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FERRETS & RABBITS
MICE & RATS
HODGEPODGE 1
REPTILES
HODGEPODGE 2
100
This is the main component of a rabbit's diet.
What is hay (Timothy)?
100
This is the area of the body most commonly associated with tumors in mice and rats.
What is the mammary tissue?
100
These rodents have extensive cheek pouches that reach all the way back to their scapulae.
What are hamsters?
100
Reptiles carry this zoonotic bacteria.
What is salmonella?
100
These are the 3 filters types that should be present in aquariums.
What is mechanical, chemical, and biological?
200
Ferrets should be vaccinated for these 2 diseases.
What are Rabies and Distemper?
200
This is the preferred site for venipuncture in pet rats.
What is the tail vein?
200
This is a unique husbandry requirement for chinchillas.
What is a dust bath?
200
This is the name for the dorsal part of a tortoise shell.
What is the carapace?
200
This is the best shape for a fish tank.
What is long and wide?
300
This is a human disease infectious to ferrets.
What is influenza?
300
The rodents are quite social and do best with group housing.
What are rats?
300
Guinea pigs are susceptible to this illness, which they may get from other pets in the household.
What is Bordetella?
300
This is the most important aspect of feeding an insectivorous lizard.
What is "gut-loading" the prey (feeding a highly nutritious food with vitamins and minerals to the crickets, etc).
300
This is the area of the body where TB testing is performed on primates.
What is the eyelid?
400
This is the causative agent of "Snuffles" in rabbits.
What is Pasteurella?
400
This is the red substance secreted by Harderian glands (sometimes mistaken as "red tears")
What is porphyrin?
400
This rodent is prone to seizures.
What are gerbils?
400
This vitamin deficiency is associated with ophthalmic signs in turtles.
What is Vitamin A deficiency?
400
This is the causative agent of Psittacosis.
What is Chlamydophila psittaci?
500
The presence of atropinase in some rabbits renders atropine useless, therefore which anti-cholinergic is preferred?
What is glycopyrrolate?
500
This is the causative agent of CRD (Chronic Respiratory Disease) in rodents.
What is Mycoplasma pulmonis?
500
This is a strange but normal behavior seen in hedgehogs, which can sometimes look like a seizure.
What is self-anointing?
500
You're having a bad day of venipuncture and cannot hit the tail vein on your snake patient. This is your second choice for venipuncture.
What is the heart?
500
Vitamin C is required in these 2 species.
What are guinea pigs and primates?