Nutrition and Behavior of Uncommon Species: An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice

by Hess, Laurie

• ISBN13: 9781437705584
• ISBN10: 1437705588
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

The busy exotic animal practitioner will find this unique issue packed with useful, practical information on uncommon species. Species covered include: ground and tree squirrels, servals and caracals, sugar gliders, prairie dogs, hedgehogs, fennec foxes, skunks, degus, kinkajous, opossums, Patagonian cavies, macropods, coatamundi and raccoons, lemurs, agoutis, and more!

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Considerations for Kinkajou Captive Diets	p. 171
Nutrition and Behavior of Coatis and Raccoons	p. 187
Macropod Nutrition	p. 197
Feeding Behavior and Nutrition of the Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)	p. 209
Behavioral and Nutritional Aspects of the Virginian Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)	p. 217
Nutrition and Behavior of Degus (Octodon degus)	p. 237
Nutrition, Care, and Behavior of Captive Prairie Dogs	p. 255
Behavior, Nutrition, and Veterinary Care of Patagonian Cavies (Dolichotis patagonum)	p. 267
Determinants for the Diet of Captive Agoutis (Dasyprocta spp.)	p. 279
Nutrition of Tree-dwelling Squirrels	p. 287
Nutrition and Behavior of Fennec Foxes (Vulpes zerda)	p. 299
Nutrition and Behavior of Striped Skunks	p. 313
The Nutrition and Natural History of the Serval (Felis serval) and Caracal (Caracal caracal)	p. 327
Feeding Behavior and Nutrition of the African Pygmy Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)	p. 335
Nutrition and Behavior of Lemurs	p. 339
Captive Invertebrate Nutrition	p. 349
Nutrition, Feeding, and Behavior of Fish	p. 361
Index	p. 373
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