-eyed, nocturnal…
Richardson's Ground Squirrel

Richardson's Ground Squirrel

The Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii), affectionately…
Jird

Jird

The jird is a small, active, sociable desert rodent of the genus Meriones - a…
Netherland Dwarf Rabbit

Netherland Dwarf Rabbit

The Netherland Dwarf is a compact, big-headed, short-eared pet rabbit of barely…
Holland Lop Rabbit

Holland Lop Rabbit

The Holland Lop is one of the most popular pet rabbits - a small, stocky…
Mini Rex Rabbit

Mini Rex Rabbit

The Mini Rex is a small rabbit with a short, dense, upright 'Rex' velvet coat…
Lionhead Rabbit

Lionhead Rabbit

The Lionhead rabbit has a fluffy wool mane around the head and (in double-mane…
Mini Lop Rabbit

Mini Lop Rabbit

The Mini Lop is a chunky, muscular little lop - bigger and stockier than a…
Dutch Rabbit

Dutch Rabbit

The Dutch rabbit is instantly recognisable by its crisp white saddle and…
Rex Rabbit

Rex Rabbit

The standard Rex is the full-size version of that famous velvet coat - a calm…
English Angora Rabbit

English Angora Rabbit

The English Angora is a rabbit so densely coated it can look like a pom-pom…
French Lop Rabbit

French Lop Rabbit

The French Lop is a giant among lops - a massive, heavy, gentle rabbit with big…
Californian Rabbit

Californian Rabbit

The Californian is a striking Himalayan-patterned rabbit (white with dark…
New Zealand Rabbit

New Zealand Rabbit

The New Zealand is a big, calm, robust rabbit - most famous in white (with…
Dwarf Hotot Rabbit

Dwarf Hotot Rabbit

The Dwarf Hotot is a tiny pure-white rabbit with a thin band of black (or…
Polish Rabbit

Polish Rabbit

The Polish is a tiny, refined show rabbit - small, short-eared and fine-boned…
English Lop Rabbit

English Lop Rabbit

The English Lop has enormous lopped ears that can span over 70 cm tip to tip…
Harlequin Rabbit

Harlequin Rabbit

The Harlequin rabbit is named for its split colouring, with bands and halves of…

Everyday gear for small mammals

Roomy cage Bigger than the pet-store minimum, always. Check price Paper bedding Soft, dust-low and safe to burrow in. Check price Timothy hay The staple forage for rabbits and guinea pigs. Check price Hideouts Prey animals relax only with a bolt-hole nearby. Check price
Hutches and small-pet housing More floor than the pet-store cage - Aosom's small-pet range. Shop at Aosom

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