Rodentia 71 - Dipodids

Rodentia 71 - Jumping Mice

White-eared opossum
Hibernation of prairie dogs

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Cover story: Jumping mice
Jaculus jaculus, the Small Desert Jerboa, is THE jumping mouse par excellence – and the only representative of the Dipodidae family to have established itself for some time now in the terrariums of European small mammal enthusiasts. While successful breeding of J. jaculus is now regularly achieved, rearing Greater Desert Jerboas (Jaculus orientalis) remains tricky, whereas it has not yet been successful in other highly interesting species such as the Four-toed Jerboa (Allactaga
tetradactyla) or the Baluchistan Dwarf Jumping Mouse (Salpingotus michaelis). The title animals of the next issue of RODENTIA Exoten have therefore still kept many secrets to themselves – one reason why we are putting the Dipodidae family, which by the way also includes the lesser-known birch mice and jumping mice, at the centre of our next issue.

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Internal
Magazine
Dates & Tips

Photo story
Jumping mice – Quirky hoppers
Björn Jordan

Breeding 
Successful breeding of the Small Desert Jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)
Björn Jordan

Biology
The Long-eared Jerboa, Euchoreutes naso – an insectivorous rodent of Central Asia
Dr. Annegret Stubbe, Prof. Dr. Michael Stubbe, Nyamsuren Batsajchan, Prof. Dr. Ravchig Samjaa, Ellen Driechciarz & René Driechciarz

Keeping         
Tricky Jewels – Jumping mice at the Berlin Zoo    
Klaus Rudloff

Keeping   
A legend without a happy end. Keeping the Baluchistan Dwarf Jumping Mouse
Ralf Sistermann

Keeping & Breeding        
Big leaps. Keeping and breeding of the Greater Desert Jerboa
Ralf Sistermann

Reportage 
The Natural History Museum of London. A mecca for nature lovers
Sandra Honigs

Portrait
The arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
Kathrin Aretz

Keeping and breeding 
From the lives of “Gurt” and “Schnalle”. Successful breeding of Southern Three-banded Armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus) in the “Prof. Brandes House” of Dresden Zoo
Anne Weber

Keeping
Rest in peace. Various methods of hibernation of black-tailed prairie dogs
Ralf Sistermann

Subscription & Service

Breeding
Genets – Pure breeding with difficulties
Ralf Sistermann

Biology
Loss of habitat and isolation. The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) in its fight for survival
Birgit Braun

Biology
The true prehensile-tailed porcupine – Quirky rodent from South America
Kathrin Aretz

Keeping and breeding
“Heidi’s” little cousin – the white-bellied opossum
Ralf Sistermann

Expedition Rodentia
The call of the indri. A journey through the national parks of Madagascar
Peter Stange

Classified ads/Internet forums for small mammal keepers

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Animal & Honest
An armadillo, an armadillo!
Christian Ehrlich