gerbils Flashcards
average weight
55-100 g
most common color
agouti
most common type used in research
mongolian -brown with black tips
arterial bundle located at the base of the brain
circle of willis
what is found in stroke research
incomplete circle of willis
what kind of injury is common?
degloving
what gland is more prominent in the male
ventral gland. used for marking territory
mammary glands
four pairs
short life span of RBC
9-10 days. reticulocytes
the food should be ________ otherwise may exhibit
lipemia and hypercholesterolemia
predominate WBC
lymphocyte
lifespan
3-4 years
temperature
101-103 degrees
pulse
300-360
respiration
70-120
gestation
24-36 days
litter size
3-7 pups
housing temp
18-26 degrees c
humidity
30-50%
what age do they breed
10-12 weeks
hairless and blind until
hair- 7-10 days, blind- 14-20 days
weaning age
20-30 days
herbivorous and granivorous: stay away from
seed mixtures, sunflower seeds, they are too high in fat and low in calcium, want 16-22% protein
no more than ___% of blood can be taken in 2 weeks
10
ml via IP
2-3 ml
ml via SQ
3-4 ml
ml via IM
0.1 ml
ml via IV
0.3 ml
ml via PO
1.5 ml
tyzzers dz due to.. causes.. die within
due to poor housing conditions. causes clostridium piliforme. die 1-3 days
nasal dermatitis is contaminated with..
staphylococcus aureus. causes infection
antibiotic toxic to gerbils
streptomycin.
Acepromazine
lowers seizure threshold
are tumors cancerous?
always.
gerbil name
meriones unguiculatus
golden or syrian hamster
mesocricetus auratus
chinese hamster
cricetulus griseus
