Rabbits make friendly, intelligent pets – they are easy to handle, rarely bite, are active during the day and are highly sociable and so are suitable for both adults and families with children. They are relatively long-lived with an average life expectancy of between 8 and 12 years, but many rabbits can live much longer if cared for properly. There are over 60 breeds of domestic rabbit, in a…
When using the terms mice and rats, we usually mean small ani-mals with a long scaly tail. These names are applied mainly to rodents, but not exclusively. In various languages, shrews are also called mice (e.g. German Spitzmäuse), as are bats and some marsu-pials (marsupial mice). Even one carnivore, the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), is also called Waoh’s rat. First of all, it wou…