Animal Care
Associates, Inc
840 Oakwood Road
Charleston, WV 25314
304-344-2244
Life Facts of Dogs, Cats,
Birds,
Some Small Mammals
& Rodents*
(See Bird FAQs below)
|
|
Life Span |
Breeding onset |
Gestation |
Litter Size |
Eyes open |
Weaning |
Other |
|
Cats |
10 - 20 years |
5 - 12 months |
65 days (average) |
1 - 8 kittens |
10-16 days |
8 weeks |
|
|
Dogs |
10 - 15 Years Depending on breed |
6 - 18 months depending on breed |
63 days (average) |
1 - 8 pups |
10 - 17 days |
4 - 6 weeks |
|
|
Chinchilla |
9 - 17 years |
7 - 10 months |
105 - 115 days |
2 avg. (up to 5) |
complete set of teeth; eyes are open within a day. |
3 - 6 weeks |
the male is usually removed/barred from the female shortly before or when the kits are born |
|
Gerbils |
3 - 5 years |
65 - 85 days |
24 - 26 days |
3 - 7 |
16 - 20 days |
21 - 24 days |
|
|
Guinea Pig |
4 - 8 years |
2 - 4 months |
59 - 72 days |
1 - 6 |
born with full body hair, open eyes, and ability to eat solid food the first day |
14 - 21 days |
|
|
Hamsters |
18 - 24 months |
10 - 14 weeks |
15 - 18 days |
5 - 9 |
|
20 - 25 days |
|
|
Hedgehogs |
3 - 5 years (6-10 in captivity) |
2 months |
34 - 37 days |
1 - 7 pups |
13 - 16 days |
4 - 6 weeks |
Cannibalism is common if the female is stressed or disturbed. Remove male prior to birth. |
|
Rabbits |
5 - 8 years or more |
4 - 10 months |
29 - 35 days |
4 - 10 |
10 days |
4 - 6 weeks |
Rabbits feed young only once (rarely twice) a day |
Bird
FAQs
|
|
Body length |
Body weight |
Age of sexual maturity |
Recorded maximun life span |
Incubation period |
|
African Greys |
13 in |
400 -550g(grams) |
4 - 6 years |
50 + years |
26-28 days |
|
Amazon Parrots |
10 - 18 in |
350 - 1000 g |
4-6 years |
80 years |
24 - 28 days |
|
Budgerigars (Parakeets) |
7 in |
30 g |
6 months |
18 years |
22 days |
|
Cockatiels |
12 in |
75 - 125 g |
6 - 12 months |
32 years |
21 days |
|
Cockatoos |
12 - 26 in |
300 - 1100 g |
small =1 yr |
60 + years |
small = 26-29 days |
|
Conures |
9 - 21 in |
80 -100 g |
1 - 3 years |
35 years |
23-24 days |
|
Eclectus Parrots |
12 - 14 in |
380 - 450g |
3 - 6 years |
20 years |
28 days |
|
Lories |
6 - 13 in |
100 -300 g |
2 - 3 years |
15 years |
26- 27 days |
|
Lovebirds |
5 - 7 in |
38 -56 g |
8 - 12 months |
12 years |
22 days |
|
Macaws |
12 - 39 in |
200 - 1500 g |
mini = 4-6 years |
50 + years |
mini = 24- 28 days |
*Facts about all animals except cats & dogs were taken from:
Johnson-Delaney,DVM,Cathy (Ed.). (1996). Exotic Companion Medicine
Handbook For Veterinarians. Lake Worth, FL: Wingers Publishing.
Cat & dogs information taken from:
Campfield, Wayne W. (Ed.). (1988).
The Veterinary Hospital Manual. Vernon, CA: Kal Kan Foods, Inc.
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