1. Pocket Pets: Murines, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs
Test Review

2. 1. What external parasite can cause tapeworms?
A. Lice B. Mites C. Fleas D. Ticks

3. 2. True or False. Do rats, mice, guinea pigs, and hamsters reach maturity at the same time?

4. 3. Which mom, when threatened, may turn cannibalistic. A. Rats B
3. Which mom, when threatened, may turn cannibalistic? A. Rats B. Mice C. Hamster D. Guinea Pig

5. 4. Hamster training should happen when. a. they are young b
4. Hamster training should happen when? a. they are young b. you first get them c. they are old d. they are teenager e. A and B

6. 5. What should you always do before attempting to handle any of these animals?
Poke them
Pick them up
Scream
Wake them up

7. 6. True or False?
This is a Female guinea pig.

8. 7. Which group of animals does it not matter if you put the male in with female or female in with male? A. Rats and Mice B. Hamsters C. Guinea pig

9. 8. What would a hamster mother might do if they feel threatened. A
8. What would a hamster mother might do if they feel threatened? A. Kill their young. B. Nothing C. Attack you!

10. 9.Animals with body hair fall under Class Mammalia.
True
False

11. 10. Name the breed
A) Peruvian
B) Abyssinian
C) American

12. 11. Rodents that sleep during day and active during night are called…
Hibernate
Octurnal
Nocturnal
Penile area

13. 12. Which is not a symptom of respiratory infections?
A. Hair loss B. Wheezing C. Eye / nasal discharge D. Sneezing

14. 13. Hamsters are best housed alone due to the fact that they are naturally _________. Word bank: social solitary aggressive curious

15. 14. Which one of these is not a color strain for rats?
A. Hooded B. Black C. Spotted D. Brown E. White

16. 15. Name the breed
A) Chinese
B) Syrian

17. 16. Order _____ is classified by having a single pair of continuously growing _____ in the upper and lower jaw.
Mammalia Nocturnal
Crepuscular Arid
Cheek pouches Incisors
Rodentia

18. 17. True or false?
This is a male mouse.

19. 18. Which of the four animals are prone to tumors
18. Which of the four animals are prone to tumors? Both benign and malignant.
A. Guinea pigs B. Hamsters C. Rats D. Mice

20. 19. What Order has continually growing incisors?
Rodentia
Carnivora
Erinaceomorpha
Taxonomy
Interesting…

21. 20. Sub-family gerbillinae- “_______” includes about 110 species of African and Asian rodents including sand rats and jerds all adapted to _____ habitats
Chordata Desert Rats
Dirty Rats Chinese Rats
Dark Crepuscular
Arid

22. 21. Fill in the blank: Never hold a ____ by its tail. A. mouse B. rat C. hamster

23. 22. True or False?
This is a female guinea pig.

24. 23. Which is not a prevention for Wet tail?
A. Providing good sanitation B. Providing good Nutrition C. Bathing them daily D. Minimizing stress

25. 24. What is the best way to treat ‘wet tail’ and respiratory infections?
A. Change food/water B. Antibiotics C. Clean their home more often D. Give treats E. All of the above

26. 25. True or false? Should all pocket pets pup/kit be weaned at 3 weeks?

27. 26. The scientific name for mice and rats is
Murine
Cavy
Dam
Sire

28. 27. Name the breed
A) Peruvian
B) Abyssinian
C) American

29. 28. How do you train any animal from the rodentia order. A. use food B
28. How do you train any animal from the rodentia order? A. use food B. discipline C. train young D. both A and C

30. 29. Intact male mouse or rat is a…
Dam
Boar
Sow
Sire

31. 30. Select one snack the rats and mice can eat?
Fruit
Seeds
Steak
Cheese

32. 31. When handling, put the tail of a mouse:
A. Between the ends of your index and thumb
B. In a closed fist
C. Between fingers
D. Wrapped around your finger

33. 32. Which of these hamsters are the female?

34. 33. Fill in the blank: You have to _____ often to tame hamsters. A
33. Fill in the blank: You have to _____ often to tame hamsters. A. Handle B. not handle C. restrain

35. 34. True or False?
Mice can develop a medical condition known as “wet tail”

36. 35. How do you identify mice/rats?
A. By ear size
B. By length of tail
C. By color/strains
D. By breeds

37. 36. A breeding female mouse or rat is called a…
Hooded
Snout
Sow
Dam

38. 37. What subfamily is described as desert rats?
Murine
Gerbillinae
Cricetinae
Caviinae
Mustelinae

39. 38. The storage area in a hamster’s mouth is a…
Incisor
Cheek pouch
Burrow
Defensive Reaction

40. A. Wet tail B. Respiratory infections C. Tumors D. Tapeworms
39. What Disease is mostly found in rats, mice, guinea pigs, and hamsters?
A. Wet tail B. Respiratory infections C. Tumors D. Tapeworms

41. 40. The scientific name for a Guinea Pig is…
Murine
Benign
Malignant
Cavy

42. 41. If degrees is what a Hamsters housing temperature should be, what is their hibernation temperature?
35°F
70°F
45°F
40°F

43. Guinea Pig
42. True or False?
Guinea Pigs can produce
Vitamin C

44. Hamsters
43. Which one of these is the Syrian hamster?
A.) B.)

45. 44. Name the breed
A) Peruvian
B) Abyssinian
C) American

46. 45. What animal is this?
Boar
Sow
Cavy
Murine

47. 46. Which one out of 3 do not have a cheek pouch?
A. Hamster B. Guinea Pigs C. Rats and Mice

48. 47. What Subfamily is most active at night?
Murine
Gerbillinae
Cricetinae
Caviinae

49. 48. Cancerous Tumors are called…
Benign
Malignant
Vitamin C
Ad lib

50. 49. What vitamin does a guinea pig need added to their diet?
Vitamin B12
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Vitamin C

51. EX1. Which is NOT a characteristic of the Kingdom Animalia?
They have specialized cells
They rely on other organisms for nourishment
They can reproduce asexually
They are multicellular

52. EX 2. Which characteristic defines the Phylum Chordata?
Having a spinal/hollow nerve cord
Having mammary glands
Having an umbilical cord
Having hair/fur

53. EX 3. Which is NOT a unique characteristic of the Class Mammalia?
They have paws
They have body hair
The females have mammary glands
They’re warm-blooded

54. EX 4. What is another name for the Subfamily Gerbillinae?
Gerbils
Desert rats
Jirds
Arid rodents