Chalter 23: Rabbits

Question 1

List two physical features that differentiate rabbits from rodents

Answer 1

1- peg teeth

2- long ears

Question 2

What is the primary reason a rabbit ingests night feces?

Answer 2

To recycle protein, B vitamins and water

Question 3

The term for eating stool is:

Answer 3

Coprophagy

Question 4

One of the first things to check if a rabbit stops eating is the:

Answer 4

Water supply

Question 5

What is the optimum room temperature for rabbits?

Answer 5

61-72 F

Question 6

Commercially prepared rabbit diets have a high content of which nutrient?

Answer 6

Fiber

Question 7

True or False

Most rabbits are aggressive in nature

Answer 7

False

They are not aggressive

Question 8

True or False

Female rabbits do not have a true estrus cycle

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False

Normal urine for the rabbit varies from clear, to red, to yellow

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False
When manually restraining a rabbit, failure to support the hindquarters and back can result in injury to the handler and the rabbit

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or False

When breeding rabbits, the male rabbit is brought to the female’s cage

Answer 11

False

The female should be brought to the male

Question 12

True or False

Rabbits can be fed ad libitum because they rarely overeat

Answer 12

False

They should be fed once per day

Question 13

What is the term for a male rabbit?

Answer 13

Buck

Question 14

What is a female rabbit called?

Answer 14

Doe

Question 15

What is the best method to euthanize a rabbit?

Answer 15

Overdose of barbiturates

Question 16

What is the term for a baby rabbit?

Answer 16

Kit

Question 17

What is the term for the fold of skin under a female rabbit’s neck?

Answer 17

Dewlap

Question 18

What item should be provided in the cage before a female gives birth?

Answer 18

Nestbox

Question 19

What does a pregnant rabbit use to line the nest?

Answer 19

Hair pulled from chest and stomach