Physiological Parameters
Anatomical Features
Reproductive Parameters
Behavior
Environmental Requirements
100
36.5°-38°C (97°-100.4°F)
What is a mouse's body temperature?
100
Small furry mammals with a hairless tail describes these.
What is the discription of a mouse?
100
♂ 50 days, ♀ 50-60 days
What are breeding ages in mice?
100
chewing off the hair of another mouse
What is barbaring?
100
64-79°F
What is the environmental temperature requirement for mice?
200
320-780 bpm
What is a mouse's heart rate?
200
20 – 50 g
What is the weight of a mouse?
200
19 – 21 days
What is the gestation period in a mouse?
200
Mice are most active at night is a description of this.
What is nocturnal?
200
30-70%
What are humidity requirements for mice?
300
85-230 bpm
What is a mouse's respiratory rate?
300
1.5 – 3 years
What is the lifespan of a mouse?
300
4 – 12
What is the number of pups born to a mouse in a normal litter?
300
Mice constantly groom themselves is a description of this.
What is a normal grooming pattern in mice?
300
10-15 air changes per hour
What are the ventilation requirements for mice?
400
12-18g/100g/day
What is the normal food consumption for mice in one day?
400
1/1 incisors, 0/0 caninies, 0/0 premolars, 3/3 molars
What is the dental formula for mice?
400
altricial- deaf, naked and blind
What is the condition in which mice pups are born?
400
A housing situation where mice fight frequently inflicting wounds on each other's genital area.
What is housing male mice together?
400
12-14 hours
What is light cycle requirement for mice?
500
15 mL/100g/day
What is the normal water consumption in mice for one day?
500
Open rooted and grow continuously
What is a discription of a mouse's incisors?
500
40
What is the diploid number of chromosomes in mice?
500
Infant cannibalism is caused by this.
What is the situation when mice are stressed and housed with their new borns? What is the situation when unhealthy mice are born and housed with their mother?
500
being housed in social groups and adding soft materials for nesting are examples of these
What are environmental enrichments used in mice?
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