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Pocket Pet Terms
veterinary terminology related to pocket pets
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agouti | mixture of two or more colors |
| Jirds | burrowing rodents |
| Kit (gerbil) | young gerbil |
| Sire | male / dad |
| Dam | female / mom |
| Diurnal | sleeps during the night and active during the day |
| Hob | intact male ferret |
| Jill | intact female ferret |
| Gib | neutered male ferret |
| Sprite | spayed female ferret |
| kit (ferret) | young ferret |
| kindling (ferret) | giving birth to ferrets |
| Mask | black coloring around eyes on face |
| Hoglet | young hedgehog |
| Herd (hedgehog) | group of hedgehogs |
| Self-anointed | depositing frothy saliva over shoulders on quills |
| Quills | spines located over back and body |
| Kit (chinchilla) | baby chinchilla |
| Litter (chinchilla) | group of newborn chinchillas |
| Dust bath | special dust substance rolled in to hydrate and cleanse fur |
| Offspring | babies / children |
| Murine | mouse or rat |
| Pup (murine) | young mouse or rat |
| Nocturnal | sleeps during the day and active at night |
| Snout | nose and mouth area |
| Hooded | rat variety-white body, brown or black head and shoulders |
| Ad lib | as much as they want |
| Anogenital | area of the body viewed to determine sex of animal |
| Penile area | area where male urinates |
| Benign | noncancerous |
| Malignant | cancerous |
| Cheek pouch | open areas inside cheek used to store food |
| Incisors | long teeth located in upper and lower jaw |
| Burrow | tunnel |
| Hibernate | natural condition when temperature drops where animal goes into deep sleep and body systems slow down |
| Defensive reaction | protecting self from danger - biting/scratching |
| Cannibalism | kill / eat another of same specie |
| Topical | medicine or chemical applied to the outside of the skin |
| Cavy | guinea pig |
| Boar (guinea pig) | intact male guinea pig |
| Sow (guinea pig) | intact female guinea pig |
| Kit (guinea pig) | young guinea pig |
| Vitamin C | supplement required in guinea pig's diet |
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