Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
Wild rabbits eat a high fibre, low energy diet of grasses and other plants. Fibre is composed of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin, which cannot be digested by mammalian enzymes. Fermentation by...
Chinchillas have soft dense fur with 60–90 hairs emerging from a single follicle (Saunders, 2009) and a large bushy tail that is covered with coarser hair than the rest of the body..