Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity

Autores
Superina, Mariella
Año de publicación
2011
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inglés
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Pink fairy armadillos, Chlamyphorus truncatus, are poorly known fossorial mammals that are endemic to central Argentina. These smallest of all extant armadillos are rarely observed in the field and extremely difficult to maintain under captive conditions. This case study describes the husbandry of a male pink fairy armadillo that was maintained in an artificial environment for 8 months. A stable, undisturbed environment consisting of abundant compact sand and hiding places on the surface was the key to its successful maintenance. The artificial diet consisted of a semiliquid mixture of ground cat food, insectivore diet, mashed banana, vitamins, and minerals. Any slight modification to its environment or diet triggered a stress response.
Fil: Superina, Mariella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina
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Captive Maintenance
Cingulata
Dasypodidae
Fossorial Mammals
Xenarthra
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity
title Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity
spellingShingle Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity
Superina, Mariella
Captive Maintenance
Cingulata
Dasypodidae
Fossorial Mammals
Xenarthra
title_short Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity
title_full Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity
title_fullStr Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity
title_full_unstemmed Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity
title_sort Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Superina, Mariella
author Superina, Mariella
author_facet Superina, Mariella
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Captive Maintenance
Cingulata
Dasypodidae
Fossorial Mammals
Xenarthra
topic Captive Maintenance
Cingulata
Dasypodidae
Fossorial Mammals
Xenarthra
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Pink fairy armadillos, Chlamyphorus truncatus, are poorly known fossorial mammals that are endemic to central Argentina. These smallest of all extant armadillos are rarely observed in the field and extremely difficult to maintain under captive conditions. This case study describes the husbandry of a male pink fairy armadillo that was maintained in an artificial environment for 8 months. A stable, undisturbed environment consisting of abundant compact sand and hiding places on the surface was the key to its successful maintenance. The artificial diet consisted of a semiliquid mixture of ground cat food, insectivore diet, mashed banana, vitamins, and minerals. Any slight modification to its environment or diet triggered a stress response.
Fil: Superina, Mariella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina
description Pink fairy armadillos, Chlamyphorus truncatus, are poorly known fossorial mammals that are endemic to central Argentina. These smallest of all extant armadillos are rarely observed in the field and extremely difficult to maintain under captive conditions. This case study describes the husbandry of a male pink fairy armadillo that was maintained in an artificial environment for 8 months. A stable, undisturbed environment consisting of abundant compact sand and hiding places on the surface was the key to its successful maintenance. The artificial diet consisted of a semiliquid mixture of ground cat food, insectivore diet, mashed banana, vitamins, and minerals. Any slight modification to its environment or diet triggered a stress response.
publishDate 2011
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Superina, Mariella; Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity; Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc; Zoo Biology; 30; 2; 3-2011; 225-231
0733-3188
CONICET Digital
CONICET
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/80345
identifier_str_mv Superina, Mariella; Husbandry of a pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus): Case study of a cryptic and little known species in captivity; Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc; Zoo Biology; 30; 2; 3-2011; 225-231
0733-3188
CONICET Digital
CONICET
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