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15 Cards in this Set
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General |
- Small <3lbs - Fits in pocket - small food quantity |
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Mice and Rats Gen |
- Lab, pets, feeder - 500 rats, 2 kept - 35 mice, 1 kept |
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Mice and Rats living |
- Social and need friends
- Larger cages are better - Chew through wood and plastic - Rat = clean, fun to watch - Indoors - Can attack predator when used as prey |
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Mice and rats living cont |
- Water should be ad lib - Bedding cord cob, wood, tissue - Celan cage 2-3x week - Mice LE = 1-2 - Rats LE = 2-3 |
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Mice and rats breeding |
- Gestation 19-24 days - In heat every 4 days - Pick up mice by base of tail - have sheath on end of tail - Rats behind shoulders |
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Mice and Rats Health |
- Respiratory probs and tumors most common - Mammary tumors common in females - Live longer if thin |
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Ferret uses |
- Ferreting = rabbit hunting using ferrets - Ferret racing - Ferret legging = how many ferrets can you put in pants - Ran cables in planes and skyscrapers -Pets, shows, fur - Mink and ferret mate but it's infertile - Biomedical research (can get human flu) |
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Ferret Behavior |
- Unpredictable - Males will fight - Can use litter boxes - Tolerate dogs and cats |
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Ferrets |
- NOT the same species as endangered wild ferret (black footed) - Places don't want them trying to breed |
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Ferret Nutrition |
- True Carnivore - can eat cat food - Better to eat pelleted food and water ad lib - High levels of zinc = toxic - Gain winter weight |
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Ferret Facts |
- LE = 5-11yrs - Male = hobs (breed Jan - Aug) - Female = jill (polyestrus mar-sep) - Gestation 38-44days, 5-13 kittens - Distemper 100% fatal in ferrets - Aplastic anemia = anemic bc not breeding - Inbreeding, limited breeders |
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Gerbils |
-Best beginner pet -Mongolian most pop - Long tail - Nocturnal and monogamous - Conserve water very well and urinate little - Babies born helpless |
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Gerbils Facts |
- Commercial diets best - Fruits/Veggies/Seeds = TREATS - Gest = 24-26days - Need more toys = more active - Illegal in Cali |
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Hamsters |
- No tail/Stubby Tail - Hibernate if below 5C - Golden/Syrian most common - Chinese second - Singles are best - Wet tail diarrhea very common |
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Hamster Facts |
-Females more aggressive (especially after breeding) - Nocturnal - LE = 1-3 - Catch colds - Shortest Gest = 16days |
