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Pocket Pets are not defined by breeds rather they are grouped by ... They tend to make the best choice pet hamsters for children because of their docile ...
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Slide 3:HAMSTERS
Slide 4:2 types of hamsters
Golden/Syrian Dwarf/Chinese
Golden hamster: Native to the desert areas of Syria. Has rich mahogany or orange color on the back with a white or creamy colored underside and legs.Slide 6:AKA Syrian Hamster
Mesocricetus auratus
Slide 7:SYRIAN/GOLDEN
Its average life span is 2˝ - 4 years. They tend to make the best choice pet hamsters for children because of their docile nature, and easiness to tame.
A black patch is usually present along the side of the cheeks. Can be Long-haired or “teddy bear” hamsters with long, silky fur.Slide 9:TEDDY BEAR SYRIAN
Slide 10:Syrian Hamster – also come in other colors
The Long Haired coat mutation occurred in 1972 in the USA. Syrian Hamsters: - Black Bear hamsters Teddy Bear hamsters - Fancy hamsters. They can have several different color and coat types.Slide 14:Black Bear Syrian Hamster, since 1985
Syrian Hamsters Reach lengths of 6-7 inches. Has expandable cheek pouches which can carry up to half its weight in food and/or bedding.
Slide 18:The Syrian hamster is solitary, (as adults) and will fight or even kill another hamster in its territory
Slide 19:Hairless Syrian Hamster
The litter consisted of 12 young hamsters, and he took these, as well as the mother, back to his laboratory in Jerusalem. However, only three of the young hamsters made it, but they were in excellent health. When they were mature, these babies were interbred and produced many litters. Several litters were taken to laboratories in France, England, and, in 1938, to North America. The word "hamster" come from the German word associated with the storing of food; hamsters are known for filling their cheek pouches with food. b. Dwarf/small desert hamster: light gray with a dark stripe down the back.Slide 25:Aka CHINESE HAMSTER
They can be friendly little hamsters and often have good temperaments You can keep them in pairs but if they fight they will need to be separated. They are quite small when fully grown and look a bit like a mouse except they don't have long tails.Slide 27:Hamster Basics
Feed – commercial hamster food. Water – fresh water available at all times in water bottles Bedding – Aspen or Pine shavings. Changed 1 -2 times/week Treats – sparingly Cage – secure! chewproof
Gerbil Coat Colors ORIGINS The common pet gerbil originated in Mongolia. a. Mongolian Gerbil: reddish brown to dark brown. The Mongolian Gerbil's wild type color is agouti. Agouti means he is golden brown with a black ticked fur pattern.
Gerbils became popular pets after 1954, when twenty breeding pairs of gerbils were brought to the U.S. from eastern Mongolia for scientific testing. Almost all pet gerbils today are descended from these 40. Average Lifespan: 2-4 years ECOLOGICAL IMPACT Gerbils originally lived in the desert, and can cause great harm if released in warm climates. California and New Mexico have laws against importing gerbils. Despite these laws, some gerbils have escaped into the wild where they have bred like rabbits. Gerbils are highly social and do not like being alone at all, not like the solitary Syrian hamster. If you're getting gerbils you must get at least two.
Slide 39:Pied Agouti notice the arrows
Slide 40:Polar Fox
Slide 41:Black
Slide 42:Ruby eyed White
Slide 43:Gerbil Basics
Feed – commercial gerbil food. Water – fresh water available at all times in water bottles Bedding – Aspen or Pine shavings. Changed 1 -2 times/week Treats – sparingly Cage – secure! chewproof
Rat Coat Color Types Rats come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, from solid black to white, from dark browns to warm tans to creams, from slate grey to pale blue. Rats can display patches of white. The variation is immense! a. Black: tail is longer than the head and body, and the ears are about half as long as the head. Color is usually black or dark gray with a brown or gray-white underside.b. Brown: larger than the black rat and the tail is always shorter than the head and body. Thicker and more robust with short and more rounded ears and fur is dark to gray brown on the back with lighter colors on the underside.
Slide 53:Hooded Rats
Slide 54:Dumbo Rats
the presence of a mutation - causes its broadened ears to sit low on its head
Slide 55:Hairless Rat
Rats normally prefer to have cage mates. Male rats are called "bucks" and are more placid than the female "does", and babies are called "kittens" A group of rats is called a "mischief" Rats are nocturnal so can be most active and noisy at night time They live for around 2 years Unlike most hamsters, rats almost never bite (unless provoked), love to be handled, and are great for kids Rats are clean! Contrary to popular belief, rats are very clean animals. They are constantly grooming themselves and keep their coats very tidy. Rats are intelligent! They can learn tricks and even their own names.Slide 61:Mine detecting rats!
Rats have been trained to locate land mines by smell. Have also been trained to identify tuberculosis from samples http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070912-of-mice-and-mines-trained-rats-search-for-explosives-tuberculosis.html
Slide 63:Rat Basics
Feed – commercial rat food. Water – fresh water available at all times in water bottles Bedding – Aspen or Pine shavings. Changed 1 -2 times/week Treats – sparingly Cage – secure! Chewproof! large
Slide 64:MICE COLOR COATS
There are two types of mice raised today: the fancy (pet) mouse and the laboratory mouse. The pet mouse originated around 1900 and since then it has developed into 60 colors and varieties. a. Self colors = one colorb. Tans- any color with tan belly c. Piebald or pied marked mice- mice with spots, patches or broken patterns
d. Satins- any color or markings with satin coat e. Any other variety Mice are by nature, timid, and social. They have two speeds, on and off. Most live approximately 740 - 1000 days (2-3 yrs) Two males kept together tend to fight Mice became domesticated in the 1300's in China. Over the years, mice have been given a bad reputation, and they have been considered dirty. Domesticated mice are constantly grooming their fur and are in fact quite clean.
Slide 75:Mouse Basics
Feed – commercial mouse food. Water – fresh water available at all times in water bottles Bedding – Aspen or Pine shavings. Changed 1 -2 times/week Treats – sparingly Cage – secure! chewproof
Slide 76:GUINEA PIGS
They originated from South America, where they still live in the wild today. AKA Cavy In Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador - roasted Guinea Pig is a common food. On average guinea pigs can live to 5 - 6 years. Abyssinian- rough, wiry hair coat. The hair is made up of swirls or cowlicks called rosettes.b. American- hair is short, very glossy and fine in texture.
c. Peruvian – Longhaired variety. Looks like an animated mop.
d. Satin- coat is fine, dense, and soft, and has sheen.
e. Silkie- a long-haired without frontal sweep over head, instead it has a mane that sweeps back from the head, between the ears, and back over the back and down the sides.
f. Teddy- short, kinky hair, with short, resilient fur.
g. White crested- short hair with a crest and resembles the American.
Slide 97:Hairless Guinea Pigs!
Slide 98:Guinea Pig Basics
Feed – commercial feed. Water – fresh water available at all times in water bottles Bedding – Aspen or Pine shavings. Changed 1 -2 times/week Treats – sparingly Cage – large.
Slide 99:CHINCHILLA
Standard Grey: blue-gray that is most popular. Color of wild chinchillasSlide 102:Chinchillas
All colors other than Standard gray are called MUTATIONS
b. White: mutation with black or pink eyes Pink white (White & Beige genes) Pink ears & pink eyes “Lily” NO HOMOZYGOUS WHITES! = lethal genesSlide 104:White Ebony (white & ebony genes) - dark eyes and dark ears “Aspen”
Slide 105:Mosaic (White & Standard genes)
Slide 106:Mosaic
c. Beige: pearl colored to pastel coloredSlide 108:Hetero Beige (beige & standard genes)– darker in color. “Salem & Winnie” Homozygous Beige – lighter in color. Pink eyes
d. Ebony (black): has a black undercoat, very narrow gray-white band, jet-black veil (tips of fur) and high density
Slide 111:Ebony
Homozygous Ebony – Dark shiny black coat. Dark eyes. “Taz” Hetero Ebony – mix of black and gray fur. “Ceasar”
Slide 113:Black Velvet (Standard Grey with Touch of Velvet Gene (TOV)
Although largely black, the color transitions to grey on the sides and to white for the belly area. They have dark ears and dark eyes. The first black velvet chinchilla was born 1956 . There is a lethal factor attached to the velvet gene which means that one should not breed black velvets with other chinchillas with the velvet gene. Black velvet x Black velvet = death
Slide 114:Black Velvet – “Charlotte”
Slide 115:Brown Velvet
Beige gene with TOV (touch of velvet) gene
e. Sullivan violet: clear white belly and a lavender center back strip.Slide 117:Violet
Light hint of violet. Solid violets are generally darker. Violets also have dark eyes with almost dove grey ears. The first violet chinchilla was born in Rhodesia, Africa in 1960 and was later sold to Loyd Sullivan's farm in California Rare
Slide 119:Tan
Beige x Ebony genes the colour wraps around all under the belly so there is no white fur. Ears are pink and the eyes are red.
Slide 120:Sapphire
Similar to Violet but more ‘blue’ in color. Very rare
Slide 121:Goldbar
This is a very rare recessive gene. There are very few found in the world today A very beautiful chinchilla with a real 'golden' appearance
Slide 122:Blue Diamond
Sapphire x Violet Rarest color!
Slide 123:General Chinchilla Care
Food – high quality feed such as ‘Tradition’, ‘Mazuri’ or ‘Oxbow’ brands. Hay – A LOT of it. Timothy is best. Small amounts of alfalfa can be fed. (too much = diarrhea) Water – fresh water at all times. In bottles (not bowls) Bedding – Aspen or Pine shavings
Slide 124:Chinchilla care
Cage – The bigger the better! Tall cages with wooden shelves are best. Will chew plastic. Wire ramps and shelves are hazardous to their feet (amputation)
Slide 125:What can happen if chinchillas are kept on wire floors!
Slide 126:“Chinchilla Mansion”
Slide 129:Breeding runs
Slide 130:Chinchilla care
Handling – Chinchillas are fragile. Their bone density is the strength of pencil lead. Not ‘cuddly’ animals. Pick up by scooping them or at the base of their tail and support.
Slide 131:$
Chinchilla: $150 - $500 Cage: $100 - $400 Feed, treats & toys: $150/year
Slide 132:FERRETS
The life span of the ferret is 5-7 years on average in the United States. There have been several cases of ferrets living to be over 10 years of age. Common Sable- ranges from light to dark, depending on the shade of both the under fur and guard hairs; the under fur ranges from white to beigeb. White: red-eyed is referred to as a true albino and there are a few black-eyed white ferrets (rare)
c. Sliver Mitt- under fur of white or off-white and guard hairs of black and white, which gives a silvery appearance
d. Sterling Silver- similar to Silver Mitt but with more white guard hairs e. White-Footed Sable- marked like regular sable but have four white feet and a white bib
f. Butterscotch- under fur is same as sable but the guard hairs, mask, and hood colorings are butterscotch instead of black
g. Cinnamon- Under fur is white or off-white and guard hairs that are rich red-brown or cinnamon color
Slide 150:Ferret Basics
Feed – commercial ferret feed. Water – fresh water available at all times in water bottles Bedding – Aspen or Pine shavings. Changed 1 -2 times/week Can be litter trained Treats – sparingly Cage – secure! Large
Slide 152:Ferrets
Ferrets kept as pets are descented and neutered/spayed. Very curious, playful and social MUST have out of cage playtime Typical ferret behavior: play-sleep-eat-play-sleep-eat Have high metabolism = must eat frequently
Slide 155:$
Ferret: $75 - $200 Cage: $100 - $400 Vet Care: $100/year (exam, vaccines) Feed, treats & toys: $150/year
