Normative Data
  
 
| Adult Body Weight |
average 20gm, variable with strain |
| Birth Weight |
0.75-2.0 gm |
| Rectal Temperature |
36.5-38.0 C |
| Lifespan |
1.3-3yr, highly variable |
| Breeding Age |
6-8 weeks |
| Estrus Cycle |
4-5 days |
| Gestation Length |
19-21 days |
| Postpartum estrus |
fertile, within 24 hours |
| Litter Size |
1-10 pups, extremely variable |
| Weaning Age |
21-28 days |
| Breeding Duration (commercial) |
6-10 litters, 7-9 months |
| Food Consumption |
15gm/100gm body weight/day |
| Water Consumption |
15ml/100gm body weight/day |
| Urine Output |
approximately 1.6ml/24 hours |
| Blood Volume |
5.5ml/100gm body weight |
| Heart Rate |
Adult - 632 +/- 51 beats per minute
Newborn - 286 +/- 56 beats per minute |
| Respiratory Rate |
163 per minute |
| Adult Weight |
250-400 gm |
| Birth Weight |
5-6 gm |
| Rectal Temp |
99.5F; 37.5C |
| Lifespan |
2.5-3 years |
| Breeding Age |
8-9 weeks (female)
10-12 weeks (male) |
| Estrus Cycle |
4-5 days |
| Gestation Length |
21-23 days |
| Postpartum estrus |
fertile, within 48 hours |
| Litter Size |
8-14 pups |
| Weaning Age |
21 days |
| Breeding Duration (commercial) |
5-6 litters, 6-8 months |
| Food Consumption |
20-30 gm/day |
| Water Consumption |
114ml/kg/24 hours |
| Urine Output |
5.5ml/100gm/24 hours |
| Blood Volume |
57.5-69.9ml/kg |
| Heart Rate |
330-480 beats/minute |
| Respiratory Rate |
66-114/minute |
| Adult Body Weight |
750-1000g |
| Birth Weight |
60- 100 gm |
| Rectal Temperature |
37.5-39.0 C |
| Lifespan |
3-5 years |
| Breeding Age |
male 70-100 d; female 60-90 days |
| Estrus Cycle |
15-17d, 24 h estrus |
| Gestation Length |
60-70 days |
| Postpartum estrus |
fertile, within 24 hours |
| Litter Size |
2-6 |
| Weaning Age |
14-21days or 180 grams |
| Breeding Duration (commercial) |
2-4 years |
| Food Consumption |
5gm/100gm body weight/day |
| Water Consumption |
ad libitum |
| Urine Output |
|
| Blood Volume |
6.8ml/100gm body weight |
| Heart Rate |
240-300 beats per minute |
| Respiratory Rate |
35-70 per minute |
Gerbil
| Adult Body Weight |
male:65-100; female 55-85g |
| Birth Weight |
2.5-3 g |
| Rectal Temperature |
37-38.5 C |
| Lifespan |
3-4 yr, highly variable |
| Breeding Age |
65-85 days |
| Estrus Cycle |
4-6 days |
| Gestation Length |
24-26 days (28-47 if lactating concurrently) |
| Postpartum estrus |
fertile, within 24 hours |
| Litter Size |
3-7 pups |
| Weaning Age |
20-26 days |
| Breeding Duration (commercial) |
4-10 litters, 12-17 months |
| Food Consumption |
5-8 gm/100gm body weight/day |
| Water Consumption |
4-7 ml/100gm body weight/day |
| Urine Output |
|
| Blood Volume |
6.6-7.8 ml/100gm body weight |
| Heart Rate |
360 beats per minute |
| Respiratory Rate |
90 per minute |
Hamster (Syrian or Golden)
| Adult Body Weight |
90-150 gm, females larger |
| Birth Weight |
2.0 gm |
| Rectal Temperature |
36-39.0 C |
| Lifespan |
1-3yr |
| Breeding Age |
male 10-14 weeks; female 6-10 |
| Estrus Cycle |
4 days |
| Gestation Length |
15-18 days |
| Postpartum estrus |
usually infertile |
| Litter Size |
4-12 pups, extremely variable |
| Weaning Age |
25 days |
| Breeding Duration (commercial) |
|
| Food Consumption |
7-16 g/day |
| Water Consumption |
ad libitum |
| Urine Output |
|
| Blood Volume |
7.8 ml/100gm body weight |
| Heart Rate |
250-500 beats per minute |
| Respiratory Rate |
33-130 per minute |
| Adult Body Weight |
5-20 kg. |
| Birth Weight |
500-750 gm |
| Rectal Temperature |
37-39.0 C |
| Lifespan |
30 yr |
| Breeding Age |
male 2.5-3 years; female 5-6 years |
| Estrus Cycle |
28-30 days |
| Gestation Length |
165-174 days |
| Postpartum estrus |
|
| Litter Size |
1 |
| Weaning Age |
|
| Breeding Duration (commercial) |
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| Food Consumption |
2-4% of body weight/day |
| Water Consumption |
ad libitum |
| Urine Output |
|
| Blood Volume |
55-80ml/kg body weight |
| Heart Rate |
120-180 beats per minute |
| Respiratory Rate |
32-50 per minute |
| Adult Body Weight |
40-70 kg, variable with breed |
| Birth Weight |
|
| Rectal Temperature |
36.5-38.0 C |
| Lifespan |
|
| Breeding Age |
|
| Estrus Cycle |
16-17 days, seasonal polyestrus |
| Gestation Length |
144-151 days |
| Postpartum estrus |
|
| Litter Size |
1-4 |
| Weaning Age |
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| Breeding Duration (commercial) |
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| Food Consumption |
depends on feed |
| Water Consumption |
3-6 liters/day in their thermoneutral zone |
| Urine Output |
|
| Blood Volume |
55-65 ml/kg body weight |
| Heart Rate |
80-120 beats per minute |
| Respiratory Rate |
15-20 per minute |
| Adult Body Weight |
1.5-3 kg |
| Birth Weight |
50-70gm |
| Rectal Temperature |
39-40 C |
| Lifespan |
up to 30 years |
| Breeding Age |
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| Estrus Cycle |
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| Gestation (egg incubation) Length |
21 days |
| Postpartum estrus |
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| Litter Size |
|
| Weaning Age |
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| Breeding Duration (commercial) |
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| Food Consumption |
85-115 gm/day |
| Water Consumption |
ad libitum |
| Urine Output |
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| Blood Volume |
60-90 ml/kg body weight |
| Heart Rate |
200-400 beats per minute |
| Respiratory Rate |
15-30 per minute |
 
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