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Other Small Rodent: It must be remembered, however, that some snakes feed on other snakes, some feed on frogs, and some small ground varieties feed on insects, slugs, and lizards.
Many captive snakes often accept freshly killed food when it is dropped in their cages. There is an advantage to this type of feeding as it prevents any large rodent from biting the snake if the rodent is not killed at once by the snake. It also prevents the snake from bruising its nose in case it should miss the rodent and strike the side of the cage. Many excellent specimens have been injured seriously by such action.
Economic position: Now used in laboratories for study of diseases, nutrition, genetics, and as pets for children
Probably no other small rodent has risen so rapidly in popularity with children as has the small, soft, big-eared, velvety hamster. It was first introduced from England into the United States in 1938 for laboratory experimentation, at which time its use as a pet was frowned upon.
VOLE, vol, field mouse, a small rodent belonging to the subfamily Microtinae (family Cricetidae or Muridae of some authors) distinguished from other mice by dental and cranial characters, and by its comparatively stout body, short, rounded ears, short tail, and tuberculated feet. The name, of European origin, means "field mouse" and has been applied to several genera of rodents in North America, including Microtus (meadow
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