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WorksheetsRodent Unit
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Which animal should NOT get wet?
Mouse
Rat
Guinea Pig
Chinchilla
What is the easiest way to pick up a gerbil?
At the base of the tail
Scruff
Don't touch them at all
Scoop
What is the name of the most common color of a Gerbil? This can also be a color of guinea pig
Black
White
Agouti
Piebald
What vitamin must a guinea pig have in its diet?
A
B
C
D
What medical condition is the result of a vitamin C deficiency?
Scurvy
Dehydration
Constipation
Diabetes
Which rodent has cheek pouches?
Mouse
Rat
Hamster
Gerbil
What type of food is best for small animals?
Hard
Soft
What is the definition of Nocturnal?
When an animal does not eat
When an animal does not sleep
When an animal is awake at night
When an animal is awake during the day
What does the term “gestation” mean?
The act of giving birth
How long an animal is pregnant
It's lifespan
It's diet
In what country are guinea pigs kept as a meat source?
USA
England
Peru
Spain
Other than scooping a hamster, how else could you handle one?
Don't!
The base of the tail
Scruffing
With 1 hand
Enteritis is the technical term for what disease that is common in rodents?
Pneumonia
Influenza
Wet Tail
The common cold
What does the suffix “- itis” refer to at the end of a word?
Death
Inflammation
Constipation
Cancer
Which rodent is precocial?
Mouse
Rat
Hamster
Guinea Pig
A rodent must have something to chew on at all times. Why?
Their teeth are sharp
Their teeth never stop growing
They're always hungry
They get bored
What is the term when a rodent's teeth are over grown?
Itis
Malocclusion
Palatibility
Coprophagy
What is the average lifespan for guinea pigs?
1-2 years
4-8 years
10 years
6 months
What type of baths should a chinchilla get?
Dust
Water
Dawn Dish Soap
Shampoo
What rodent is this?
Mouse
Hamster
Gerbil
Rat
What rodent is this?
Mouse
Hamster
Gerbil
Rat
What rodent is this?
Mouse
Hamster
Gerbil
Rat
What rodent is this?
Chinchilla
Guinea Pig
Rat
Hamster
What rodent is this?
Rat
Hamster
Chinchilla
Guinea Pig
What rodent is this?
Mouse
Gerbil
Hamster
Rat
What breed of Guinea Pig do we have here in Animal Science?
Abyssinian
American
White Crested
Peruvian
