Who am I? | ||
#1 | Chinchilla laniger | |
#2 | Octodon degus | |
#3 | Multimammate rat; Mastomys natalensis | |
#4 | Praire vole; Microtus ochrogaster | |
#5 | White footed deer mouse; Peromyscus leucopus |
Name the Animal Model | ||
#1 | I am a common epilepsy model | Gerbil |
#2 | I am a model for biliary physiology and gallstone formation. | Black-tailed prairie dog |
#3 | I am monogamous and used to study pair bonding. | Prairie voles |
#4 | I am a model of viral respiratory tract disease caused by paramyxoviruses. | Cotton Rats |
#5 | I am used to investigate circadean rhythm behavior | degu |
Gerbil Biology | ||
#1 | ventral abdominal marking gland. Androgen dependent gland that attains a larger size in males | |
#2 | Gestation period in the gerbil? | 24-26 days in nonlactating; 27 days in lactating females |
#3 | What anatomical feature allows this animal to be a good stroke model? | Incomplete circle of willis |
#4 | Dietary fat content should be below this level in gerbils. | <4%; diets higher than this in fat can lead to high blood cholesterol |
#5 | T/F Gerbils require more frequent cage changes compared to other rodents. | False, produce small amount of urine and require less freqent changes. |
Diseases | ||
#1 | Cause of sore nose in gerbils. | increased harderian gland secretion of porphyrins which act as a skin irritant. Underlying environmental causes may include humidity >50% or overcrowding |
#2 | Gerbils are known to be particularly susceptable to what bacterial GI pathogen. | Clostridium piliforme, Tyzzers disease |
#3 | Neoplasia which affects the ventral marking gland in gerbils. | Squamous cell carcinoma |
#4 | Fur slip;predator aviodance mechanism in chinchillas | |
#5 | Common cause of upper respiratory clinical signs in a black tail prairie dog. | Odontoma |
Fun Facts | ||
#1 | Define diastema | toothless interval between first incisor and cheek teeth |
#2 | T/F Administering pencillin-dihydrostreptomycin procaine combination to gerbils results in acute toxicity and mortality | True, due to dihydrostreptomycin and can produce 80-100% mortality |
#3 | T/F Peromyscus sp. are susceptable to a variety of zoonotic agents and precautions should be taken prior to placing in animal facility. | True, they can carry leptospirosis, hantavirus, Q fever, Hymenolepis spp. |
#4 | Name the two rodent suborders | Sciurognathi and hystricognathi |
#5 | Name one characteristic all rodents share. | highly specialized dentition for gnawing |
Final Question | |
A common aural tumor in mongolian gerbils. | Cholesteatoma |