Small Mammal Handling/Husbandy & Diseases QUIZ

Question 1

Which species requires a diet high in Vitamin C?
1. rat
2. rabbit
3. guinea pig
4. ferret

Answer 1

3. guinea pig

Question 2

The rabbit immune system has difficulty fighting which bacterial infection?
1. Salmonella
2. E.coli
3. Staphlococcus
4. Pasturella

Answer 2

4. Pasturella

Question 3

T/F: It is okay to scruff the skin over the dorsal shoulders of the chinchilla as a restraint technique.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A canine disease that is contagious to ferrets is
1. Canine Coronavirus
2. Demodex canis
3. Canine Distemper
4. Canine Parvovirus

Answer 4

3. Canine Distemper

Question 5

Which animal is correctly restrained utilizing the base of the tail?
1. hamster
2. rat
3. ferret
4. rabbit

Answer 5

2. rat

Question 6

Which species may acquire hepatic coccidiosis?
1. rabbit
2. ferret
3. guinea pig
4. rat

Answer 6

1. rabbit

Question 7

T/F: Red-colored urine is normal in the rabbit.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

T/F: The ear mite of the rabbit is called Otodectes lagi.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

T/F: Non-breeding female ferrets should be spayed to prevent bone marrow failure of estrus.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T/F: The most common venipuncture site of the rat is the jugular vein.

Answer 10

False.
It is the tail vein

Question 11

The most common cause of pododermatitis of guinea pigs or rabbits is
1. wire cage floors
2. high protein diets
3. self-trauma
4. low fiber diets

Answer 11

1. wire cage floors

Question 12

Urinary calculi of rabbits are associated with
1. Low water consumption and high alfalfa diets
2. malocclusion
3. low fiber diets
4. over-crowding

Answer 12

1. Low water consumption and high alfalfa diets