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WIKINORMALS
SMALL RODENT PHYSIOLOGY



Physiology Units Approximate Value
Adult Body Weight Grams Approx. 20 (Variable with Breed)
Adult Heart Rate^ Beats per min 450 - 750
Birth Weight Grams 0.75 - 2.0
Blood Volume Per 100mg Body Weight 5.5ml
Breeding Age Weeks 6 - 8
Breeding Duration (Commercial) No units 6 - 10 litters
Food Consumption Per 100 grams body weight per day 15 grams
Gestation Length Days 19 - 21
Life Span Years 1.3 - 3 (Highly variable)
Litter Size No Units 1 - 10 pups (Extremely Variable)
Newborn Heart Rate Beats per min 286 +/- 56
Oestrus Cycle Days 4 - 5
Postpartum Oestrus No units Within 24 hours
Rectal Temperature Centigrade 36.5 - 38.0
Respiratory Rate Breaths per min Approx. 163
Urine Output Milli-litres per day 1.6
Water Consumption Per 100mg body weight/day 15ml
Weaning Age Days 21 - 28
^Kahn, Cynthia M., Line, Scott., Aiello, Susan E. (2005) The Merck Veterinary Manual. Ninth Edition ed. New Jersey, United States of America: Merck & Co., Inc. & Merial Limited. pp.Physiology Reference Guides.
Unknown, . (2001) Veterinary Clinical Services Normative Data. Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America: Yale University. pp.Normative Data.