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Critters Collection: Dormouse In the wild, dormice can be found in groups of up to 11 adults, so contact with their own kind is essential for the animal's well-being. Interaction with other dormice must begin at an early age because dormice can become territorial in their environment. Dormice thrive in normal household temperatures (75 to 85 Fahrenheit) and will become dormant if the temperature falls to 65 degrees F or lower. www.animalnetwork.com /critters/profiles/dormouse/default.asp   (352 words)

Forestry Commission - News - devon dormice star on tonight's the one programme on bbc1 Dormice from the Forestry Commission’s Haldon Forest Park, near Exeter, are the stars of a report by BBC TV presenter Kate Humble, to be broadcast on tonight’s She is pictured here holding one of the dormice discovered during a regular check of one of the 50 nesting boxes installed and monitored by Forestry Commission Ranger Ian Parsons at Haldon Forest Park – this nest contained not only an adult, but her three offspring too. Dormice are nocturnal, and being excellent climbers spend most of their time in the tree canopy, feeding on seeds, nuts, flowers, fruits and insects. www.forestry.gov.uk /newsrele.nsf/web-allbysubject/B7149C518BFF0931802571D200426A2B   (343 words)

Great Nut Hunt Dormice are a bright golden colour with a thick furry tail and big fl eyes. Dormice open these nuts by making a neat round hole on one side and leave characteristic toothmarks around the edge of the hole. Hibernating dormice let their body temperature drop to that of their surroundings and their heart and breathing rate are often reduced by 90% or more. www.greatnuthunt.org.uk /about/default.asp   (410 words)

Cheshire Wildlife Trust, Dormouse re-introduction project Using captive bred animals minimises the number of dormice which have to be removed from existing wild populations. This provision of food is very important as it takes the dormice some time to explore their new home and discover the natural food sources; they need a reliable food supply during this time. When young dormice leave their mothers, they spend some time travelling and exploring before they settle down; this is when new areas of woodland are colonised. www.wildlifetrust.org.uk /cheshire/proj_dormouse_1.htm   (752 words)

Family Myoxidae or dormice and hazel mice Dormice are a type of rodent indigenous to the eastern hemisphere comprising the family Gliridae. As dormice are an endangered species protected by UK and European legislation, the conservation of their forest habitats is an important part of FC Wales's conservation management plan. Dormice are a rare and increasingly threatened animal in England and use hedgerows to nest in or to travel around the countryside from woodland to woodland. www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Rodentia/Myoxidae/index.html   (338 words)

Dormouse Dormice are found mainly in the south of England particularly in Devon and Somerset. Dormice are protected by law and you may not even handle one without a licence which is available from English Nature. Dormice like to eat hazelnuts and if you examine a hazelnut shell it is possible to tell for certain whether it has been eaten by a dormouse. www.countrysideinfo.co.uk /dormouse.htm   (427 words)

BBC News | SCI/TECH | Dormice in danger   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Dormice, which are now legally protected, survive in the southern part of the UK, below a line stretching roughly from East Anglia, through the English Midlands, and ending in west Wales. The dormice eat hazel nuts, flberries, guelder rose hips, elderberries and the fruit of the wayfaring tree, and depend on a variety of other trees and bushes as well, including hawthorn and flthorn. The PTES says what is happening to the dormice is a warning about the fate of the hedgerows themselves, which it describes as "green corridors" between increasingly isolated patches of woodland. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/1089897.stm   (598 words)

Dormouse Information Dormice are Old World mammals in the family Gliridae, part of the rodent (Rodentia) order. Dormice are mostly found in Europe, although some live in Africa and Asia. Dormice can hibernate six months out of the year, or even longer if the weather remains sufficiently cool, sometimes waking for brief periods to eat food they had previously stored nearby. www.bookrags.com /wiki/Dormouse   (270 words)

Thames Valley Rodents | Small Animal Encyclopaedia African pygmy dormice are a delicate slate grey that becomes browner with age and paler bellies. As dormice tunnel it is best to give them at least three inches of substrate and plenty of tubing to hide and play in. Dormice also enjoy climbing and so you should provide your dormice with both tubes and climbing apparatus such as twigs and ropes. www.freewebs.com /abcexotics/africanpygmydormice.htm   (597 words)

Carter Ecological - Dormice Dormice are most commonly distributed in the south of England and are absent from Scotland and Ireland. Dormice prefer woodland edge, overgrown clearings and areas with a high diversity of trees and shrubs, including species producing berries or nuts. If development works are to affect Dormice or their habitats a development licence must be obtained from DEFRA at least one month in advance of commencement, and appropriate mitigation measures should be put in place. www.carterecological.co.uk /dormice.html   (539 words)

WCBC: Dormouse Survey Dormice have become rare as a result of the continued loss of ancient woodland, the fragmentation of large woodlands and the loss of connecting features such as hedgerows. Dormice are a golden colour, with a furry tail and large dark eyes. Dormice are strictly protected by law and may not be intentionally killed, injured or disturbed in their nests, collected, trapped or sold except under licence. www.wrexham.gov.uk /english/planning_portal/biodiversity/dormouse_survey.htm   (314 words)

Dormouse Dormice are small rodents with soft, orange-brown fur and long tails of a similar colour which are furred all over. Young dormice are much greyer, the rich colour of the adult coming only during the first winter, while the animal is hibernating. Dormice usually have three kinds of nests which are used for different purposes: breeding nests, shelter nests and hibernation nests. www.the-piedpiper.co.uk /th1k.htm   (2006 words)

Millermeade Farm's Critter Connection -- Dormice It is very difficult to determine the sex of young dormice, so you may be surprised that you have babies when the dormice reach about nine months old, or you may be disappointed that you do not have a breeding pair. Dormice love to run in wheels, however if there are more than one dormouse in the same cage you may run the risk of one getting caught in the wheel while another one is running in it. Dormice are nocturnal so they are very active at night. www.critterconnection.cc /Animals/animals-dormice.htm   (478 words)

Norsey Wood Society Newsletter Winter 2001 - Dormice The optimum month for monitoring dormice is October, when the adults have bred and the young are fattening up for their winter sleep. Dormice live at a very low population density and are slow to adapt to change. Dormice prefer woodland with a good understorey of shrubs and bushes to provide food and shelter, and arboreal links are vital to allow the animals to move around their territory. www.norseywood.org.uk /society/newsletter/2001/winter2001.htm   (681 words)

Common dormouse - Muscardinus avellanarius: More Information - ARKive Dormice are well known for their habit of sleeping for much of the time. Dormice are known to hibernate for as much as seven months of the year. Dormice become sexually mature at one year old and their breeding season is from May to September. www.arkive.org /species/ARK/mammals/Muscardinus_avellanarius/more_info.html   (847 words)

Get involved with PTES: Dormice Appeal Dormice are becoming scarcer, not only on the edge of their range in the north, but also in their heartland in the south. Baby dormice born late in the year in the wild have little time to grow and fatten up before winter and little chance of surviving hibernation till spring. Instead of just letting them go, the dormice are held for a week or two in pre-release wire cages while they get used to the sights and sounds of their new surroundings. www.ptes.org /action/appeals/apr04.html   (1327 words)

BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Common dormouse, hazel dormouse Common dormice can be distinguished from other mouse-sized mammals by their thick, bushy tail. Dormice spend the day sleeping in nests made from honeysuckle bark, grass, moss and leaves, which are typically about 15cm in diameter and woven to entirely surround the animal. Dormice are nocturnal and hibernate from October to April. www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/263.shtml   (315 words)

Pigtails, Curls and Whorls   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Dormice can be found in the wild in colony settings of up to 11 animals, so it can be assumed that contact with various conspecifics is essential for the well being of your dormouse, as well as having the larger colony setup the way to go for breeding purposes. Dormice MUST be handled from birth to bring out their trust and to calm them down for a pet situation. African dormice occasionally become a nuisance by raiding poultry yards." For this reason, I mix commercial hamster feed with a good parrot nut and fruit mix (Sun Seed has a great mix) and add a couple of crickets or small mealworms twice a week, per animal. members.tripod.com /Kirstinkey/african_dormouse.html   (817 words)

Millermeade Farm's Critter Connection -- Dormice   (Site not responding. Last check: ) It is very difficult to determine the sex of young dormice, so you may be surprised that you have babies when the dormice reach about nine months old, or you may be disappointed that you do not have a breeding pair. Dormice love to run in wheels, however if there are more than one dormouse in the same cage you may run the risk of one getting caught in the wheel while another one is running in it. Dormice are nocturnal so they are very active at night. www.hedgehogheadquarters.com /Animals/animals-dormice.htm   (478 words)

BBC - Suffolk - Planet Suffolk - Dormice-spotting Dormice are rare and, at one time, all of Suffolk's had died out. The dormice use them for shelter during the summer and to have their babies. It's another family group and this time the youngsters are much more developed and nearer the magic 13g weight they need to be to survive.  Alan carefully takes them out of the box, weighs them (in a plastic sandwich bag!) and makes a note of their sex and location. www.bbc.co.uk /suffolk/content/articles/2006/10/17/dormice_davidson_feature.shtml   (551 words)

Bramley Frith: Dormouse Dormice make small nests of woven shreds of honeysuckle bark and leaves which they gather from the tree canopy. Dormice open hazel nuts in a very characteristic way, leaving a neat round hole with tooth marks around the edge. Dormice have been studied at Bramley Frith for over 10 years and much has been learned about their habits, breeding success, food preferences and survival rates. www.bramleyfrith.co.uk /dormouse   (806 words)

ConservationEvidence.com Rope (1885) listed dormice as present in the county and a dormouse was reported from near the town of Worksop in the Victoria County History of Nottinghamshire, but no recent records have been confirmed. Dormouse releases: Captive bred dormice became available at short notice, and 23 were individually marked with ear tattoos and installed in 15 release cages. Another reason, infact, for considering the wood unsuitable for dormice introduction was that the plan for the wood was to restore the coppice rotation, and this work was already underway at the time of the releases. www.conservationevidence.com /ViewEntry.asp?ID=91   (916 words)

Guardian | Of dormice and men Stockbrokers in what is rapidly becoming known as the "Tring triangle" are barely able to sleep at night for the scurrying of tiny dormice feet in their lofts, and one millionaire has even had to cut down seven of his apple trees because the fruit was encouraging the menace. The dormouse, which occurs in France, Spain, Greece and Iran, was introduced to Britain by a crazy amateur naturalist called Walter Rothschild, who was famous for driving around Hertfordshire in a carriage driven by a team of zebras, in 1902. "Dormice were very popular in Rome," says Anna del Conte, a gastronomic historian and cookery writer who specialises in Italian food. www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,329586582-103680,.html   (483 words)

[No title] Because dormice are so elusive, it's only in the last five years that conservationists have really begun to understand the habitat needs for dormice in a Suffolk context and how this can be used to predict where they might live. Dormice are strictly protected by law, so those involved have to hold special licences to allow them to undertake this exciting work. Dormice naturally live at low densities, even in the best habitats there are typically only between five and ten animals per hectare. www.eveningstar.co.uk /content/eveningstar/features/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=features&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=Features&itemid=IPED16%20Oct%202006%2007%3A25%3A35%3A640   (1313 words)

07/05/01 -- UK: 'Pioneer" Dormice Released in Woodland   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Captive bred young dormice are today being released into the wild at a secret woodland location in Cambridgeshire to try to boost the population of the declining species. After 10 days, openings will be made in the mesh, allowing the dormice to disperse into the woods to find their own food and make their nests. Dormice are attractive creatures with light brown fur, large fl eyes and a furry tail. forests.org /archive/europe/pidorrel.htm   (428 words)

Norsey Wood Society - Dormice Since they are mainly nocturnal and tend not to come down to ground level, our best chance of assessing their presence is by offering an attractive summer residence (a dormouse box) in preference to a natural nesting site. Dormice prefer woodland with a good understorey of shrubs and bushes to provide food and shelter, and links above ground are vital to allow the animals to move around their territory. Owing to its rarity, the dormouse is protected by a number of national and international laws, and to monitor dormice it is necessary to be licensed by English Nature. www.norseywood.org.uk /wood/fauna-and-flora/dormice.htm   (648 words)

Dormice on artnet DORMICE are Heinrich Nicolaus, born 1955 in Munich and Sawan Yawnghwe, born 1971 in Burma Dormice® lab, curated by Alessandra Galletta, Galleria Antonio Colombo, Milan, Italy (solo) Dormice® Department of Research, curated by Gabriele Perretta, Galleria Alessandro Bagnai, Siena, Italy (solo) www.artnet.com /artist/423824626/dormice.html   (278 words)

Forestry Commission - News - dormice numbers reach record levels As dormice are an endangered species protected by UK and European legislation, the conservation of their forest habitats is an important part of FC Wales's conservation management plan. Dormice hibernate each year from November to April to avoid the food shortage and colder winter weather. The discovery of large numbers of dormice has a direct impact on how the forests in that area are managed, and FC Wales plans to erect nest boxes for the dormice, and begin a long-term project to closely monitor the newly discovered populations. www.forestry.gov.uk /newsrele.nsf/web-allbysubject/E4B1ED4691C9E19580256DDB0041DE03   (364 words)

Wild Thing I Love You from Channel4.com Dormice will usually scramble up the nearest tree from their nest, heading up and out of sight before you can glimpse any behaviour at all. If a feeding station is not an option, consider favourable spots where dormice will come to feed naturally – berries and nuts on trees and shrubs, and fresh seeds in spring and summer. Dormice are very timid and jumpy by nature, so anything out of the ordinary will cause them to shy away. www.channel4.com /science/microsites/W/wild_thing/info_23.html   (448 words)

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