It gives approximately 70 different reindeer-mouse-types. Several types were looked after again and again by specialists in captivity, however only one became generally accepted as home-animal and earned topmost praise in short time with connoisseurs and lovers - the desert-reindeer-mouse.
Beside the prevalent gray-brown Aguti game-colorings, with which gebändert the individual hair dark-gray and tan and at the top black, it is also black, silver-gray, gold-brown and white fur-colors gives.
After an average Tragezeit of about. 20-22 days, becomes 1-12 young, with a birth-weight of about. 2,5-3 g born. With about. The Entwöhnung begins 3-4 weeks.
The full-grown mouse is approximately big until 10-12,5 cm, the tail approximately 9-11 cm long, it weighs about 70-120 g.
With 2-3 months, mice are sexually mature.
Is desert-reindeer-mice meets - and night-active animals, is very grave-joyfully, sociably, peacefully, sincerely, cleanly, odorlessly, easily tamable, very modest and easy-care. Also for older children been suitable.
The mouse can become 3-4 years old.
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