Sentences with phrase «of cagemates»

Any hamster beyond their immediate group of cagemates is perceived as a threat.

To help a dwarf hamster deal with the loss of a cagemate, offer it new toys, spend extra time interacting with it and watch that it eats enough.

Not exact matches

Rachels has described an experiment with rhesus monkeys in which not only did monkeys refrain from eating for many days in order not to shock another monkey, but the willingness to undergo such hunger was correlated with (1) whether or not the monkeys had been cagemates and (2) whether or not the hungry monkey had itself been in the situation of the monkey undergoing the shocks.

For instance, gerbils and rats are very social animals that do best with cagemates of the same gender.

The plus side of having two or more rabbits living together is that you don't have to feel guilty when you aren't home to spend time with your bunny — you'll know that your pet has a cagemate for company.

Environmental causes include: low temperature, low humidity, excessive handling of shy species, overcrowding (may occur with only two iguanas in a cage), aggression from cagemates, lack of hide box for visual security, lack of UV light and lack of proper diet.

In animal studies, social «support» is assessed in terms of whether an animal is socially isolated and housed alone or whether it has cagemates.