Cairo spiny mouse

Cairo spiny mouse 

Acomys cahirinus

Our animal

Diet

leaves, seeds, fruits, other plant food, less often invertebrates

Reproduction

3-4 offsprings after 38-39 days gestation

• It is a highly adaptable species, able to survive in drier aeas, obtaining almost all of  its fluid needs from food. It prefers to seek out areas inhabited by humans, where it can also digest the food reserves accumulated by humans. 
  As they live in large families in the wild, they should be kept in groups in terraria, as they can become bored and lethargic when alone.
• Contrary to its Hungarian name, it has no real spines, and  is named after its fur, which resembles a thorn.