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AnSci 200 Exam #2

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Rabbit and Hare Order

Lagomorpha

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Rabbit and Hare Family

Leporidae

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Are rabbits and hares rodents?

NO

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Why aren’t rabbits and hares considered rodents?

Because they have large front teeth, with small teeth behind the uppers

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Do rabbits have altricial or precocial offspring?

Altricial

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Rabbits body shape

Generally, more compact

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Do hares have altricial or precocial offspring?

Precocial

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Hare body shape

Generally, longer and thinner

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Is a Jack Rabbit a hare or a rabbit?

Hare

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Is a Belgian Hare a hare or a rabbit?

Rabbit

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Male Rabbit

Buck

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Female Rabbit

Doe

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Young Rabit

Kit

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Terminology for Hares

Leverets

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Do rabbits have good or bad hearing?

Very good

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Do rabbits have good or bad smell?

Very good

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How many sense receptors do humans have?

~5-6 million

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How many sense receptors do rabbits have?

~100 million

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Explain a rabbit’s sight from a human’s perspective

  • probably not great

  • poor ability to focus (or for depth perception)

  • poor color recognition (probably)

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Explain a rabbit’s sight from a rabbit’s perspective

  • probably okay

  • very wide range of vision

  • good ability to detect motion, predators

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What is the average weight of a rabbit?

4-8 lbs

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What is the range of weight for rabbits, depending on breed?

2-20 lbs

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Are female rabbits or male rabbits larger?

Females are slightly larger than males

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Two main rabbit colors covered in class

  1. Agouti

  2. Himalayan Patter

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Agouti color type

  • “the wild-type”

  • each hair is banded with different colors

  • “Sandy look”: brown, black, white, tan, etc

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Himalayan Pattern color type

  • dark points and light body

    • hands, feet, nose are dark

    • rest of body is light

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Rabbit hair types

  1. Normal (typical) Rabbit

  2. Rex Rabbits

  3. Satin Rabbits

  4. Angora Rabbits

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What are normal (typical) rabbit hair types? (2 types)

  1. Guard hairs: longer

  2. Underhairs: shorter

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What does Rex mean?

A type of genetic mutation

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What is different about Rex Rabbits from Normal Rabbits

Guard hairs are the same length as the underhairs (all hairs about ½ in. long)

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What appearance do Rex Rabbits have?

Velvety appearance and feel

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Satin Rabbits

  • Strands of hair are flattened

  • Gives an extra sheen

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Angora Rabbits

  • Very long hair

  • Can be used for cloth

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Why are Lop Rabbits called “Lop”

Because their ears “lop” down

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How should you hold a rabbit?

Always want to support the rump (back end)

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Why is it important to support the rump when holding a rabbit?

Because a rabbit can break their back if they kick without support to the rear

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Rabbit shelter characteristics:

  • Outdoors can be good

  • Acclimatize them to cold weather

  • Protect from predators

  • Keep them dry

  • Keep them out of direct wind

  • Wire floor is good

  • Should have solid area for resting

  • Put wire on inside of the wood frame

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Rabbit diet

herbivorous

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What is a good example diet of a rabbit?

  • 50% alfalfa

  • 25% corn

  • 25% oats

  • And a salt block

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What else can you feed rabbits?

Some fresh vegetables

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What is the “pet” diet for a rabbit?

Generally has less grains and more grass hays

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What is Coprophagy?

Where the rabbit eats its cecal pellets, not fecal pellets

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Why do rabbits eat their cecal pellets?

  • Excellent source of B-vitamins

  • Provides nutrients that they didn’t get in digestion

  • Perfectly natural and healthy

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What kind of ovulators are rabbits?

Rabbits are induced ovulators

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Do rabbits still cycle?

Yes, they just don’t ovulate unless ‘induced’

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What is parturition called with rabbits?

Kindling

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Do female rabbits pull hair from their front before kindling to make a nest?

Yes

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Rabbit milk

Very concentrated: may only nurse once or twice a day

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Do does retrieve their kits if they get outside the nest?

No

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Viral Rabbit Disease

Myxomatosis

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Explain the history of Myxomatosis

  • Australia overpopulated with rabbits

  • Took rabbits with this disease from Europe - to Australia - to kill the overpopulated rabbtis

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What transmits Myxomatosis?

Transmitted by mosquitoes and fleas

  • also direct contact

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What is Myxomatosis also known as?

“Big head disease”

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What does Myxomatosis cause?

  • Fever

  • Swollen eyelids, lips, face

  • Swollen vent, scrotum

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Is there treatment for Myxomatosis?

NO, kill the animal and burn it

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Bacterial Rabbit Diseases

  1. “Snuffles”

  2. Mastitis

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What is the most common disease in rabbits?

Snuffles (Pasteurella multocida)

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What is the first symptom of Snuffles?

Wet front feet (rabbits will wipe their nose with their feet)

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What causes Snuffles

Often poor ventilation (this is why outdoor housing might be better)

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Curing Snuffles?

It is hard to cure with antibiotics

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What is Mastitis?

Inflammation of the mammary glands (Staphylococcus aureus)

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Is Mastitis treatable?

Yes, often treatable with antibiotics

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Protozoal Rabbit Disease

Coccidiosis: same as in birds

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How to prevent Coccidiosis

Keep cages clean so fecal pellets are not ingested

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Fungal Rabbit Disease

Ringworm

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Is Ringworm contagious to humans?

Yes

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What does Ringworm cause?

  • Circular patches of lost hair

  • Sores

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Parasitic Rabbit Diseases

  1. Ear Mites

  2. Mange Mites

  3. Worms

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How are ear mites treated?

By massaging in a treatment oil

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Other Rabbit Diseases

  1. Malocclusion

  2. Sore hock and urine burn

  3. Antibiotic use

  4. Hariballs

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What is Malocclusion?

“Buck teeth”

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What can you do if a rabbit gets Malocclusion?

Trim the teeth so the rabbit can eat

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What causes sore hock and urine burn?

Poor management

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What is sore hock and urine burn?

Irritation (on feet) from urine-soaked hair in the cage

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What can antibiotic use cause?

Can cause problems with bacteria in GI tract

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How can hairballs be treated?

  • Some can be passed by giving mineral oil

  • Pineapple juice can help break them down

  • May need to be surgically removed

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Things to consider with free-ranging house rabbits

  • House Rabbit Security

  • “Rabbit-proof” your house

  • Litter box training (can be difficult to train)

  • Have them caged when not around

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Are Easter Rabbits a good idea to give as a gift?

NO