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22 Cards in this Set
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Coprophagy |
Rabbits eat night faeces called caecotrophs to absorb all the available nutrients in the food |
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Rabbits ears |
Help to regulate the body temp |
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Malocclusion |
Over growth of the open rooted teeth |
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Buck |
Male rabbit |
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Doe |
Female rabbit |
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Gestation |
28-35 days |
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Kindling |
The process of giving birth in rabbits |
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Rabbits dig burrows and tunnels called |
Warrens |
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Rabbits mark their territory by |
Rubbing their chin on things |
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To increase a rabbits energy intake you would feed more |
Pellets |
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A rabbit is a herbivore and requires a diet high in |
Fibre |
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Rabbits need to be handled correctly because |
They have low bone density |
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Rabbits should be vaccinated against |
Calicivirus- a fatal disease |
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Never use frontline or any product containing |
Fiprinal - it can be toxic to some rabbits |
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Rabbits have very fragile |
Skin |
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With age rat teeth become |
Very yellow, almost orange |
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During times of stress rats will often secrete the hormone |
Porphyrin - from the eyes, nose and skin along their back. Porphyrin is bright red and gives the impression the rat is bleeding |
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Overweight rats will often suffer from |
Pododermatotis, or bumble foot. |
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Signs of malocclusion |
Dribbling, anorexia, abscessed cheeks, not eating |
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Prevention of malocclusion |
High fibre diet, hard foods, safe tree branches, |
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Snuffles |
Highly contagious respiratory infection caused by pasteurella. Symptoms include nasal discharge, sneezing sniffly noises |
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Symptoms of rabbit caliciviris |
Lethargy, anorexia, fever, spasms |
