small mammals

ANGORA

  • oldest domestic rabbit

  • french royalty pets

  • bred for their wool, which is finer and softer than cashmere

  • 3.5-4 ibs

  • super fluffy

CALIFORNIAN

  • meat breed

  • good quality pelt

  • second most popular meat

  • big ears and moderate in size

  • white with black points

  • 7-12 ibs

DUTCH

  • top 10 most popular breeds

  • compact, well-rounded body; round head; short, stocky well-furred ears; short, glossy “fly back” fur

  • six colors (white white)

  • for show

  • small 3.5.5.5 ibs

ENGLISH SPOT

  • spot markings

  • one of oldest breeds

  • mid size

  • 8 ibs

  • arch body

  • big ears

HOLLAND LOP

  • floppy ears

  • sweet and nonaggressive

  • compact in size

  • attractive

  • 2-4 ibs

  • pose in a sitting position

  • can be solid and broken in color

MINI-REX

  • friendly and small

  • 3.5-4.5 ibs

  • well-rounded back, strong shoulders and legs, with short neck

  • plush velvet fur

  • solid of broken color

NETHERLAND DWARF

  • cute

  • 1.5- 3.5 (light)

  • head and eyes are larger compared to body

  • trained like a dog or cat

  • head sits on top of ball shaped body

NEW ZEALAND

  • large and muscular

  • 10-12 ibs (heavy)

  • most popular meat breed

  • bright red eyes

  • snowy fur with short fur on ears (almost skin)

  • white, red, and black


CHINCHILLA

  • largest rodent

  • herbivore (eats plants)

  • active during dusk and dawn

  • need exercise and toys to file teeth

  • jump up to 6 ft

  • popular in fur trade

  • must be kept cool

  • only gray in nature

FERRET

  • same genus as weasel

  • carnivore (meat) and hunts rabbit

  • spray like a skunk

  • eats often due to fast metabolism

  • illegal to own in cali

  • hop and dance when happy, hiss when angry

GERBILS

  • shorter ears than mouse

  • dinural

  • kill other rodents that’s not their clan

  • illegal in cali

  • cant live in plastic cages

  • clean

  • social and rarely aggressive

GUINEA PIG

  • large rodent

  • live 4-5 years

  • learn complex paths to food

  • grass natural diet, but fed alfalfa pellets

  • kept in pairs or groups

  • need vitamin c

HAMSTER

  • short and stocky

  • nub tail

  • omnivores (both meat and plants)

  • poor eyesight

  • horde food and store in cheeks

  • best alone

  • live 2-3 years

HEDGEHOG

  • spines on back

  • curl into back when threatened

  • vocal

  • omnivores

  • 4-7 years

  • cancer is common

MOUSE

  • short life span

  • bite

  • active at night

  • males alone, females in groups

  • smelly

  • large rounded ears

  • round snouts

  • beady eyes and long thin tails

RAT

  • intelligent and social

  • don’t smell

  • kept in same sex pairs

  • 2-3 year

  • sensitive to hot and cold

  • longer face and eyes than mouse

  • large rough tail

SUGAR GLIDER

  • tree gliding possum

  • omnivore, préfère sweet/sugary food

  • common traded animal in illegal pet trade

  • illegal in cali

  • social