Title: (Optional) Explain how to maintain a healthy pet rodent.
Course: Small Animal Care I (18102-18) > Section: Caring for and Managing Rodents

Explanation should include

- the components of a wellness check
- a list of the signs, treatments, and prevention of the most common diseases and ailments of pet rodents
- methods for providing environmental enrichment.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the most common types of diseases and other health problems in gerbils? Hamsters? Mice? Rats?
- How can these diseases and other health problems be prevented? How can they be treated?
- What zoonotic diseases and other health problems of rodent pets may be harmful to humans? What types of precautions are needed to prevent these problems from affecting humans?