questions for exam Flashcards
what temperature should mandarin rat snake ( elaphe mandarina) have?
below 24 degrees
if higher the snake stops to eat
what is important when it comes to gekko tails?
never touch it! it is very fragile and can fall off
what substrate should day gekko not have?
sand substrate, it will ruin keratin horns needed for climbing windows
how should european terrestial turtle be kept
on garden soil, not sand or other stuff
what is the terristitial hybrination temp for european terrestial turtle?
4,5- 5,5 degrees
what is special when it comes to the reptile skin?
it does NOT contain glands
which species eat the keratin layer after shedding?
camelon and leopard gekko
what is jacobsen organ?
a sensory organ, they use to smell the prey
- fat body
- gall blatter
- spleen
- pancreas
5.intestine - ventral vein
- oral cavity
- muscle part of tounge
- central cartilage of tounge
- oriface of oesophagus
- oriface of trachea
- nasal cavity
- orbital
- brain
- spinal cord
- muscle of top of head
- orbit
- nasal cavity
- mandibula
- spinal cord
- ?
- fingers
- ribs
- ?
Lifespan for rabbit?
9-12 years ( record is 18)
What is typical rabbit teeths
Elodont( constant growth)
Hypsodont ( long crown )
Life span guinea pig
5-7 years
Typical guinea pig teeth
30 angle occlusal line
Elodont ( condtantly growing)
Chinchilla lifespan
10-15 years up to 22 years
Chinchilla teeth
Yellow incisiors
Degu lifespan
5-8 years
Degu teeth
Orange incisor
Hamster lifespan
18- 36 months
Hamster teeth
Only incisor elodont
Gerbil lifespan
36- 48 months
Mouse lifespan
12-36 months
Rat lifespan
26- 40 months
Hedgehog lifespan
4-6 years ( up to 8)
Special with rat
No gallblatter
how can ivermectin be distributed?
can give 200 MICROgram to snakes
NEVER give to tortoise- TOXIC
atropin as anaesthesia
some rabbits have atropinase enszymes –> does not work in rabbits
slow motility of intestine in rabbits and rodents
what is preferred as anaesthesia for rabbits
midazolam
medetomidine, dexmedetomidine, xylazin
not to be given to old animlas with heart disease
xylazin - should not be used at all in rabbits, can but bad effect
glucopyrrolate as anaesthesia
slow motility of intestine in rabbits and rodents
alfaxalone
used in reptiles, works good
can be given im
ketamine
liquor and eye pressure go up
- dont give when cardiav disease or renal disease
where to put pulse oximeter
rabbit
guniea pig
ferret
birds
rabbit - tounge, medial side of the ear, above artery
guniea pig - foot
ferret- tounge
birds - cloaca
which animals can vommit?
ferret and hedgehodge
which animals can NOT vommit
rabbits and rodents
which animals is easy to intubate?
ferret, snake, birds
which animals is NOT easy to intubate
rabbits & rodents
where do you inject a lizzard?
iv, im , sc, io
iv: tail vein
im: front leg
sc: side of animal
io: tibia
where do you inject turtle?
iv, im, sc
iv: tail vein, jugular vein
im: front leg
sc: infront of legs
can you hold an amphibian in your hand?
you can, but as a vet you should wear powderfree gloves, in case you have medication/ soap on your hands. they absorbes it trough their skin
Toxic in rabbits:
fipronil spary
What should yo not give to hedgehogs?
Milk
