Deck 11: Pocket Pet Health and Production Management

Question 1

Gerbils are ___________________ and are active during the day.

Answer 1

nocturnal

Question 2

Explain how to restrain a mouse.

Answer 2

Use one hand to scoop the mouse into the palm of the hand.
Gently close the fingers around the mouse's body.
Use the free hand to grasp the tail.
Move the other hand and grasp the loose skin on the base of the neck using the thumb and index finger.
The mouse can be lifted in the scruff position as necessary.
Use caution not to scruff too tightly or the oxygen supply can be cut off.

Question 3

The area from which a male rodent urinates is called the ___________________.

Answer 3

penile area

Question 4

Rats and mice live an average life span of ____ to ____ years.

Question 5

What is the function of a cone or slide box for rodent restraint?

Question 6

The area from which a female rodent urinates is called the _______________.

Question 7

Explain how to restrain a hamster.

Question 8

Why are chinchillas sometimes difficult to restrain?

Question 9

Mice are prone to _______________ which may be cancerous.

Question 10

The color of hedgehogs is called ________________ and ___________________.

Question 11

Bedding for all rodents should be ___________________ free.

Question 12

Mice and rats have a gestation length of ___________________.

Question 13

List 4 types of foods mice and rats eat.

Question 14

List 5 signs of respiratory disease in rodents.

Question 15

Explain how to restrain a guinea pig.

Question 16

Hamsters will hibernate if the temperature goes below ______ degrees.

Question 17

Which gender should be taken to the breeding cage in rodents?

Question 18

Explain how to determine the gender of a male and female rodent species.

Question 19

List 5 signs of "wet tail" in hamsters.

Question 20

Hamsters reach maturity at _________ ___________ of age.

Question 21

Which of the following rodents will bite if touched while sleeping?

A) gerbil
B) hamster
C) mouse
D) ferret

Question 22

List 3 grooming practices of rodents.

Question 25

The male rodent's anogenital distance is:

A) greater from anus to penile area than the female
B) greater from anus to urethra than the female
C) less from anus to penile area than the female
D) less from anus to urethra than the female

Question 26

Mice have a gestation length of:

A) 10 days
B) 20 days
C) 21 days
D) 30 days

Question 27

Which of the following rodents is diurnal?

A) hamster
B) rat
C) mouse
D) gerbil

Question 30

List 2 vaccines that may be given to ferrets.

Question 32

Which rodent species requires Vitamin C in their diets?

A) gerbil
B) chinchilla
C) guinea pig
D) hedgehog

Question 33

Which rodent should be spayed if not being bred?

A) ferret
B) guinea pig
C) rabbit
D) chinchilla

Question 34

Which of the following is the term for a male adult ferret?

A) sprite
B) gib
C) hob
D) jill

Question 35

Which gender of rodent should be taken to the cage for breeding?

A) male
B) female

Question 36

What occurs if ferrets are not spayed?

Question 38

"Wet tail" causes the following in hamsters:

A) weight loss
B) diarrhea
C) nasal discharge
D) all of the above

Question 40

Hamsters will hibernate if the temperature goes:

A) above 90 degrees
B) above 60 degrees
C) below 70 degrees
D) below 45 degrees