AVS 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Degloving, Chinchilla, Inhalant
13 Dec 2015
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Native to south america: andes mountains, live on mountainside ledges. Move around a lot in wild: don"t stay in one location, no single permanent home. Make for good pets: docile, rarely bite. Social: with others and with humans. Vocal: chirp curious, whistle food, drilling, squealing. Timid: keep from animals they could deem as predators. Group housing: males may fight, barbering is very common. When afraid: individual will freeze, group will charge or stampede. Scent glands: peri-anal sebaceous glands, territory marking, pheromones. Inguinal region groin: female y shaped anogenital region, male testes may be not be readily visible, palpate penis under skin. Maturity: boars 9-10 weeks, sows 4-6 weeks. Polyestrous: 16 day cycle, postpartum estrus. After giving birth they go right into heat: father and mother both care for young, litter size. Usually 2-4: born precocious hay/solid food in a couple of days. Walls at least 8 inches high: not great climbers or jumpers.
