CHAPTER FIFTEEN REVIEW QUESTIONS
- What is the genus and species name of the guinea pig?
- What country do guinea pigs come from?
- What is a male guinea pig called?
- What are the most common types of guinea pigs seen in practice?
- What behavioral characteristics make the guinea pig a good pet?
- What is meant by the fact that guinea pigs are neophobic?
- What behavior is exhibited in a frightened guinea pig?
- True or false. Vocalizations are uncommon in guinea pigs.
- How many canines does a guinea pig have?
- Which portion of the intestinal tract is particularly large in guinea pigs?
- Which teeth in the guinea pig are open-rooted?
- Why should guinea pigs be bred prior to six months of age?
- At what age do guinea pigs reach breeding age?
- What does the presence of a copulatory plug indicate?
- True or false. Just like chinchillas, guinea pig young are born precocious.
- How long does it take for a baby guinea pig to eat from a bowl?
- True or false. Because guinea pigs do not climb or jump, a lid is not necessary on their cage.
- True or false. With regard to husbandry, guinea pigs are considered messy.
- Which types of guinea pigs may need occasional grooming?
- What vitamin must be supplemented in the guinea pig?
- What is considered to be an appropriate diet for a guinea pig?
- What disease seen in guinea pigs is due to a vitamin C deficiency?
- What causes “lumps” in guinea pigs?
- Which antibiotic cannot be given to guinea pigs?
- True or false. A guinea pig should always be restrained using two hands.
- What anesthetic is recommended in guinea pigs?
- What coccidian can be found in guinea pigs?
- True or false. As in other rodents, the anogenital distance is a reliable sex indicator.
- Where are intramuscular injections given in guinea pigs?
ANSWER KEY
- Caviaporcellus
- South America
- A boar
- Abyssinian, English, Peruvian, American
- They are docile and rarely bite.
- They mistrust new foods or changes in routine.
- If in groups they will stampede or suddenly “freeze” in one position for a few minutes.
- False. They are extremely vocal.
- Zero.
- The cecum.
- All are.
- After six months the fibrocartilaginoussymphysis pubis will be less able to separate during partutrition, resulting in a dystocia.
- Three months of age.
- That breeding has occurred.
- True
- Less than one day.
- True only they are housed in an environment with dogs and cats.
- True
- The longer haired types-Abyssinian and Peruvian.
- Vitamin C
- Hay, commercial pellets fortified with vitamin C, and fresh vegetables.
- Scurvy.
- Swellings on the neck from abscessed lymph nodes.
- Penicillin
- True
- Isoflurane via face mask.
- Cryptosporidium
- False.
- In the large hindlimb muscles.