Rodent Movie Download Page.

Here are some short video clips of our animals. More are to be added soon so keep checking. They are in mpeg format - this means that if you have Windows Media Player on your computer it will start automatically and then there will be a delay while the video loads. If you have a request for a different format eMail me and we'll see if we can do it. If you are interested in how we produced these videos here is some information on taking photos and making video clips of your pets. Note: See the notes about Windows media player below if your movie starts playing before it has finished downloading.

If you don't have Windows Media Player you can download it from the Windows site or, if you have another application that will play a MPEG then right click on the link or picture and choose 'Save Target As...' to save the file to your hard disk and play it from there. If you are using a modem it is worth considering getting a download manager such as Download Speeder which will improve the download speeds and enable you to start where you left off if you loose the connection. The original times given were the original upload times using a 56K modem and a lousy quality connection, I tested again with download manager and about halved the times hence the ranges.

	Mrs Jird hunts down a particularly troublesome raisin - in my opinion the best of the movies and worth the wait. Download 2jird.mpg (507K). 2-4 minutes download on a 56K modem.		NEW!!! There are now some really cute video clips of the baby Persian Jirds on the Jird Movies page.
	Fluff entertaining herself with a particularly fine Ikea table! Download trouble.mpg (481K). 1-3 minutes download on a 56K modem.		Ever wondered what is going on when a chinchilla does a mid air flip - well here is Spike doing one followed by the same clip in slow motion. Download spike_slow.mpg (287K). 1-2 minutes download on a 56K modem.
	Fluff fails to get the point when allowed to choose her own raisin in an interesting variation of small children preferring to play with the box rather than their new toys! Download fluff_treat.mpg (555K). 2-4 minutes download on a 56K modem.		Yipee - it's dustbath time for Fluff! Download sandbath.mpg (415K). 1-3 minutes download on a 56K modem.
	Pumpkin and Willow the Degus enjoying dinner until Pumpkin spots something more interesting! Download degus.mpg (285K). 1-2 minutes download on a 56K modem.		Willow and pumpkin playing with their Wodent Wheel. Download small_wheel.mpg (495K). 2-4 minutes download on a 56K modem.
	Dave demolishing a cardboard box that obviously offended him in a previous life. Download dave.mpg (537K). 2-4 minutes download on a 56K modem.
	There isn't much to see in this one but the noise track has pumpkin being really noisy about the fact that I am in her territory. Download DeguNoise.mpg (119K). less than 1 minute download on a 56K modem.		Willow and pumpkin having a sandbath. This one was taken with a digital camera and is quite long and not so good quality but is very cute. Download DeguSandbath.mpg (880K). 4-8 minutes download on a 56K modem.
	NEW!!! Here's Pink Nose, my new male degu letting the whole world knw that he has a woman!! Download MatingCall1.mpg (272K). about 2 minutes download on a 56K modem.		NEW!!! Another one of Pink Nose doing his mating call!! Download MatingCall2.mpg (104K). less than 1 minute download on a 56K modem.

Note: There is a wierd technical problem with these movies on some versions of the Windows media player which means that the whole movie is not downloaded the first time and will start to play before finishing download. If the movies seem a bit short or freeze at the end then click on the picture again and it will finish download from where it set off (may take 3 or four clicks). For instance if the Jird movie doesn't end with Mrs Jird chasing Mr Jird into the box then it hasn't completely downloaded.
If you experience these problems it might be better to use the right click menu and select 'Save Target As...' to save the movie to your hard disk and run it from there or get a download manager such as Download Speeder.

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