Tenrec Know How

When it comes to Tenrec know how, a lot of people don’t know where to start and Google is not a great help as they are not very well documented as pets.

Luckily, TenrecLady's boyfriend and Tenrec Dad is on a mission to correct that. He created a survey and tallied the results. Here they are:

My Tenrec Likes to Eat (Ranked from Most to Least)
· ​ ​Mealworms
· ​ ​Superworms
· ​ ​Cat Food
· ​ ​Egg
· ​ ​Fruit
· ​ ​Veg
· ​ ​Baby Food
· ​ ​Locusts
· ​ ​Mario Worms
· ​ ​Wax Worms
· ​ ​Dubia
· ​ ​Cat Biscuit
· ​ ​Dog Food

My Tenrec Refuses to Eat
· ​ ​Fruits
· ​ ​Egg
· ​ ​Large Insects
· ​ ​Vegetables
· ​ ​Crickets
· ​ ​Catfood
· ​ ​Butterworms
· ​ ​Hookworms
· ​ ​Dried Biscuits
· ​ ​Will not eat anything but Insects

I supplement his/her diet with the following (Ranked from most to least)· ​ ​Nothing
· ​ ​Calcium Powder (Repticalc, Zolcal)
· ​ ​Vitamins (Reptiles)
· ​ ​Maizuri
· ​ ​Nutrobal
· ​ ​Skin (Olive Oil, Flaxseed Oil, Coconut Oil)

I use ____ as a substrate
· ​ ​Fleece
· ​ ​Aspen
· ​ ​Clay Cat Litter
· ​ ​Coconut Shreds
· ​ ​Orchid Bark
· ​ ​Dried Corn Husk
· ​ ​Crushed Apricot Pip
· ​ ​Astroturf
· ​ ​River sand
· ​ ​Wood Shavings

When my tenrec had babies she had ___ in the litter (Only commenting on responses > 0)
· ​ ​5
· ​ ​5
· ​ ​2
· ​ ​1
· ​ ​1-9

I use ___ as a heat source (From Most to Least)
· ​ ​Heat Pad
· ​ ​Heat Lamp
· ​ ​Heating Cable
· ​ ​Ceramic Heat Emitter
· ​ ​Home Heater (near cage)

I maintain their cage around ____ degrees
· ​ ​25 Celsius
· ​ ​28 Celsius
· ​ ​22 – 28 Celsius
· ​ ​26 Celsius
· ​ ​23 Celsius

My Tenrec is Male / Female / Unknown
· ​ ​50% Male
· ​ ​41.7% Female
· ​ ​8.3% Unknown

My Tenrec Weighs (grams)
· ​ ​90g
· ​ ​105.9
· ​ ​114
· ​ ​120
· ​ ​150
· ​ ​160
· ​ ​180
· ​ ​196
· ​ ​200
· ​ ​210
· ​ ​240
· ​ ​290

My Tenrec Loves It When
· ​ ​It’s food time!
· ​ ​Rub them (behind ear, under chin)
· ​ ​Sleep with me (under shirt, under blankets)
· ​ ​Bathtime! (Sand)
· ​ ​Free Roaming/Games
· ​ ​New Toys/Plants in Enclosure
·
My Tenrec Hates it When
· ​ ​I wake them up
· ​ ​I wake them up
· ​ ​I wake them up
· ​ ​I wake them up
· ​ ​I wake them up
· ​ ​I wake them up
· ​ ​I wake them up
· ​ ​I wake them up
· ​ ​I wake them up
· ​ ​I wake them up
· ​ ​Claw Clipping
· ​ ​Baths (Water)

My tenrec top tip is
· ​ ​Lots of love and attention!
· ​ ​Lots of things to climb on
· ​ ​Meal Diversity
· ​ ​Keep Cage Clean
· ​ ​Balance Diet
· ​ ​Keep an eye on their skin

Let Me SLEEP!