Hamsters
Gerbils
Guess who?
Common Diseases
Laboratory
100

Heart Rate

what is 310-470?

100

Heart Rate

What is 260-600?

100

The female is larger and usually more aggressive that the male

What is the hamster?

100

T or F - Vaccines are available

What is false?

100

SQ injections are usually given

Where is under the skin over the shoulder?

200

Respiratory Rate

What is 38-110
200

Respiratory Rate

What is 85-160?

200

Has the shortest gestation of all the laboratory species

What is the hamster?

200

T or F - Viral disease is not seen in gerbils

What is true?
200

The volume of blood collected should not exceed 

What is 10% of the blood volume

300

Length of gestation

What is 15-18 days?
300

Length of gestation

What is 23-26 days?

300

Nocturnal

Hamsters

300

Clostridium piliforme

Tyzzer's

300

Anesthetic techniques include

What is injectable and inhalant?

400

Litter Size

What is 5-10?

400

Litter Size

What is 3-8?

400

Are routinely used in endocrine function studies

Gerbils

400

Clinical signs of Demodex

What is alopecia over the rump, back, and neck?

400

Injections are usually given by _______ routes

What is SQ and IP?

500

Life Span

What is 18-36 Months?

500

Life Span

What is 24-39 Months?

500
Should not be picked up by the tail

Gerbils

500

The most common cause of death in aged hamsters

What is amyloidosis?

500

IP injections go

Where is the lower right or left quadrant of the abdomen?