Has any zoo successfully exhibited shrews?

[birdsandbats]

If I'm not mistaken , they are currently being kept at ZOODOM , right ?

Yes.

 

[Valentinoamor]

I've got a question that's slightly off topic - has anyone ever kept shrews privately? (As pets, or possibly as a private breeding center.)

 

[birdsandbats]

I've got a question that's slightly off topic - has anyone ever kept shrews privately? (As pets, or possibly as a private breeding center.)

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[Giant Eland]

That will be handy for my imminent Eulipotyphla thread!

Indeed! Just added a smattering of species from this group!

 

[Valentinoamor]

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How interesting! How do they make fairly good pets?

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Yes.

Do you know how many are being kept ? and whether they are planning / coordinating an ex situ breeding programe for them ?

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Do you know how many are being kept ? and whether they are planning / coordinating an ex situ breeding programe for them ?

I believe @Giant Eland could best answer that.

~Thylo

 

[Giant Eland]

Do you know how many are being kept ? and whether they are planning / coordinating an ex situ breeding programe for them ?

I know when I visited in April earlier this year they had 1 male and 1 female kept separately. No mention of sending any abroad.

 

[Jurek7]

Etruscan Shrews are currently kept at 9 institutions in Europe (zootierliste).

The ones at Karlsruhe live in a rather attractive model of cut-out underground burrows.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

The ones at Karlsruhe live in a rather attractive model of cut-out underground burrows.

This is basically how every single European collection with them on-show displays them, in fact

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

I know when I visited in April earlier this year they had 1 male and 1 female kept separately. No mention of sending any abroad.

Kind of concerning TBH

 

[devilfish]

Kind of concerning TBH

I've recently seen Prague & Plzen's set-ups, and although the cut-through burrow system faces the public, the shrews have had access to the rest of a large vivarium behind the burrows - if that makes sense.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

I've recently seen Prague & Plzen's set-ups, and although the cut-through burrow system faces the public, the shrews have had access to the rest of a large vivarium behind the burrows - if that makes sense.

Not sure I follow what you are saying , are these institutions planning on keeping solenodons ?

 

[devilfish]

Not sure I follow what you are saying , are these institutions planning on keeping solenodons ?

Sorry! I hadn't seen that this was a response to the solenodon post! I thought you were concerned about the Etruscan shrews.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Sorry! I hadn't seen that this was a response to the solenodon post! I thought you were concerned about the Etruscan shrews.

No , I'm just concerned about the lack of any captive breeding of the solenodon and the absence of any ex-situ captive populations in zoos abroad.

Admittedly (and without wishing to bash the institution) this concern is only amplified by knowing a little about ZOODOM's historic track record with ex-situ conservation (i.e. with the endemic American crocodile subspecies in the 1990's) which was very poor.

 

[RatioTile]

Tama Zoo has 3 shrew species in terrariums with plenty of logs and rocks for hiding, as well as a little plastic jungle gym for climbing. At first I didn't see any activity, but luckily a keeper came and he roused the shrews for me. They were fast!

 

[FunkyGibbon]

Tama Zoo has 3 shrew species in terrariums with plenty of logs and rocks for hiding, as well as a little plastic jungle gym for climbing. At first I didn't see any activity, but luckily a keeper came and he roused the shrews for me. They were fast!

Long-clawed, Least, and what is the third? Is it also in the Mole House?

 

[RatioTile]

Japanese Water Shrew.

 

[TNT]

Manchester Zoo now has Etruscan Shrews

 

[Just an ordinary guy]

Etruscan shrews can be found in some European zoos