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1
Q

What species/breed is the Mesocricetus auratus?

A

Golden/Syrian hamster

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2
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What species/breed is the Cricetus cricetus?

A

European hamster

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3
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What species is the Phodopus spp.?

A

Russian Dwarf Hamsterq

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4
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How many hamster subspecies, species, and variants are there?

A

50

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5
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What anatomical organ do males have larger than females in hamster?

A

adrenal glands

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6
Q

The hamsters’ long jejunum, short ileum, large cecum, and long colon allow for what?

A

water conservation

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7
Q

Are hamster incisors present at birth?

A

Yes

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8
Q

How is the flank gland in hamsters positioned?

A

bilaterally

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9
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What gland is present on the flank in hamsters?

A

sebaceous gland

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10
Q

Do male and female hamsters have a flank gland?

A

Yes

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11
Q

What color is the flank gland in the hamster?

A

brown

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12
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What is the flank gland used for in the hamster?

A

mating

marking

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13
Q

Is the male or female hamster larger?

A

female

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14
Q

From top view the male hamster has a rounded or square posterior?

A

rounded

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15
Q

From top view the female hamster has a rounded or square posterior?

A

square

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16
Q

Hamsters are what kind of hybernators?

A

permissive

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17
Q

What vitals decrease in a hybernated hamster?

A

HR
RR
temp.

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18
Q

Doe hybernated hamsters remain sensitive to touch?

A

Yes

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19
Q

How many mammary glands do hamsters have?

A

12-18

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20
Q

How many mammary gland pairs do hamsters have?

A

6-9

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21
Q

Do hamsters cannabilize their young?

A

Yes

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22
Q

How long must a litter be avoided to decrease the chances for cannibilizm in hamsters?

A

10d

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23
Q

What vulvar appearance on the hamster indicates that it is ready to breed?

A

white/stringy discharge

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24
Q

When should offspring be weaned and removed from the mother hamster?

A

3 weeks

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25
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How much food should hamsters consumpe per day?

A

8-12g /100g body weight

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26
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What protein content must hamster food be?

A

more than or 16%

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27
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What fat content must hamster food be?

A

4-5%

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28
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How much water must a hamster consume per day?

A

8-10mL /100g of body weight

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29
Q

What is the room temp for keeping a hamster?

A

64-79 F

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30
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What huminidty should the hamster be kept in?

A

30%-70%

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31
Q

What light cycle do hamsters have?

A

12/12

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32
Q

What dilution of anesthetics and medications must be prepared for a hamster?

A

1:10

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33
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Is pre-sx fasting reccomended in the hamster?

34
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Why is pre-sx fasting not reccomended in the hamster?

A

hypoglycemia will rapidly occur

35
Q

What is the most commonly seen health problem in hamsters?

A

enteropathies

36
Q

What is “wet tail” in hamsters also called?

A

proliferative ileitis

37
Q

In what hamsters does wet tail most commonly occur?

A

young or recently weaned

38
Q

What is the prognosis for wet tail?

39
Q

Can rectal prolapse occcur with wet tail?

40
Q

What kind of hyperplasia do hamsters get?

A

systemic/cutaneous lymphoma

41
Q

Where does lymphoma occur in hamsters?

A

abdomen and skin

42
Q

In what hamsters does lymphoma occur most commonly?

43
Q

Hamster lymphoma occurs due to what virus?

44
Q

HaPV

A

hamster polyomavirus

45
Q

Cardiomyopathy in hamsters is seen at what age?

A

less than 1.5y

46
Q

Do cold exremities occur with hamster cardiomyopathy?

47
Q

The gerbil is also known as what?

A

sand/desert rat

48
Q

Meriones ungulatus is the scientific name for what species?

49
Q

What gland is present in borth the male and female gerbil?

A

ventral gland

50
Q

What gland is located on ventral aspect in a gerbil?

A

sebaceous gland

51
Q

What color is the gerbil sebaceous gland?

52
Q

Wha tis hte ventral gland on a gerbil used for?

A

mating/marking

53
Q

What organ do the gerbil have through adulthood?

54
Q

Gerbils have what adrenal-weight-to-body ratio?

55
Q

How much larger is the adrenal gland in gerbils than in rats?

56
Q

What are gerbils prone to?

57
Q

Where dfo gerbils originate from?

A

china and mongolia

58
Q

What kind of pairs do gerbils form?

A

monoganous

59
Q

What is the lifespan for a gerbil?

60
Q

Are gerbils active parents?

61
Q

When fed rat or mouse diets what happens to gerbils?

A

obesity

diabetes

62
Q

How many grams of solid food should gerbils be fed?

A

5-8g/100g of body weight

63
Q

What protein content should gerbil food have

64
Q

How much water should be supplied to gerbils daily?

65
Q

Will gerbils hoard food?

66
Q

What room temperature should be used for gerbils?

67
Q

What humidity percent should be used for gerbils?

68
Q

What is the light cycle for a gerbil?

69
Q

How often should a gerbil’s cae be changed?

70
Q

What is tail degloving termed in a gerbil?

71
Q

What volume can be injected into a gerbil IM?

72
Q

What volume can be injected IP into a gerbil?

73
Q

What volume can be injected into a gerbil SQ?

74
Q

Is fasting a gerbil required before sx?

75
Q

Is acepromazine recommended in use with gerbils in sx?

76
Q

What percentage of gerbils is prone to developing neoplasia after 2-3y?

77
Q

After what age are gerbils prone to neoplasia?

78
Q

What kind if neoplasia regarding the ventral gland in gerbils are gerbil prone to?

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

79
Q

What neoplasia are gerbil females with cystic ovaries prone to?

A

Ovarian granulosa cell tumors

80
Q

What is facial eczema called in a gerbil?

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