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Small Mammals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Domesticated | Lived with humans |
| Tame | Wild animal raised and living in captivity. |
| Wild | Species left to their own devices |
| Feral | domestic animal living in the wild |
| mammal characteristics | Fur |
| nocturnal | active at night |
| dinurnal | active during the day |
| Crepuscular | active at dawn and dusk |
| Altricial young | Fast breeding animals |
| Precocial young | Longer gestation - guinea pigs - chinchillas |
| Rodentia | rodents |
| Lagomorpha | rabbits and hares |
| Carnivora | "meat eaters" - ferrets |
| Eulipotyphla | shrews |
| Carnivores have teeth that are designed to | Tear into |
| Carnivores have front facing eyes | to help accurately catch prey |
| Carnivores have good | hearing |
| Ferrets | Mustela putorius furo |
| Ferret male | Hob - Gib is neutered |
| Ferret female | Jill - Sprite is spayed |
| Ferret young | Kit |
| Group of ferrets is called? | business |
| Ferrets originated from | European pole cat - brought into captivity for hunting. |
| Ferret lifespan | 5-8 years |
| Ferrets are | crepuscular |
| Ferret diet | Obligate Carnivore -high protein - can use cat food |
| Ferret gestation | 42 days |
| Ferret litter size | 3-7 - Altricial |
| Ferrets are susceptible to | Adrenal disease - Estrogen toxicity |
| All small mammals commonly get | Respiratory infections due to poor ventilation and dusty bedding. |
| Coprophagy | eating feces |
| Dewlap | loose skin under the throat and neck |
| Rabbits originated in | Europe |
| Rabbit lifespan | 7-10 years |
| Cobby | A short and stocky body type which is close coupled and very compact. |
| Racy | Lean and mean body type |
| Rabbits are | crepuscular |
| Rabbits diet | herbivores- pellets |
| Rabbit gestation | 31 days |
| Rabbit litter size | 4-12 - altricial |
| Rabbit common diseases | Tyzers Disease |
| Tyzer's Disease | Bacterial infection of the GI system |
| Trichobezoar | hairball |
| Sore hocks | ulceration of the foot pads and foot area caused by the animal's body weight pressing down on the foot |
| commonly seen in rabbits housed on wire cage floors | |
| Malocclusion | any deviation from the normal positioning of the upper teeth against the lower teeth |
| Chinchilla origin | Andes Mountains |
| Chinchilla | Chinchilla laniger |
| Chinchilla lifespan | 12 years |
| Chinchillas are | Crepuscular - social |
| Chinchilla diet | Herbivores - pellets - hay - veg - fruit |
| Chinchilla care | Dust baths 2-3 x a week - sensitive to heat |
| Chinchilla gestation | 111 days |
| Chinchilla litter size | 2-3 - precocial |
| Chinchilla common diseases | Dental disease |
| Gerbil origin | Asia - domesticated for blood sport |
| Gerbil lifespan | 2-4 years |
| Gerbil | Meriones unguiculatus |
| Gerbil diet | Herbivore - pellet - hay - seed |
| Gerbils are | monogamous - diurnal |
| Gerbil Gestation | 25 days |
| Gerbil litter size | 3 -6 young - altricial |
| common gerbil diseases | Tyzers disease - seizures |
| Guinea pig | Cavia porcellus |
| Agouti coat | |
| Rossetes/Abyssinian coat | |
| Guinea pigs originated in | South America - domesticated for food |
| Guinea pig life span | 5-7 years |
| Guinea pigs are | Crepuscular - social |
| Guinea pig diet | Herbivore - vitamin c supplement - pellets - hay - veg |
| Guinea pig gestation | 65 days |
| Guinea pig litter size | 2-3 precocial |
| common guinea pig diseases | Respiratory disease |
| Hamsters originate in | Syria/turkey |
| Hamster | Mesocricetus auratus |
| Hamster lifespan | 2-3 years |
| Hamsters are | nocturnal - solitary |
| Hamsters have | crazy cheek pouches |
| Hamster diet | Omnivore - seeds |
| Hamster gestation | 16 days |
| Hamster litter size | 3-6 young - altricial |
| Common hamster diseases | wet tail |
| Rats originated in | Asia - domesticated for blood sport |
| Rat | Rattus norvegicus |
| Rat lifespan | 2-3 years |
| Rats are | nocturnal - intelligent - social |
| Rat diet | omnivore - pellets |
| Rat gestation period | 21 days |
| Rat litter size | 4-7 - altricial |
| Common rat diseases | Respiratory - tumors |
| Mouse VS. Rat | Mice have larger ears proportionally |
| Animal research is used for | Disease study |
| 95% of lab animals | are rats and mice |
| Why are rats and mice used as lab animals? | Cheap |
| What animal can you do a tail restrain on? | Mice |
| Tail restraint | |
| What animals can you use the scruff hold on? | Ferret |
| Scruff hold | |
| The body hold is used on | Rats |
| Rat/body hold | |
| Bunny burrito | |
| Bunny football hold is used for | Blood draws - very nervous rabbits |
| Bunny football | Holding rabbit with head in armpit |
| Gerbil restraint | |
| Chinchilla restraint | |
| Beware of Chinchilla | fur slip |
| Minimal restraint is used for | day to day handing |
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