Short-eared Elephant Shrew

[Lars K]

This is my female Short-eared Elephant Shrew, Macroscelides proboscideus.

She's bred by the Zoo Frankfurt and unfortunately I can't get a male for her.

They live in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa in grassland and deserts.

It's an Insectivora and they can wiggle with their little trunk which looks very funny.

 

[waruikazi]

Hehehehe it looks ludicrous!

 

[Jen]

Shes so cute!

 

[Ramsayi]

easy for a python to get started feeding lol

 

[ccmattyjayde]

Awwwww!

 

[Hickson]

Have you tried other zoos?

ISIS lists several German zoos with them. Berlin, Berne, Dresden, Hamburg, Liepzig. Stuttgart have 5.7.5, Wuppertal has 6.5.5, Vienna has 5.2.2 and Moscow have 6.12



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[Miss B]

That's so cute! Do they bite?

 

[Whisper2]

it is sooo adorable!
imagine what little babies would look like lol

 

[Lars K]

Thanks for the (mostly ) nice comments!!!

Have you tried other zoos?

Yes, but there are only a few bloodlines in Germany and it's hard to get
one from a zoo as a private person!

I didn't get my female directly from the zoo!

Furthermore they could die, because of the stress of a longer trip!!!

They are very sensitive!

And thank you very much for your researches and efforts, I appreciate that!!!

Do they bite?

Erm, Miss B, I have no clue!!!

I don't handle her and they are very sensitive animals!!!

When I must clean her tank, then I let her run into a little box!

 

[Moreliaman]

Very nice Lars , If i remember correctly someone was selling proboscideus at the last Hamm show , perhaps you should try there for a male at the next one.
Reminds me of the tenrics i bought in Hamm a few years ago....they were cute too.

 

[Miss B]

Very cute either way, it's a shame you can't get a male for her.

 

[nickamon]

She's lovely! Way cuter than the hamster I used to have.

 

[Lars K]

Thanks for the nice comments!!!

Very nice Lars , If i remember correctly someone was selling proboscideus at the last Hamm show , perhaps you should try there for a male at the next one.
Reminds me of the tenrics i bought in Hamm a few years ago....they were cute too.

Thank you for the advice!!!

Yes, you can nearly find everything at the Hamm Show, but it's a long way to drive for me
(bidirectional around the 850 miles)!

I was there at the September show last year and it was so unbelievable crowded and hot!

But it's an awesome show for sure!

Hehe, your Tenric looks very nice!

 

[beardy_boy99]

Lars, do you have a pic of tank and size? BTW, she's really cute.
Cheers

 

[Lars K]

Lars, do you have a pic of tank and size? BTW, she's really cute.
Cheers

Thanks!!!

No sorry, I don't have any pics of the tank at the moment!!!
The size is 1,2 x 0,5 m.