A glirarium is a terracotta container used for keeping edible dormice. Leithiinae is a subfamily of dormice. Dormice and Calabrian black squirrel s are also quite frequently seen. Female forest dormice have eight mammary glands. There are many programs in place to help maintain and increase the forest dormice population. Its main purpose is to observe hazel dormice. This suggests they may be related to mice, jerboas, and perhaps dormice. Asian garden dormice ("Eliomys melanurus") are also occasionally kept as pets. However, the program components are used to observe and track all species of dormice. Edible dormice also consume large numbers of beech tree seeds. Wild edible dormice are still consumed in Slovenia, as well as in Croatia. Dormice were eaten and considered a delicacy. Seasonal dormice feasts were welcome protein supplements for the impoverished peasantry. Garden dormice are typically in length, with the tail adding . While omnivorous, the diet of dormice contains slightly more animal protein than vegetation.