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Vet 217 BRCC
Exotic Mammals
30
Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
02/24/2010

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Term
The Pet Shop
Definition

Must obey local, state, federal laws

Cannot sell protected species

Must abide by local "dangerous species" laws

Must maintain humane standards

Is subject to AWA if they sell exotic mammals

Often staff is poorly trained/inexperienced

Good for the DMV to maintain good relationship with pet shop for referrals and client education

Term
Resources in a Pet Shop
Definition

Cages

Housing

Books

Diets

Other Needs

Term
Prairie Dogs
Definition

No longer banned

Used to be carriers of monkey pox

Burrowing rodent

Native to Western US

Social

Diurnal

Live 6-10 yrs

Open rooted incisors/molars

Can be aggressive

Make BAD PETS!

Term
Prairie Dog Diet
Definition

Rodent Chow

Hay supplement

Dark green leafy veggies

Term
Prairie Dog Repro
Definition

Males have scrotal sac

Seasonally polyestrous Jan - March

30 d Gestation

One litter/year

Wean at 6 wks

Puberty 2-3 yrs

Term
8 Common Prairie Dog Problems
Definition

Obesity

Respiratory Disease

Slobbers

Dermatophytosis

Yersinia pestis

Pseudo Tb

Pododermatitis

Trauma

Term
Yersinia pestis
Definition
"Plague" spread by the Rodent Flea
Term
Pododermatitis
Definition
caused by keeping the Prairie Dog on wire.
Term
Degus
Definition

Chinchilla-like rodents

From Chile

Social

Active

Live 5-9 Yrs.

Can use dust bath 1-2 times a week, but not necessary

Lie flat when too hot

Like vertical housing

Term
Degu Diet
Definition

Rodent chow or GP chow

No simple sugars

Term
Degu Repro
Definition

Males have longer anal-genital distance

Vulva appears penile-like

90 d gestation

1-8 precocious young

Term
Degu Disease
Definition

Tail Slip

Overheating (lie flat when hot)

Cataracts

Term
African Hedgehog
Definition

Insectivore

Live 6-10 yrs

Nocturnal

Roll into a ball when scared

Like to dig

Solitary

Often hypersalivate when exposed to new scents

Term
Anting
Definition
Hypersalivation when exposed to new scents.
Term
Hedgehog Restraint
Definition

Examine in low light (they don't like light because they are nocturnal)

Lightweight gloves

Back stroke rump spines

Gently but firmly unroll mantle

Suspend head down

Term
Hedgehog Husbandry
Definition

Prefer dim light

Keep on paper or pelleted bedding

Do not use bedding that clumps in their spines

Do NOT keep on wire

Clean frequently

Keep 75-85° F

Need hiding place

Term
Hedgehog Diet
Definition

Commercial diets are available

Can feed a high quality kitten or ferret diet

Supplement with fruit/veggies

Supplement with mealworms/crickets

Feed in the pm and remove leftover in am

Can drink from water bottle

Must gut-load mealworms/crickets to get nutrients to them, if they make up main part of diet

Term
Hedgehog Repro
Definition

Males are larger than females

Males have a ventral penis and internal testes

Puberty at 2 mos

Breed all year

Gestation 34-37 d

3 pup avg. litter

Wean 4-6 wks

Infanticide is common

Term
Hedghog Blood Draw Sites
Definition

Lateral saphenous

Jugular

Cephalic

Term
Hedgehog Diseases
Definition

Mites, fleas, ticks

Lungworm, other nematodes

Pneumonia

Tooth abscesses

Papillomas

Herpes simplex

Sqamous cell carcinoma

Term
Hedgehogs are the only non-primate that contracts this disease.
Definition
Herpes simplex
Term
Sugar Gliders
Definition

Marsupials

Originally from Australia

A gliding possum

Nocturnal

Arboreal

Live 10-12 yrs

Social

Have a thin membrane stretching from their fingers to their toes

Term
Sugar Glider Husbandry
Definition

Mesh OK

Use TALL cage

Provide nesting/sleeping box

Need soft bedding

Tree branches

Keep 50-90°

No direct sun

Term
Sugar Glider Diet
Definition

Omnivorous

Eat in the PM

50% insects and dry cat food

50% Leadbetter's mixture

Glideraide available

Term
Leadbetter's mixture
Definition

For feeding Sugar Gliders:

Hard boiled egg

150 ml honey

25 g baby cereal

150 ml water

1 tsp vitamin/mineral supplement

Term
Sugar Glider Repro
Definition

Males have a scrotum

Females have a pouch

Breed 7-14 mos

Estrous cycle 29 d

Gestation 16 d

1-2 young per litter

2 litters per year

Leave pouch 70 d

Leave nest 4 mos

Wean 4-6 wks after leaving nest

Term
Marsupials seen in pet trade
Definition

Sugar Gliders

Short Tailed Opossum

Striped Opossum

Wallabies

Mouse Opossum

Term
Family Canidae
Definition
Can get same diseases as the domestic dog, most are social, aggressive
Term
Family Felidae
Definition
Related to domestic cat, susceptible to same diseases, most are solitary, can see canine distemper in large cats, small species seen as pets
Term
Cougars
Definition
endangered in East, hunted in West, seen as pets, cannot be fed cat food alone
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