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Small Mammals 🐇

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

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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 lar…
Dwarf Hamster

Dwarf Hamster

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

Gerbil

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

Fancy Rat

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

Fancy Mouse

The fancy mouse - domestic Mus musculus - is the smallest commonly kept small ma…
Ferret

Ferret

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

Chinchilla

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

Degu

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

African Pygmy Hedgehog

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

Sugar Glider

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

Prairie Dog

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

African Pygmy Dormouse

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

Brazilian Short-Tailed Opossum

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

Roborovski Hamster

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

Chinese Hamster

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

Spiny Mouse

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

Duprasi (Fat-tailed Gerbil)

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

Campbell's Dwarf Hamster

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

Winter White Dwarf Hamster

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

Multimammate Mouse (African Soft-fur Rat)

The multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis), also known as the African soft-fur…
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 nick…
Jird

Jird

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

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