gerbils

Question 1

average weight

Answer 1

55-100 g

Question 2

most common color

Answer 2

agouti

Question 3

most common type used in research

Answer 3

mongolian -brown with black tips

Question 4

arterial bundle located at the base of the brain

Answer 4

circle of willis

Question 5

what is found in stroke research

Answer 5

incomplete circle of willis

Question 6

what kind of injury is common?

Answer 6

degloving

Question 7

what gland is more prominent in the male

Answer 7

ventral gland. used for marking territory

Question 8

mammary glands

Answer 8

four pairs

Question 9

short life span of RBC

Answer 9

9-10 days. reticulocytes

Question 10

the food should be ________ otherwise may exhibit

Answer 10

lipemia and hypercholesterolemia

Question 11

predominate WBC

Answer 11

lymphocyte

Question 12

lifespan

Answer 12

3-4 years

Question 13

temperature

Answer 13

101-103 degrees

Question 14

pulse

Answer 14

300-360

Question 15

respiration

Answer 15

70-120

Question 16

gestation

Answer 16

24-36 days

Question 17

litter size

Answer 17

3-7 pups

Question 18

housing temp

Answer 18

18-26 degrees c

Question 19

humidity

Answer 19

30-50%

Question 20

what age do they breed

Answer 20

10-12 weeks

Question 21

hairless and blind until

Answer 21

hair- 7-10 days, blind- 14-20 days

Question 22

weaning age

Answer 22

20-30 days

Question 23

herbivorous and granivorous: stay away from

Answer 23

seed mixtures, sunflower seeds, they are too high in fat and low in calcium, want 16-22% protein

Question 24

no more than ___% of blood can be taken in 2 weeks

Answer 24

10

Question 25

ml via IP

Answer 25

2-3 ml

Question 26

ml via SQ

Answer 26

3-4 ml

Question 27

ml via IM

Answer 27

0.1 ml

Question 28

ml via IV

Answer 28

0.3 ml

Question 29

ml via PO

Answer 29

1.5 ml

Question 30

tyzzers dz due to.. causes.. die within

Answer 30

due to poor housing conditions. causes clostridium piliforme. die 1-3 days

Question 31

nasal dermatitis is contaminated with..

Answer 31

staphylococcus aureus. causes infection

Question 32

antibiotic toxic to gerbils

Answer 32

streptomycin.

Question 33

Acepromazine

Answer 33

lowers seizure threshold

Question 34

are tumors cancerous?

Answer 34

always.

Question 35

gerbil name

Answer 35

meriones unguiculatus

Question 36

golden or syrian hamster

Answer 36

mesocricetus auratus

Question 37

chinese hamster

Answer 37

cricetulus griseus