Species: Dwarf

Estimated age: 1 year old

Gender: Female

Likes: Superworms, mealworms, freeze dried vegetables, going to the cage door when someone is there

Dislikes: Being approached on the blind side of her eyes, having her nest destroyed

Fosteror’s Instagram account: @justmochiing

Fa was found running around a dustbin before being rescued. She came under her fosterer’s care as a small-sized girl weighing only 29g, however two weeks later she surprised her fosterer with 5 babies! Fa’s babies have all been adopted and she has been eating well, now weighing 66g.

Fa is a bright girl and loves running to the door when her fosterer approaches. She is okay with being handled but not for too long. She loves building nests, probably due to the fact that she was pregnant before. On that note, she hates having them destroyed and removed, this makes her very stressed. So do it with caution and only when necessary!

Fa is not very food-motivated. But the one treat she absolutely cannot refuse and will 100% take from you is worms, either mealworm or superworm. She can be picky and her fosterer has found that she isn’t a fan of herbs and flowers in her seed mix, thus the Fatpouches dwarf mix seems to be her fav. She loves dried vegetables and can clear her entire bowl in a day, be sure to not give in to her and accidentally overfeed her!

With a shake of the food container, Fa usually makes her way to the cage door and will greet you with a very sweet face. This makes it extremely easy to interact with her and although she doesn’t climb onto hands, she is very willing to let you pick her up to check on her. Furthermore, Fa is potty-trained so spot cleaning is a breeze.

Medical: Despite her size and very active nature, Fa has two medical issues that will need to be monitored daily. Firstly, she has a cataract in her right eye, probably due to a trauma in the past. It hasn’t grown in size and doesn’t bother her. But it will be good for the adopter to make sure there is no discharge or that the size of the cataract increases.

Secondly, she has a 1cm bald spot on her left hind leg. This bald spot has been very persistent and despite going through treatment for the past few months, fur hasn’t really grown back at all. Her condition has been deemed stable but will just require frequent vet visits should the bald spot get irritated in future. Her fosterer is currently trying to transition her to sand, so the adopter should still have some on standby in case Fa is able to adapt to it. Fret not, more in-depth information regarding her medical conditions will be shared with the adopter. You can also message her fosterer on Instagram to know more about her.

Due to her persistent skin issue and her cataract, Fa requires a medical set up. She can only use Fatpouches tea bag bedding and it needs to be deep cleaned weekly. Daily spot cleaning should be done to prevent her from lying in her pee too often. She also needs to be cleaned with saline once-twice a day.

Will you be the one to bring this tough mama home?

Requirements:

Cage: At least 80 x 50cm, unbarred

- To avoid further injury to her eye due to bar climbing, Fa’s home should be a barless cage. As she is slightly chonky, a bigger cage will accommodate bigger accessories for her as she is currently using Syrian sized hideouts and wheels and prefers them over smaller ones.

Wheel: 25cm wheel

Bedding: Tea bag bedding only

Food: Fatpouches Dwarf Basic Mix, supplemented with freeze dried veggies, protein like tofu, worms and adequate amounts of fat such as walnut, flax sprays.

Enrichment: Minimum two hideouts