click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Rats and Mice
Facts and vocabulary about Rats and mice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the breeding age of a rat | A hundred days |
| Newborn Rats and Mice are called this | Pinkies |
| When Pinkies start getting fur their called | Fuzzys |
| Baby Rats and Mice are called | Pups |
| Dexterous | Skillful |
| Fomite | A non living thing that can harbor diseases (Ex. Wood, Door knobs, Telephones etc...) |
| Vector | A living object that can harbor dieseases (Ex. Mice, Rats, People etc...) |
| Mouse | Mus muscules |
| Genus name of a rat | Rattus |
| Species name of a rat | Norvegicus |
| Estivation | To go into a deep sleep when temperatures get to high |
| Hibernation | To go into a deep sleep when temperatures get to low |
| Gestation period of a rat/mouse | 21 days +/- |
| Estrous cycle | 4 to 5 days |