Small Mammal Husbandry and Care

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📋 Course Outline

  1. Housing Requirements
  2. Diet Recommendations
  3. Enrichment Activities
  4. Veterinary Care
  5. Rabbit Husbandry
  6. Guinea Pig Husbandry
  7. Chinchilla Husbandry
  8. Myomorph Rodent Care
  9. Ferret Husbandry
  10. Hedgehog Husbandry
  11. Sugar Glider Husbandry

📖 1. Housing Requirements

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Housing: The environment where small mammals are kept, including cage design, size, substrate, and enrichment.
  • Enrichment: Activities and objects that stimulate natural behaviors, promoting mental and physical health.
  • Vertical Space: The height of enclosures, crucial for arboreal species like sugar gliders and chinchillas.
  • Torpor: A state of decreased physiological activity in response to environmental conditions, common in species like hedgehogs and sugar gliders.
  • Substrate: Material placed on the cage floor, affecting hygiene, comfort, and natural behaviors.
  • Temperature Regulation: Maintaining appropriate environmental temperatures to prevent stress, hypothermia, or heat stroke.
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1. What is the primary role of diet recommendations in small mammal husbandry?

2. What is the minimum recommended cage size for a rabbit, according to the course outline?

3. What are housing requirements in small mammal husbandry?

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Housing — species-specific needs?

Cage size, enrichment, and environment vary by species.

Housing — purpose?

Environment for small mammal care.

Diet — key for herbivores?

High-fiber hay, low-calcium greens, and balanced pellets.

Enrichment — role?

Stimulates natural behaviors, promotes health.

Enrichment — purpose?

Stimulates natural behaviors, prevents boredom, promotes health.

Vertical Space — importance?

Allows climbing, meets arboreal needs.

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