Front Cover; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; Exotic Pet Behavior: Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals; Copyright Page; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; Acknowledgments; CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1. RABBIT BEHAVIOR; Introduction; Natural History, Behavior, and Domestication; Sensory Behaviors; Communicative Behaviors; Social and Antisocial Behaviors; Reproductive Behaviors; Neonatal and Juvenile Behaviors; Eating Behaviors; Elimination Behaviors; Locomotor Behaviors and Activities; Grooming Behaviors; Rabbits in Outdoor Enclosures; Behavioral Enrichment; Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors. Rabbits and the Hospital EnvironmentPain Management Considerations; Hypnosis; Euthanasia and Adoption; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 2. PSITTACINE BEHAVIOR; Introduction; Wild Bird Behavior; Captive Psittacine Development; Husbandry Considerations; Disease Considerations; Captive Behavior and Training; Problem Behaviors or Syndromes; Psittacine Behavior in the Animal Hospital; Intelligence, Cognition, and Communication in Parrots; References; CHAPTER 3. REPTILE BEHAVIOR; Introduction; Developmental Aspects of Behavior; Environmental Aspects of Behavior; Social and Antisocial Behaviors. Taming and TrainingSensory Modalities and Behavior; Reproductive Behaviors; Behavior of Hatchlings and Juveniles; Eating Behaviors; Elimination Behaviors; Locomotor Behaviors and Activities; Grooming Behaviors; Sneezing; Coloration and Behavior; Thermoregulatory Behaviors; Behaviors Associated with Pain; Behavioral Enrichment; Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors; Euthanasia; Acknowledgment; References; CHAPTER 4. FERRET BEHAVIOR; Natural Behavior and Domestication; Sensory Behaviors; Communication Behaviors; Locomotor Behaviors and Activity; Elimination Behaviors. Reproductive BehaviorsSocial and Antisocial Behaviors; Grooming Behaviors; Feeding Behaviors; Prey-Catching Behaviors; Exploratory Behaviors; Play Behaviors; Environmental Enrichment; Aggressive Behaviors; Sleep Behavior; Medical Implications of Abnormal Behavior; Behaviors Associated with Pain; References; CHAPTER 5. GUINEA PIG BEHAVIOR; Natural History, Behavior, and Domestication; Social and Antisocial Behaviors; Taming and the Bonding Process; Sensory Behaviors; Locomotor Behaviors and Activities; Grooming Behaviors; Eating Behaviors; Elimination Behaviors; Reproductive Behaviors. Neonatal BehaviorBehavioral Enrichment; Medical Implications of Abnormal Behavior; Hospitalization, Stress, and the Sick Guinea Pig; Behaviors Associated with Pain; Guinea Pigs and Euthanasia; References; CHAPTER 6. SMALL RODENT BEHAVIOR: MICE, RATS, GERBILS, AND HAMSTERS; Introduction; Sensory Behaviors; Communicative Behaviors; Social and Antisocial Behaviors; Reproductive Behaviors; Eating Behaviors; Elimination Behaviors; Locomotor Behaviors and Activities; Grooming Behaviors; Temperature Sensitivity; Medical Implications of Abnormal Behaviors; Behaviors Associated with Pain; References.
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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 sensor.