Rodentia 75 - A Life Without Grids

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Rodentia 75 - A life without bars

Selection behaviour in rabbit nutrition
Special colour breeding in ferrets
Where does the "sea" in front of the "piggy" come from?

The demands that committed owners of rabbits and rodents place on the accommodation of their pets have increased enormously in recent years. While most small animals were mainly kept in mesh cages around 10-15 years ago, the trend is now towards large, well-structured enclosures. Not only has the selection of animal-friendly housing options in pet shops increased, but creative self-built enclosures are also becoming more and more popular. More common for rabbits, but still less common for guinea pigs, coloured rats, chinchillas etc., are instead separate animal rooms in which rodents and co. can live completely cage-free. This special form of husbandry requires additional space and a hazard-free remodelling of the room. Setting up such a room involves more effort than keeping animals in cages, but allows humans and animals to live together more harmoniously. In the cover story of the next issue of RODENTIA - Nager & Co. we present various free-range husbandry systems for rabbits and rodents and provide suggestions for the successful organisation of cage-free indoor keeping.

Contents:
Editorial
Worth knowing
Tips and dates

My Story
Crime scene living room. A real crime thriller
Ralf Sistermann

Title
More space for chinchillas. Experiences with keeping large groups without a cage
Nadine Drunijon

Title
Free-range keeping of rabbits. A room full of action
Tanja Hoppmann

Title
Guinea pigs without bars. Happy in cage-free indoor keeping
Jessica Födisch

Title
Free-range keeping of coloured rats. A life without bars
Hartmut Wittke

Homemade
A house for the mouse. Easy DIY construction
Ruth Lorse

Health
Taking pets to the vet. Tips for safe and stress-free transport
Sara Roller

Animal portrait
The Rhön rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus f. dom.)
Anne Weber

Nutrition
Too much of a good thing? Selection in rabbit nutrition
Viola Schillinger

Humans and animals
Animal husbandry on the brink?
Ralf Sistermann

Husbandry
Not all hamsters are the same. Small rodents with great diversity
Anne Flindt

Service

Breeding
Special colour breeding in ferrets. The problem of genetic defects
Sabine Humburg

Humans and animals
How the "piggy" came to the "sea". The history of guinea pigs and humans
Kerstin Han

Readers active

Medicine
Thyroid diseases in guinea pigs
Dr. med. vet. Barbara Glöckner

Consultation hour with Prof. Dr. Michael Fehr
Internet forums
Preview

Last but not least
Volle Pulle Paula Episode 11: Jamie the owl
Kathrin Aretz

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