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| to feed an amount of feed that is available all day or when needed |
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| a mixture of two or more colors |
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| the area located around the far stomach between the rear legs and the base of the tail |
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| medications used to treat infection and disease |
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| to dig a tunnel into an area |
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| the act of rodents eating their young |
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| area within the mouth where food is stored |
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| behavior when an animal protects itself from danger |
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| the term for animals that are active during the day and sleep at night |
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| method of grooming of the chinchilla in which the animal rolls in a dusty medium to condition its skin and hair coat |
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| the process of an animal sleeping when its body temperature decreases |
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| variety of rats that are white in body color with a black or brown coloring that is located ont he head and shoulders |
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| veterinary term for mice or rats |
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| term for animals that sleep during the day and are active at night |
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| area in males where urine in passed through the outside of the body |
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| spines that project and protect from the bady of a hedgehog |
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| mammals that have large front teeth designed for chewing or gnawing, such as rats, mice, and hamsters |
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| sac of skin that holds the testicles in males |
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| alone and independent behavior |
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| two glands where sperm is produced in males |
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| substance applied to the skin |
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| body area in females where urine is passed to the outside of the body |
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| essential nutrient and supplement needed by guinea pigs as they don't produce their own in the body |
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| dondition in hamsters caused by a bacterial disease that spreads rapidly through direct contact or bacterial spores |
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| interaction with other animals and people to become used to them |
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| heat cycle in female animals when the female is receptive to mating with a male |
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| stage of the heat cycle when the animal is receptive to being bred |
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| process of young animal to stop nursing and eat solid foods |
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| the labor process, giving birth |
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