Exotics/Small mammals

Question 1

What are the roles of mice in the UK? (4)

Answer 1

• Research
• Feeding snakes
• Pets
• Food

Question 2

What are the roles of Rats in the UK? (4)

Answer 2

• Pets
• Research
• Food
• Working animals, sniff TB

Question 3

What are the roles of Guinea pigs in the UK? (3)

Answer 3

• Pets
• Food
• Research

Question 4

What are the roles of Chinchillas in the UK? (3)

Answer 4

• Fur
• Pets
• Research

Question 5

What is the role of gerbils in the UK?

Answer 5

Pets

Question 6

What are the roles of rabbits in the UK? (3)

Answer 6

• Food
• Clothing
• Pets

Question 7

What family do hamsters, gerbils and mice belong to?

Answer 7

Muridae

Question 8

What family do chinchillas belong to?

Answer 8

Chinchillidae

Question 9

What is the general group structure of mice?

Answer 9

One male and a bunch of females

Question 10

Are gerbils social or solo animals?

Answer 10

Social

Question 11

Do rabbits live in groups or solo?

Answer 11

Can be both

Question 12

Are chinchilla herds small or large? what size?

Answer 12

Large, up to 100

Question 13

Are chinchillas dilumal or nocturnal?

Answer 13

Nocternal

Question 14

Are guinea pigs solo or social animals?

Answer 14

Social

Question 15

Are rats solo or social animals?

Answer 15

Social

Question 16

Are mice dilumal or nocturnal?

Answer 16

Nocturnal

Question 17

Do rats have a hierarchy or not?

Answer 17

They do

Question 18

Which is more dominant a male or female rat?

Answer 18

Male

Question 19

Where do mice originate from?

Answer 19

Asia

Question 20

Where do rats originate from?

Answer 20

Asia

Question 21

Where do guinea pigs originate from?

Answer 21

South America

Question 22

Where do chinchillas originate from?

Answer 22

Andes

Question 23

Where do gerbils originate from?

Answer 23

Sandy areas of Africa Asia and the Middle East

Question 24

Where do rabbits originate from?

Answer 24

Iberian penninsula

Question 25

What are the nutritional requirements of mice, hamsters and gerbils? (2)

Answer 25

- 20% protein | - moderate amount of fresh food like fruit and veg, nuts and seeds

Question 26

What are the nutritional requirements of guinea pigs? (4)

Answer 26

- 20% protein. - Need vitamin C. - Fresh food like peppers and broccoli - hay for dental health

Question 27

What are the nutritional requirements of chinchillas? (3)

Answer 27

- High fibre diet - good quality grass hay - fruit and a small amount of greens

Question 28

What are the nutritional requirements of rabbits? (4)

Answer 28

- Good quality grass hay - Commercial diet restricted - fresh fruit - no carrots or apples

Question 29

What small mammal likes to play fetch?

Answer 29

rabbits

Question 30

Which small mammal should be housed with others and be given areas to dig?

Answer 30

Rabbits

Question 31

Which small mammals should be given nest making materials?

Answer 31

Rats, mice and hamsters

Question 32

Why should gerbils be given deep bedding?

Answer 32

So they can dig

Question 33

Which small mammal should be given a dust bath? and how ofter?

Answer 33

Chinchillas, 3-4 times a week

Question 34

Which small mammal should be given a sand bath?

Answer 34

Gerbils

Question 35

When cleaning out cages, why should you leave some bedding in?

Answer 35

So that the scent remains

Question 36

How can you sex a rabbit?

Answer 36

Round opening in a male and V opening in a female

Question 37

How do you sex small mammals except rabbits?

Answer 37

Ano-genital distance

Question 38

What is the most common reproductive cycle in small animals? and what is the exception?

Answer 38

Polyoestrus, except rabbits whom have an undefined cycle

Question 39

Which small mammals are prolific breeders?

Answer 39

Mouse, rats, hamsters, gerbils

Question 40

What is a common virus of wild rodents?

Answer 40

Hantavirus

Question 41

What condition can occur in small mammals due to poor husbandry, obesity, or spinal spondylosis?

Answer 41

Pododermatitis

Question 42

what common breed of fish is used in laboratories and why?

Answer 42

Zebra fish as similar genres to humans