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Exotic Small Mammal Nutrtion Flashcards

1
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Hind gut fermenters

A

Rabbits, chinchillas, Guinea pis, degus, prairie dogs, squirrels

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2
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Model hind gut fermenter

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Domestic rabbit

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3
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How do cecotrophs maximize nutrient digestibilty

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Rich in B vitamins and vitamin K
Essential amino acids, VFA, enzymes
Microorganisms

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4
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Reasons why cecotrophs may not be ingested

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Arthritis, obesity, neurological disease, e collar placement

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5
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Fiber is important for

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Dental wear
General oral health
Gastric motility and gut health

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6
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Fiber goal

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20 - 25% in diet

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7
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Species that do cecotrophy

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Lagomorph (rabbits, hares, pikas )

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8
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Alfalfa hay should be fed to

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Lactating females and growing young

May be useful to stimulate appetite, especially in hospital setting

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9
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Legume hays

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Relatively high in calcium

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10
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Are rabbits dependent on vitamin D for internal absorption?

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No

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11
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Excess Ca in the diet can lead to

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Stone formation
Potential urinary obstruction
Bladder “sludge” (crystaluria)

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12
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Pelleted diets can be good for

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Rapid growth and weight gain

Meat, fur, and lab rabbits

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13
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Fruits can lead to

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Dysbiosis - diarrhea, gastric ulcer, poor absorption

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14
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Hind gut fermenters diet basics

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Good quality grass hay 
-free choice
Timothy pellet
-1/8 to 1/4 cup per day
-not essential part of diet
Fresh greens
-2 cups per 5 lbs, body weight 
Parsley, cilantro, dandelion greens, leaf lettuce, kale
"Treats"
-use sparingly, cucumber, carrot, squash
Coprophagy
-directly consumed
-normal and essential
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15
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Other medical issues related to diet

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Dental disease
Obesity
Gastrointestinal stasis

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16
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Gastrointestinal stasis

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Insufficient fiber is one cause

Decreased fecal output

17
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Other medical issues related to diet

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Dental disease
Obesity
Gastrointestinal stasis

18
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Gastrointestinal stasis

A

Insufficient fiber is one cause

Decreased fecal output

19
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Guinea pigs requirement for vitamin C

A

Incapable to endogenous synthesis
Mutated gene for L-guano-g-lactose oxidase
Prevents conversion of L-guano lactase to L-ascorbits acid

20
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Guinea pig diet

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1K8 cup Timothy based pellets
Free choice grass hay
Handful of greens
Source vitamin C
Avoid water supplements
21
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Guinea pig diseases related to nutrition

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Obesity
-pods dermatitis
Diabetes mellitus
Dental disease
Ileum/diarrhea/constipation
Urolithiasis
Hypovitaminosis C
-clinical signs can devloped after as littler s 2 weeks without supplementation
22
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Chinchilla family, genus, species

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Chinchillidae
Chinchilla
Chinchilla lanigera

23
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Diet recommendations for chinchillas

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Good quality hay, 1-2 tablespoons, fresh vegetables

Small amount of seeds, grain, nut is okay (limit to 1 tsp per day)

24
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Nutrition related disease in chincillas

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Urinary calculus, associated with high calcium diets, hepatic lipidasis, diabetes mellitus, dental disease

25
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Degu

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Cavimorph rodent
Family octodontidae
Endemic to central chile
Prone to dental disease
Diabetes mellitus 
-intolerant of high carbohydrate diets
-owners typically notice cataracts first
26
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Prairie dogs

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Burrowing rodent
Native to North America grasslands
Family Sciuridae
-Cynams sp

27
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How man rodent blocks should rats get

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3-4 per day

28
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Fresh veggies to a small rodents diet should be no more than

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20% of total diet

29
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African Pygmy hedgehog

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Family Erinaceidae; Atelerix albiventris
Nocturnal and very active
Insectivorous
No cecum

30
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Commercial diets for hedgehogs

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Mazurka and Zupreen

31
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Supplement hedgehog food with

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Meal worms
Super worms (high fat)
32
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How much to feed hedgehog

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20-25 gym kibble/ adult

Once in pm

33
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Sugar glider

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Family Petaurida, Petauris breviceps

34
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Sugar gliders nutritional diseases

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Metabolic bone disease
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia
Hypoprotenemia

35
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Ferrets

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Family Mustelidae

Genus Mustela

36
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Ferret diseases possibly linked to food allergies

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Inflammatory bowel disease

Eosinophilia gastroenteritis

37
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Callitrichids

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Marmosets and tamarins

Many dietary requirements vitamin C and vitamin D3

38
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Skunks, raccoons, opossums

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Should not be pets
On invokes
Can be maintains similar to dogs

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