Taking a thorough history is a cornerstone of exotic animal medicine: estimates of the prevalence of husbandry-related diseases vary depending on the study, but it is generally agreed that inadequate...
A brief discussion of nutrients and their role in the herbivore diet will provide the basis for understanding nutritional assessment..
The selected species considered in this article are monogastric hindgut fermenters: they have a single, non-compartmentalised stomach, and a large caecum that is the site of microbial fermentation...
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..