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Small Mammals Care Guides

Housing size, bedding, safe produce, social needs, and the lifespan you are signing up for.

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Small Mammals

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Get this right first

Check the adult size and the lifespan before the enclosure. Pet-store housing is sized for the animal on the day you buy it.

The common failure

What goes wrong most often

Housing a social species alone, or a solitary one in a pair. Both go wrong quietly, and the damage shows as stress behaviour months later.

All 32 feeding and safety

Before you commit

Choosing between options

Decide on hay, pellets, and fresh produce as one diet, not as a base feed plus extras.

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