Home Sweet Home

Can you imagine being trapped in the same room your entire life? With the same furniture and the same shows on repeat all day... You'll go insane right? Yeah Tenrecs too.

While they don't watch TV they are curious, adventurous and like having a new place to explore every now and then.

When it comes to essentials for a Tenrec enclosure the list consists of  the following:

• Water and Food (See 'Food Glorious Food' for more appetising morsels for them)
• A Sand Bath
• A Heat Pad / Lamp / Stone (Which ever you think is best) 
• A Hedgehog Wheel (Bigger than a rat wheel. The smaller wheels curve their spines and that can hurt)
• Hides (Houses for them to hide and sleep in. A few around the cage are preferred)
• Obstacles and Terrain (Obstacles for adventure and different terain allow for a more engaging experience)

Our Girls House. The Sand Bath in the corner was empty in the photo.

Obstacles like drift wood and rocks for them to climb and scamper over will keep them happily entertained in the wee hours of the morning when Tenrecs get up to the most mischief!

The boys' multi level home. Their Wheel is where the bottom Hut is an the bottom Astor-turf is now Corn Husks.

I prefer to give them a few different terrains to play with. Astor-turf, Corn husk bits, Peach Pip bits, Chinchilla sand (sand baths), small Bark Chunks, Newspaper are all possible combinations and more if you want! I use a small bit of fleece for their hides they seem to be more comfortable on it and it helps retain heat.

From Google

Obstacles can be left in the same places but what’s the fun in that!? Mix things up a bit and change it around every 2-3 weeks. See how fast they find their favourite log or the best hide!

From Google