Recommended enclosure sizes
Hopping Mice
Minimum enclosure area : 2500 square cm
Min. enclosure height : 50cm
Max. number of animals : 5
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 600sq cm
Dunnarts
Minimum enclosure area : 2500 square cm
Min. enclosure height : 50cm
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 800sq cm
Sugar Glider
Minimum enclosure area : 7 square meters
Min. enclosure height : 3 meters
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 1sq meter
Common Ringtail Possum
Minimum enclosure area : 7 square meters
Min. enclosure height : 3 meters
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 4sq meters
Common Brushtail Possum
Minimum enclosure area : 12 square meters
Min. enclosure height : 3 meters
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 4sq meters
Squirrel Glider
Minimum enclosure area : 7 square meters
Min. enclosure height : 3 meters
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 1sq meter
Wombats
Minimum enclosure area : 50 square meters
Min. enclosure height : 2 meters
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 10sq meters
Bettongs, Potoroos & Bandicoots
Minimum enclosure area : 15 square meters
Min. enclosure height : 2 meters (species dependent)
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 5sq meters
Wallabies less than 10kg
Minimum enclosure area : 100sq meters
Min. enclosure height : 1.8 meters
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 10sq meters
Wallabies greater than 10kg
Minimum enclosure area : 300sq meters
Min. enclosure height : 1.8 meters
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 30sq meters
Kanagroos & Wallaroos
Minimum enclosure area : 1000sq meters
Min. enclosure height : 1.8 meters
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 100sq meters
Pademelons
Minimum enclosure area : 300sq meters
Min. enclosure height : 1.8 meters
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 30sq meters
Quolls
Minimum enclosure area : 30 square meters
Min. enclosure height : 2.4 meters (species dependent)
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 9sq meters
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Dingo
Minimum enclosure area : 30 square meters
Min. enclosure height : 3 meters (consider full secure roof)
Max. number of animals : 2
Increased floor area for each additional animal : 10sq meters
Dingo enclosures need DELWP inspection & approval prior to license application approval.
These recommended enclosure sizes are a guide for best practice husbandry for housing native animals. There is currently NO Code of Practice for keeping native animals in Victoria.
The Marsupial Society of Victoria with other invited groups/organisations have previously consulted with the Department of Primary Industry's (DPI) Bureau of Animal Welfare who were working towards and preparing a Code of Practice for the Private Keeping of Australian Mammals these documents remain in draft format.
Please note;
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Hopping mice and Dunnarts, height quoted is above substrate
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Bettong males should NOT be housed together
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Some Bettong species will climb. Consider a secure roofed enclosure
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Wombats prefer to be solitary
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Pademelon's require dense cover
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Dingoes enclosure height 3 meter fences or minimum 2 meter with additional 45 degree inward return of minimum 1 meter. Victorian Wildlife regulations - Dingo License set enclosure requirements