chinchillas Flashcards

1
Q

order and family

A

order: rodentia
family: chinchillidae

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2
Q

scientific name

A

chinchilla lanigera

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3
Q

chinchillas are indigenous to

A

andes mountains

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4
Q

natural habitat

A

cool, rocky mountainous region

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5
Q

their fur coat makes them resistant to

A

ectoparasites

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6
Q

do chinchillas have sweat glands

A

no

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7
Q

what kind of teeth

A

hypsodontic teeth

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8
Q

ridges that are unique on each chinchilla

A

palatal ridges

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9
Q

GI tract

A

digestive tract is very long and a large cecum

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10
Q

how to determine sex

A

anogenital distance is longer in male, females are larger

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11
Q

gestation

A

110-138 days

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12
Q

young chinchillas

A

kits

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13
Q

heat/humidity. cage space

A

low heat and humidity. vertical space in cage

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14
Q

essential for healthy coat and skin

A

dust baths

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15
Q

why have objects for them to chew on

A

to prevent malocclusion, or “slobbers”

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16
Q

herbivorous and need good quality

A

grass hay supplemented with pellets

17
Q

what kind of diet is required

A

high fiber

18
Q

overcrowded conditions and poor ventilation

A

pneumonia

19
Q

neurologic diseases

A

listeria monocytogenes

baylisascaris procyonis

20
Q

nocturnal and

A

crepuscular

21
Q

fur slip

A

large portion of fur released when stressed

22
Q

when restraining, do not

A

scruff

23
Q

restraint- support

A

chest/shoulders and hold base of tail and hind legs

24
Q

HR, RR

A

HR- 200-350

RR- 40-80

25
Q

lifespan

A

15-20 yrs

26
Q

anesthetic procedures

A

mask induce. iso/sevo

27
Q

how to do venipuncture

A

jugular. challenging