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Exotics/Small mammals Flashcards

1
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What are the roles of mice in the UK? (4)

A
  • Research
  • Feeding snakes
  • Pets
  • Food
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What are the roles of Rats in the UK? (4)

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  • Pets
  • Research
  • Food
  • Working animals, sniff TB
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What are the roles of Guinea pigs in the UK? (3)

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  • Pets
  • Food
  • Research
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What are the roles of Chinchillas in the UK? (3)

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  • Fur
  • Pets
  • Research
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5
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What is the role of gerbils in the UK?

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Pets

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

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  • Food
  • Clothing
  • Pets
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7
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What family do hamsters, gerbils and mice belong to?

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Muridae

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8
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What family do chinchillas belong to?

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Chinchillidae

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9
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What is the general group structure of mice?

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One male and a bunch of females

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10
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Are gerbils social or solo animals?

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Social

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11
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Do rabbits live in groups or solo?

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Can be both

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12
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Are chinchilla herds small or large? what size?

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Large, up to 100

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13
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Are chinchillas dilumal or nocturnal?

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Nocternal

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14
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Are guinea pigs solo or social animals?

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Social

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15
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Are rats solo or social animals?

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Social

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16
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Are mice dilumal or nocturnal?

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Nocturnal

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17
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Do rats have a hierarchy or not?

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They do

18
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Which is more dominant a male or female rat?

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Male

19
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Where do mice originate from?

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Asia

20
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Where do rats originate from?

A

Asia

21
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Where do guinea pigs originate from?

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South America

22
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Where do chinchillas originate from?

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Andes

23
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Where do gerbils originate from?

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Sandy areas of Africa Asia and the Middle East

24
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Where do rabbits originate from?

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Iberian penninsula

25
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What are the nutritional requirements of mice, hamsters and gerbils? (2)

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  • 20% protein

- moderate amount of fresh food like fruit and veg, nuts and seeds

26
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What are the nutritional requirements of guinea pigs? (4)

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  • 20% protein.
  • Need vitamin C.
  • Fresh food like peppers and broccoli
  • hay for dental health
27
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What are the nutritional requirements of chinchillas? (3)

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  • High fibre diet
  • good quality grass hay
  • fruit and a small amount of greens
28
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What are the nutritional requirements of rabbits? (4)

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  • Good quality grass hay
  • Commercial diet restricted
  • fresh fruit
  • no carrots or apples
29
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What small mammal likes to play fetch?

A

rabbits

30
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Which small mammal should be housed with others and be given areas to dig?

A

Rabbits

31
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Which small mammals should be given nest making materials?

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Rats, mice and hamsters

32
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Why should gerbils be given deep bedding?

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So they can dig

33
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Which small mammal should be given a dust bath? and how ofter?

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Chinchillas, 3-4 times a week

34
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Which small mammal should be given a sand bath?

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Gerbils

35
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When cleaning out cages, why should you leave some bedding in?

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So that the scent remains

36
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How can you sex a rabbit?

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Round opening in a male and V opening in a female

37
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How do you sex small mammals except rabbits?

A

Ano-genital distance

38
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What is the most common reproductive cycle in small animals? and what is the exception?

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Polyoestrus, except rabbits whom have an undefined cycle

39
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Which small mammals are prolific breeders?

A

Mouse, rats, hamsters, gerbils

40
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What is a common virus of wild rodents?

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Hantavirus

41
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What condition can occur in small mammals due to poor husbandry, obesity, or spinal spondylosis?

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Pododermatitis

42
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what common breed of fish is used in laboratories and why?

A

Zebra fish as similar genres to humans

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