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29-Aug-07, 05:31 PM
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G'day guys,
We're currently setting up a new Spinifex Hopper enclosure, complete with underground tunnel system etc. They are very easy to keep, our current set up is just the same as you would keep laboratory mice, with a bit more variance in their diet. I'll post some pics of our new set up once it is done. The price for them varies - I have seen them been given away (or even euthanised due to overpopulation), and there was a bloke in Victoria charging $50 each last year. We will charge somewhere inbetween that price for ours. Unfortunately the only places that can keep native mammals in Queensland are Demonstrators (like us) and Exhibitors. This is one of many aspects of QPWS legislation that I think is flawed...From memory, there are 2 or 3 species of mammal allowed to be kept in NSW though.
We're not afraid to admit that we are total novices at mammal keeping, having almost zero experience with them before we got them. Thankfully we seem to have picked up most of the tricks and tips fairly quickly and we're having some success. Our biggest problem at the moment is calming down our skittish possum. If you've got her milk, she'll be your best friend, but any sudden movement or noise and she will run and hide in the most awkward area and refuse to budge until she gets hungry again. They have big teeth!
Cheers
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29-Aug-07, 05:34 PM
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sounds good jonno, i had plans for a big enclosure wsith a tunnel system before i found i couldnt have them 
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29-Aug-07, 05:56 PM
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Hey Jonno I've raised quite a few possums and they all go through a stage where they become very skittish, it seems to be a basic survival instinct that's incorporated into play. She should be seeking a "mother" for protection in these sorts of situations if she's young and not yet weaned (back baby), hiding by herself isn't something young possums should do.
How old is she or whats her weight?
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29-Aug-07, 06:03 PM
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Hey mate,
She is fully weaned out. We offer a weak milk solution simply because she loves it and it means we can handle her a bit. Fruit has a similar effect but the milk is like a magnet, you can't get her away from it.
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29-Aug-07, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonno from ERD  Hey mate,
She is fully weaned out. We offer a weak milk solution simply because she loves it and it means we can handle her a bit. Fruit has a similar effect but the milk is like a magnet, you can't get her away from it. | Hate to be the bearer of bad news Jonno but that's just a possum being possumy. Just get a big bottle of betadine and some superglue  |
30-Aug-07, 10:29 AM
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Let me know when you need to move some on Jonno, I am keen.
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Take a closer look, he isn't happy!
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30-Aug-07, 10:31 AM
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I have looked after spinifex, wombats, native & exotic parrots and cockatoos, and the family has done a lot more and quite a few others before so might be able to offer assistance if you need.
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30-Aug-07, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by kirrachaos I have looked after spinifex, wombats, native & exotic parrots and cockatoos, and the family has done a lot more and quite a few others before so might be able to offer assistance if you need. | what licence you you have for the wombats? I have heard they can be great pets just dig alot 
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30-Aug-07, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by hornet what licence you you have for the wombats? I have heard they can be great pets just dig alot | hmm, I didnt know that Hornet! LOL
SA must be pretty darn good as our BASIC Cl 1 list allows for (I think) 50+ Mammal species incl. Kangaroos, Dunnarts, Gliders, Wallabies, Potoroos and here, Spinifex Hopping Mice are listed as exempt so no Permit required.
Have a good day :-D
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30-Aug-07, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by hornet what licence you you have for the wombats? I have heard they can be great pets just dig alot | Nah very temperamental and extremely powerful animals. No way a single person can control an adult wombat, they do what they want.
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30-Aug-07, 05:47 PM
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have you guys seen many mitchell's hopping mice? ive only ever seen one pair for sale & it was $230 each. has anyone seen them cheaper?
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30-Aug-07, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by nuthn2do Nah very temperamental and extremely powerful animals. No way a single person can control an adult wombat, they do what they want. | i have worked with wombats at a zoo for a day and were pretty cranky but the only "pet" i have seen was pretty good.
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30-Aug-07, 07:29 PM
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Some of my 6 locals. Casey and Skittles together (approx 16 months) and the new unnamed addition (7 months). Casey is actually named after the person that bought him in, some young bloke that rides a ducati |
30-Aug-07, 07:49 PM
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what are the like as pets i your opinion?
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31-Aug-07, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by hornet what are the like as pets i your opinion? | Crappier than crap. | | |
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