Dogs
- World’s Most Beautiful, Colorful And Highly Recommended Small Exotic Snake Pets
Many species of snakes are extremely beautiful and colorful. They also make good pet. Be sure to select the colorful but non-venomous species if you want to have a colorful snake for a pet. Here are the prettiest non-venomous snakes which are awesomely...
- Colorful, Stocky And Beautifully Marked Snakes For Pet
A few snake species are extremely beautiful for their colorful and uniquely patterned skin. Here are some beautiful snakes you may want to consider as pets. Except for the Blood Pythons, these snakes don’t grow more than 4 ft. Short Python (Python...
- Fast Facts About The Charming Chinchilla
… and things to remember if you have a Chinchilla pet Chinchillas can live up to 20 years. Image Source 1.) Chinchillas can be found in a variety of colors but the only color found in nature is standard gray. 2.) The most common other colors are...
- The Glamorous Gerbil + Fast Facts
Here's a dozen interesting facts about Gerbils... 1.) Gerbil has been recently introduced to the pet industry. 2.) There are many colorful varieties of Gerbil available in pet shops. 3.) Mongolian Jird is the most widely known species of Gerbil....
- The Cutest Hamsters In The World
A Hamster is a rodent and is a popular pet. There are 25 known species of Hamster. It is nocturnal, which means they are active at night. Its diet includes a variety of foods such as dried food, berries, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables. Hamsters...
Dogs
Wonderful Mice and Unique Rodents for Pet
People purchase Mice as companion pets because these creatures are playful and loving. They can grow used to being handled. Like pet rats, pet mice should not be left unsupervised outside as they have many natural predators like cats, birds, lizards and dogs.
Here are some of the best mice pets in the world.
Fancy Mouse Pet
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The best known Mouse species is the common House Mouse or Mus musculus. It is also a popular pet. Fancy Mice pets originated from House Mouse. They are available in different colors and markings.
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
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Deer Mouse is a cool-looking mouse species endemic to South America. Although mice make good pets, it should be noted that they are carrier of emerging diseases such as hantavirus and lyme disease. They can live up to 8 years.
Knock Out Mice
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Knockout Mice are genetically engineered mice in which researchers have inactivated, or "knocked out," an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA. The loss of gene activity often causes changes in a mouse's phenotype, which includes appearance, behavior and other observable physical and biochemical characteristics.
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A laboratory mouse in which a gene affecting hair growth has been knocked out (left), is shown next to a normal lab mouse.
Knockout Mice are important animal models for studying the role of genes which have been sequenced but whose functions have not been determined. By causing a specific gene to be inactive in the mouse, and observing any differences from normal behavior or physiology, researchers can infer its probable function.
White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
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White-footed Mouse is rodent endemic to North America. This mouse species is also known as the Woodmouse, particularly in Texas. It has a maximum lifespan of 8 years. It can attain a length of 19.7 cm including its tail.
Unique Rodent for Pet
Although these two animals were named rat they are not true rats.
Gambian Pouched Rat (Cricetomys gambianus)
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Gambian Pouched Rats are unusual rat species for having pouch on their cheeks. The Gambian Pouched Rat is a nocturnal animal and is one of the largest muroids in the world, growing up to 3 feet long including their tail which makes up half their length. The Gambian Pouched Rat can weigh as much as 6.8 kg. This omnivore that feeds on vegetables, insects, crabs, snails and many others is also commonly known as the African Giant Pouched Rat.
Giant Pouched Rat (Crycetomis emini)
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The Giant Pouched Rats of Africa is a large muroid rodent that can attain weight of up to 1.5 kg. This rat is becoming useful in some areas for detecting land mines. Although they have poor sight, these creatures have exceptional acute sense of smell which is very effective in detecting explosives. In addition, they are small enough to not detonate any of the mines.
See also
- Unique Breeds of Fancy Rats for Pet
- Fascinating Facts About The Gorgeous Guinea Pig
- Fast Facts About the Charming Chinchilla
- The Glamorous Gerbil + Fast Facts
- The Cutest Hamsters in the World
- Awesomely-Looking Fancy Breeds of Rabbits
- Amazingly Unique Breeds of Guinea Pig
- 15 Absolutely Unique Breed of Dogs
- World’s Most Unique Breeds of Cat
- World’s Most Beautiful, Colorful And Highly Recommended Small Exotic Snake Pets
Many species of snakes are extremely beautiful and colorful. They also make good pet. Be sure to select the colorful but non-venomous species if you want to have a colorful snake for a pet. Here are the prettiest non-venomous snakes which are awesomely...
- Colorful, Stocky And Beautifully Marked Snakes For Pet
A few snake species are extremely beautiful for their colorful and uniquely patterned skin. Here are some beautiful snakes you may want to consider as pets. Except for the Blood Pythons, these snakes don’t grow more than 4 ft. Short Python (Python...
- Fast Facts About The Charming Chinchilla
… and things to remember if you have a Chinchilla pet Chinchillas can live up to 20 years. Image Source 1.) Chinchillas can be found in a variety of colors but the only color found in nature is standard gray. 2.) The most common other colors are...
- The Glamorous Gerbil + Fast Facts
Here's a dozen interesting facts about Gerbils... 1.) Gerbil has been recently introduced to the pet industry. 2.) There are many colorful varieties of Gerbil available in pet shops. 3.) Mongolian Jird is the most widely known species of Gerbil....
- The Cutest Hamsters In The World
A Hamster is a rodent and is a popular pet. There are 25 known species of Hamster. It is nocturnal, which means they are active at night. Its diet includes a variety of foods such as dried food, berries, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables. Hamsters...