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1
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What age is rabbit puberty?

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5-8 months

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Which months do rabbits breed?

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Jan-Sept

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What kind of oestrous do rabbits show?

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Seasonally polyoestrous induced ovulators

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4
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Why do you always take the doe to the buck?

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Doe territorial

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5
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How fast is rabbit copulation?

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Very

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What happens to a litter if the doe encounters a better buck?

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Resorption

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7
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What age can you PD a rabbit?

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14 days

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8
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How long is rabbit gestation?

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28-32 days

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9
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What is gestation like in wild or small rabbits?

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Shorters (28 days)

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10
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How quickly does the doe give birth?

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Less than 30 mins

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11
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How often does the doe visit the litter?

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Once every 24 hours

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12
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From which age do rabbits take solids?

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3 weeks

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13
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What age is rabbit socialisation?

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3-7 weeks

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14
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How do you wean a litter of rabbits?

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Take doe out but leave everything else the same

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15
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What are accessory gland like in guinea pigs?

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Complicated

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16
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What are vesicular glands like in guinea pigs?

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Large

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17
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What is vestibule like in female guinea pig?

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Absent

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18
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What age is puberty in guinea pigs?

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5 weeks females, 8-12 weeks males

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19
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When should first litter be in guinea pigs?

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6 months

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20
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How long is guinea pig gestation?

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59-73 days

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21
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How many young do guinea pigs have?

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2-5

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22
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What do large litters trigger in guinea pigs?

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Early parturition/late abortion

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23
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At what age do you wean guinea pigs?

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3 weeks

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24
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From what age do guinea pigs nibble grass?

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3-4 days

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How many teats do guinea pigs have?
Two
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How soon is post partum oestrus in rodents?
12-24 hours
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Which months do Chinchillas breed?
Nov-May
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How long is Chinchilla gestation?
111-114 days
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What time of day do chinchillas give birth?
Early morning
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How many offspring do chinchillas have?
Two (as two teats)
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What age do you wean a chinchilla?
8 weeks
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What so you provide in the cage for young chinchilla?
Solid floor
33
What kind of breeders are myomorphs?
Seasonal depending on photoperiod
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How often are hamsters in season?
Every 4 days
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How can you tell if a hamster is in oestrus?
Smell, discharge, lordosis
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What is the main reason for eating young in hamsters?
Poor diet
37
How long is hamster gestation?
15-18 days
38
Which parents rear the litter in gerbils?
Both
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Which kind of oestrous do ferrets show?
Seasonally polyoestrous induced ovulators
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When is the ferret breeding season?
Jan/Feb-Sept/Oct
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What is ferret courtship behaviour like?
Violent
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What happens to Jill if not mated?
Oestrogen-induced bone marrow suppression
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How long is ferret gestation?
42 days
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How many kits in a ferret litter?
2-7
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Do canaries form pairs in the breeding season?
Yes - but not exclusive
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How do male canaries compete?
Sing
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Why do you keep male canaries together during mating season?
They will produce better sperm
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How many eggs do canaries lay?
4
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How long is canary incubation times?
13-14 days
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What the advantage of taking canary eggs out and putting them back in together?
They will hatch together
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How can you identify a male budgie?
Blue cere
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How can you spot an immature budgie?
Clear cere and black stripes go across the forehead
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Which choices must budgie hens have when mating?2
Nest box and male
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How long is budgie incubation period?
19 days
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What do all parrot family feed young on?
Crop milk then regurgitated food
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Where do lovebirds nest in the wild?
Inside a hole in a riverbank or tree
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What must lovebirds be given when breeding?
A box, willow branches, water
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What happens if lovebirds don’t get willow?
Will rip off feathers/legs
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How long do big parrots take to reach puberty?
Several years
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Which groups do big parrots live in?
Family
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Where do big parrots nest?
In holes in trees but a few dig or build nests
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What will make cockatoos do to their mates?
Kill
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How many parrots are sexually dimorphic?
Very few
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How do you tell apart male and female eclectus parrots?
Male is green, female is red/blue/purple
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Why might you “pull” a first parrot clutch?
To increase production of young
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What happens if you take parrots out of the box before they are ready?
Splayed legs
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What is tortoise uterus like?
Bicornuate like a mammal, but but multiple ovaries like a bird so all eggs passed at once
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What does male tortoise have instead of a penis?
Phallus
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What kind of ovulators are tortoises?
Induced
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Why do you need more than one female tortoise together at oestrus?
Will take each other out of oestrous, or get pre-ovulatory folliculostasis
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Where are spurs in Testudo graeca?
Thighs - spur thigh
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Where are spurs in Testudo hermanni?
On tail - Med
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How long after fertile mating does tortoise egg laying occur?
A month
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When does egg laying occur in tortoises is no mating has occured?
Whenever
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How do female tortoises test if the ground is warm enough?
Put nose to ground
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In wild tortoises, how many weeks after laying does the rain soften the soil so they can hatch?
8-12 weeks
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In which kind of snakes are hemipenes easy to see?
Young
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How far does snake probe go in males?
9-15 subcaudals
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How far does snake probe go in females?
1-3 subcaudals
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What can happen if the sexing probe is not clean?
Get cloacal abscess
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How long may it take for snakes to hatch?
48 hours
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What must you do while snakes are hatching?
Keep moist with spray and leave them alone
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How many young snakes should you house together?
Only 1
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How often should you feed young snakes?
Every 5-7 days
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How many feeds do young snakes shed?
5-7
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How can you identify a male iguana?
Hemipenes
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Why should you only keep one male lizard together?
Aggressive and territorial
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How many females should you keep with each male lizard?
Several
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Why do you need two male iguanas?
To stimulate testosterone production
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How does temperature affect sex in lizards?
Opposite way to tortoises
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What do you feed rabbits and hares if you are hand-rearing them?
Double strength cat milk replacer
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What must you do if you are keeping male guinea pigs together?
No females in sight, sound or smell
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How long does it take to wean parrots?
A long time
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How heavy should parrots be at weaning?
Heavier than they will ever be again
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Why can you only do a salpingohysterectomy in a bird?
Ovary very close to aorta

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