Exotic Pet Behavior : Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals

by Bays, Teresa Bradley; Lightfoot, Teresa; Mayer, Joerg

• ISBN13: 9781416000099
• ISBN10: 1416000097
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-28
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

In addition to coverage of all normal behavior patterns -- sensory, communication, social and antisocial, reproductive, eating, and elimination -- this resource helps you identify medical implications of abnormal behavior, pain-associated behaviors, and effects of captivity. Client education handouts provide important information about caring for a variety of avian and exotic pets. A user-friendly format includes bulleted lists indicating how normal and abnormal behavior applies to species kept in captivity. Includes coverage of all normal behavior patterns, including sensory, communication, social and antisocial, sexual, eating, and elimination. Client education handouts are a convenient resource for providing clients with important information about caring for their pets. Expert authors provide the most current information in the field of avian and exotic pet behavior.

Table of Contents

Rabbit Behavior	1	(50)
Teresa Bradley Bays
Introduction	1	(1)
Natural History, Behavior, and Domestication	1	(1)
Sensory Behaviors	2	(2)
Vision and Behavior	2	(1)
Touch and Behavior	3	(1)
Hearing and Behavior	3	(1)
Olfactory Behaviors	3	(1)
Communicative Behaviors	4	(3)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	7	(5)
Reproductive Behaviors	12	(3)
Male Reproductive Behaviors	12	(1)
Female Reproductive and Maternal Behaviors	13	(2)
Neonatal and Juvenile Behaviors	15	(2)
Eating Behaviors	17	(3)
Elimination Behaviors	20	(4)
Urinary Behaviors	23	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors and Activities	24	(5)
Grooming Behaviors	29	(2)
Rabbits in Outdoor Enclosures	31	(1)
Behavioral Enrichment	31	(3)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors	34	(4)
Rabbits and the Hospital Environment	38	(3)
Pain Management Considerations	41	(1)
Behaviors Associated with Pain	41	(1)
Hypnosis	42	(1)
Euthanasia and Adoption	42	(9)
Psittacine Behavior	51	(52)
Teresa Lightfoot
Carina L. Nacewicz
Introduction	51	(1)
Wild Bird Behavior	51	(6)
Species Differences	52	(1)
Time Allocation and Behaviors	52	(1)
Communication	53	(1)
Vocalization	53	(1)
Body Language	54	(1)
Foraging Behaviors	54	(1)
Intraspecies Contact and Species Variations	54	(2)
Parenting	56	(1)
Captive Psittacine Development	57	(8)
Socialization	58	(1)
Stimulation	59	(1)
Behavior Modification	60	(3)
Identifying and Creating the Proper Human-Psittacine Relationship	63	(2)
Husbandry Considerations	65	(3)
Caging	65	(1)
Bathing	65	(1)
Nutrition	66	(1)
Photoperiod	66	(1)
Grooming: Nail, Beak, and Wing Trimming	67	(1)
Disease Considerations	68	(3)
Neurologic Disease	68	(2)
Miscellaneous Neuropathies	70	(1)
Pain-Associated Behaviors	71	(1)
Captive Behavior and Training	71	(3)
Behavior Analysis	71	(1)
Modification Techniques	72	(2)
Problem Behaviors or Syndromes	74	(15)
Dominance	74	(3)
Biting	77	(1)
Phobias or Neuroses	78	(1)
Cockatoo Prolapse Syndrome	79	(2)
Feather Destruction	81	(1)
Environmental and Nutritional Factors	82	(7)
Psittacine Behavior in the Animal Hospital	89	(7)
Home-Court Advantage	89	(1)
Aggressive Amazons and Other Psittacines in the Animal Hospital	89	(7)
Intelligence, Cognition, and Communication in Parrots	96	(7)
Social and Cognitive Similarities to Great Apes	96	(1)
Perireferential Communication and Categoric Class Formation	97	(1)
Sentinel Behavior	97	(6)
Reptile Behavior	103	(60)
Jorg Mayer
Teresa Bradley Bays
Introduction	103	(1)
Developmental Aspects of Behavior	104	(1)
Environmental Aspects of Behavior	105	(3)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	108	(14)
Agonistic Behaviors	112	(10)
Taming and Training	122	(1)
Sensory Modalities and Behavior	123	(4)
Vomeronasal Organ, Olfaction, and Behavior	123	(2)
Vision and Behavior	125	(1)
Hearing, Vocalization, and Behavior	125	(2)
Gustation and Behavior	127	(1)
Reproductive Behaviors	127	(4)
Male Reproductive Behaviors	129	(1)
Female Reproductive Behaviors	130	(1)
Behavior of Hatchlings and Juveniles	131	(1)
Eating Behaviors	132	(6)
Elimination Behaviors	138	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors and Activities	139	(2)
Grooming Behaviors	141	(1)
Sneezing	142	(1)
Coloration and Behavior	142	(1)
Thermoregulatory Behaviors	143	(5)
Hibernation and Estivation	146	(1)
Burrowing Behaviors	147	(1)
Behaviors Associated with Pain	148	(1)
Behavioral Enrichment	148	(3)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors	151	(4)
Euthanasia	155	(8)
Ferret Behavior	163	(44)
Peter G. Fisher
Natural Behavior and Domestication	163	(3)
Sensory Behaviors	166	(2)
Vision and Behavior	166	(1)
Hearing and Behavior	166	(1)
Olfactory Behaviors	167	(1)
Communication Behaviors	168	(4)
Olfactory Communication	168	(2)
Vocalizations	170	(1)
Visual	171	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors and Activity	172	(1)
Elimination Behaviors	173	(1)
Urine Licking Behaviors	174	(1)
Reproductive Behaviors	174	(3)
Male Reproductive Behaviors	175	(1)
Female Reproductive Behaviors	176	(1)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	177	(2)
Grooming Behaviors	179	(1)
Feeding Behaviors	180	(1)
Prey-Catching Behaviors	181	(1)
Exploratory Behaviors	182	(2)
Play Behaviors	184	(4)
Environmental Enrichment	188	(1)
Aggressive Behaviors	189	(8)
Conspecific Aggression	189	(4)
Aggression and Biting Behaviors	193	(4)
Sleep Behavior	197	(2)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behavior	199	(4)
Adrenal Disease	200	(2)
Insulinoma	202	(1)
Behaviors Associated with Pain	203	(4)
Guinea Pig Behavior	207	(32)
Teresa Bradley Bays
Natural History, Behavior, and Domestication	207	(1)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	208	(2)
Taming and the Bonding Process	210	(2)
Sensory Behaviors	212	(1)
Visual Behaviors	212	(1)
Vocalization Behaviors	212	(1)
Auditory Behaviors	213	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors and Activities	213	(3)
Grooming Behaviors	216	(3)
Eating Behaviors	219	(4)
Elimination Behaviors	223	(1)
Reproductive Behaviors	224	(2)
Male Reproductive Behaviors	224	(1)
Female Reproductive Behaviors and Parental Care	225	(1)
Neonatal Behavior	226	(1)
Behavioral Enrichment	226	(2)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behavior	228	(3)
Hospitalization, Stress, and the Sick Guinea Pig	231	(3)
Behaviors Associated with Pain	234	(2)
Guinea Pigs and Euthanasia	236	(3)
Small Rodent Behavior: Mice, Rats, Gerbils, and Hamsters	239	(24)
Elizabeth I. Evans
Introduction	239	(1)
Sensory Behaviors	240	(1)
Communicative Behaviors	241	(2)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	243	(3)
Reproductive Behaviors	246	(4)
Male Reproductive Behaviors	246	(1)
Female Reproductive Behaviors	247	(3)
Eating Behaviors	250	(1)
Elimination Behaviors	251	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors and Activities	251	(2)
Grooming Behaviors	253	(3)
Temperature Sensitivity	256	(1)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors	256	(2)
Behaviors Associated with Pain	258	(5)
Miscellaneous Small Mammal Behavior	263	(76)
Dan H. Johnson
Chinchillas	263	(18)
Natural History and Behavior	263	(1)
Sensory Behaviors	263	(2)
Communicative Behaviors	265	(1)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	265	(2)
Reproductive Behaviors	267	(4)
Eating Behaviors	271	(1)
Elimination Behaviors	271	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors and Activities	272	(1)
Grooming Behaviors	272	(2)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors	274	(4)
Behaviors Associated with Pain/Euthanasia	278	(1)
How Behavior Relates to Captivity	278	(3)
Fennec Foxes	281	(12)
Natural History and Behavior	281	(1)
Sensory Behaviors	281	(1)
Communicative Behaviors	282	(1)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	283	(2)
Reproductive Behaviors	285	(1)
Eating Behaviors	286	(1)
Elimination Behaviors	287	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors	287	(1)
Grooming Behaviors	288	(1)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors	289	(1)
Behaviors Associated with Pain	289	(1)
How Behavior Relates to Captivity	289	(4)
Hedgehogs	293	(12)
Natural History and Behavior	293	(1)
Sensory Behaviors	294	(1)
Communicative Behaviors	295	(1)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	295	(1)
Reproductive Behaviors	296	(2)
Eating Behaviors	298	(1)
Elimination Behaviors	299	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors and Activities	299	(1)
Grooming Behaviors	300	(1)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors	301	(1)
Behaviors Associated with Pain	302	(1)
How Behavior Relates to Captivity	303	(2)
Prairie Dogs	305	(15)
Natural History and Behavior	305	(1)
Communicative Behaviors	306	(1)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	306	(2)
Reproductive Behaviors	308	(1)
Eating Behaviors	309	(1)
Elimination Behaviors	310	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors and Activities	310	(1)
Grooming Behaviors	310	(2)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors	312	(5)
Behaviors Associated with Pain	317	(1)
Behavioral Enrichment	317	(1)
How Behavior Relates to Captivity	318	(2)
Short-Tailed Opossums	320	(8)
Natural History and Behavior	320	(1)
Sensory Behaviors	320	(1)
Communicative Behaviors	320	(1)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	321	(1)
Reproductive Behaviors	322	(2)
Eating Behaviors	324	(1)
Elimination Behaviors	324	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors and Activities	325	(1)
Grooming Behaviors	325	(1)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors	326	(1)
Behaviors Associated with Pain	326	(1)
How Behavior Relates to Captivity	326	(2)
Sugar Gliders	328	(11)
Natural History and Behavior	328	(1)
Sensory Behaviors	328	(1)
Communicative Behaviors	328	(2)
Social and Antisocial Behaviors	330	(1)
Reproductive Behaviors	331	(1)
Eating Behaviors	332	(1)
Elimination Behaviors	333	(1)
Thermoregulatory Behaviors	333	(1)
Locomotor Behaviors and Activities	333	(1)
Grooming Behaviors	334	(1)
Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors	335	(3)
Behaviors Associated with Pain	338	(1)
Behavioral Enrichment	339	(1)
How Behavior Relates to Captivity	339