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Tricolor squirrel

2022-03-29 / 216 Read

Tricolor squirrel Breed introduction

The   back and tail are Dark reddish-brown, with strips of leucorrhea from cheeks to sides, yellowish brown forelimbs and ventral side, and white abdomen. Among the squirrel whose coat color is generally simple and monotonous, it is a lower gorgeous a kind of.

Size: Body length about 20cm

Tail length about 15cm

Origin: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra

Diet: Plant-based Predominantly omnivorous

Reproduction: viviparous

A medium-sized squirrel that lives in tropical rain forests.

Three-colored squirrelCharacteristics

The   back and tail are dark reddish-brown, with strips of leucorrhea from the cheeks to the side, and the forelimbs are The ventral side is yellowish brown and the abdomen is white. Among the squirrel whose coat color is generally simple and monotonous, it is a lower gorgeous a kind of. Inhabits trees, but mostly gets food from the ground. The feeding method is the same as other squirrels such as chipmunk.

Feeding and management:

(1) The housing conditions are open three-walled, facing south, with brick walls on three sides, with an area of 5 meters in length and 3 meters in width. 3 meters high. On the three-height soil surface, there is a door (1.8 meters high and 7 meters wide) on the north side leading to the operation gallery, but there should be a small partition outside the door, about 2 square meters, and a side door leading to the corridor, mainly to prevent animals from running out directly. Several rows of small wooden boxes are nailed to the three walls of the house, and the first row can be nailed more than 1 meter above the ground. The specifications of the wooden box are 25 cm long and 25 cm wide, with an opening on one side (15 cm high and 12 cm wide), and the distance between the boxes is 30 cm. The distance between the rows (the top of the lower row and the bottom of the upper row) is 30 cm, and the two rows of wooden boxes can be staggered. Can be arranged all the way to the top of the top. After breeding, it can be adjusted according to the actual situation. A large dead tree with many branches or 2 to 3 medium large dead trees is placed in the middle of the room for their activities.

(2) The conditions of the sports field are directly connected with the open housing, with an area of 36 meters long, 3 meters wide and 3 meters high. The three sides and the ceiling are made of fine wire mesh, and the mesh should not exceed 1.5 cm. Below the net, 20 cm from the ground is surrounded by a brick wall. Also properly place 1 to 2 dead tree branches, three-heaped ground.

Tricolor squirrelLife habits

Medium-sized Squirrel. Inhabits trees, but mostly gets food from the ground.

Tricolor squirrelFeeding method