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ch11 pocket pets
Chapter 11 Pocket Pet Health and Production management
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ad lib | to feed an amount of food that is available all day or when needed |
| agouti | a mixture of two or more colors |
| anogenital | the area located around the far stomach between the rear legs and the base of the tail |
| antibiotics | medications used to treat infection and disease |
| benign | noncancerous tumor |
| burrow | to dig a tunnel into an area |
| cannibalism | the act of rodents eating their young |
| cheek pouches | area within the mouth where food is stored |
| defensive reaction | behavior when an animal protects itself from danger |
| diurnal | the term for animals that are active during the day and sleep at night |
| dust bath | method of grooming of the chinchilla in which the animal rolls in a dusty medium to condition its skin and hair coat |
| hibernate | the process of an animal sleeping when its body temperature decreases |
| hooded | variety of rats that are white in the body color with a black or brown coloring that is located on the head and shoulders, giving it its hooded appearance |
| jird | burrowing rodent |
| malignant | cancerous tumor |
| murine | veterinary term for mice or rats |
| nocturnal | term for animals that sleep during the day and are active at night |
| offspring | young newborn animals |
| penile area | area in males where urine is passed through the outside of the body |
| quills | spines that project and protect the body of a hedgehog |
| rodents | mammals that have large teeth designed for chewing or gnawing, such as rats, mice and hamsters |
| scrotum | sac of skin that holds the testicles in the male |
| solitary | alone and independent behavior |
| testicles | two glands where sperm are produced in males |
| topical | substance applied to the skin |
| trichobezoar | a hairball |
| urethra | body area in females where urine is passed to the ouside of the body |
| vitamin C | essential nutrient and supplement needed by guinea pigs as they don't produce their own in the body |
| wet tail | condition in hamsters caused by a bacterial disease that spreads rapidly through direct contact or bacterial spores |
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