Seed diets are acceptable for smaller psittacine birds.

Define each term in your own words, including the species or general type of animal to which it applies.  Colonic wash

NSHP is the most common of the metabolic bone diseases that are prevalent in captive reptiles.

Which of the following is a social animal and needs special attention if housed singly?

The use of penicillin antibiotics in guinea pigs often causes ____________ to occur

The cranial vena cava is often the preferred site for blood collection in which animal?

The ____________ is an outpouching of the esophagus located above a bird’s sternum where food is stored prior to digestion. 

Gerbils can be safely picked up  by grasping the tail firmly. 

Psittacosis, which is caused by C. psittaci, is a disease transmissible to humans.

Guinea pigs are primarily herbivores.