Johnson-Delaney CA.: Common procedures in hedgehogs, prairie dogs, exotic rodents, and companion marsupials

Johnson-Delaney CA.: Common procedures in hedgehogs, prairie dogs, exotic rodents, and companion marsupials.
In: Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2006 May;9(2):415-35, viii.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16759954

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Abstract

Nondomesticated species are commonly being kept as companion animals. These include the African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albi-ventris), the North American black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys lu-dovicianus), and exotic rodents such as the degu (Octodon degus)and duprasi or fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi). Common companion marsupials include the sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps),Bennett's or Tammar (Dama) wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus rufo-griseus and Macropus eugenii, respectively), the Brazilian or South American gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica), and the North American Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). Although many of these animals are now bred domestically and are fairly docile when human-raised, they are essentially wild animals and hence have strong instincts to hide illness and pain.