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Question 1

a degu is a — rodent

Answer 1

hystricomorph - similar to chinchillas

Question 2

where are degu from

Answer 2

andes mt in chile

Question 3

— are rodents used for research in diabetes and cataracts

Answer 3

degu

Question 4

behavior of degu

Answer 4

social- colonies- 2-3
diurnal- during day
dig burrows
live 4-6 years

Question 5

degu have — teeth

Answer 5

elodont- continuously grow

Question 6

degu diet

Answer 6

herbivores
grass hay
treats- carrots, seeds, veggies
avoid sugary and starchy foods
coprophagic

Question 8

can you picl up degu by tail or scruff?

Answer 8

no

Question 9

where to get blood from degu

Answer 9

cranial vena cava
lateral saphenous and femoral

Question 10

what meds can cause fatal dysbiosis in GP, rabbits and degu

Answer 10

• beta lactams, lincomycin, clindamycin. erythromycin
• steroids

Question 11

common degu medical disorders

Answer 11

• dental malocclusion- teeth continuously grow
• poor diet
• DM
• tail deglove

Question 12

prairie dogs are used as research models for

Answer 12

gallstones

Question 13

prairie dog behavior

Answer 13

• social- colony- 1 male, several females
• diurnal
• careful for intermale fighting

Question 14

prairie dog teeth

Answer 14

• incisors- elodont- continuous
• cheeck- rooted- anelodont

Question 16

blood for prairie dog

Answer 16

• under anesthesia- jugular, cranial vena cava
• cephalic, saphenous, femoral

Question 17

when to spay or neuter PD

Answer 17

> 6 months

Question 18

what meds to avoid in PD

Answer 18

same as degu, GP, rabbits

• beta lactams, lincomycin, clindamycin, erythromycin
• steroids

Question 19

medical disorders in PD

Answer 19

• incisor malocclusion
• elodontoma- benign mass of incisors
• obesity
• cardiomyopathy
• cancer- hepatobiliary timors- ademonas and carcinomas
• plague, tylaremia, lepto, ring worm

Question 20

hedgehog behavior

Answer 20

• nocturnal
• solitary
• climb, swim
• poor vision
• flehman response
• slef anointing

Question 21

rodents can vomit

true or false

Answer 21

false

Question 22

true or false

hedgehogs can vomit

Answer 22

true- simple stomach- insectivore

Question 23

spines of hedgehog called

Answer 23

mantle

• panniculus muscle

Question 24

blood from hedgehog

Answer 24

• anesthesia- jugular, CVC
• cephalic, saphenous, femoral
• SQ injections- where spines meet fur

Question 25

medical disorders in hedgehog

Answer 25

* obesity * mites * dental disease * cancer- very common oral SCC, GI lymphoma * wobbly headgehog syndrome (young < 2 yo) * salmonella- asymptomatic carriers

Question 26

sugar gliders are from

Answer 26

australia and new guinea

Question 27

sugar glider behavior

Answer 27

* aboreal- climbers * nocturnal * social * fastidious groomers * mark territory * vocal

Question 28

what is the gliding membrane on sugar glider

Answer 28

patagium from wrist to ankles

Question 29

hind feet of sugar glider

Answer 29

* oppasable 1st digit * 2 and 3 fused- comb * 4th very long

Question 30

teeth of sugar gliders

Answer 30

all rooted * they have very long lower incisors for tree bark * do not trim teeth

Question 31

where are scent glands for sugar gliders

Answer 31

paracloacal glands * males also have forehead and sternal chest glands

Question 32

--- have a forked penis

Answer 32

sugar gliders

Question 33

female sugar gliders

Answer 33

* 4 teats * pouch- 1-2 joeys at a time * 15-17 day gestation * attached for 50-75 days

Question 34

sugar glider diet

Answer 34

omnivores * 75% pellet, 25% fruit/veggies * leadbeaters diet

Question 35

how to hold sugar glider

Answer 35

* towel- do not scruff * can grab base of tail

Question 36

medical disorders of sugar gliders

Answer 36

* GI- malnutrition, obesity, diarrhea * cloacal disease- prolapse, impaction * repro disease- pouch infection * self mutilation * ocular injuries * lymphoma

Question 37

medical disorders for skunks

Answer 37

* spay and neuter/ descent * distemper and rabies * baylisascaris- neural migrans * obesity * dental disease